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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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Nick Wallace says:

September 7, 2006, 10:00 pm

My friends and I are looking for a Haunted place to spend the night. Does anyone know of such a place in the Louisville area that does not cost $100?

Donna says:

September 7, 2006, 11:08 pm

I have been up to Waverly Hill’s many times. My Aunt used to work there when it was the old tb hosipital. Back in the early eighties we would go up there and look around. There are alot of unexplained thing’s that have happened up there. For one up by the third floor we had seen a little girl playing with a ball.I yelled at her and asked her what she was doing in here by herself with that she turned around and walked up the stairs. So i ran up the stair’s and by the time i got there she was gone. Alot of room’s you will fell very tense espically around by the padded rooom’s. My aunt told me some of the patient’s had gotten out of controll and were put in these room’s for thier safety and other’s as well. You used to be able to slide down the body shoot to the mourge area. Very errie and funny feelings there as well. We tried to have a calling of the sprit’s with candles and a board, that didn’t last long due to the fact a wind from nowhere blew threw and put out our candle’s. It was cold and put goose bump’s on you. Then the light fixture above us came crashing down in on our circle of candle’s. That was enough for all of us and i have only been up there a few time’s sence then. Alot of my pictures have come out with circles of light,orb’s, and a few thing’s we can not figure out. If you have a chance to go there please do and you will see for yourself.

Lola says:

September 11, 2006, 6:42 pm

GRAMMAR, which is how it is spelled, is your friend, people. So are paragraphs.

If you’re going to proudly claim your Kentucky heritage, at least do it with some style and taste and show that you at least attended school.

-Proud, educated, proper spelling Kentuckian

Janie says:

September 13, 2006, 9:46 pm

Hello, I have heard stories upon stories of Waverly Hills. I do think that it is haunted. I saw the show on ghost Hunters, and know from friends. I myself have never been, and probaly will never go (due to being intrigued, but yet a bit of a p***) LOL. But Thanks to everyone who have posted sites and helpful links to help others find information on Waverly Hills. It is a shame that the Graffiti and stuff are all over the walls!! I mean lets face it, a terrible disease killed people there. How about giving them some peace while they still try to find “their” Light to go on. To me its just sad. I cant wait to see the documentary “Spooked”. The movie however, “Death Tunnel” LAUGHABLE!! They really turned that into a bit of a cheese movie…. But again Thanks to all, and my opinion is the same to peolpe who come on here just to post ridiculus, “off the subject”, stupid, etc. Bull ****!! WE DON’T CARE!! There is name for you people that I came up with….other than just plane idiodic……you will happy to know that you all have been upgraded to know “CLOWNSHOE”. LMFAO Peace Out Homies……….

Janie says:

September 13, 2006, 9:51 pm

Oh and yeah I have typ o’s in there to………….But its not because I am from Ky…Just wanted to let all know this…LOL

Janie says:

September 13, 2006, 10:04 pm

Wow!! Have to post this one to…Sorry guys…..But Thanks Zelch for that bit o history lesson you gave us……..It is also “Known” that a spirit will linger in an area if that person has died horribly……….They can’t go on, (to the other side) Hence, they stay and cant do anything else but just that……….So yes Zelch, Spirits do linger and don’t always move on…..But everyone is entilted to his/her opinion. Just wanted to give a little History back so to speak………….I agree they may not hurt you, but they are not always able to “move on” so to speak..And these people died horrible, painful deaths, many not ready!! So therefore, they still roam halls, look out windows, and what not. Get my point?

Robyn says:

September 17, 2006, 7:17 pm

Hello my name is Robyn and I am writing this to tell people about this haunted hospital. The first time I ever been to a haunted house was last year my first time when I was 20 years old and it was the most horrifying experience I have ever had in my life. When I went I could feel things all over my body like I have never felt before. It was like things were crawling on me and I could not get it to go away. When I was walking up the path to get to the doors there were people that were scaring you before we even entered into the builing which made it that much more interesting. When I got to the doors to get ready to walk in I felt something right in front of me and I thought it was the person it front of me but when I felt it touch me I had to walk away from the doors. I finally got brave enough to walk on through. The moment I stepped foot on the ground I was scared! I have never been that scared in my life! We were walking through and I could hear things that weren’t suppose to be there and see things like up in the corners of the building. When I got to the room were the baby cribs were I started crying instantly because I felt like I was haluciating and seeing things but I wasnt they were real. I heard it used be were you got to slide down the same tunnels that the dead bodies went down but that all changed because of people getting hurt. I was so scared that I ended up stepping backwards and ran the other direction and when I was by myself I turned around again and ended up running face to face with my fiancee. We hit so hard my head broke his nose. This was a chilling experience and that I will wan to someday go back and try it again. It will scare you and make your night a wonderful one. It is worth the money that you pay to get into it and will be more of a woman or a man when you step through the doors of that place and make it all the way through it (with no problems) hopefully. Thankyou for taking the time and reading this and I wish everyone a happy and safe trip through Waverly Hills.

