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Waverly Hills Sanitorium for Tuberculosis

Louisville, Kentucky

(Also known as the Waverly Hills Sanitarium for Tuberculosis)

During the early twentieth century, Louisville had the highest tuberculosis rate in the country, so a hospital was opened. Many of the patients remained here until they died. The dead bodies were pushed down tunnels to the bottom of the hill where they were then carried off and buried. After the vaccine for tuberculosis was discovered, the hospital became a nursing home that is also now closed. Now, an elderly woman may be seen running from the building with bleeding wrists and ankles; she begs for someone to get her out of that place. Many have also seen people peeking out of third floor–the residential ward–windows.

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Valerie says:

April 6, 2006, 5:57 pm

Waverly Hills is one of the most forboding structures I have ever seen. The tower rivals one on an old English castle standing just above the front entraceway. The building’s windows from what I have seen are all broken out leaving the pane-less windows staring out on onlookers daring them to come inside. When I was there for a Halloween haunted house I could almost feel the weight of the place, it felt like I had a hundred pairs of eyes glaring at me. In the near future I hope to take a tour through the sanitarium and step deeper than I have into it’s dark halls.

Morgan says:

April 8, 2006, 12:17 pm

I think Waverly Hills is one of the coolest places I’ve ever herd of. Sometimes people think that I’m a little strange because I’m really, really into this kind of stuff. My uncles are supposed to take me on a ghost tour of the Waverly Hills Sanatorium this upcoming Halloween, and I really can’t wait!

Erin says:

April 19, 2006, 5:44 pm

Hello everyone. I made a comment on 02-25-06. I wanted to add a few things. Hey CSW, you seem like the only one that has educated things to say. You are wrong about one thing though. No one is able to “slide” down the body shute. There isn’t a body shute. So I am sorry but your friendS lied to get a reaction. I agree with you about that girl that called us Kentuckians uneducated hicks! They do need to come here and see that there aren’t shoeless people with straw coming out of their mouths. Waverly is a great place that is spooky but you also need to respect it! I feel like I am one of the only few people who actually see it for what it is. A historical landmark where devasting things happened.

Vic says:

April 25, 2006, 1:05 am

There IS a body shute, it was seen on Ghost Hunters on Sci-Fi. There is a stairway right beside it and the slick pavement of the shute is clearly evident right beside it. I believe some miss the number of people that actually died in the building. It is sad so many lives were lost there..some adult, some children. Two nurses died there as well. It was rumored one was hung, I believe the other died of disease, but I am not sure on that. Anyhow, I will tour there, if at all possible, this Halloween. Maybe I will see you there. Happy Haunting! :)

Amanda says:

April 29, 2006, 10:43 am

Waverly sounds awesome. I’m going to try to get some of my friends to go up to see it with me. I love haunted sitings and stuff. I’m staying in a haunted dorm right now, and it is so much fun.

Deb P. says:

May 2, 2006, 10:56 am

I’ve been trying to contact someone to get reservations for the Waverly Hills tour but to date haven’t had my calls returned. Anyone know how I can get reservations for a tour?

Thanks

michael says:

May 4, 2006, 8:08 pm

email me directions please

mac daddy says:

May 11, 2006, 5:54 pm

yo listen up yo mamma that comment really pissed me off and u might die from me so u better step up and leave the mac daddy a comment because i dont play thatand ur probably a ***** anyway so ya yo mamma shut up

p.s. tell ur momma i say i’ll pay her later

mac daddy says:

May 11, 2006, 5:56 pm

yo morgan i’ll take u on a ghost tour whenever u want i might even take u to the sizzler cause u shound beautiful so ya hit me up u know peace

ican_beyourz says:

May 14, 2006, 4:32 am

i got head from my girlfriend in the sanitarium. im a bodybuilder and my purple headed yogurt slinger creamed all over her face, toungue and lips she loved it but not as much as the ghost did. i saw it peeking out of the closet and it freeked my out because it saw my rock hard ***** in my girls mouth. im never going to that place again because im kinda embarresed

Tim says:

May 14, 2006, 9:54 pm

Sounds alot like the Barkersville asylum in upstate N.Y., although it is reported that members of some film crews have mysteriously vanished there. Has anything happenned like this at Waverly.

