Northern Virginia

We get many requests form visitors who want to visit the haunted hot spots of Washington DC and its outskirts, so on this page we'll give you some places to visit that are reputed to be haunted. We want to offer you some places to visit along with Washington DC. We will also be adding to this page as we get more information:
If you want more information about these places and many more, check out Lawana Holland's DC Ghosts Site.
NOTE: Southern Maryland will be added to the site soon.
A hop across the Potomac will take you to Alexandria in Northern Virginia. Just on the outskirts of the District there are plenty of stories of lost loves, Civil War battles, and the occasional haunt from an unsolved murder.
DCMAG will continue to investigate these great places with all formal permission from clients and owners, and we never condone going to these places without permission from the proper authorities.
Most pics were taken by DCMAG's former Chief Photographer Andy Morataya, and the others were loaned to us by the store owners.

Carlyle House, Alexandria

We spent an evening last February investigating the Carlyle House. Three mysterious deaths occurred on the property between the late 1870s and early 1900s. The building was part of a hotel the turn of the last century, and fell into disrepair over the decades, but now serves as a museum. Footsteps and strange noises are occurrances there, but the haunting is very subtle.

Old Town Theater, Alexandria

One of the odd occurrences about the theater is the dancing orb in the set of seats to the right of the projection booth. Nothing is seen with the naked eye, but the orb shows up in pictures in roughly the same place.
There are also reports of giggling and even staff members getting pinched in the projection booth.

The Historic Bailiwick Inn, Fairfax

The inn is the perfect place for a couple who loves ghosts to get away for the weekend! There have been at least three apparitions seen, and cold spots, mysterious water spots and doors slamming are common as well.

The Christmas Attic, Alexandria

photo courtesy Eric Nuzum

Boom mike audio

Recent Investigation:

Last Friday at the Christmas Attic on Union Street we had a strange occurrance with an odd bell ringing sound. The spirit bell was hanging downstairs, and no one was on that floor. Here Al & Chief Op. John try to re-inact it. The sound was picked on the reporter's boom mike as well! Thanks again to Eric and Tyler for accompaning us.

Legend says the Christmas Attic is haunted by a sea captain, but DCMAG agent Alvin saw the ghost, and his style dates much later. He's known to touch female employees and customers on the shoulder and stroke their hair, and tangles up the Christmas lights.

House in the Country Christmas Store, Alexandria

Laura was horribly burned to death in 1868, just days before her wedding. Since then she has haunted this location on Fairfax and King. Two DCMAG members have heard her say "Hello", and once a battery-powered christmas stocking started flashing while we were conducting EVP. Stop in and say Hello to Laura, shes a very sweet ghost.

The Occoquan Inn, Occoquan

Legend has it an Indian Chief haunts the restaurant. Activity is especially predominant in the ladies' restroom upstairs. Trustee Andy has been there several times, and caught the apparition on film.