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Pantages Theatre

In 1916, Greek immigrant Alexander Pantages was on his way to the top of his show business empire. He had one of his many Pantages Theatres built in Tacoma, with several others built shortly after across Western Canada and California. But the Pantage ...

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View Article - The Horrifying Experiments at Western State Hospital
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The Horrifying Experiments at Western State Hospital

Few places in Washington have seen more controversy than Western State Hospital. It's part of the Washington State system of mental institutions, along with the now-defunct Northern State Hospital. From the beginning, the mental institution has been ...

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View Article - Black Diamond Cemetery
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Black Diamond Cemetery

The Black Diamond Cemetery is just a short drive away from Seattle, located in the mining town of Black Diamond. The graveyard is known for some spooky haunts, with locals claiming that the ghosts of the miners buried there long ago still haunting th ...

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View Article - Ghosts of Pioneer Square
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Ghosts of Pioneer Square

If you want the history of Seattle, look no further than Pioneer Square. The founders set up shop here after spending several months at Alki Point. The settlement at Pioneer Square became the heart of the city, but it later devolved into a poverty-st ...

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View Article - Comet Lodge Cemetery
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Comet Lodge Cemetery

The Comet Lodge Cemetery is one of Seattle's secret haunted cemeteries, located in Beacon Hill. Some of the city's earliest settlers were buried here in the late 1800s, and before that, it was a burial ground for the Duwamish tribe. Due to the neglec ...

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View Article - Merchants Cafe
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Merchants Cafe

The Merchants Cafe is smack dab in Pioneer Square, a historic neighborhood in Seattle. It's the oldest bar in the city, and possibly one of the oldest in the country. The Merchants Cafe was once a saloon, boarding house, and a brothel for gold miners ...

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View Article - Mount Baker Theatre
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Mount Baker Theatre

Halfway between Seattle and Vancouver lies the town of Bellingham. Renowned for its endless forests, the city is home to the haunted Mount Baker Theatre. Where the theatre hosts numerous plays, performances, and concerts by local community-based arti ...

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View Article - Oxford Saloon
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Oxford Saloon

Snoqualmie is a quaint mountain town just a few miles north of Seattle. If you ever pass through town, just know that The Oxford Saloon is simply the best spot in town to grab a drink and a burger. It’s also very much haunted! The history of the sa ...

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View Article - Northern State Mental Hospital
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Northern State Mental Hospital

In the early 1900s, Washington’s two insane asylums were starting to get a bit overcrowded. In response, that state had the Northern State Mental Hospital built to ease the strain on the system. It quickly became the most crowded hospital in Washin ...

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View Article - Tokeland Hotel
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Tokeland Hotel

The Tokeland Hotel is the oldest hotel in Washington state, first opening for business in 1885. Despite its quaint surroundings on the Toke Point peninsula, the hotel is home to some very strange inhabitants. The ghost of a Chinese immigrant haunts t ...

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