Sarah says:

May 15, 2006, 8:57 pm

We went to Waverly Last halloween , it was ok , for halloween, but you have people jumping out at you and all that stuff, I really wanted to look around, My cousin, see thing and I can feal them, befor anyone, can, We would like, very much to beable to look around the place, Ive found a lot of Website, that talk about it and the nite, we were there, When you drove up to it and were they had you park. Just something about the place , and I don’t think it has to do with all the people that died there, It more about , what happen there. Oh I don’t know , I sure would like a chance to see whath the place would be lake , without all that halloween stuff going on.

yeah! says:

May 20, 2006, 11:01 pm

I have been to waverly hills, and it is really haunted. I went on a paranormal tour costing $20 a person and lasted about 2 hours. When I was there I seen shadow people and had doors slam in my face. When i was visiting the haunted hospital I seen many ghosts and caught lots of scary things on videotape. While I was on the 5th floor of the sanatarium I heard a screeching voice scream hey. You could here this voice on the videotape. I also decided to go down “The death tunnel” while I was wlaking back up you couls hear poeple walking behind you and no one was there. Waverly is a very interesting huanted place with so much history. I recommend this place to any ghost lover.

Mike Stanley says:

May 21, 2006, 9:58 am

I have been to Waverly(At night and unlawfully)About 20 years ago me and several friends went there thru the coffin chute.Everything you hear about that place is VERY TRUE I saw things that to this day I can’t explain Shadows and even saw a person that was there one second and gone the next.If you go there be prepared to see and hear things that can’t be explained

Vannie says:

June 4, 2006, 7:01 pm

Hi!
Until about two days ago I didn’t even know that this place existed. What I have read about it keeps me looking for more to read about it, however; I really don’t want to visit it, looking at the pics and how dirty the place looks, I am not worried about the ghosts, just what might be lurking on the walls.

Elizabeth says:

June 8, 2006, 12:53 am

Hello

I’m from Kentucky but I was born in Texas my name is Elizabeth. My brother and his wife and I would like to visit the Waverly Hills Hospital. Whoever made fun of the other’s EDUCATION what do you think about mine I LIVE IN KENTUCK but Was born a TEXASAN. How do you Lke them APPLES *****

Elizabeth says:

June 8, 2006, 12:57 am

OOP’S LET ME REFRASE MY SELF TEXASEN AND NOW HOW DO YOU LIKE THEM APPLES ****

Samantha says:

June 8, 2006, 2:47 pm

We are all here to make our comments on waverly not put each other down,So please if you are looking to study grammer go to another site michelle that deals with proper grammer and leave us alone to talk about waverly or stay and play nice. I would love to go and see the sanitarium with just a small group but my husband says no. I live in Colorado and we have a haunted park called cheesman park it used to be a grave yard in denver. They wanted to build houses on the land so they moved some bodies but not all. They left over 5000 and it is now haunted. Infact thats where the movie poltergist came from and you can read about it if you go under colorado ghost sites under cheesman park.I and family have been there and what a scary night. I had to run back to the car by myself and when I came back to my family there was someone I couldnt see following me. I have seen and felt ghosts before so I do believe Im sensitive, So I think it would be both scary and interesting to go and visit waverly. Much respect to all who lost thier lives there.

Final Fantasy Fan says:

June 8, 2006, 5:14 pm

Excuse me Michelle but some people here are from Kentucky and don’t appreciate being called ‘uneducated hicks” because I live 3 hours from Waverly hills and I graduated with all A’s and went to harvard University.Anyway I was wondering, If you do happen to sneek up their and get caught, what do the security guards do to ya.

smooches says:

June 8, 2006, 7:12 pm

i was wondering if anybody had any pictures of their visit and if you could email those to me. my email is smooches831@msn.com

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