-Roanoke, Virginia
According to Hollins University's 2012 guidebook, a number of urban legends center on the school's Roanoke campus, the majority of them concerning ghosts. Indeed, the publication states that "almost every building" more than a century old is said to harbor a past student's spirit. For while the Virginia institution assumed its full university identity in 1998, its roots as a coeducational college stretch back to 1842. Today's campus features many historic buildings – like Presser Hall, completed in 1925 and home to the music department. It was here, so the story goes, that a female student began a relationship with her piano teacher, who later murdered her during practice. What's more, apparently her ghost still haunts the building as a dark figure visible in a window.
