Iulia Hasdeu Castle in Romania was built in memory of the owner’s dead daughter. He claimed that it was her who provided the plans for building the castle during sessions of spiritism.

Round Mansion in Belgium. The house was abandoned by its owners for unknown reasons, and they were never found.

Minxiong Ghost House in Taiwan. The last owners left because the house was haunted by the ghost of a girl that had committed suicide wile working there.

Banff Springs Hotel in Canada is haunted by many ghosts among which is one of a dead bride whose dress caught on fire.

Borgvattenet Vicarage House in Sweden, is believed to be haunted by several ghosts, and many witnesses swear they have seen them.

Villa de Vecchi in Italy, was built by a famous architect who died before it was finished, and the owner’s family perished in violent and misterious ways. The house has been abandoned because it is believed to bring bad luck.

Top haunted mansions: The Tower of London in UK. Royal phantoms have been haunting its halls for many centuries.

Aokigahara Forest in Japan. It is a well known place where too many people a year go to commit suicide for unknown reasons.

Haunted mansions: Borley Rectory in the UK is a Victorian mansion that gained fame as “the most haunted house in England” and was built in 1862.

Tuol Sleng in Cambodia was used as a notorious Security Prison by the Khmer Rouge. It is believed to be haunted by the ghosts of those that were tortured and killed here.

Haunted mansions: The Stanley Hotel in the USA. Famous in popular culture for having inspired horror novelist Stephen King to write The Shining, published in 1977. It is generally studied for its paranormal activities and documented ghost presences.

Pendle Hill in the UK has a notorious reputation for being a place where twelve accused witches lived in the 17th century. These twelve supposed witches were accused of murdering ten people and were hanged. The place is believed to be haunted by their spirits.

Top haunted mansions: Bran Castle in Romania, commonly known as Dracula’s Castle.

Top haunted mansions: Beechworth Lunatic Asylum originally known as the haunted Mayday Hills Lunatic Asylum is a decommissioned hospital located in Beechworth, a town of Victoria, Australia. Believed to be haunted by his dead patients, it is one of the most haunted places in Australia.

Top haunted mansions: Bhangarh Fort in India is sometimes referred to as the most haunted place in India. Local authorities do not recommend overstays in the palace after sunset.