Haunted things to do in Detroit

Looking for haunted places & dark-history spots in Detroit? These 6 are the genuinely strange ones — Eloise Asylum, Beth Olem Cemetery, The Whitney and more — each hand-vetted and sourced, not pulled from a top-ten list. Great for an unusual date, a weird afternoon, or showing a visitor the side of Detroit they'd never find on their own.

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Eloise Asylum Once a massive 19th-century psychiatric hospital and poorhouse, this sprawling complex is legendary for its d… Westland
Beth Olem Cemetery This historic Jewish cemetery, dating back to the 1860s, was completely swallowed by a massive General Motors… Hamtramck
The Whitney This opulent 1894 Romanesque Revival mansion, built by lumber baron David Whitney Jr., is now an upscale rest… Midtown
Elmwood Cemetery Established in 1846, Detroit's oldest non-denominational cemetery is a certified arboretum that contains the… East Side
The Masonic Temple As the largest Masonic Temple in the world, this towering 1,037-room Gothic masterpiece is riddled with secre… Midtown
Jolly Old Timers Hiding in plain sight in the basement of a Victorian home near Wayne State, this legendary, low-key social cl… Midtown