ONE OF THE MOST HAUNTED: The Myrtles Plantation

This stately home in St. Francisville, Louisiana, USA was built in 1796, and is said to be haunted by many different ghosts.

Researchers have said that there were ten murders committed here, although only one has been officially confirmed. Even so it is said to be included in the lists for one of the most haunted places in the world.

Restored Interior

Now it has been turned into a bed and breakfast, but guests still report strange happens that have gone on during the night.

Guests have been allowed to ghost hunt inside and outside the premises without an escort, or take a guided tour.

Here are some of the ghosts that have been reported over the years:

* A former slave called Cleo, that was apparently hung there for killing 2 children.

* The 2 children that were killed have been seen playing on the veranda.

* An attorney called William Drew Winter who lived there between 1860 and 1871 was shot dead on the porch by a stranger. The story goes that he struggled into the house bleeding and tried to climb the stairs, but he died before he got there. It is said you can still hear his last dying footsteps on the staircase.

The famous staircase

Looking at it through a mirror where murder victim ghosts appear

* Ghosts of slaves turn up every now and then and ask if they can do any chores.

* The grand piano plays by itself, repeating the same cord over and over again.