Take a late-night ghost tour The best way to learn about all of San Antonio’s spookiest history and happenings is to do it after dark. Ghost City Tours, RJA Ghost Tours and Sisters Grimm Ghost Tours all offer haunted evening jaunts in the Alamo City. Credit: Shutterstock / JB888

Everything’s bigger in Texas, even its paranormal activity.  Or so says a new study ranking the Lone Star State as the most haunted place in the nation.

That analysis was conducted by online gambling blog BonusFinder. Although a gaming site might be the last source you expect to have a handle on spooky shit, the organization claims to have crunched the numbers to back it up.

Researchers looked into the states’ potential for the paranormal by analyzing each for their number of cemeteries, reported ghost sightings, alleged haunted locations and number of paranormal investigators.

With roughly 14,000 cemeteries along with 925 haunted locations and 7,517 reported ghost sightings per 100,000 people, Texas was by far the spookiest state, according to the study. Maine took the No. 2 spot, while Florida was ranked the third-most haunted.

“Additionally, the iconic Alamo, celebrated for its significant role in Texas history, is rumored to be inhabited by the lingering spirits of the courageous soldiers who once battled there,” the study authors noted in their report.

Other San Antonio landmarks, including the Emily Morgan Hotel, the Menger Hotel and the infamous Ghost Tracks, while said to be haunted by spirits, didn’t earn a mention in the report.

If ghosts aren’t your thing, you might want to consider moving to New Jersey, which was ranked the least haunted U.S. state, according to the study.

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This article appears in Oct 4-17, 2023.

Michael Karlis is a multimedia journalist at the San Antonio Current, whose coverage in print and on social media focuses on local and state politics. He is a graduate of American University in Washington,...