The South Carolina State Hospital in Columbia dates back to 1821 and was first known as the South Carolina Lunatic Asylum. It was one of the very first public mental hospitals established in the United States. Famous architect, Robert Mills, designed the building and South Carolina was the second state in the country at that time to put money aside for such a building for the care and treatment of the mentally ill.
An old, abandoned asylum would prove to be pretty creepy no matter, but this one is known to have some eerie ghost stories surrounding it. The property is said to be haunted by those who once called the asylum their home, patients that resided there. Witnesses have reported seeing strange shadows, hearing residual hospital sounds, and hearing the disembodied cries and screams of former patients.
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back in 2006 I worked for a local ambulance service and took my lunch break at the Babcock Building parking lot all the time. During one such lunches I seen a shadowy figure standing in a window. Then it disappeared.
October 2025
| Would Recommend | Yes |
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Looking to bring some friends and do a little ghost hunting.
June 2024
| Would Recommend | Unsure |
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