"There are a lot of ghosts in Topeka," Ghost tour guide, Beth Cooper said.
And, Cooper should know. She's the tour guide for Ghost Tour Topeka.
"We believe there are at least three ghosts and possibly four here."
The Ghost Tour takes you to some of Topeka's haunted spots.
Ghost Tours
Ghost tours is open year-round, you can hop aboard a trolley and visit the haunted locations. For more information call (785) 383-2925 or go online for more information about Topeka Ghost Tours.
There are two featured tours: the Downtown Topeka tour and the North Topeka tour.
Beth took 49 News to a few spots on the North Topeka tour. The first stop: Overland Station.
"During one of our tours when they were doing their hands-on-experience, a gentleman and his baby posed for a picture right in front of this door that is behind me," she said. "And in the picture there is a figure of what looked like a boy. It was almost skeletal looking. He had eye sockets and the baby was looking at this ghost boy."
Beth said many hours were spent in research at the library and historic museum, and just visiting with people who told her their ghost stories.
"We?re now down in the North Topeka entertainment district," she said.
"In this tavern there are at least two ghosts. There's a ghost couple. They're Victorian dressed couple who walk arm and arm. And they seem to be talking to each other. There's also the ghost of a man who died upstairs. And he was a regular here at the tavern. And he walks down the stairs, comes through and sits at his favorite booth up towards the front of the tavern."
The last stop is the little known Curtis Family Cemetery. Former Vice President Charles Curtis is not buried here, but members of the family are.
Something strange happened during one of the Ghost Tours.
"They had a digital thermometer. And it was a summer evening, 90 degrees. There was a cold spot of 65 degrees that they recorded. Sometimes cold spots indicate a spirit, ghost activity,? she said.
With all this ghostly activity, has Beth ever seen a ghost?
"I have to say I have never seen a ghost. And, I also have to say I am somewhat skeptical because I do a lot of photography, so I know how photos can be reflections and light and not always accurate,? Cooper said.
"My own personal opinion is, until the ghost comes up and pinches me. I'm going to be pretty skeptical."
Though Beth may not necessarily believe in ghosts, she does leave room for thought.
"I believe strange things happen because we have had strange things happen on these tours,? she said.
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