Most of us love a good ghost story. We
sit around on stormy nights telling them, we read books about them,
and even like to watch movies and television show about ghost. Some
of us even go as far as looking for haunting locations to go visit
around Halloween hoping to spot a ghost.
If you are one of the people that
always wanted to go to ghost-hunting you are in luck because there
are plenty of places around the greater Seattle-Tacoma metropolitan
area that should satisfy your ghostly needs.
One of the most
famous places to visit is Thornewood Castle located just south of
Tacoma in the city of Lakewood. It was featured in Stephen King's
“Rose Red” miniseries.
The history of the
Castle goes back to the 16th century when it was built in
England where it remained until the early 20th century. In
1907, Chester Thorne purchased the Castle and had it torn down to be
relocated over here in Washington State.
It is said that
the ghost of Chester Thorne can still be seen roaming the halls of
his beloved Castle. Along with the ghost of Mr. Thorne some of the
past residence from when the Castle was in England may still be
roaming the hallways of Thornewood.
The Castle is now
a bed & breakfast and is open for tours and other events.
If you live around
downtown Seattle you might want to take your ghost-hunting Pike Place
Market. One of most predominate spirits said to haunt the marketplace
is that of Kikioblu aka Princess Angelina, the daughter of Chief
Sealth, whose house occupied part of the site in the latte 1800's.
The Market is said to also be haunted by other Duwamish Indians and
some of the people that built the historic marketplace.
The Cadillac Hotel
was built in the heart of historic Seattle right after the fire of
the 1880's that destroyed the old city. For decades strange
happenings at the old hotel have lead some to believe that former
residents might still be around.
When you are
looking for ghost there is no place better than a cemetery. Located
at 1200 East Howe Street in Seattle is The Grand Army of the Republic
Cemetery that is dedicated to Civil War Veterans. There have been
those that have sworn they have seen some of the spirits of those
Civil War Veterans patrolling around the Cemetery.
The Old Tacoma
City Hall has been the scene of many strange events. There have been
reports of works being locked out off their offices and objects
flying around the building. Could it be past disgruntled employees or
maybe residents still fighting the city?
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