West Virginia Penitentiary — haunted_place in Moundsville, WV
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West Virginia Penitentiary

Haunted Place · Prison/Jail · Moundsville, WV

4.8Google· 2556 Reviews

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Open year round · Hours vary

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Location

818 Jefferson Avenue, Moundsville, WV 26041

Added by HCMapsLast updated September 10, 2026
West Virginia Penitentiary atmosphere

The story

About West Virginia Penitentiary

Built in 1866 and decommissioned in 1995, this imposing former prison in now welcomes visitors for historical tours and dedicated paranormal experiences. Public ghost hunts, private investigations and twilight tours explore the building after dark.

What you'll find

Reported Activity

  • Apparitions
  • Cold Spots
  • Footsteps/Sounds
  • Paranormal Investigations
  • Voices/EVP

What visitors are saying

★ 4.8 on Google · 2556 reviews · A selection of reviews provided by Google

Madison Bastian

2 months ago

Greg was an amazing tour guide! Fascinating place that’s been on my list for a while to tour and finally had time while in Pittsburgh! Definitely recommend doing the tour, we will be back to do a Monday tour!

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T B

2 months ago

Awesome tour! Greg is very knowledgeable and well spoken. Thank you for the in depth history lesson! Highly recommend. $16 tour, well worth it, tours start at the top of the hour.

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Heather Freiling

2 months ago

This was so cool!! I’m so used to tours being stuffy but this was amazingly chill. Our tour guide was super knowledgeable and very fun. We were able to step into cells and there were a few interactive experiences that surpassed any other prison tour I’ve done. Incredible stories and a long tour that felt incredibly fast just because of how fun it was. Side note: the gift shop has the most comfortable sweatpants I’ve ever bought!

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Mandy Poindexter

3 months ago

Carley was our guide, she was great for the guided tour, she was very informative and new a ton of history. We also did the photograpy tour and Jaylen was there, she was also informative and made sure we didn't miss anything. Thank you both for a great experience!

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Lisa Satterfield

a month ago

I came with a group on Tue 7-21, we were the last tour of the day. The guide was very knowledgeable, she was funny. I think her name was Esther she was young. I was looking at some of the pictures I had taken, I noticed I had an orb on my arm in one picture. I had some much fun, and I learned alot. I will definitely be back.

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