Planning A Haunting Trip to New York
It has been a long time since I regularly posted on this
blog. I used to post every day, but as I
have recently been consumed by novel writing I have lost track of my passion
for the paranormal. This seems
particularly sad to me as ghosts are what pulled me to writing in the first
place. Haunted North Alabama was my
first book and I still love retelling the tales from that collection of
regional folklore. With the sequel to my
kindle best seller The Accidental Witch is coming out his year, I have had a
little time to return to my first love.
As I return to my passionate collecting of ghost stories, I had to think
back on what I did to be able to write a ghost story a day when I started this
blog. I was able to do this by
traveling. So, for my first step to
discovering ghost stories again is to travel to New York in two weeks and find
some of New York’s most interesting haunts.
My first step in planning my journey was to research New
York’s most interesting haunted locations.
I have already explored New York’s haunted side before so I wanted to go
places I had never been before. After
reading and ruling out what I had already seen, I finished with this list for
my haunted New York trip.
1. * Washington Square Park: I am always drawn to parks with sinister
histories and Washington Square’s history is more sinister than most. Before it was a park, Washington square was a
burial ground for the poor and slaves.
The ghosts of those who were once buried in this ghostly attraction
still come out at night to torment visitors.
There is also a tree called Hangmen’s Elm I would like to see and learn
more about.
2. * The
Merchant’s House Museum: This museum
was once the home of Ms. Gertrude Tredwell.
Ms. Tredwell was so dedicated to her family home that she is said to
still haunt this museum to this day.
This museum is said to plagued by many disturbing apparitions including
strange smells, odd sounds, and full body apparitions. I also added this location to my list because
I love museums and any excuse to go to one is good enough for me.
3. * St.
Mark’s Church in the Bowery: Old Churches are always haunting but this old
church is more haunting than most. This
church is more than 200 years old and is said to be haunted by Peter
Stuyvesant, the governor of New Amsterdam.
He isn’t alone in his haunting either, spectral women and strange men
have also been seen wandering the lovely, church.
4. * The Dakota:
I have a passionate fan of architecture and The Dakota, an apartment
building on 14 West and 10th Street, has some breathtaking
architecture. It is also where John Lennon
was shot. Yoko Ono and John Lennon lived
here together and Ms. Ono reported that she continued to see him here long
after his death. His ghost isn’t alone
in this gothic building. Looming shadows
and haunting women also call this apartment building home.
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