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American Legends

New York
2k votersThe Creepiest Central Park Stories and LegendsAs with any famous landmark, there are certainly a number of creepy stories about Central Park. Coming in at 834 acres, Central Pa...
Myths & Legends
3.3k voters17 Hollywood Ghost Stories and Urban LegendsEven though Hollywood is the city of the stars, it still has its fair share of ghost stories and urban legends. Given the rich his...
Graveyard Shift
6.2k votersCreepy Stories And Legends About The Florida EvergladesTo many, the Florida Everglades are a wonderful reminder of the beauty of nature, but behind the luscious green landscape lurks a ...
USA
99.4k votersThe Weirdest Small Towns In The United StatesA post on Medium in May 2016 attempted to tackle a seemingly unanswerable question: what's the weirdest town in America? To do thi...
Strange True Stories
9.6k votersCreepy Stories from the Appalachian TrailThe Appalachian Trail is one of America's most famous hiking paths. The massive journey spans close to 2,200 miles and runs from M...
Pop Culture
36.8k views11 Myths and Mysteries Surrounding Lake ChamplainLake Champlain is the sixth-largest freshwater lake in North America, straddling the borders of Vermont, New York, and Quebec, Can...
Pop Culture
1.1k votersCreepy Stories from the Pacific Crest TrailStretching 2,659 miles, the Pacific Crest Trail is one of the most iconic hiking destinations in the world. It stretches through W...
Pop Culture
30.2k votersCreepy Stories & Legends About YosemiteYosemite National Park was established in 1890 and draws about 4 million visitors each year. Many of those people could tell you s...
WTF
62.7k views11 Super Haunted National Parks You Can Visit Right NowNational parks are primarily places where people go to relax and unwind, but every year both campers and park rangers wind up havi...
Pop Culture
244.5k viewsCreepy Stories About Crater LakeCrater Lake in Oregon is considered to be one of the most breathtaking places in the United States. It is the deepest lake in the ...
WTF
181.5k viewsUnusual Stories And Legends About The Mississippi RiverThe Mississippi River passes through 10 different states in the US and is 2,320 miles long. With an area that large, it's no surpr...
Pop Culture
266.5k viewsCreepy Stories & Legends About Route 66Spanning a massive 2,451 miles across the United States, it's not surprising that dozens of creepy stories and urban legends have ...
Myths & Legends
713.2k viewsCreepy Stories & Legends About the Grand CanyonIt's considered one of the most beautiful, breathtaking places in the United States, if not the world. But while the Grand Canyon ...
WTF
1.9k votersCreepy Stories and Theories About Bohemian GroveEvery summer, the world’s most elite and powerful men meet in the woods north of San Francisco. They don’t talk about work. Instea...
South Dakota
2.3k votersAmerica's Coolest Ghost Towns"Ghost Town" is a slang term for a town or city that has, for one reason or another, been abandoned by people. Typical reasons for...
Myths & Legends
55.9k views14 Myths and Legends Surrounding Maryland's Haunted Pocomoke ForestWhile almost every horror fan worth their salt has seen The Blair Witch Project, the myths and legends surrounding the real-life P...
Myths & Legends
650.2k viewsCreepy Legends And True-Life Stories From Yellowstone National Park​​​​​Headless brides. Drowned men. Malevolent sirens. They're all rumored to be haunting the confines of Yellowstone National Park...
Weird
76k views9 Creepy Stories About Death Valley That Prove It's Aptly NamedWith summer temperatures regularly exceeding 120 degrees Fahrenheit, Death Valley, California, is the hottest place in the United ...
Massachusetts
186.3k views14 Terrifying Ghost Stories From Salem, MassachusettsWith a history like this one, it's no wonder that Salem, MA, is a city filled with creepy stories and haunted folklore. In 1692, w...
Pop Culture
790 votersThe Myths And Folklore From Pacific Northwest Contain Some Truly Terrifying LegendsThere's something magical about the Pacific Northwest. Maybe it's the geography that inspires Pacific Northwest legends; those tow...