Top 3 most haunted places in Middle Georgia. Which one should I visit before Halloween?

Spooky season is in full swing.

The leaves are falling, the weather has turned cool and crisp, and the ghosts and ghouls are waiting for their moment.

From ghost sightings to unsettling stories and mysterious spots, Middle Georgia is said to be home to some of the most haunted places in the state. Some could even be in your backyard.

So, let’s check them out. And here’s the best part: you get to vote for a spooky spot for me to visit before Halloween.

I’ll write up my experience, photos and all, in another story later this month.

Here are the most haunted places in Middle Georgia:

Hay House in Macon

Macon’s Hay House was built in 1859 and is a beautiful Italian Renaissance Architecture style. It was built with luxurious innovations of the time, such as hot and cold water, central heating, gas lighting and an in-house kitchen.

Now, it’s got some ghost stories.

According to Visit Macon: “Visitors have recounted spine-tingling experiences within its walls, including sightings of an elderly woman dressed in mid-1800s attire wandering through the hallways. Reports include chilling encounters with cold spots, mysterious footsteps, and doors that seem to slam of their own accord. Some claim to have felt a presence breathing over their shoulders or heard eerie moans emanating from the master bedroom. Incredibly, there are even claims of witnessing the apparition of the home’s former owner, Mary-Ellen Felton, rummaging through a chest of drawers.”

Eeek!

Central State Hospital in Milledgeville

It was one of the world’s largest mental institutions, referred to as Georgia’s “lunatic” asylum. Today, it’s mostly empty and decaying, as only a small part of the building is in use.

In the 1940s and 1950s, the asylum was used to treat people with mental illness, but it has since been found that patients were mistreated, experimented on and abused: from lobotomies, insulin shock, and early electroshock therapy to putting children in cages and adults in straitjackets.

Today, the building is primarily abandoned, but it is rumored to be haunted by the souls who were miserably mistreated.

Grand Opera House in Macon

This famous venue was built over 100 years ago and has an epic history.

Artists such as Charlie Chaplin, Hank Williams, Ray Charles, Tony Bennett and even the great illusionist Harry Houdini have performed here.

Of all the famous people to visit the venue, there’s one ghoulish person that has still stuck around.

According to Visit Macon, there was a former director at the venue by the name of Randall Widner who still wanders the staircase where he died. There are also tales of flickering lights, noises and unexplained stories in the theater that people attribute to Widner.

But that’s not the only ghost in the Grand Opera House.

“The other residential apparition is a ghostly lady in white, whose soprano vocals can be heard echoing through the halls of the venue,” according to Visit Macon.

Now, it’s up to you. Which one should I visit?

The spooky spot with the most votes wins. After I visit, I’ll write a story with details of my experience, complete with photos. Vote now!

The poll ends Friday Oct. 20 at noon.

Comment below with your vote!