Historic haunted places in Detroit, MI. Each page gives the ghost story, whether visitors can go, and a link to the site the story came from. The stories are folklore, not documented fact.
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Haunted place
3500 Gilbert St, Detroit, MI
Open (neighborhood bar).
Run by the same family since 1907, this Mexicantown bar is said to be watched over by departed relatives who rearrange furniture and make noise when the room is quiet. Even the fam…
Source: visitdetroit.com
This story is folklore told about a real place. It is not presented as documented fact.
Haunted place
1200 Elmwood St, Detroit, MI
Open (historic cemetery; self-guided tours).
The grounds include the site of the 1763 Battle of Bloody Run, and visitors report bloodied soldiers in red coats. The Veiled Lady monument of Eliza Waterman is said to rouse a ven…
Source: visitdetroit.com
This story is folklore told about a real place. It is not presented as documented fact.
Haunted place
6325 W Jefferson Ave, Detroit, MI
Open daily (grounds; tours and events).
The riverfront fort never saw battle, but it housed many victims of the 1918 influenza pandemic and witnessed murders, suicides, and accidents over its history. Reported sightings …
Source: visitdetroit.com
This story is folklore told about a real place. It is not presented as documented fact.
Haunted place
17360 Lahser Rd, Detroit, MI
Open (movie theatre; occasional public ghost hunts).
This volunteer-run 1928 movie house is thought to hold at least eight ghosts. The ladies' room is linked to a 101-year-old former cleaner, a girl and a woman are said to occupy an …
Source: visitdetroit.com
This story is folklore told about a real place. It is not presented as documented fact.
Haunted place
4421 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI
Open (restaurant; paranormal events).
Lumber baron David Whitney Jr. built this mansion, completed in 1894, after his first wife Flora had died; a weeping woman seen in the third-floor lounge is often linked to her. Wh…
Source: visitdetroit.com
This story is folklore told about a real place. It is not presented as documented fact.