Haunted Places in Richmond, VA

Explore 8 haunted places in Richmond, VA — museums, cemeteries, haunted houses and more, each with its ghost story, address, and sources.

• Edgar Allan Poe MuseumMuseum · Richmond, VAHoused in the Old Stone House, one of the oldest structures in Richmond, the Poe Museum honors the writer who grew up in the city.
• Hollywood CemeteryCemetery · Richmond, VAOpened in 1847 on a hilly tract above the James River, Hollywood holds the most layered ghost lore in Richmond.
• John Marshall HouseHouse · Richmond, VAChief Justice John Marshall built this brick Federal home in Richmond's Court End neighborhood in 1790 and lived there 45 years until his death in 1835.
• Linden Row InnInn · Richmond, VALinden Row Inn occupies seven Greek Revival row houses built in the mid-1800s on a downtown block layered with Edgar Allan Poe history.
• Patrick Henry's Pub & GrilleRestaurant · Richmond, VAStanding a block from St.
• The Byrd TheatreTheater · Richmond, VAThis ornate 1928 movie palace in Carytown, named for Richmond founder William Byrd II, is famous for its gilded interior, Wurlitzer organ, and a long-running resident ghost: Robert Coulter, who managed the Byrd for 43 years from its 1928 opening until 1971 and died in 1978.
• The Jefferson HotelInn · Richmond, VAOpened in 1895 as Lewis Ginter's grand showpiece and designed by Carrere and Hastings, the Jefferson is a Beaux-Arts landmark once famous for live alligators kept in its marble pools.
• Tuckahoe PlantationLandmark · Richmond, VABegun by William Randolph III in 1733 and completed around 1740, Tuckahoe is a National Historic Landmark on the James River just west of Richmond and the boyhood home of Thomas Jefferson.