3 Truly Terrifying Ghost Stories That Prove Anoka Is The Most Haunted City In Minnesota

The Anoka State Hospital, now the Anoka-Metro Regional Treatment Center is an old mental health facility, and rumor has it that the patients are pretty unhappy. One former employee reported going into the tunnels with a recorder, which was later collected and had a very clear warning on it to "get out" from someone who was definitely not in the group of explorers. Other visitors report hearing laughter and whispers from the tunnels, where people reportedly used to attempt escape. This Psychiatric Hospital is definitely the epicenter of some paranormal activity.

With some help from the Historical Society, you can be led to a home with a rocking chair that is known to rock regularly with nobody sitting in it. Spooky! And that's just the start of their haunted tour, which will give you ALL the chills.

At Billy's Bar & Grill, the building is said to be haunted by the staff from the former brothel. Server Randi Barbour reported machines behaving strangely, unexpected drops in temperature, and even seeing a ghost on the stairs. For a better look inside, we found this video: