Route 66 is littered with legends and tales, some of which take on a ghostly nature. Along our travels of the historic Mother Road, we’ve bumped into a fair share of haunted hotels, ghosts lurking in restaurants and a few that seem to like to take a leisurely walk down old Route 66.
If you know of a ghostly tale in one of the many historic places along Route 66, please email it, and we’ll be happy to feature your story on Legends of America.
The Rialto Theatre in Joliet, Illinois
Chicago’s Flapper Ghost of the Roaring Twenties
Ghosts of Historic Springfield
Ghosts of the Rialto Theatre in Joliet
Haunted Cigars & Stripes in Berwyn
Haunted Inn at 835, Springfield
Off the Path – Devil’s Promenade & the Hornet Spook Light
Ghosts of the Bethlehem Cemetery, St. Louis
The Lemp Mansion, St Louis, Missouri
Haunted Bissell Mansion in St. Louis
Tribute to the Trail of Tears – Jerome
Off the Path – Union Missouri Haunting
Wilson Creek & the Bloody Hill Ghosts
Skirvin Hotel, Oklahoma City
Ghosts of the Tulsa Little Theatre
Haunted Belvidere Mansion in Claremore
History and Haunting of the Gilcrease Museum
Skirvin Hotel in Oklahoma City
Haunted Kimo Theatre in Albuquerque
More Haunted Places in Santa Fe
Haunted Luna Mansion in Los Lunas
Oatman, Arizona Hotel
Ghosts of the Hotel Weatherford in Flagstaff
History & Haunting of the Navajo County Courthouse
Monte Vista Hotel in Flagstaff
Museum Club’s Unearthly Guests
Red Garter Bed & Bakery Haunting
Haunted Georgian Hotel in Santa Monica
Haunted Rialto Theatre in South Pasadena
Route 66 Postcard Color Book, available at Legends General Store.
For over all there hung a cloud of fear,
a sense of mystery the spirit daunted,
and said as plain as a whisper in the ear,
“The place is haunted.”
— Thomas Hood
©Kathy Alexander/Legends of America, updated January 2024.
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