Haunted Places You Can Actually Visit

Who would've ever thought that someone who earned the nickname "Mad" Anthony would've had a little trouble finding a restful afterlife?

For those of you who aren't up on your history, Anthony Wayne served as a general in the American Revolution. He became known for a fiery temper after he was blamed for a few humiliating defeats, including one where his British enemies snuck up on his camp without firing a shot, attacking with bayonets instead to keep quiet. After demanding an opportunity to clear his name, Mad Anthony adopted the whole "let's stab everyone to death" tactic for himself on multiple occasions. That included one where — as he would later write in a report back to George Washington — he and his men set on their retreating foes with their own bayonets and "took Ample Vengeance." Capital letters are his, if you're wondering.

Surprisingly enough, the hot-headed, stab-happy soldier actually died of natural causes in Erie, Pennsylvania in 1796. Thirteen years later, however, his body was dug up and his bones were boiled to remove any remaining flesh so that his son, Isaac, could return him to the family plot down the road in Radnor, Pennsylvania. Unfortunately, Isaac decided that the best way to do this was to stuff as many bones as he could into his saddlebags and ride down a rough rode as fast as possible, leading to the legend that a few of Mad Anthony's bones were lost along the way on what is now Route 322.

If you're planning to find him yourself, this one's a little time-sensitive: Mad Anthony's spirit is said to haunt Route 322 only on January 1 each year. But hey, if you're there in the summer looking for bones without ghostly interference and you keep driving past Radnor, you'll eventually hit an amusement park called Storybook Land. While it's not said to be haunted at all, it is a small theme park based on fairy tales, and is probably at least a little creepy.

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