Historic haunted places in Springfield, MO. 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.
Open to the public (ticketed concerts and events).
This 1926 Route 66 movie palace lost a projectionist on New Year's Eve 1962, and a figure is still said to appear in the projection booth near where he died. Others describe a chil…
Open to the public (museum admission; seasonal Haunted History tours).
Rebuilt after a 1913 fire and opened in 1916, the old Fox Theatre now houses the History Museum on the Square. Visitors and tour groups report figures in period clothing appearing …
Open to the public (ticketed Springfield Little Theatre performances).
Open since 1909, this is Springfield's oldest working theater, and a 1920 fire that gutted its stage killed no one despite later legend. Over a century of shows, people have report…
Open to the public (scheduled ghost tours and paranormal investigations).
Built in 1913 by the Knights of Pythias, this stone castle later held German and Italian prisoners of war during World War II, and its basement cells survive. Investigators describ…
This 1890s Queen Anne Victorian is now a boutique inn. Guests describe a woman in Victorian dress who seems to sit at tables or on the edge of beds, with most sightings in the Rose…