Weems Botts Museum, Dumfries
The Weems Botts Museum is described as a potentially haunted site, with reported phenomena including a closet door opening on its own, an antique doll moving, books flying off shelves, and the sound of horses on the property. Ghostly apparitions of Civil War soldiers are said to roam nearby cemeteries, while a young child in Colonial attire is seen playing near a window or heard with footsteps upstairs. A guest was reportedly pushed by an unseen force in a bedroom. A closet door is known to open by itself, an antique doll has been seen moved around the parlor, and books have been observed flying off of shelves. The sound of horses has been heard on the property. Footsteps have also been reported on the wooden floors of the bedroom above. A child dressed in Colonial-era clothing is said to play near a window. Apparitions of Civil War soldiers are thought to haunt nearby cemeteries and the park. A guest reported being gently pushed on their lower back while seated on the floor of a Colonial bedroom. A little girl's voice has been heard, according to ghost hunters.