About 13 years ago my ex husband and about 10 friends went up there on about different occasions. The place itself has many storys to tell. Broken dolls and bottles on the floor. Old bed frames still in some of the rooms. Alot of graffiti on the walls from passerbyers. The place had a reched smell to it. I was there during the day. Have many pics from it and it wasnt bad at all or creepy. But once enetered at night the whole scene changes within u. There are sounds u cant explain, cold spots and whispers. Once again it could just be wind blowing through cracks and rats or bats throughout the halls echoing but i think theres alot more there than has ever been told. A friend of mines reletive died there during the tuberculosis era and claimed of the abuse and torturing that went on there. Not only to patients but also to nurses. Her family members thought she was just losing her mind due to the illness but there was many claims of these incidents. Nurses commited suicide and so did patients. Body remains were destroyed in the incinertor. But I do not personally know if any of this is real.

This looks like a machine we used to label clothing for clients where I work. Now we have a computerized labeler.

The sad partis that it is abandoned, Iam a person who visted the park in it glory days and o what fun was had to be a queen or king for the day. All that have missed this great advanture sorry for you I am one that would loive to see it opened for my grandchildren. all my wonderfull advantures of a child mary

The lab would have been like any hospital or health department lab. No torture. Just samples on slides to look for parasites like nematodes (blood fluke sort of thing) and hookworms. Blood drawn into little vaccutainer tubes to do basic bloodwork to diagnose and treat things like electrolyte abnormalities. A pretty simple urinary tract infection can make older folks completely crazy and that would have been some of what the lab would have been used for (analyzing the cup of urine...no patient attached).

Is Pennhurst still standing?? There's the VA hospital there! Is it further down the road from there??

Reminds me of a Tiffany stained glass creation!

I worked at this hospital in the 1950's. They had just stopped using hydrotherapy and were using shock therapy, which was brutal. That was in the days before modern tranquilizing drugs. I worked on the Admission Ward and relieved for dinner on the Violent Ward. It was a dangerous place to work if you didn't treat the patients with respect. I did, so I was never hurt.

Is it me, or is there a little toadie inside? It might be some leaves, though...

A serene watercolor, framed by antiquity.

Reminds me of a park in Wisconsin, where the steps through the woods led down to Lake Michigan. I get the same good feeling!

I have loved all of your galleries, esp. the old asylums, as I used to work in one (St. Louis State Hospital)

It probably is!

Love everything about this one!

Gorgeous colors...nature's own!

Ah, beautiful, surreal!

Nature perseveres!

Door has the illusion of a snowy landscape painting; a hillside with perhaps granite walls near the top.

As a side note, I had a great aunt who often checked herself into Manteno. Although she did not like the electroshock treatments she received, she was quite happy there and felt very safe.

I was there last weekend. The room has now been painted over, and the tubs are gone. All that remains is a bit of the writing on the bases where the tubs were.

I went to the hospitals a couple years back (maybe 2 or 3?). We parked at the shopping center across from the water tower and ran our way across 450 and up the hill-- theres a couple paths that you can see. Basically just bobbed and weaved in the tall grass on that hill. Got up to the top and chilled out for minute waiting for the rest of the group. Everyone got together and we were on our way. We freaked out when we came across two people but they were just hanging out in the field on a date sort of thing. Eventually spot lights hit the field and we hit the ground, then an accident happened on 450 at the light and all the cops fled to that, so we were pretty much home free. No more cops after that. So we proceeded to the childrens hosp, looked around, got bored as it was the 3rd time we checked it out. Then we headed to the nurses quarters in which we... FOUND THE TUNNELS! We went down and traveled for what seemed like forever. No dead ends. No bars. Just maybe a maximum of an inch of water at times. It was definatly cool. Only road block was from stones that had been thrown down a man hole that blocked the path somewhat, but we could have still gotten around. Eventually we climbed out and we were by the adult hosp. Started walking out, and BAM! Theres the security trailer. We snuck by and back across the street, through the field, and back to the cars. Really cool place to go. A couple weeks later a few friends of mine got caught-- 5 people went, 3 hid in the woods and never got caught, 2 got nabbed and only the one over 18 got community service and a fine. The other got a slap on the wrist. One of the spookiest places I've been but definatly worth it. PS-- DON'T park in the parking lots across from the hospital-- the cops said they would have never known they were there if they hadn't parked there. And if you park in the shopping center DON'T wear all black-- Dead give away!!

Apparently none of you who have posted commments had a mother who spent much of her adult life at North Hampton State Hospital. As a child I visited my mother there. My Graduate Thesis was based on my memories of visiting her there. I hurts me to hear many of you say you would love to go through the patient records. My mother's records are there and I would like to have them. Does any one know how I can get them?

to bug56....paranormal investigation is a very real and very scientific thing...learn a little about it before telling people to "grow up and stop chasing ghosts" Are you saying that it's "immature" to believe, research, and investigate what is beyond the realm of the human senses???
And to EPI....good luck with your investigating but do brush up on your spelling!!!

Does anyone know the story of Mikey? Cuz I really want to find out for research I'm doing (I'm a paranormal investigator) I was over in Letchworth and it's definitely "alive" with activity. That and does anyone have any idea of what buildings are which (I can't remember the layout of the grounds)

The hospital building is not haunted. But it is very very dangerous. Stay out. The Police will arrest you.

The bottom two windows and the entrance looks like a happy face! ^_^