10 spectral locations cataloged
Tucked away in a quiet forest on the northern outskirts of Prague, Bohnice Cemetery served as the official burial ground for the nearby Bohnice Psychiatric Hospital from 1909 to 1963. Known locally as the Cemetery of the Insane, this overgrown, ivy-draped sanctuary holds the remains of over four thousand psychiatric patients, criminal offenders, and tragic historical figures.
High on a forested hill in the Chřiby mountains of Southeastern Moravia, Buchlov Castle stands as an exceptionally preserved royal fortress founded in the thirteenth century. Renowned for its rare natural history collections and exotic mummies, the castle is equally famous for its ghostly Black Lady and the mysterious upside-down Linden Tree of Innocence.
Dominating the medieval skyline of South Bohemia, Český Krumlov Castle is the second-largest castle complex in the Czech Republic. Built in the thirteenth century above a sharp loop of the Vltava River, this UNESCO World Heritage Site is celebrated both for its fairy-tale Renaissance architecture and for its famous haunting by the White Lady of Rosenberg.
Houska Castle stands as one of Central Europe's most enigmatic Gothic fortresses, renowned worldwide for being built over what local folklore claims is a bottomless abyss leading directly to Hell. Constructed in the late thirteenth century under Bohemian King Ottokar II, the castle was designed without strategic trade defenses, water sources, or royal quarters, directing all its defensive structures inward toward the central courtyard chapel.
Stretching beneath the historic cobblestone streets and bustling town square of Jihlava, the Jihlava Underground is the second-largest catacomb network in the Czech Republic. Excavated by medieval silver miners starting in the thirteenth century, this vast twenty-five kilometer subterranean labyrinth is world-famous for its mysterious Glowing Tunnel, dark legends, and persistent paranormal phenomena.
Founded in 1348 by Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV, Karlštejn Castle is a majestic Gothic fortress built to safeguard the Imperial Regalia, holy relics, and Bohemian Crown Jewels. Perched high above the Berounka River, the royal stronghold is equally famous for its sacred treasury chapel and the chilling legacy of the murderous noblewoman Kateřina Bechyňová.