Most famous haunted houses (and their locations)

Winchester House is a Queen Anne-style Victorian mansion famous for its labyrinthine architecture and alleged paranormal activity, making it an iconic site for haunted house enthusiasts.

• Peculiar mansion built by an heiress.

The Fairmont Banff Springs is a historic hotel in Banff, Alberta, Canada, known as "The Castle of the Rockies." It's famous for hosting multiple ghost stories, including that of a bride, a bartender, and a headless musician, making it a top spot on the list of haunted hotels.

• Championship golf course

• Located in Banff National Park

• It houses 11 restaurants and 14 shops

• Offers unparalleled skiing in winter

The Parador de Jaén, located in the Santa Catalina Castle, is famous for its attributed paranormal phenomena, such as nighttime noises, crying, and strange apparitions. The ghost of a Moorish princess named Jasmine, murdered in the castle, is said to haunt its historic rooms.

• Located in the Castle of Santa Catalina.

• Ferdinand III placed a cross after conquering the city.

The Great Rose Hall Mansion is considered the most haunted place in Jamaica, famous for the legend of Annie Palmer, the "White Witch." Its history of crimes and alleged spirits makes it an iconic haunted house.

• Jamaica's most famous mansion

• One of the most famous haunted houses in the world

• Colonial-era farm that remains standing

The Château de Brissac is famous for housing the spirit of the 'Green Lady', a tragic figure whose legend attracts those interested in haunted houses.

• It houses the legend of the Green Lady

The Myrtles Plantation is considered one of the most haunted houses in the United States, with a history of murders and alleged ghost sightings. Its reputation makes it a prime destination for those interested in the paranormal.

• Collect spectral stories

• Considered one of the most haunted houses in the United States

The Linares Palace is famous for the legends of ghostly apparitions and psychophonies that supposedly occurred there in the 1990s, making it an emblematic haunted house site.

The Ancient Ram Inn is a medieval inn in Gloucestershire, England, known for its long history of alleged paranormal phenomena, including curses and spirit sightings, making it a landmark haunted house site.

• It houses more than twenty ghosts

• Located at the intersection of Ley Lines leading to Stonehenge

• It has been receiving guests since 1145

The House of the Seven Chimneys is a historic building in Madrid, surrounded by legends of tragic love and ghosts, making it an iconic location for haunted houses.

• It holds a love story that ended tragically.

The Hospital del Tórax in Terrassa is a former sanatorium with a dark history of suicides and paranormal phenomena, making it a place of pilgrimage for lovers of the strange and the paranormal.

The Sallie House is famous for documented alleged spiritual attacks and is considered one of the most haunted houses in Kansas, attracting paranormal enthusiasts.

• Paranormal experience

• Rated at Amityville level

• High paranormal activity

This is the main site of the Bélmez Faces phenomenon, known for the alleged apparitions of ghostly faces on the ground since the 1970s. Its mystery and the history surrounding it make it an iconic site within the theme of haunted houses.

• Apparition of faces on the ground

The Monte Cristo Homestead is known as Australia's most haunted house and one of the world's most terrifying paranormal sites. Its reputation is based on numerous ghost stories and unexplained events that have occurred on its premises.

• It houses collections of antiquities and historical artifacts

• It shows aspects of Australian colonial life

Leap Castle is considered Ireland's most haunted castle, with a long history of massacres, tragic deaths, and torture. It houses multiple spirits, the most terrifying being the Elemental.

The Amityville House is famous for the brutal murder of the DeFeo family in 1974, which made it a crime scene and a celebrated story of paranormal activity.

Borley Rectory is considered the most haunted house in England, with a long history of alleged paranormal activity and unexplained phenomena that attracts researchers and occult enthusiasts.

• Focus of a multitude of paranormal phenomena.

Raynham Hall is a 17th-century mansion in Norfolk, England, famous as the supposed haunting of the 'Brown Lady', one of the most famous and photographed ghosts.

• 17th century mansion

Villa De Vecchi is known as "the ghostly mansion" and is associated with mysteries, family tragedies, and occult rumors, making it one of Italy's most famous haunted houses.

The Matusita House is an iconic building in Lima, Peru, known for being the epicenter of numerous urban legends and stories of paranormal events, making it a classic haunted house destination.

• Inspired documentaries and a film for its accounts of apparitions