Group Tour Brochure - Haunted History Trail

GLEN SANDERS MANSION INN
BRAE BURN MANSION
Burn Brae Mansion - Stunning mansion built in 1908 -
Your investigation and the results will be filmed and edited into
a professional television-quality video that will be yours to keep.
The Shanley Hotel - Ghost tour along with a ghost investigation.
Featured on several ghostly TV shows.
Pine Bush House Bed & Breakfast - Tour All of the rooms in
New York State Capital Haunted Tours – Learn about
the hauntings of the state capital building and the state
Assembly Chamber’s hidden murals and the tormented artist
who created them.
Glen Sanders Mansion
Inn - Built as a trading
Wing’s Castle - Tour a haunted medieval-style Bed & Breakfast
port in 1658. Ghostly
sightings and spiritual
interactions surround
the inn.
Bannerman Island - A majestic ruin
The Knox Mansion
this beautiful 1905 Victorian home which have different ghosts.
with plenty of ghostly stories to share.
along the banks of the Hudson River,
the island is said to be haunted by
Native Americans and Dutch colonial
settlers.
Dutch’s Spirits at Harvest
Homestead Farm - Lunch, tour
BANNERMAN ISLAND
and tasting. Reported unseen forces
and the feeling of being watched.
Learn the history of it being run by
iconic gangster Dutch Schultz.
Vanderbilt House - Hotel and restaurant built in 1860 by the
Vanderbilts to serve their railroad employees in Upstate NY.
Guests have reported seeing ghosts and other antics.
Silvio’s Italian Villa - Built in the late 1700s by Revolutionary
War Veteran Levi Ellis. Ghostly shapes, unexplained footsteps
and sounds, disappearing items, a basement that brings on chills.
Do you dare to sit at Table 24?
Legends By Candlelight Ghost Tours – 18th century estate,
set on 500 acres overlooking the majestic Hudson River and
Catskill Mountains. Tours of the museum and grounds, ghosts
and spooks of the museum’s history.
NYS CAPITAL
HAUNTED TOURS
Built in 1889 by the
gelatine magnate and
businessman, Charles
Knox, who owned Knox Gelatine and the Knox Gelatine Factory.
Ghostly activity abounds in this historic mansion.
Yaddo Gardens – Hear the stories that intrigued contemporary
visitors like Edgar Allan Poe – who is said to have written part of
“The Raven” on the grounds.
Saratoga Springs History Museum/Historic Canfield
Casino – A 140-year-old landmark, home to three floors of
exhibits. Reports of strange occurrences have accelerated in
recent years.
Fort William Henry Museum – Tour guide will share
personal experiences with the paranormal as well as those
that have been handed down over the years.
The Haunted History Trail provides a great addition to an itinerary
that you are already planning or can be used as a theme trip or
mystery tour with stops all along the trail. Beacon
◆ Itinerary planning
◆ Step-on guides
◆ Assistance with Accommodation searches
◆ Images of attractions
◆ Brochures of attractions
◆ Site Visits
◆ Familiarization Tours
KELLY RAPONE Trail Administrator
c/o Genesee County Chamber of Commerce
585-343-7440 ext. 23
[email protected]
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Bull’s Head Inn – Tour and dine in the oldest building (1802)
ROLLING HILLS ASYLUM
COOPERSTOWN
GHOST TOURS
ALLEGIANCE B & B
in Cobleskill. Guests have reported seeing a ghostly woman in
“period dress” wandering the building and numerous strange
events occur.
Grapevine Farms - This abandoned 1850’s farmhouse is home to
a country shop, bistro, wine cellar and 4 ghostly spirits. Join us on
a journey through our 3 floors of themed rooms while searching
for our ghosts.
Dr. Best House & Medical Museum - The property contains
Rolling Hills Asylum - Ranked the “2nd most haunted place in
America” and the inspiration for the development of the Haunted
History Trail of New York State.
Iron Island Museum - One of the more well-known spirits of
this former funeral home was a war veteran whose cremated
remains were left unclaimed in the basement for years.
Rapids Theatre - Strange voices, doors opening and closing,
footsteps, a mysterious whistling with keys jingling, and sightings
of full blown apparitions.
The Red Coach Inn
RED COACH INN
Stunning old English Tudor
inn and restaurant since 1923.
Featured on Celebrity Ghost
Stories, Bernie Kopell (Doc)
of the “Love Boat” shares his
story of being accosted by the
ghost of a woman at the inn.
Van Horn Mansion - Private ghost tours of the mansion.
Museum of Wayne County History - Located in the 1856
former Wayne County Jail, the museum has been dubbed
“the most haunted location in the Finger Lakes”.
