Overview
Built in 1926 to house tuberculosis patients at the height of the epidemic, Waverly Hills treated thousands of patients over its thirty-five-year active life and recorded an estimated 8,000 deaths within its walls. The death chute, a 500-foot underground tunnel used to remove bodies discreetly so as not to discourage remaining patients, is the location most frequently cited in paranormal reports. Waverly Hills now operates as a seasonal haunted attraction and year-round paranormal investigation destination.
Attributed paranormal accounts
These are reported experiences and local accounts, not independently verified events.
Visitors and investigators report shadow figures, disembodied voices, unexplained footsteps and cold spots, particularly in the underground death chute and former patient wards.
History & background
Opened in 1926, Waverly Hills Sanatorium was built to treat patients during the tuberculosis epidemic and operated until 1961. It later served as a care facility before becoming one of America's best-known historic paranormal investigation sites.