The ruins of the Academia Girl's School in Academia, PA, are associated with various eerie stories, including the legend of a murderer who set fire to the building to conceal his crimes against students, whose ghosts are said to remain on the property. Visitors have reported experiencing paranormal phenomena like disembodied screams, the sound of girls singing "London Bridge," and unexplained car battery drainage upon leaving the site. The most popular tale claims a gardener murdered many of the students and then set fire to the school to destroy the evidence. The ghosts of the young girls are said to still haunt the property. Visitors report seeing apparitions, hearing disembodied screams, and even the sound of girls singing the nursery rhyme "London Bridge". Some have experienced physical effects, such as the smell of death, a sudden draining of car batteries, and cars failing to start when attempting to leave the property. One variation of the story suggests the gardener's apparition has been seen sitting on the steps of a nearby church.