The Northeast is a region rich in historical significance.
The American Revolution was born here, and waves of immigrants landed on its shores and made the US the melting pot that it is today. As the chill of autumn arrives, let's take a look at the chilling underbelly of the Northeast. From eerie inns to cursed battlefields, here are the spookiest locations in the Northeast to visit.
Fells Point, Baltimore

The historic waterfront Fells Point district of Baltimore is one of the spookiest neighborhoods in the Northeast - and the entire country. There are numerous locations you could visit on a Baltimore ghost tour in this area alone.
The Admiral Fell Inn is housed in a building that was once known as The Anchorage, a Christian boarding house where the Mercy Nuns took care of wounded and ill seamen. It was later turned into the Seaman's YMCA before being repurposed as a vinegar bottling plant by Vinegar Works, which then shut down in the 1970s. In 1985, the building was renovated, and together with six other historic buildings, now makes up the Admiral Fell Inn.
While there have been numerous ghost sightings at this hotel, the ghouls of room 413 are particularly captivating. In 1999, Gary Mick bludgeoned Christopher Jones, who was visiting from New Jersey to attend a pharmaceutical convention, to death with a hammer at the Admiral Fell Inn because he thought gay people were "evil." Mick was later caught and sentenced to life in prison plus 30 years after an attempted murder of another gay man, but Jones's ghost still roams the halls.
Various sailors have also committed suicide or died within the walls of this building, and their ghosts can sometimes be seen floating through the corridors and in and out of windows.
In Fells Point, you'll also find The Horse You Came In On Saloon, which is the last place Edgar Allan Poe visited before his untimely death due to mysterious causes. Staff are no longer surprised when unnerved guests report feeling a hand on their shoulder; they even leave out cups of cognac for Edgar, only to find them empty later.
Yet another haunted saloon in Baltimore is Max's Taphouse, a former brothel and slaughterhouse. It's one of the few haunted places in Baltimore with animal ghosts - rumors of a headless chicken strutting around in the basement have spooked many visitors. Besides that, the ghosts of former sex workers are also said to descend on this brewery.
DC

The Capitol is haunted to its core. From the phantoms of former presidents to the demon black cat that makes ominous appearances before tragedies and national events such as the declaration of war, numerous bizarre anomalies haunt Capitol Hill.
The Capitol Building itself was used as an infirmary during the Civil War. The ghosts of soldiers who passed there continue to inhabit the place. The building has also witnessed violent deaths, such as the murder of Kentucky Congressman William Preston Taulbee, who was killed by journalist Charles Kincaid over an affair Taulbee was having with Kincaid's wife.
The demon cat was first spotted shortly before the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. It was also briefly seen before the stock market crash of 1929 (which led to the Great Depression) and the shooting of President Kennedy.
At the National Theatre, the ghost of murdered actor John McCullough is often seen watching shows intently from the dark corners of the balconies above. He was killed in 1885 and buried in a cellar beneath the stage by staff from his acting company.
Believe it or not, The White House is also haunted, making it the most famous haunted house in the world. It's no surprise there, really. The specters of assassinated politicians and executed spies clash with the spirits of Abraham Lincoln and other past presidents. Mary Todd Lincoln held seances in The Red Room, and an otherworldly presence and chill breeze are sometimes felt there. Of course, there's a lot more going on there that the three-letter agencies don't want us to know.
Many DC ghost tours start off at Lafayette Square, also known as Tragedy Square. Over the years, it has been used as a slave market, graveyard, zoo, army encampment, and more. Here, in 1859, US Representative Daniel Sickles killed Philip Barton Key II over a feud over a woman. The ghost of Philip Barton Key II, the son of Francis Scott Key (the author of the Star Spangled Banner), can sometimes be seen peeking out from behind the statue of Andrew Jackson.
Boston

In the heart of Boston is the Boston Common park, where youths love to hang out on warm summer nights. It once served as an execution spot, where Quakers, Natives, pirates, and criminals were left hanging on the gallows as a warning to the public. The area was also once a mass grave for criminals, as well as the poor and sick who couldn't afford a proper burial. It's one of the best places in Beantown to go ghost hunting.
At the corner of Beacon and Tremont is the King's Chapel and Burying Ground. It's easy to mistake it for just another cemetery, but this is a relic from before Boston was even a city. It was the first burial place in the city, and the initial graves were haphazardly dug, with no apparent order. As anti witchcraft hysteria spread across Salem and the whole of Massachusetts, many Boston locals suspected the graveyard to be the final resting place of witches.
The cemetery attracts many paranormal hunters, some of whom report seeing a headless African American woman rising from her grave in a hazy apparition around 2 AM. Her coffin was made too small for her body, and her head was cut off and her body desecrated post-mortem to make room for her.