Portland has a lot of cultural attractions and major entertainment options that entice the numerous tourist who visit the city each year. In addition, the residents also enjoy this major attractions as an essential part of their own culture and societal heritage. However, one of the favorite activities for some people who visit the city, are also some of the greatest secrets kept by some of the residents. And this could only refer to the numerous haunted, or allegedly haunted, buildings and locations in this Pacific Northwest city.
As with most major metropolitan areas there is enough aspects of their history and early development to provide for many stories of restless spirits from yore still wondering the streets and buildings. This is definitely true for Portland, which is reported to have numerous hauntings throughout its streets as well as just outside of the city. One thing that all tourists should keep in mind when attempting to explore haunted locations in any city is that most of the places have restricted entry policies and/or are private residences. Information can be found here on some of the hotels in the area and they may help to provide access information on some of the sites.
Some of the haunting in Portland are in obvious places and others are a little more surprising. For instance the Burger King downtown is reported to be the home of an unknown spirit. Comedy Sportz is also known to be haunted by a female ghost. After the place closes for the evening staff and performers are reported to hear the laughter and sometimes speech of a female that is never found. Strange lights have also been reported and the toilet in the woman’s room has experienced problems and flushed incessantly without reason or stopping. Buttertoes Restaurant is haunted by a ghost named Lydia who has been seen by numerous people. These are some of the public commercial places that are allegedly haunted and they just represent a sampling of the total list of places.
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