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Friday, November 6, 2020

Virginia's By the Side Of the Road Cottages Are Filled With Playful Ghosts

The Shenandoah Valley is easily one of the most breathtaking sites in the United States, and it is also home to the By the Side of the Road Bed & Breakfast & Cottages located in the city of Harrisburg, Virginia. The Manor House dates back to 1789 and it is actively haunted by restless spirits that... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, November 5, 2020

If You Are Ever Lost In An Airplane In Oklahoma, Tulsa Has Your Back

Posted on top of Reservoir Hill in Tulsa, Oklahoma, sits the airial beacon, "Aviator’s Arrow" that was designed to guide Charles Lindbergh to the city in 1927. The letters are an astounding 50 feet tall and are made from tons of crushed white marble. The sign spells out “TULSA, " and underneath is a... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, November 4, 2020

Augusta the Sweet 8-Year Old Ghost Child

Mystery, ambiance, intrigue, a sweet 8-year old ghost child named, Augusta, and a few other friendly spirits, are what you will find at the Stone Lion Inn Bed & Breakfast, located in Guthrie, Oklahoma. Once the Smith funeral home during the 1920s, the Stone Lion Inn is now a bed & breakfast that... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, November 3, 2020

Voting On A Tuesday Started For A Very Good Reason

Voting on Tuesday is hardly a convenience now, but it was in the 19th century when farmers often had to travel long distances to the nearest polling place. They didn’t want to travel on Sunday, and they needed to be back home for market day on Wednesday. Farming also explains why we vote in... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, November 1, 2020

The Ghost Whose Blood Stained Soul Haunts An Old California Mansion

The Phelps's haunting and sad story surrounds their old, decrepit, and monstrous Victorian house that today sits haunted and vacant. Phelps was an Englishman who had purchased land some 20 miles off the Mendocino Coast in the 1880s. He had built a huge, fancy Victorian house all covered with... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, October 31, 2020

Night Of Terror, the Osbourne's Visit Los Angeles's Most Haunted Hotspot

The Osbourne Clan, Sharon, Ozzy, Kelly, and Jack In the Travel Channel’s new series, Portals to Hell, television personality and executive producer Jack Osbourne, explores sinister places purported to be doorways to the spirit underworld. Jack teams up with paranormal researcher and investigator... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, October 30, 2020

The Actress And Comedian Who Used To Talk To the Ghosts In Her Barn

The funny lady who was the better half in the Mike & Molly TV series admits that she believes in ghosts and used to talk to them when she was a child." Melissa McCarthy grew up on a farm and didn't have any real friends," she said. "I have a very strong belief that people are out there because I was... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, October 29, 2020

The Apparition Of the "Beautiful Stranger" Lives On In A California Hotel

In 1892, 24-year-old Kate Morgan checked into California’s notorious Hotel del Coronado on Thanksgiving Day. Some say she never checked out. The employees recalled that Morgan said she was waiting for a gentleman to join her. After five days as a guest, the ghost story goes, nobody showed and Morgan... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, October 27, 2020

Due To A Cotton Shortage, These Familiar Babies Were Invented As Gas Masks

When there was a cotton shortage during World War I, Kimberly-Clark developed a thin, flat cotton substitute that the army tried to use as a filter in gas masks. The war ended before scientists perfected the material for gas masks, so the company redeveloped it to be smoother and softer, then... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, October 26, 2020

The Tail Of the Dragon, America's Most Unique & Curvy Stretch Of Asphalt

Meandering through the middle of the Great Smoky Mountains and the Cherokee National Forest in Tennessee, travelers will discover one amazing stretch of asphalt that is not for anyone who has a queasy stomach while driving. The Dragon’s Tail, also known as Deals Gap, or The Tail of The Dragon is... Sign in to see full entry.

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