15 Bars That Claim to Be Haunted So You’ll Go There

Nice glass mugs ya got there. Would be a shame if someone were to... occasionally rattle ’em
15 Bars That Claim to Be Haunted So You’ll Go There

There is, as we all know, no such thing as ghosts. If it was possible to retain consciousness beyond death and return through the celestial veil to communicate with the living, it would be nice to think people would have slightly loftier goals than trying to make people soil their pants.

But something that definitely does exist is going out for a nice beer. And few things enhance the experience of going out for a nice beer than the idea you might be in the same establishment as a ghost. It’s like a more physics-defying version of pictures of celebrity customers on the walls.

If you ever desire a globe-trotting bar crawl that transcends all we know about the finality of death, you could do worse than these drinky destinations.

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The Genetics Hot-Spot Haunted by Three Specters

The Eagle (where Watson and Crick described DNA over a lunchtime beer) houses three ghostly children who died in a fire. They create a powerful feeling of suffocation if a certain upstairs window is ever closed. That's... not science! CRACKED

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New York: The Literary Hero’s Local Bar Still Haunted by His Mischief

W elsh boozehound Dylan Thomas, one of the 20th century's greatest writers, died in 1953 at the age of 39 after drinking vast amounts at the White Horse Tavern in the West Village. He's said to come back and rattle glasses, the dead hellraiser. CRACKED

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Los Angeles: The Final Drinking Spot of a Legendary Murder Victim

Elizabeth Short, better known as the Black Dahlia, was murdered after drinking in the Biltmore Hotel. However, the ghosts said to haunt it include a nurse, two children and a yoga master. Plus, part of Ghostbusters was filmed there. CRACKED

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Edinburgh, U.K.: The Former Prison That Retains Its Gloominess

The Tolbooth Tavern was built in 1591, and was both a police station and prison before becoming a pub in 1820. A ghostly prisoner is sometimes spotted in the clock tower, drinks are mysteriously overturned and disembodied children's voices can be heard... CRACKED

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Dublin: The Cemetery-Adjacent Boozer Packed with Ghouls

John Kavanagh, or The Gravediggers to locals, borders a cemetery and used to be the bar of choice for mourners and undertakers alike. Various ghosts have been seen there, including a recurring visitor: a man in tweed silently nursing a Guinness at the bar. CRACKED

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New Orleans: The Ghost That Hogs the Best Table

At Muriel's Jackson Square, there's a table set with bread and wine permanently off-limits to the living. It's reserved for the ghost of the former owner, Pierre Antoine Lepardi Jourdan, who took his own life there in 1814 but remains, occasionally smashing shit. CRACKED

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Avebury, U.K.: The Neolithic Pub with a Corpse Inside

The Red Lion in the west of England is thought to be the only drinking establishment in the world surrounded by a stone circle - Neolithic standing stones surround what is sometimes called the most haunted pub in England. There's a well inside, which a murder victim was once dropped down. CRACKED

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San Francisco: The Bar with Its Own Earthquakes

The Edinburgh Castle in San Francisco was build by Scottish immigrants as a tribute to their homeland, and features battleaxes and cabers on the walls. It's also home to spooky goings-on, including incidents where the ground has shaken wildly but only in one spot, like an earthquake with a four-foot diameter. CRACKED

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Sydney, Australia: Where the Ghost Provides the Soundtrack

In 1849, the Hero of Waterloo was the site of a murder when landlady Anne Kirkman was flung down the steps by her husband. She is said to still linger there, occasionally playing the piano at night to freak out the drinkers. CRACKED

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New York: Mickey the Sailor’s Final Resting Place

The Ear Inn in Soho was one of New York City's first sleazy-ass dive bars, the kind of place a sailor could go and find whatever he was looking for, if you know what we mean. One such chap, named Mickey, drank himself to death there but can still shows up, waiting for his next job. CRACKED

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Tombstone, USA: An Alphabet of Ghosts in AZ

Appropriately for Arizona's alphabet-spanning abbreviation, 26 murder victims are said to haunt the Bird Cage Theater in Tombstone - a former brothel with bullet holes in its walls. One victim had her heart cut out of her body: grim stuff! CRACKED

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Los Angeles: The Late Lonely Lady

Yamashiro, in Hollywood, was also once a brothel, belonging to a married couple who are said to still walk the grounds. One specific table - Table 9 in the Sunset Room - has its own ghost, a dejected-looking woman waiting for a long-dead date who never showed up. CRACKED

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London: Where Medical History Meets Fowl Play

The Flask in London's Highgate was the site of one of the first ever autopsies. A barmaid who hanged herself in the cellar has been seen many times since, along with a man dressed as a Cavalier and, awesomely, a spectral chicken. CRACKED

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Caernarfon, Wales: Get Choked Out from Beyond the Grave

The Black Boy Inn in Caernarfon, built in 1522, claims to have at least three ghosts: a downbeat deceased worker named Martha; a medieval nun; and a Victorian serial killer known as The Strangler, who grabs living patrons around the neck. Drink up! CRACKED

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