The Surratt House Museum is described as a haunted location due to numerous reports of the restless spirit of Mary Surratt, the first woman executed by the federal government. Visitors and staff have reported experiencing unexplained phenomena, including disembodied voices and whispers, footsteps, creaking floorboards, and the sounds of sobbing. Some accounts even describe seeing her spectral figure dressed in a dark, hooded dress with heavy boots. Visitors have heard creaking floorboards, footsteps, and what sounds like someone walking in and out of the house when no one else is present. There are reports of whispers, mumbling, talking, and muffled sobs, and even a woman crying for help followed by loud screams. Some people claim to have seen Mary Surratt's ghost, often described as wearing a black dress and a hood. Staff members have reported a feeling of a man walking out of a bedroom and looking at them. It's believed that Mary Surratt's spirit remains because she may have been an innocent woman punished unjustly for her alleged role in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Her restless spirit may be tied to the unresolved questions surrounding her guilt or innocence in the assassination plot.