Haunted: A route of the scariest places in Victoria

Angie Osorio

Asylums, old gaols, abandoned buildings and haunted hotels, this is a list not for the faint hearted!

Castlemaine General Cemetery, Chinatown 墨尔本唐人街, Hanging Rock, Railway Hotel, Geelong Gaol Ghost Tours (Twisted History), Old Beechworth Gaol, Aradale Ghost Tours, Ararat Lunatic Asylum

  • Castlemaine General Cemetery, Australia

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      A haunted list cannot miss a cemetery! Nestled in a tree lined gully of Campbells Creek, the cemetery, holds the stories of the 20,000 people who are interred within the grounds. Be it on the summers breeze or a winter’s foggy night, you won’t believe the people who once called Castlemaine home.

  • Chinatown 墨尔本唐人街 in Melbourne, Australia

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      Located at the heart of the city of Melbourne, Chinatown is a colorful area with restaurants, bubble tea, entertainment and its very own Ghost Murder Mystery Tour.

  • Hanging Rock, Australia

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      The eroded remains of an extinct volcano, the rock is best known as the setting for the novel and subsequent movie and TV series, 'Picnic at Hanging Rock. There has long been speculation that the fictional novel was based in fact, with author Joan Lindsay reportedly inspired by the disappearances of local women in the 1800s. Visitors have claimed that watches and electronic devices malfunction on approaching Hanging Rock, further fuelling the mystery and intrigue surrounding it.

  • Railway Hotel, Australia

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      Built as the Criterion Hotel in 1861, Dunolly's Railway Hotel is known for haunting of the spirit of an old lady. Sit on a bed in the upper level and she may shove you aside to get to the window.

  • Geelong Gaol Ghost Tours (Twisted History) in Geelong, Australia

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      The Geelong gaol is one of the most intact 19th - century prison in Victoria, which opened its doors first in 1853 and closed in 1991. The "pristine" condition of the gaol is a sight in itself.

  • Old Beechworth Gaol, Australia

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      A 140 years old building with its own paranormal movie: Haunted Down Under The Old Old Beechworth Gaol.

  • Aradale Ghost Tours, Ararat Lunatic Asylum, Australia

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      Spend a night at the biggest asylum in Australia. 13,000 patients and staff are said to have died in the span of 140 years. Yikes!