Haunted Asylums of America

Danvers State is mostly burned down and developed into condos and apartments, but pieces remain in Massachusetts, near the infamous Salem (the home of the witch trials)! Actually, parts of Danvers is where the witch trial happened, in Olde Salem village. Is the place cursed, you tell me. It can be seen from the highway as a creepy eyesore to remind us of what once was! The original hospital was built on Hathorne Hill, which was once owned by the most notorious judge of The Salem Witch Trails, Judge Hathorne. His father's house once stood on that hill.

The tunnel system underneath Danvers State Hospital served to carry out dead bodies as not to disturb the patient population in the event of a death, creepy!

This infamous Kirkbride building has long since been abandoned! It is now known as Buffalo Psychiatric Center. It is no longer politically correct to call it New York Asylum for the Insane.

Hudson River is another hospital that once was a beautiful Kirkbride building. I always refer to it as Danvers State Hospital's twin. Its almost identical. It began to be abandoned in the 70's like Danvers State with the advent of community mental healthcare. Its in Poughkeepsie, New York, very close to Albany (upstate NY).

This is a horrible, creepy place. They now offer tours and ghost hunters are encouraged to visit for a fee, scary!