Melissa says:

September 17, 2006, 10:58 pm

The word is GRAMMATICAL, not “grammical”.

Moron.

Even more sad, no one else caught that before I did.

*sigh*

PS2LaraDwells says:

September 19, 2006, 5:00 pm

Ive been several times but Im sorta mad cause they wont let anyone walk down the chute where they put the bodies…bummed out

Heather says:

September 21, 2006, 7:37 pm

I have been to waverly only 4 times. and each time i have been it gives me the creeps. i have never seen any kind of paranormal, but the building itself is enough to look at it and just get shivers up your spine. The scariest part to me is just traveling up that dirt road (or is it gravel) i cant remember- well anyways- the whole place is a great scare.

Erika says:

September 25, 2006, 3:34 pm

I live in Texas and love hunted places. I want to go up there and visit but the drive is to long sence me and my friends want to take a road trip. I just want to know how much it costs to get a ticket and can you go threw all the floors. Oh aslo i want to know how long are the tour guides.

Kathy says:

September 29, 2006, 1:14 pm

Hi All, I am going to Waverly Hills for the first time in early November, for a 9:30pm tour. Does anyone have any advice, experiences to share with me? Thanks! Great site, by the way.

tim says:

September 30, 2006, 10:57 am

I am also proud of proud of our state. Try living in Florida with Gators, cockroaches the size of your hands, and oh yeah, the mesquitos. We also have 2 great University’s and great BBall tradition at both schools, what could be better than that? Anyway, I want to go to Waverly Hills just once. I have no fear of the ghosts and believe that my faith in Jesus will proctect me. I’ll go there anytime to battle those demons. This is not people from the past, it’s demonic and the blood of Jesus is a persons protection there or anywhere. I’ll go there with my Bible and holy water. Trust Jeses today! I promise you will not be afraid either!.

70×7 Ministries

brian says:

October 1, 2006, 12:14 am

IT IS SO HAUNTED WE WHERE UP THERE AND SAW A FIGURE IN THE TOWER IT WAS WATCHING PEOPLE GOING IN TO THE BUILDING TO TE HAUNTED HOUSE. WE COULD SEE IT MOVING IT WAS FREAKY

ronni neal says:

October 3, 2006, 11:05 am

I have been to this thing before, It is so awsome, anyone who goes in here will wet your pants!!

ronni neal says:

October 3, 2006, 11:06 am

I have been here before,It is the most scariest haunted thing ive been to yet it was so terrifying!

chrissy says:

October 5, 2006, 5:27 pm

Waverly Hills is not doing any more tour scheduling till March of 2007. They do tours year round or at most of the year. (So for the dummie who said “my daddy owns it, is full of it”) Anyway, the movie Death Tunnel was cool. They fit the history of the place into it. Ghost Hunters went there as well. That’s where I first heard of it.

DEBORAH says:

October 6, 2006, 8:15 pm

WAVERLY HILLS IS NOW OPEN FOR HOLLOWEEN, I WONT GO, MY HEART COULDN’T TAKE IT

Kayla says:

October 10, 2006, 4:12 pm

I think that that it completly strange. But it would be so much fun

SCOTT CALLAHAN says:

October 10, 2006, 7:43 pm

i WAS AT THE HOSPITAL IN THE MID 80 . SOMETIMES WE WOULD GO UP THROUGH TUNNEL .TUNNEL HAS STEPS ON THE LEFT SIDE WITH CONCRET SLATE ON THE RIGHT SIDE.MOST OF THE TIME IT WAS BLOCKED WITH WOOD SO WE FOLLOWED THE AIR VENTS UP TOO THE HOSPITAL ,I HAVE BEEN ALL THROUGH THE HOSPITAL. THE BEST VEIW OF LOUISVILLE IS FROM THE ROOF TOP. A LOT OF PEOPLE FROM IROQUOIS HEIGHTS KNOW WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT . ( A FEW GOOD BUZZES…………… CALLAHAN.

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