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Haunted Places in Iowa
On the surface, Iowa may be the state that has flattened farms of massive corn production, but when the sun goes does, it hides some far more sinister and supernatural elements.
The Villisca Axe Murder House is the location of one of the most horrific and unsolved true crimes in the United States. Independence State Mental Hospital ranks high on the fear factor as it housed decades worth of mentally insane patients who lived and died on the property and where current workers today openly refuse to service some portions of the building alone due to the paranormal activity. More Haunted Iowa »
Featured Haunts in Iowa
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Haunts in Iowa
21982 Hawk Dr, Keosauqua, IA 52565, USA
When someone dies in a location they called home, they sometimes don’t leave. Three of the former owners of the Mason House Inn died while managing the hotel. The current owners are aware of five spirits haunting the inn. One ghost may be that of a guest who was murdered there. The apparition of a young boy enjoys playing pranks. One ghost is a woman in a long, white nightgown. One of the spirits has the unnerving habit of staring at guests then disappearing in front of them. Read more…
5111 Osage Road, Waterloo, IA 50703, USA
The Heart of Darkness is Iowa’s scariest haunted complex. There are 10 separately themed haunted areas, including the Mausoleum Maze, House of the Walking Dead, Grizzly’s chainsaw masacre, and more. Meanwhile, dedicated creepers such as Crispy the arsonist, Papa Voodoo the witchdoctor, and Chopper Charley Bartlett terrorize every corridor. Read more…
319-551-3660
2253 73rs ST, Hwy 30, Van Horne, IA 52346, USA
Live bands, hayrides, bonfires, and spine-tingling performances abound, and the devil himself gets in on the act to throw a one-of-a-kind carnival at 2-Jo’s. A team of ghost hunters have actually surveyed the 100 year old farm grounds and confirmed that this place is legitimately haunted by multiple spirits. Read more…
(712) 621-1530
508 E 2nd St, Villisca, IA 50864, USA
Day Tours....Just show up at the house tues-sun 1:00pm-3:30pm cash only for tours. We are closed on Mondays.
The Midwestern United States has a long history of bizarre killing sprees, with the most infamous being the Clutter family of Holcomb, Kansas. The murder was aptly documented by author Truman Capote in his book In Cold Blood. Years before the 1959 slaying was another, one that had double the body count and was so gruesome that it knocked the sinking of the Titanic off the front-page headlines. Murder comes to Villisca, Iowa Villisca, Iowa in 1912 was home to a quiet and small corn farming community. Read more…
712-323-2509
Council Bluffs, IA, USA
Council Bluffs, Iowa is one of the more unsuspecting locations for paranormal activity. The rather small and simple city is situated on the Missouri River directly across from the Nebraskan city of Omaha. Home of Pottawattamie County, the area was named after the heavy presence of a contingent of Native Americans in the area. However, another heavy ghostly presence still remains in Council Bluffs at the old Pottawattamie County Jail, within an area of cells known as, “the squirrel’s cage”. Read more…
319-385-8937
405 East Threshers Road, Mount Pleasant, IA 52641, USA
Located on the ground of Midwest Old Threshers, this community-run haunted house is dedicated to two things. One is preserving farming history, the other is pure mayhem. Guts, and gore are strewn across the walls, and blood drips from the mouths of hungry monsters. Read more…
712-352-0539
Council Bluffs, IA, United States
24 hrs a day 7 days a week
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319-464-5906
121 East 4th St, Dubuque, IA 52001, USA
Prepare yourself for the scare of your life, as Dark Chambers is a terrifying, intense attraction intended only for thrill seekers with the strongest of stomachs. Read more…
(515) 294-4111
Ames, IA 50011, USA
Iowa State University is a classic when it comes to imagining just what a Midwestern university is. The small city of Ames hovers around a population of 65,000 yet nearly half of those numbers are students at the university. Cornfields lay on the outskirts of the Ames, and agriculture is still a huge reason why students attend. But amongst all those far-out rows of the cornfields in the distance, did something sinister sneak onto the campus somehow? Is The Iowa State University Haunted? The university was established all the way back in 1858. Read more…
319-470-1558
1977 Hwy 2, Donnellson, IA 52625, USA
712-363-1587
2670 Highway 18, Spencer, IA 51301, USA
502 7th St, Bussey, IA, United States
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