Sailors' Snug Harbor is reportedly a highly haunted location, with staff and visitors experiencing various paranormal phenomena, including full-bodied apparitions, misty figures, and disembodied voices. Reported ghostly encounters include a figure of a lady in white captured in a photograph, a misty black substance seen moving up a banister, and voices heard in the Matron's House where no one is present. The area's history of deception, imprisonment, and murder may contribute to its haunted reputation. Staff, including security guards, have reported sightings of fully formed ghosts. A director of performing arts captured a photograph that is believed to show a ghostly lady in white. A witness described seeing a misty black substance moving up a banister. A woman's voice has been heard in the Matron's House when no one was there. Individuals have reported feeling like they are being followed. Sailors' Snug Harbor was established in 1831 as a home for retired and aged sailors.