Episodes

Stowe, Vermont has more than New England charm and renowned ski slopes...it is also full of ghosts. Most famously, Stowe boasts the haunted Emily's Bridge (Gold Brook Bridge) and a tap-dancing spirit said to haunt the Green Mountain Inn. This episode follows both tales through oral tradition, local ...

A haunted mansion. A tragic history. An an official government document that seems to confirm it all...except...its wrong. The Winderbourne Mansion in Boyds, Maryland has long been surrounded by stories of death, misfortune, and ghosts, but what happens when you peer into the archive? In this episod...

During the height of the Spiritualist movement, a spirit named Katie King appeared in darkened séance rooms across America and England. She was like nothing the world had ever seen. She materialized before witnesses, speaking, walking, and even allowing herself to be touched. Scientists, journalists...

Anna Wheeler's ghost haunts College Hall at the Vermont College of Fine Arts...at least that’s what campus lore says. In this episode of Citegeist , we investigate the ghost of Anna Wheeler and the strange happenings reported in the building’s tower. But the real history is something far juicier tha...

Golden Gate Villa is said to be cursed, haunted, and steeped in violence. The the story goes that a man who was in love with his step-daughter and murdered her and committed suicide when he couldn't have her for himself...but what does the historic record actually say? In this episode, we look into ...

Pluckley, Kent, has long claimed the title of “most haunted village in Britain,” even earning a spot in the 1989 Guinness Book of World Records. With at least a dozen named ghosts, including the Red Lady of St. Nicholas Church, the White Lady, the Watercress Woman, the highwayman...the list goes on....

Ocean-Born Mary is one of New England’s most enduring ghost stories and folk tales about a child born at sea, pirates, and long lost pirate's treasure. In this episode of Citegeist , we trace the legend back to its earliest sources and follow how a real, historical figure named Mary Wallace was tran...

Kingsley Plantation is often remembered for its hauntings, but the person most often reduced to legend is the woman who ran it. In this episode, we learn about Anna Kingsley (born Anta Madjiguène Ndiaye, also known as Anna Kingsley, Anta Majigeen Njaay or Anna Madgigine Jai,): a West African princes...

Perched high above Eureka Springs, Arkansas, the Crescent Hotel is marketed as America’s "most haunted hotel". Ghost tours tell of restless spirits, wandering patients, and a mad doctor who tortured patients. But before the Crescent became a haunted hotel, it was a luxury resort, a women’s college, ...