Ghost Hunters

In the seventh season premiere, the TAPS team takes on a big challenge when they are asked to investigate the entire town of Alexandria, Louisiana. Three main buildings are at the center of their investigation and the reveal is a standing room only town meeting.

The TAPS crew heads to Chester County, Pennsylvania to investigate the Pennhurst Asylum, an institution notorious for untold abuses to its inhabitants. The team explores several "hot spots," including the Mayflower building, where ghosts have reportedly been heard playing the piano and banging and slamming doors, the Pennhurst tunnel system, where a dismembered torso and a young girl in a white dress have been spotted and Devin Hall, where abuses reportedly took place. In the end, the team reports their findings to Pennhurst's owner. Join the crew as they uncover the paranormal history of this infamous asylum.

The TAPS team goes to Massachusetts to help the Voas family, where the discovery of possible human remains generates more questions than answers. Then TAPS continues on to Philadelphia's USS Olympia warship, where the team investigates for the first time without a television camera crew.

TAPS investigates one of New Orleans' most historically unique sites to find the truth about the Old U.S. Mint. This Civil War-era building has a tumultuous past, including a public execution on the front lawn of a Confederate. The team will try to figure out if the violent history has resulted in frightening paranormal activity.

TAPS makes its first trip to South Dakota to investigate the Hotel Alex Johnson in Rapid City, where the ghost of a suicidal bride is seen in one of the guest rooms. The newest member of the team, the trained ghost-hunting dog Maddie, makes her debut.

The TAPS team heads to isolated Mackinac Island, MI in the dead of winter to investigate Mission Point Resort, where the reports center around a jilted student who committed suicide. It's up to the team to investigate the virtually deserted grounds to find the truth behind the legend.

An evil presence within a desolate fortress puts TAPS to the test.

The team's iron clad nerves are tested when they hunt through the infamous Higgins Armory.

On this episode of Ghost Hunters, TAPS heads to Derby, Connecticut to investigate one of the country's oldest Opera houses, the Sterling Opera House. Some of the reported paranormal activity is a woman in white, as well as a gentleman in a period suit, and shadows. Some believe the Opera House's builder Charles Sterling haunts it, because he died two years before the building was complete.

For the first time ever, TAPS travels to Hawaii to explore one of America's most sacred settings, Pearl Harbor. They are joined in their investigation of the Pacific Aviation Museum by Destination Truth's Josh Gates.

Jason and Grant are forced to leave the Pacific Aviation Museum investigation in Hawaii and head back to the cold weather of Rhode Island when TAPS receives an urgent call from a family in need. Four-year-old Hannah is terrified to live in her own home. Hannah sees the ghost of an old man in her kitchen and a mysterious black cat in her living room. Her cousin is constantly looking over his shoulder after seeing shadows in the basement. Her father, once a non-believer in the paranormal, goes to bed in fear after a spirit attacked him in the night. The family is counting on the team to find the root of the problem. Do the voices and spikes in EMF readings Jason and Grant encounter mean the monsters under Hannah's bed are actually real?

Hill View Manor, a former nursing home in New Castle, PA has had a turbulent and violent history. Since closing in 2004, a small staff has been on hand to oversee the deserted halls -- or are they deserted? The staff has seen full-bodied apparitions roaming the hallways. Visitors have heard eerie voices screaming and yelling. The security cameras have caught shadows lurking behind every corner. And in Room 208 lives the ghost of a little boy, Jeffrey, who used to appear to patients just days before their deaths. The TAPS team calls this investigation the best they've had in a long long time. Tune in to see flashing lights, off-the-chart K2 readings, and one very scared canine.

Will unruly spirits at an abandoned boarding school teach TAPS a lesson?

A mother's suicide tortures four generations of one family.

The Carnegie Library outside of Pittsburgh, PA was built on bloodshed. In the 1800s, a fight broke out between the local steel mill workers and the townspeople, leading to gunshots and fatalities. Industrialist Andrew Carnegie built a library, complete with music hall and athletic center, on the property to make amends, but that may not have been enough to keep the spirits at bay. The staff of the Library has been reporting paranormal happenings, including apparitions of workers in the lobby. Some staff is convinced the ghost of Carnegie himself is haunting the halls. The TAPS team encounters the creepiness first hand when they investigate the halls and hear loud, disembodied voices, laughter and slamming doors. It's clear they're not alone.

