Home › United States › Virginia › Williamsburg, Va

Haunted Places in Williamsburg, VA

Historic haunted places in Williamsburg, VA. 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.

🎃 6 days until Halloween: Peak season in progress. Grab timed tickets early.🔥 Peak Surge

4 listings shown.

George Wythe House

Haunted place

112 Palace Green St, Williamsburg, VA

Open (Colonial Williamsburg site).

Washington's headquarters in the Revolution. Ann Skipwith, a friend of Wythe who died mysteriously, is said to appear, with voices and a wardrobe door that opens itself.

Source: vadogwood.com

This story is folklore told about a real place. It is not presented as documented fact.

Peyton Randolph House

Haunted place

Nicholson St at N England St, Williamsburg, VA (street number differs between sources)

Open (Colonial Williamsburg site).

Used as a Revolutionary War hospital and the scene of several deaths. Lafayette said he felt a ghostly hand in 1824; visitors report a man in 18th-century dress and stomping boots.

Source: vadogwood.com

This story is folklore told about a real place. It is not presented as documented fact.

Wetherburn's Tavern

Haunted place

Williamsburg, VA (street address not in source)

Colonial Williamsburg site.

A woman in white, thought to be the former owner's wife, is said to cry as she roams at night. An employee found candles she had set out knocked to the floor.

Source: vadogwood.com

This story is folklore told about a real place. It is not presented as documented fact.

Wren Building, College of William & Mary

Haunted place

College of William & Mary campus, Williamsburg, VA (street address not in source)

Academic building (campus).

Built 1695-1700, the oldest standing US college building, burned and rebuilt three times. Students report ghost soldiers at night and disembodied footsteps.

Source: vadogwood.com

This story is folklore told about a real place. It is not presented as documented fact.