SUMMARY: Arlington Cemetery is the final resting-place of over 260,000 soldiers and civilians. The cemetery has over 612 acres. The cemetery was built on the grounds of Arlington Mansion, which was. Robert E Lee's home until the outbreak of the Civil War. The cemetery contains the final resting place of veterans from every American conflict from the Revolutionary War through to the Gulf War and Somalia, with the pre-Civil War dead having been re-interred after 1900.

SUMMARY: Reported to be haunted by an ex-Vice Principal. The following year, on the same day of her firing, strange events occurred. People were shoved against walls; papers were thrown around, doors slammed without wind or obvious force, desks were toppled over --mostly when only one or a few people were around.

SUMMARY: In Henry County, on Barrow's Mill Road was a house called "the pink house" by locals. (It was demolished in 2002.) A child was killed by a hit-and-run driver on the road in front of the house. The ghostly child has been seen on the road and on the land around where the house once stood.

SUMMARY: A delighfully creepy abandoned hospital, going to ruin in the woods. Large with several outbuildings, it's a joy to explore.

SUMMARY: It's been reported that a mysterious purple light that seems to come out of nowhere appears in the corner of a dorm room on the first floor.

SUMMARY: The Sotterly plantation dates back to the 18th century. The Sotterly plantation was purchased by James Bowles. He was the son of a wealthy London tobacco merchant. He was a member of Maryland's Lower House of the Assembly. He purchased 890 acres and built his home in 1717.

SUMMARY: The Palmer House on Duke of Gloucester St in Colonial Williamsburg is one of 88 original buildings in the historic area. During the Civil War it was used as headquarters for Confederate generals and also as a hospital. The ghost of a Union soldier has been reported in the house.

SUMMARY: Three ghosts have been spotted here, dressed in early 1900's attire. One apparition haunts the projector room, sometimes, it's said, turning on and off the projector. Music has been heard playing behind closed doors in the projection booth; it ceases just as the door is opened.

SUMMARY: Betsy Shifler was murdered one hundred years ago. She was murdered in the middle of the night for thousands of dollars that was reportedly hidden in her home. The murderer lit her house on fire to cover the crime scene.

SUMMARY: Triadelphia was a mill town in Montgomery County located on the Patuxent River. It was once a leading industrial center. Triadelphia was founded in 1809 by three men: Thomas Moore, Isaac Briggs, and Caleb Bentley. A cotton spinning mill was located on the river. There was also a sawmill, a grist mill, and mill for grinding bone and plaster. A town grew up around those mills.

SUMMARY: This 1830's Historic inn has 5 rooms, all with private baths and decorated in themes to celebrate Maryland's Eastern Shore. The Burgess Suite is named in the honor of the Burgess, who were the previous owners. People have reportedly booked this room so that they can watch for ghosts as it is said to be haunted.

SUMMARY: Old Goal Museum is located near Courthouse Square in Washington. It was used as a prison for 158 years. One of the prisoners still resides there, according to several reports.

SUMMARY: The land for Union Cemetery was donated by Henry Burkitt in 1831, the man the town is named after. The graveyard is on top of a large hill in the middle of Burkittsville and provides a fantastic view. The soldiers who died were buried in Union Cemetery until 1868, when they were removed for re-interment in Washington Confederate Cemetery in Hagerstown. This graveyard is known to be haunted by the solider that died here in battle.

SUMMARY: The Shirely Plantation was started by Edward Hill I, who purchased the Shirley plantation lands in 1656. The current mansion was built in 1723 when Elizabeth Hill, great-grand daughter of the first Hill, married John Carter, eldest son of Robert King Carter. The mansion was completed in 1738. The mansion is largely in its original state and is owned and lived in by direct descendants of Edward Hill I.

SUMMARY: A mysterious black-clad stranger makes a yearly pilgrimage to the grave of Edgar Allan Poe, leaving behind three red roses and a bottle of French cognac.

SUMMARY: Known to have once housed Hessian prisoners.

SUMMARY: This fort overlooks the Potomac River shipping lanes. It was the site of several 15" Rodman Cannons that could shoot 400 pound cannonballs four miles. The Fort was manned for only a short time.

SUMMARY: Ellicott City was once called Ellicott Mill. The town was formed in 1771 and named after the Ellicott brothers' mill. It has many haunted places. Two boys were in the town's old graveyard and report being shushed away by someone which apparently did not want them bothering the dead: An adult voice told them to go away, followed by icy gusts.

SUMMARY: Allegedly, a former janitor's footsteps can be heard going down to the boiler room. The sounds of a young student who died on school grounds can be heard laughing and running down hallways.