If you’re fascinated by the creepy and macabre, New York offers a plethora of intriguing sites to explore. Here are eight things to see in New York that cater to your interests:
- The Merchant’s House Museum
- Location: 29 East Fourth Street, New York, NY
- Features: Known as “Manhattan’s Most Haunted House,” this museum offers candlelight ghost tours. It’s said to be haunted by the ghost of Gertrude Tredwell, who lived there from 1840 until her death in 1933.
- The Dakota
- Location: 1 W. 72nd Street, New York, NY
- Features: This iconic building is not only famous for being the former home of John Lennon but also for its paranormal activity. Residents have reported seeing Lennon’s ghost and other mysterious figures.
- The House of Death
- Location: 14 W. 10th Street, New York, NY
- Features: This 19th-century brownstone has a dark history of mysterious deaths and is said to be haunted by Mark Twain and others. It’s known for intense paranormal activity.
- Blood Manor
- Location: 359 Broadway, New York, NY
- Features: A haunted attraction that immerses visitors in a terrifying world of nightmarish corridors and ghastly creatures.
- Green-Wood Cemetery After Hours
- Location: 500 25th St, Brooklyn, NY
- Features: Offers eerie after-hours tours that include a visit to the forbidden Catacombs, where visitors can experience the haunting atmosphere of this historic cemetery.
- Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours
- Location: B62 Bus Stop (Driggs Ave & N 9th Street), Brooklyn, NY
- Features: A spooky trolley tour through Brooklyn, sharing 400 years of eerie stories and hidden burial sites.
- The Manhattan Well
- Location: Inside the COS SoHo clothing store on Spring Street
- Features: The site of a notorious murder in 1799, visitors claim to hear the ghost of Gulielma “Elma” Elmore Sands shrieking from the well.
- St. Mark’s Church in-the-Bowery
- Location: 131 E. 10th Street, New York, NY
- Features: This historic church is said to be haunted by the ghost of Peter “Peg Leg” Pete Stuyvesant, who allegedly roams the grounds and rings the church bells.
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