Paranormal activity can be intriguing to some and terrifying to others, or both at the same time. If you’re looking for thrills for your next trip, you might consider taking some ghost tours, staying in a haunted hotel, or eating at a spooky restaurant. It really doesn’t matter where you decide to travel, apparitions and disembodied voices can wait for you. If you want to experience the unknown, you can visit one or all of the haunted destinations in the United States.

The first, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, is commonly believed to be the most haunted place in the United States. Gettysburg was home to the most violent battle during the Civil War, where more than 10,000 soldiers perished in July 1863. The Battle of Gettysburg was the turning point of the Civil War, but it seems to have outlived its memory. People who visit the trenches at Gettysburg, or The Devils Den, where hundreds of men lost their lives, have reported sightings of soldiers walking, gunshots, cannon fire, men talking or yelling. Some who have witnessed this originally thought it could all be explained by civil war reenactments, but later learned that no one of that nature was on the grounds.

Another widely known ghost story is from South San Antonio, Texas. As the story goes, in the 1930s or 1940s, a school bus was crossing the railroad tracks but stopped on them and was hit by an oncoming train. 10 children died and also the bus driver. It is said that you can drive to that place and stop about 30-40 meters from the track and you will be pushed onto the train tracks. Also, people who have tried this have put a light powder, such as talcum powder or baby powder, on their rear bumpers and once “pushed” over the tracks, small hand and finger prints can be seen on the rear bumper. Many who have tried say that this has happened, however, others believe that there is a way to explain these two cases. It is said that the handprints can be explained by the dust reacting to the prints that are already there, as this is how the police take fingerprints. As for the car moving on the tracks, it turns out that there is a very slight downward slope as you get closer to the tracks. People who have left still believe something paranormal is there due to other unexplained glitches and acting electronic devices. Maybe you should travel to San Antonio, Texas and find out for yourself.

The Sloss Furnace in Birmingham, Alabama is also considered to be haunted. Sloss was completed in 1881, around the 1920s, the furnace was worked by 500 people and was producing a rate of 400 tons of steel per day. One of the men who used to work there fell into one of the ovens and was killed instantly, and is believed to still be walking the grounds. Many people who have gone have seen many apparitions, heard sounds like rattling chains or scraping shovels. Some of those who now work at the kiln, since it is now a historical museum, have had these experiences. Many of those who have had these experiences do not wish to return, at least not alone again.

These are only three disturbing in the United States, there are many more. You can travel anywhere in the world and probably find somewhere haunted. I just hope that if you come across something from the paranormal that is friendly to you, I don’t think travel insurance companies have a policy for “paranormal” claims.