Fort Ticonderoga

Built by the French in 1755, Fort Ticonderoga has traded hands more times than most forts — British, American, British again. The bloodiest moment came in 1758 when the British took over 1,000 casualties in a single assault. Today you can walk 2,000 acres of that history on Lake Champlain.

The Legend of Ticonderoga is one of history's most famous ghost stories. Major Duncan Campbell of Scotland's Black Watch Regiment was visited by his murdered cousin's ghost, who warned him they'd meet again at "Ticonderoga" -- a word Campbell had never heard. Years later, Campbell was mortally wounded at the fort, realizing too late that the Native American name meant "the place where two waters meet."

Nancy Coates, mistress of General "Mad" Anthony Wayne, drowned herself in Lake Champlain after fearing abandonment. Her ghost floats on the water, her sobbing echoing across the lake. Ghost Hunters investigated and declared "I firmly believe that you have paranormal activity going on here" after a spirit lit up a room in the barracks.