The Haunting Path In Missouri That Celebrates All Things Paranormal
By Beth Price-Williams|Published February 07, 2023
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Beth Price-Williams
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A professional writer for more than two decades, Beth has lived in nearly a dozen states – from Missouri and Virginia to Connecticut and Vermont – and Toronto, Canada. In addition to traveling extensively in the U.S. and the U.K., she has a BA in Journalism from Point Park University (PA), a MA in Holocaust & Genocide Studies from Stockton University (NJ), and a Master of Professional Writing from Chatham University (PA). A writer and editor for Only In Your State since 2016, Beth grew up in and currently lives outside of Pittsburgh and when she’s not writing or hanging out with her bunnies, budgies, and chinchilla, she and her daughter are out chasing waterfalls.
Every town in Missouri has its fair share of ghost stories and tales that send shivers down the spine as we ponder the possibility of experiencing the paranormal for ourselves. If you’ve always wanted to experience something otherworldly, now’s your chance…well, if you’re lucky. Follow this haunting path in Missouri that leads to three notoriously haunted destinations. You never know what might happen.
A trip to Independence for anyone intrigued by the paranormal really should include a trek along the Paranormal Path, which leads to three notoriously haunted spots in town.
The haunted path will take you to Vaile Mansion, Bingham-Waggoner Estate, and 1859 Jail. Each offers tours, so you can perhaps even experience the paranormal for yourself.
Vaile Mansion is open seasonally for tours, generally starting at the beginning of April, and offers a unique glimpse at the one-time home, built in 1881, of the Vaile family. Keep an eye out when you first arrive at the house. Do you notice the figure of a woman peering out of the window?
That figure is believed to be Mrs. Vaile who, after a personal struggle, committed suicide in the home. She, however, is not the only spirit who is said to linger in this historic home. Visitors tell of an array of strange occurrences – hearing voices and footsteps when no one is there and lights that turn on and off on their own.
Plan a visit, too, to Bingham-Waggoner Estate, a historic estate that dates back to the 19th century. However, it’s perhaps best known, at least by ghost hunters, as a spot that’s teeming with the paranormal, including the apparition of a bride.
No one knows who she is, for sure, but the bride is believed to have fallen down the home’s staircase shortly after her nuptials. While numerous visitors have told of seeing her, others tell of hearing a man yell and cough.
You’d probably expect a place like a jail to be rife with the paranormal, and that’s the case with the 1859 Jail Museum, former home to such notorious inmates as Frank James (the brother of Jesse James).
Visitors tell of seeing former guard, Henry Bugler, restlessly wandering through the jail museum. He had been brutally murdered by inmates. Others have heard men talking when no one is there, and still others have felt chills.
Have you been on this haunting path in Missouri? Did you experience anything out-of-the-ordinary? Share your experience in the comments! For frightening facts of a different kind, check out these 12 terrifying things in Missouri that can kill you.
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