[Ghosts are everywhere.]

New York City’s old townhouses and historic apartments hide plenty of dark, ghostly secrets, but many of the city’s most famous destinations have their own ghastly histories as well. Grand Central, the Empire State Building, Radio City Music Hall, even Central Park, all host their own otherworldly spirits, born from some gruesome part of history. Elise Gainer, the owner of Ghosts, Murders, and Mayhem Walking Tours, catalogued many of these horrific tales in her bookGhosts and Murders of Manhattan, and we mapped 13 of the most well-known sites for a historic, haunted Halloween tour.

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