For those who love the rush that comes with scaring themselves, nothing beats finding those city locations plagued by mystery, murder, and mayhem: ghost tours. A number of cities host tours to entertain and scare locals and tourists alike. While some tours may leave people laughing, some do make it difficult to sleep at night. Here are the twelve best ghost tours around the country in descending order.
1. Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville is home to the Waverly Hills Sanatorium, which is considered by many ghost lovers to be the most haunted building in the country. The thousands of patients who died within its walls due to various infectious diseases, the tunnels used to carry out dead bodies, and local legends about nurse hangings all make the building the perfect place to be scared silly.