41 Most Haunted Travel Destinations For Brave Adventurers

38. Villisca Axe Murder House, Iowa, USA: An Unsolved American Horror

In the small town of Villisca, Iowa, stands a modest white house forever marked by a horrific, unsolved crime. In June 1912, eight people—six members of the Moore family and two young houseguests—were brutally murdered with an axe while they slept. The house has since become a focal point for paranormal investigation, with visitors reporting disembodied children's voices, falling lamps, moving objects, and an oppressive atmosphere of sorrow and dread. It’s a chilling reminder of a real-life American horror story and its lingering, unexplained terror.