Listen, I don't know about you, but I am a sucker for a good ghost story.  If you want to tell me the stories of a haunted house, I will listen in awe.  Ever since I was a kid I've loved a good ghost story, and thankfully as an adult, the internet is full of them.

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Whispers Estate

Located in Mitchell, Indiana the Whispers Estate is a perfect destination for paranormal enthusiasts from the Tri-State because it's only about an hour and a half from Evansville.

Hauntings at Whispers Estate

The Whispers Estate was built in 1894, so there is a lot of creepy history that's taken place at the estate.  It's said the Whispers Estate was purchased in 2006 after being abandoned for several years.  During restorations, disembodied voices were heard, and it's said that the walls "whispered" constantly, the whispering walls earned the Whispers Estate its creepy name.

According to the Whispers Estate website, the house was purchased in 1899 by Dr. John and Jessie Gibbons.  Throughout the time they lived in the house they had many strange happenings.  They adopted a few children, and one was a girl named Rachael.  It's said that when Rachael was 10 she set fire to the front parlor where she was badly burned and later succumbed to her injuries.  Legend has it that Rachael never left the house, and still likes to "play" around, the house.  Visitors to Whispers Estate have reported seeing and hearing a young child playing about.

This is just one of many stories about people who died in the Whispers Estate. Judging by the amount of paranormal activity it seems some people never left.   You can read more of the Whispers Estate haunted history, on their website, here. 

Want to stay overnight?

Here's the thing with the Whispers Estate, if you're brave enough, you can book an overnight investigation.  Whispers Estate will even keep the fridge stocked with coffee and soda to help you stay awake so you can investigate and maybe get your own paranormal findings. If you want to book an overnight stay, you can click here. 

Whispers Estate Documentary

A YouTube channel called Timeline-World History Documentaries created a documentary about the Whispers Estate which they called "The House with the Whispering Walls."  This documentary garnered so much attention, that it has over 1.2 millions views! Holy views Batman! Here's what they have to say about the Whispers Estate documentary they created:

Nestled in a small Indiana town since 1895, Whispers Estate embodies a true paranormal haunting. Turning skeptics into believers, this house proves that its walls do more than just talk. Hear the chilling testimonies of the home owner, the staff, and numerous visitors of their encounters with the entities who reside in this home that many claim is alive.

You can check it out for yourself below, after watching it, do you still think you'd want to stay overnight at the Whispers Estate?