Sallie Our creepiness rating 💀💀💀💀💀
The Kansas City Star reported in 2024 that, according to the tourism site, Sallie was six and died on the operating table during an appendectomy. Visitors describe equipment failing, objects moving, being touched, and guide dogs refusing to enter the nursery; it quotes Forbes writer Geraldine Orentas saying Sallie is hostile to men. Source: Kansas City Star, 2024.
Facts below are drawn from the linked sources.
Real history
The house is a tourist attraction and has been vacant since the 1990s (Wikipedia).
Sources differ on its age: the Kansas City Star says it was built in the early 1900s, while Wikipedia dates it to the mid-1800s.
Ghost stories
These are reported legends, not verified events. The creepiness score (1–5) is Spook Atlas's own editorial rating, not a measurement.
Then and now
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Public access
Partly open Visit Atchison lists haunted tours in town (Visit Atchison). Last checked: Nov 1, 2026.
Explore more
- More places in Atchison and Kansas
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- Nearby: Glore Psychiatric Museum (St. Joseph, MO), Quindaro Townsite (Kansas City, KS), Eldridge Hotel (Lawrence, KS), Sauer Castle (Kansas City, KS)
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