Tourists who come to the east coast of America very often travel along the chain of famous East Coast cities from south to north: Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, and Boston.
But why not start that journey a little south of Washington, in Richmond?
Richmond is the city where your blood will be frozen by the paranormal activities in the city.
In Richmond, the streets along which we walked were surprisingly contrasting, but still, there was one common feature between them that united them.
All these streets were empty.
It was empty near the administrative buildings opposite the Capitol.
It was empty on the cobbled pavements of the old streets.
Even the city clock stood alone on the square.
In the evenings, some streets began to catch up with some melancholy or depression.
There was no unambiguous answer to the question: What is the reason for such emptiness?
This could only be speculated about…
The fact that it was a weekend and the districts where we walked were mainly administrative and business is clearly not enough to explain the absence of people in the city center.
It’s just that for some reason Richmond is undeservedly unpopular and there are very few tourists there, although the capital of Virginia is one of the cities where the history of America was born and on some streets of the city the time froze.
Of course, Richmond doesn’t seem like a creepy place when you’re walking around with a latte in your hand or casually watching rare passers-by while sitting on a bench.
But while walking through the city, know this:there is something scarier in the city—these are places where, according to rumors, ghosts are found.
You can visit it any time of the year, but obviously the best time to visit is Halloween.
The Most Haunted Places in Richmond, Virginia
Waverly House
Some of the tenants told me that there was a ghost of an old man who was always on the stairs with a bag filled with money.
Locals identified him as Benjamin Green, a former resident of Waverly House who stole $500,000 from the bank where he worked.
The Virginia Governor’s Mansion
Here all the furniture is moving, pictures are falling from the walls, electricity can be switched on and off without a reason, etc.
Here, many people saw the same ghost of a lady sitting by the window!
The lady has been seen a number of times over the years by a variety of people, even by police.
But nobody has been able to identify the ghost lady.
Julep Restaurant
Julep Restaurant was a weapon shop in 1826, where the employee Daniel Denon was shot by the owner of the shop.
Daniel Denon Ghost still lives in this building, but paranormal activity began only in 2003, when the building was converted into a restaurant.
Even now in the restaurant, you can hear unexplained thumps and other noises coming from that place where the stairs were located.
The guests say that they regularly see the ghost of Daniel in the restaurant; he most often sits at a table in the corner and sometimes walks around the block next to the tavern.
I am not an expert, but maybe if you drink a lot of wine, you’ll see Daniel too.
The Byrd Theatre
It is a national historic landmark of the city, filled with history and mysterious events.
There are two different ghosts who haunt the building.
People often saw a small girl playing in the women’s restroom, and one old man, who was a manager here till 1971, was often seen at the balcony.
Souls seek to show their presence to people and, as visitors say, sometimes whisper all sorts of nonsense in their ears.
The Byrd Theatre is now the most haunted place in Richmond!
There have been a couple of paranormal investigations carried out.
They confirmed the evidence of a little girl and old men’s spirits.
Hollywood Cemetery
When you enter Hollywood Cemetery, you will see the grave of a young girl who died under tragic circumstances in 1862 and a large cast iron statue of a Newfoundland dog standing nearby.
Every night you can hear how the dog barks and growls, followed by the laughter of a small girl.
Ghost Town in Virginia
There is another ghost town in Virginia, but the neighborhoods there are not filled with restless spirits.
This town is completely different and much more creepy.
Ghost towns are places that were once full of bustling streets, thriving businesses, and ever-hurried residents.
But for many years, these cities were almost abandoned, and many even questioned their existence.
The US is full of ghost towns: in the West, abandoned areas left from the Gold Rush; in the Pacific Northwest, evidence of old homesteads exists along the Oregon Trail; and the Midwest is full of cities that once flourished during the so-called Great Migration.
The South and Mid-Atlantic regions have their own ghost towns that date back to America’s earliest days.
Thurmond (West Virginia)
In the early 1900s, Thurmond became very popular.
This West Virginia city, a major stop on the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, generated more than 20 percent of the company’s revenue in 1910.
And then came the Great Depression, setting off a chain of events that inevitably led to Thurmond becoming a ghost town.
Today, the town is almost deserted.
True, there are a few people who still call it home.
Visitors can come and explore the city’s old train depot, which now serves as a museum and information center for curious travelers.
