Pittsburgh Ghost Tours

Since 1916, the William Penn Hotel has been Pittsburgh's premier luxury accommodation. But along with world-class service comes a collection of ghostly residents who never checked out - including the spirit of the ruthless industrialist who built it.

Some houses are haunted. The Congelier House was something far worse - a place where evil seemed to dwell in the very walls, driving residents to murder, madness, and despair until, the legend says, the house itself was finally destroyed in an explosion.

The Fricks built an empire in Pittsburgh's steel mills, but their family home holds more than memories. At Clayton, the spirits of the Gilded Age elite - including a little girl taken too soon and a father who never forgave himself - are said to walk the halls of this magnificently preserved mansion.

They say the theater is a place where the line between reality and illusion blurs. At the Pittsburgh Playhouse, that line extends beyond life and death - where ghostly performers continue their craft and a beloved seamstress still watches over the costume shop.

The Cathedral of Learning stands as a monument to human knowledge and ambition. But within its Gothic walls, students and staff have reported encounters with spirits who seem drawn to this place of learning - phantom scholars, mysterious figures in the Nationality Rooms, and unexplained phenomena that defy explanation.

For over a century, the walls of Allegheny County Jail contained the worst of humanity - murderers, thieves, and the condemned. Many died within its walls, some on the gallows, others by violence or despair. Their spirits, it seems, have never been released from custody.