With Halloween coming up, now would be the perfect time to seek out the world’s most haunted travel destinations.
Many travellers who are fascinated by the unknown seek out the most bone-chilling corners of the world.
Travel experts from My Baggage have uncovered 10 of the world’s creepiest travel hotspots.
Tourists who are looking for thrills this Halloween should use the opportunity to visit these spooky locations, according to the experts.
A spokesperson from My Baggage said: “Some of us love nothing more than a good scare, and if you’ve got a trip booked to any of the areas listed below around Halloween – or in fact, any time of the year – there are certain destinations that are a must for fans of the supernatural.
“From castles and prisons to old WWII barracks and even an entire Italian island, these creepy hotspots are guaranteed to spook even the most sceptical of travellers.”
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1. Catacombs of Paris, France
A prolonged period of heavy rain flooded the overcrowded Les Innocents cemetery in 1780.
This lead to a 12-year project where bodies were moved from the cemeteries down to the city’s former limestone quarries.
Around six million bodies are now buried in the underground tunnels, where visitors can visit.
2. Conn Barracks, Germany
The Conn Barracks in Schweinfurt, Germany holds some of the eeriest remains of WWII.
The area used to function as a Nazi psyche ward and hospital, which was later lived in by the US army.
Nazis stored bodies above the former drainage room, before embalming them.
There have been several claims of supernatural occurrences here, including American soldiers waking up to see a Nazi soldier and nurse covered in blood.
3. St. Augustine Lighthouse, Florida, USA
Many tragic events have occurred at the now-historic site, leading to alleged paranormal activity.
Some believe to have seen the ghost of a lighthouse keeper who died after falling while painting the tower.
Others claim to have heard the sounds of children in and around the lighthouse, after three young girls drowned in the area.
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4. Edinburgh Castle, Scotland
As well as being one of the main tourist attractions in Scotland’s capital, it is also considered the most haunted.
Some visitors to the fortress, parts of which dates back more than 900 years, have reported seeing colonial prisoners from the American Revolutionary War and French prisoners from the Seven Years War.
Others claim to have seen the ghost of a dog who wanders around the castle’s dog cemetery.
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5. Poveglia Island, Venice, Italy
Poveglia Island previously served as a quarantine zone for bubonic plague victims, storage space for Napoleon’s weapons, and the site of an early 20th century insane asylum.
Locals still report hearing “echoing chimes” from the island, even though the bell was removed years ago.
It is illegal to visit Poveglia now, but you can still see the island and the crumbling hospital from the beaches of a nearby lido.
6. Isla de la Munecas (Island of the Dolls), Mexico
The neighbourhood of Xochimilc is a UNESCO World Heritage site, and has earned a reputation for its Island of the Dolls.
The site is hidden among the region’s canals, and is famous for the hundreds of dolls hanging from trees and on the ground.
The now-deceased Julian Santa Barrera found a dead girl’s body in the canal, and collected the toys in the hope of warding off evil spirits.
Those who dare can hire their own boat and view the island from the water.
7. Alcatraz, San Francisco, USA
Leon ‘Whitey’ Thompson, a former Alcatraz inmate who now conducts prison tours claims he saw a large, looming figure at the end of “Michigan Avenue” in the 1980s.
He claimed it was the ghost of an inmate called Johnny Haus, who he had been friendly with.
Others who have visited the prison have heard crying and screams.
Recently, holidaymakers in San Francisco claim to have snapped the picture of a woman through a cell window.
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8. Leap Castle, Ireland
Countless people have met their end in the castle, which was built between the 13th and the 15th century.
One legend says a member of the O'Carroll clan, who was struggling for power, plunged a sword into his brother’s chest.
The brother was a priest, who was holding mass in the castle’s chapel at the time.
The room is now called “The Bloody Chapel, and the priest is said to haunt it at night.
While the castle was being renovated in the early 1900s, workmen found a secret dungeon in the Bloody Chapel.
There were so many skeletons inside, they filled three cartloads.
The dungeon was designed so that prisoners would fall through a trap door and have their lungs punctured by wooden spikes on the ground.
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9. Aokigahara Forest, Japan
Known as the “Suicide Forest”, Aokigahara has been the site of more than 500 reported suicides since the 1950s.
Some blame this on the forest’s links with demons in Japanese mythology, while others point to the large underground deposits of iron, which apparently interferes with compasses so people get lost.
10. Borgvattnet Haunted Vicarage, Sweden
The building was built in 1876, and strange occurrences have been recorded since the 1960s.
Guests can stay in the building, which lies in an area with snowmobiling and fishing.
However, some have claimed to hear footsteps, music and the sound of three crying women.
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