Every city and town has urban legends, and North Texas has its fair share. We have collected the most haunted and spooky locations in North Texas. We have given each their backstories of how they became haunted as well as the reported supernatural sightings. If you are not a true believer in the supernatural, then I would suggest visiting these haunted locations to see real urban legends.
1. Goatsman Bridge
Old Alton Bridge in Denton, Texas is home to the demon known as the Goatman. The Goatman has the body of a man with the head of a goat. This urban legend begins in 1938. An African American goat farmer was hung over the side of the bridge by Ku Klux Klan members. Numerous sightings of the Goatman have been reported on the bridge including seeing the apparition of a man with a goat head, glowing eyes staring across the bridge, and even unsettling laughter. It is rumored that you can summon the Goatsman by knocking three times on the trusses of the bridge.
2. Hells Gate
Deep in the heart of River Legacy Park in Arlington, Texas, lies an old, rusted gate. While this spot might seem harmless enough, Hell’s Gate is the resting place of some restless spirits. The urban legend states that Union Army spies were executed by Confederate troops during the Civil War near the gate. People who pass by the haunted gate claim to hear the disembodied voices of the Union spies crying or praying. There are reports of a red-haired Confederate General’s apparition near the gate.
3. Hotel Adolphus
The Hotel Adolphus is one of the oldest and most luxurious hotels in North Texas. Built in 1912, the hotel is home to many hauntings. Reported sightings include the feeling of being watched/followed and doors slamming shut. The most popular sighting comes from the ghost of a bride on the 19th floor. The urban legend states that back in the 1930s, the bride’s fiancé did not show up to their wedding day. In her grief, she hung herself. Guests have said that they have seen her ghost haunting the floor, often crying and sobbing. The spirit also plays music from the 1930s whenever the hotel hosts any parties or functions.
4. Lady of the Lake
This urban legend teaches you not to pick up strangers. There have been multiple accounts of seeing a woman in a white dress at White Rock Lake near Dallas, Texas. One of the accounts dates to the 1940s. A couple spotted a young woman who spoke to them: “I’m sorry to intrude, and I would not under any other circumstances, but I must find a way home immediately. My boat overturned. The others are safe. But I must get home.” Upon climbing into the couple’s car and giving them an address in Oak Cliff, an area near downtown Dallas, the woman vanished. When the couple traveled to the address, the man at the door said: “This is a very strange thing. You are the third couple who has come to me with this story. Three weeks ago, while sailing on White Rock Lake, my daughter drowned.”
5. Screaming Bridge
This is a tale that teaches drivers to keep their eyes on the road. The infamous bridge in Arlington, Texas is home to many supernatural sightings. The primary sighting is hearing screams along the bridge. This urban legend started in 1961 when six Arlington teenage girls drove off a burned wooden bridge near the railroad tracks in North Arlington. Three of the girls died in the crash. The girls’ screeching spirits now haunt the bridge.
6. Millermore Mansion
Yes, that is right, North Texas has a haunted house. The Millermore Mansion, located in Old City Park in Dallas, Texas was built in 1861 by William Brown Miller, a prominent cotton planter. During Miller’s time at the mansion, he wed three times. Two of his wives, Minerva and Emma, died in the mansion: Minerva of illness and Emma in childbirth. Now, the mansion is open to the public. People can book a room and stay a night. Reported sightings include seeing Minerva’s apparition in the window of the house and the hallways, experiencing a drop in temperature, and even a wooden crib moving from the nursery to the master bedroom.
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