To the newbies to this blog, both Sue and I are heavily involved with paranormal studies...

My "specialty", if you will, is ghosts and hauntings and therefore, I do have some "dream locations" I'd love to investigate... to really knuckle down and do some hard work in data collection therein.

Below is my list... the top-twelve places I'd love to investigate.

Now, some of them I've been to... but those were either short visits or even "tourist stops"...

When I say "investigate", I mean to spend at least three or four days there, have all my equipment on hand, have a team, and really work without interuption...

They may not be "The Most Haunted"... or even "The Most Active"... but they intrigue me beyond belief...

#12: Oak Hill - Merritt House - CKTB Studios in St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada

Click here to read what we've already found there... but every time we were there, our efforts were impeded in one way or another. Now that we're a little older and wiser, we'd LOVE to get back and do things right... it ain't gonna happen, though.

#11: Whaley House - San Diego, California, USA

Whaley House has an impressive amount of history and stories of ghosts attached to it. I've never been, but it's something I'd love to visit and work in properly. (Hey, California too! I mean, I could also try to swing a trip to Santa Rosa... although I don't know why on Earth I have this need to visit Santa Rosa... Hmmm...)

#10: Longleat, Warminster, Wiltshire, England

Longleat House has been a "draw" to me for a long, long while. One of the first "true ghost story" books I read was "The Great British Ghost Hunt" by Hans Holzer... since then, mind you, I've now read hundreds of books and I'm not a huge fan of Holzer (not that I hate him... just not a fan...) and in that book, Longleat factored greatly... and I admit, I was drawn and still am.

#9: Hermitage Castle, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Hermitage Castle has a fantastic "folkloric" history and some very strange tales of ghosts. It's setting/locale is also something that adds to the environment. Definitely on my place list to visit even if to simply be a "quick-run" tourist.

#8: Berry Pomeroy Castle, Devon, England

Berry Pomeroy Castle agains is rich in history... and in ghostly lore. Anyplace that Peter Underwood raves about has high marks from me and is on my "must see" list!

#7: Gettysburg Battlefield, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA

Gettysburg... the pivotal battle between the warring North and South in America... and scene of much devastation. It seems like a "gimme" as many "ghost hunting groups" already have trodden the fields... but that's almost why I am a little put-off by the place... too many half-assed investigations and not enough meat... means a corrupt place when it comes to neutrality of my team. None-the-less, I'd love to give it a go under proper circumstances.

#6: The Former Lakeshore Psychiatric Hostpital/Humber College Lakeshore Campus - Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Sure, we've been there too, but we've never had full run of the place... and the college isn't "ghost friendly" and doesn't want to look into the folkloric and "ghostly" history of the place meaning we've never had a thorough look around... that's why it's on the list.

#5: Fyvie Castle - Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Fyvie Castle and the ghost of (possibly) Lilies D. Drummond... the "Green Ladye of Fyvie" who scratched her name on a window ledge... Easily one of the most interesting stories we've heard.

#4: Glamis Castle, Dundee, Scotland

Glamis Castle is oft referred to as "The Most Haunted Castle in The World"... and it may very well be. There's so much to see/tell/look into for someone like me that I'd likely start going into overload mode rather rapidly... especially if one had unfettered access to the place. Oh, pet peeve... it's pronounced "Glahms" ("Gloms") castle... so to you folks (AND YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE) that call it "Glam-iss", please, it is "Glahms"...

#3: Hampton Court, Surrey, England

Hampton Court is either very busy with paranormal activity... or very busy with folkloric tales. Either way, what a fantastic place and so worthy of proper investigations. Click here to read a write-up we did when a "ghost video" broke at the site.

#2: The Tower of London, London, England

The Tower... a history steeped in executions, torture, mayhem, and all the good stuff! I've been fortunate enough (through connections) to correspond with a few of the staff at the tower and it appears to be a STILL "lively" place with all kinds of activity. I'd be on investigator/researcher overload... but I'd be happy to do the job justice!

#1: Some house/home/business/site/whatever that we haven't heard of... yet...

...and maybe never. Probably the "best" spot for activity and possible capture of data of ghostly activity has yet to be discovered. It could be your next door neighbour... or that weird restaurant you see driving around every so often that you've never eaten in.

That's the beauty of this study... who knows what or where would be best... it's always another story, another report, another day away... and may always be.

Have I missed any I should have thought about? Let me know in the "Comments" section...

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