William Phelps General
Store/Palmyra Museum
The old general store and
adjoining living quarters were
featured on Sci-Fy’s Haunted
Collector.
of Clarissa, who fell from the theatre balcony to her death in 1930.
WILLIAM
PHELPS
STORE
Allegiance Bed &
Breakfast – Tour the
historic, and elegantly restored
circa-1838 mini-White House haunted mansion.
Learn the grisly supernatural tales of the Seward House
Museum and historic South Street in Auburn, NY with a guided
walking tour.
Wayside Irish Pub - Patrons and staff have reported touches,
pokes and glasses flying off the bar without warning.
The Erie Canal Museum is the last remaining Weighlock
Relax with a glass of wine at the Winery at Marjim Manor.
Staff will share their ghostly experiences during your tasting.
Landmark Theatre - opened in 1928. You may encounter the
Heaven Sent B&B/Anastassia Event Center - Former 1800s
church now operates as banquet facility and the adjoining rectory
is now a charming – yet haunted – bed and breakfast.
Dunkirk Historical Lighthouse & Veterans Park Museum
Historical working lighthouse and adjacent Victorian keeper’s
house offering tours recounting the paranormal activity.
in America, and home to several ghostly inhabitants.
Landmark Theatre - Opened in 1928. You may encounter the ghost
Doors closing by themselves, unexplained whistling and shadows,
and video evidence.
Enjoy an amazing meal and a private ghost tour at The Pillars
Estate - an elegant Victorian Mansion that was built in the early
1800s, just after the Civil War.
Erie Canal Museum – the last remaining Weighlock Building
American cuisine with a Scottish and French flair at The Brae
Loch Inn. Sightings of a ghostly girl in a long blue dress offering
to show guests to their rooms.
Chittenango Landing Canal Boat Museum - Learn about
the culture of the canal folk, the origins behind their superstitions,
and the most popular ghost stories of the time.
Historic Sylvan Beach Amusement Park - In operation since
the 1870’s. This old theme park is a hub of paranormal activity –
from ghostly sightings in the arcade to paranormal accounts from
the park’s own staff.
The Rome Capitol Theatre - Built in 1927, and is an art-deco
theatre from the depression-era. Paranormal occurrences date
back more than 30 years.
The Hulbert House – 1812 inn, bar & restaurant only for the
extremely paranormal-curious!
Hyde Hall - The mansion
Building in America, and home to several ghostly inhabitants.
ghost of Clarissa, a woman who fell from the theatre balcony to
her death in 1930.
Owego Park View Restaurant - Tour all three floors of this
historic and haunted former hotel, now restaurant.
Calaboose Grille - Built over 100 years ago, what was once the
Owego Town Jail is now home to the Calaboose Grille. Dine in
the very cells that housed the inmates.
Enjoy wine tasting at Miles Wine Cellars – a haunted Greek
revival mansion that overlooks Seneca Lake.
The Naples Hotel - Built in 1895. The hotel’s 32 rooms are
medical apparatus’ that will turn your blood cold, tales of deaths
and misfortune in this small, rural community with original
obituaries, photos and death certificates.
haunted by at least six friendly spirits. Overnight, dinner and a
ghost tour.
HYDE HALL
is a National Historic Landmark and a New York State
Historic Site. Learn of the
haunted activity that has been
reported for nearly 200 years.
Shoppes at the Finish Line - The building was destroyed by
a fire in 1871. Paranormal activity began after the buildings were
rebuilt. Enjoy lunch at the Utica Brews Café while relaxing at
this spooky stop.
Herkimer Home State Historic Site - The home was built by
Revolutionary War hero, General Nicholas Herkimer. Ghostly
voices, footsteps, and doors shutting are often heard throughout
the mansion today.
The Otesaga Resort Hotel - From swinging doors, voices
calling your name, to non-existent children roaming the halls –
guests and employees have heard it all at the Otesaga.
FORT ONTARIO
Fort Ontario State Historic Site - Reported paranormal
activity includes a woman in an upstairs window, a child calling
his cat, strange lights and music, and apparitions in the cemetery.
Starr Clark Tin Shop & Underground Railroad Museum
Guides will share the many paranormal occurrences including
shadows, voices, and the feeling of being touched.
Casey’s Cottage at Mexico Point
State Park - Visitors have reported
hearing faint organ music and have felt
a touch or as though they were being
watched.
Thousand Islands Ghost Tour -
Walking tour of Alexandria Bay highlighting creepy histories and paranormal
activity found in the area.
Uncle Sam Boat Tour over to Heart
Island, where you will find the historic
CASEY’S COTTAGE
Boldt Castle - the six-story, 120-room
castle was built on the island by George Boldt, but was never
finished. Boldt abandoned the project after the death of his wife –
too broken hearted to continue.