Attmore-Oliver House — poltergeist activity in New Bern, North Carolina

The Attmore-Oliver House in New Bern, North Carolina, is a Federal-style home dating to the late 18th century that now serves as a house museum operated by the New Bern Historical Society. The building has been the scene of reported poltergeist activity for many years. Staff and visitors describe objects being moved from one room to another, doors slamming shut in rooms with no open windows, and the sound of furniture being dragged across the floor upstairs when no one is on the second level. The kitchen area has been particularly active, with pots and utensils reportedly falling from hooks and cabinets opening on their own. The most unsettling reports involve the rocking chair in the front parlor, which has been witnessed rocking vigorously by itself — sometimes for several minutes — by multiple witnesses. Some visitors have described cold spots that seem to move through the house, following them from room to room. The identity of the ghost or ghosts is unknown, though the house has been home to multiple families over its 200-plus year history. New Bern, as North Carolina's former colonial capital, has a rich collection of haunted properties, and the Attmore-Oliver House is consistently ranked among the most active.