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Haunted Places in Boise, ID

Historic haunted places in Boise, ID. 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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An imposing gothic mansion lit with dramatic amber lanterns and eerie fog under an autumn moonIllustrated dispatch art — not a photoARCHIVE PHOTOGRAPH // PARANORMAL SITE

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Boise Little Theater

Haunted place

100 E Fort St, Boise, ID

Open (community theater performances).

The company's first home burned in 1956 and two members died going back inside. Volunteers say three gentle spirits came with them to the domed Fort Street theater, where lights tu…

Source: thisisboise.com

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

An imposing gothic mansion lit with dramatic amber lanterns and eerie fog under an autumn moonIllustrated dispatch art — not a photoARCHIVE PHOTOGRAPH // PARANORMAL SITE

IDAHO / HAUNTED PLACE

Egyptian Theatre

Haunted place

700 W Main St, Boise, ID

Open (performances and films).

Boise's 1927 movie palace is said to be home to Joe, a projectionist who died of a heart attack climbing to the booth in the 1950s. Staff describe doors opening, lights switching o…

Source: thisisboise.com

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

An imposing gothic mansion lit with dramatic amber lanterns and eerie fog under an autumn moonIllustrated dispatch art — not a photoARCHIVE PHOTOGRAPH // PARANORMAL SITE

IDAHO / HAUNTED PLACE

Old Idaho Penitentiary

Haunted place

2445 Old Penitentiary Rd, Boise, ID

Open (museum; special night events).

More than 13,000 people were held at this prison between 1872 and 1973. Raymond Snowden was hanged in 5 House in 1957 in a botched execution, and visitors there report gasping soun…

Source: thisisboise.com

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

An imposing gothic mansion lit with dramatic amber lanterns and eerie fog under an autumn moonIllustrated dispatch art — not a photoARCHIVE PHOTOGRAPH // PARANORMAL SITE

IDAHO / HAUNTED PLACE

The Idanha Building

Haunted place

928 W Main St, Boise, ID

Partial (ground-floor businesses open; upper floors private).

The turreted Idanha opened as a hotel in 1901 and is now apartments. Residents tell of a bellboy who rides the elevator alone, often to the fourth floor, along with gray figures on…

Source: thisisboise.com

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

An imposing gothic mansion lit with dramatic amber lanterns and eerie fog under an autumn moonIllustrated dispatch art — not a photoARCHIVE PHOTOGRAPH // PARANORMAL SITE

IDAHO / HAUNTED PLACE

The Owyhee

Haunted place

1109 W Main St, Boise, ID

Partial (tavern and lobby open; ghost walk meets here).

Boise's second grand hotel opened in 1910 and now holds apartments, offices and a tavern. Its ghosts are described as calm, including a woman who hovered over a couple's bed in Roo…

Source: thisisboise.com

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

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