Haunted Places To Visit Around Fort Worth, TX | Halloween 2022

Some people prefer to celebrate Halloween by visiting pumpkin patches or going to haunted attractions with actors and flashing lights. However, there are many ghost enthusiasts who would prefer to experience the true essence of the spooky season by visiting local haunted locations. Because of Fort Worth’s long history and connections to the Wild West, there are plenty of places you can visit to hear ghost stories and maybe experience the paranormal yourself. These are some of our top picks for the most haunted places in the Fort Worth area.

Arlington’s Cemetery of Lost Infants

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According to Odyssey, Arlington’s Cemetery of Lost Infants may have more than one ghost wandering the area. On UTA’s campus, in the same area as Doug Russel Park and Trinity House, is a small cemetery that may house the souls of more than one infant. Reverend James Tony found the need for the cemetery when the residents at his girls’ home lost their children.

The cemetery is haunting because the graves of the children are marked with numbers rather than names. Some speculate that this was to grant the women and girls in the home anonymity and to protect their privacy. Despite being a haunting place to visit, there’s no evidence that the reverend was anything but helpful and kind to the homeless and in-need women and girls who lived in the house.

• Location: 801 W. Mitchell St., Arlington, TX 76013

Castle of Heron

With its medieval appearance and crumbling stone walls, it’s no wonder ghost stories have started to circle the Castle of Heron Bay. Texas Monthly says “it was once an illegal casino, complete with secret tunnels leading from the card tables to the boat docks on nearby Lake Worth,” but now the castle sits vacant besides a single caretaker. According to the castle’s stories, the man who lived in it lost his wife on their wedding day.

Shortly after the tragedy, the man married his late fiance’s sister. When you visit the castle, you can see the bride’s ghost running in a white dress from the edge of the property down to the water. Other visitors also claim to occasionally see a brooding shadow in the shape of a young man in the window of the castle, looking down.

• Location: 9115 Heron Drive, Fort Worth, TX 76108

Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse

Downtown Fort Worth is now home to a variety of modern restaurants, shops, and coffee roasters, but 100 years ago the area looked much different. During the 1800s, Downtown Fort Worth was full of gaming halls and saloons that hosted their fair share of illegal and loud activities. The area’s history is part of what makes the ghost stories about Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse so believable.

A paranormal investigator who worked with CBS News said “I believe there is spirit energy in there,” when asked about the upstairs dining room in the steakhouse. Visitors have claimed to see wine glasses fly from shelves, and often say they hear loud noises in the middle of the night, even when the rooms should be empty.

• Location: 812 Main St., Fort Worth, TX 76102
• Hours:
  • 4 p.m to 9 p.m. Sunday
  • 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday
  • 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday
  • 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday
  • 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday

Fort Worth Zoo

The Fort Worth Zoo is home to a variety of animals and plenty of family fun. It’s one of the top-rated zoos in the country, but could it also be the home to some restless spirits? It’s rumored that a zookeeper may haunt the grounds at the zoo, unhappy with the board’s choice to remove her from staff. Some believe that her close relationships with the animals at the zoo are what brought her spirit to haunt the area.

When you come to see the animals, you may also see the ghost of Michael Bell, an elephant trainer who was crushed to death by an elephant. He was attempting to move an elephant that weighed more than 4 tons when the incident occurred. If you visit the zoo, you may see the man’s ghost pacing back and forth between the elephant and zebra areas.

• Location: 1989 Colonial Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76110
• Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday

Miss Molly’s Hotel

Once a brothel and now a historic hotel with Old West furnished rooms, Miss Molly’s is the perfect location for ghost hunting. The rooms within the hotel are a testament to Fort Worth’s rich history, but more than that, there are plenty of ghost stories associated with this hotel. The first and most popular of the ghost stories focuses on Jake the Cowboy, a phantom that the manager claims to have seen herself. The Tipping Ghost and Mysterious Madam are two more ghosts within the hotel that wander, occasionally standing at the end of beds or leaving spare change.

• Location: 109 W Exchange Ave., Fort Worth, TX 76164

The Stockyard Hotel

The Stockyard Hotel is a gorgeous building with plenty of impressive architecture and character. Celebrities like Chuck Norris, George Strait, and Tanya Tucker have stayed in the suites in this hotel, but they aren’t the only special guests. Guests often report seeing strange phantoms and experiencing hauntings in the hotel. One ghost people see frequently is Junior, the rodeo cowboy. Before he passed, he spent much of his time at the hotel.

Some also believe that Bonnie and Clyde may be ghosts within the hotel, as they stayed in the hotel in 1933. Guests who stay in the Bonnie and Clyde suite report the faucets turning on and off again by themselves. Another ghost you may see if you choose to stay at the hotel is Jasper C. Lawson, a weighmaster who poisoned himself.

• Location: 109 E Exchange Ave., Fort Worth, TX 76164

We hope this guide has helped you find some haunted places to visit this fall. Did we forget to add a famous or little-known haunted spot in the Fort Worth area? Contact us and let us know so we can update our list. If you’re planning to drive out of town for your spooky tour, check out our new car inventory for scary-good deals on your next ride.