Strawberry Hill Museum, Kansas City
The Strawberry Hill Museum in Kansas City, KS is considered haunted, with reported paranormal activity including the recurring apparition of a "Lady in Red" from the 1940s who asks for the priest's house, the unexplained movement of objects like dining room doors and a crèche, and the sensing of childlike entities in various parts of the mansion. Other reported phenomena include disembodied footsteps, cold touches, music, and the smell of baby powder. A ghostly figure in 1940s red clothing is frequently seen, sometimes trailing what appears to be blood and asking questions like, "Where is the house of the priest?" before vanishing. Psychics and investigators have sensed the presence of children, with one small entity seen rocking in a chair and others believed to be playing in the basement. The other spirits are thought to come to the chapel to worship. The heavy swing door between the main dining room and the children's dining room has been observed to open and close by itself. Staff have reported sudden electrical anomalies, unexplained footstep sounds, music, and the faint smell of baby powder. A Christmas decoration in the Pope's room was changed, and another "baby Jesus" was added to the crèche, suggesting a spiritual presence.