A sugar plantation worker tied his daughter to a bed and went to work. Unable to escape, she died in a fire. Claims from the staff of Hawaii's Plantation Village in Waipahu, HI suggest they have seen the little girl passing by the window of the Portuguese House. But, when Jason and Grant investigate, they hear sounds coming from the door handle, is this little girl still trying to flee from the fire? Within 30 buildings, there are more than 3,000 personal artifacts from the workers who traveled to the Plantation from China, Korea, Japan, Portugal and Puerto Rico.The employees just want to know for sure, could these signs be from worker spirits attached to the artifacts?

Jason's daughter joins the team for the shocking investigations of a prominent hotel and a historic fort.

On this episode of Ghost Hunters, TAPS becomes the first paranormal team to ever investigate the historic Friars Club in New York City. Built in 1904 and famous for its roasts, TAPS has been brought in to find out if comedian Al Kelly is behind all the activity. There have been reports that an old man can be heard grunting, cold air surrounding someone, lockers moving, shadows, and apparitions of a man sitting at a table. The team next travels to Rochester, New York to investigate the Main Street Armory. Built in 1905 by the military, the Main Street Armory served as the final training ground for war-bound soldiers. Thousands of men died here from fatal wounds and disease. Apparitions of soldiers are seen, people have reported being grabbed, and things are being moved out of place. The client wants to know if members of his family, who served in the war, are trying to contact him or if there are other soldier's spirits still lingering around. During set up, Haily hears a ruckus going on, and calls Britt for backup. It seems as though there will be a lot of activity tonight.

On this episode of Ghost Hunters, TAPS heads to Niagara Falls, NY to investigate paranormal activity that has been reported at Rapids Theater. Claims revolve around an actress who is said to have hanged herself backstage. People have heard the sound of high heels, whistling, doors opening and closing on their own and apparitions have being seen around the stage and bar areas. Jason and Grant get started in the tunnels and air vent areas, and immediately start hearing whistling, followed by female voices and then it sounds as if a bottle has been kicked. Steve and Tango start out their night on the Main Stage, sitting back to back, while calling out to the actress. They start to hear a jingling sound, and try and follow it. Amy and Haily are in the VIP bar balcony, and they hear what sounds like a woman scream. Haily hears heels clicking, which is interesting because she didn't know it was a claim. Steve and Tango are in the orchestra pit basement, and start to hear whistles and a full conversation, leading them to believe someone is talking outside. Amy and Adam go outside to see if they can be heard, but the teams cannot hear each other throughout the theater. At the reveal, Jason and Grant discuss some personal experiences the teams had, and also reveal that they caught whistles and both male and female voices on tape. The team also caught a strange shadow or reflection from behind the bar, as well as bright light from the orchestra pit camera, when no one was around.

On this episode of Ghost Hunters, TAPS heads to Snug Harbor, in Staten Island, New York. The team is very excited to be joined by Meredith Vieira, who will help them investigate this large property that includes historic landmark buildings. The investigation focuses on a lady in white who has been seen floating throughout Snugs Harbor. She is believed to be a laundry worker, known as a Matron, who was murdered by her thirteen year old son, who she kept chained in the basement. The boy was captured and hung on a nearby tree for the death of his mother. Other claims are of a bell ringing, doors slamming shut, a female voice heard in various buildings and moving shadows have been seen.

On this episode of Ghost Hunters, TAPS is called out to Jefferson City, Missouri to investigate Missouri State penitentiary. Having opened in1836, it stood as one of the oldest and most violent prisons in America, and was referred to as "the bloodiest 47 acres". While still operational, both guards and inmates reported strange experiences at the penitentiary. It continued even after its doors closed. Some of the activity reported includes apparitions of men and women, doors slamming, and footsteps.

On this episode of Ghost Hunters, TAPS heads back to the fan favorite, Waverly Hills Sanatorium in Louisville, Kentucky, where more activity has been reported and a nurse's wing has been opened up for TAPS to explore. The activity reported includes solid dark shadows and voices. Steve and Tango start out their night in the Death Tunnel where they hear sounds, and loud slams, but can't figure out what caused them. Jason, Grant, and Maddie head over to the newly opened Nurse's Wing, where Maddie almost immediately goes into a defensive mode as if she can hear and sense something. Amy, who has never been to Waverly Hills before, and Adam take their turn in the Nurse's Wing and start to hear knocking.

On this episode of Ghost Hunters, TAPS heads to one of the oldest distilleries in America, Buffalo Trace, in Frankfort, Kentucky. Operating since the 18th century, its former president, Colonel Blanton, is believed to still be roaming the buildings. He worked and lived at the distillery for over 55 years, before passing away at his home, which was on the property. Some of the activity includes a full body apparition seen in many of the buildings, which is believed to be that of Colonel Blanton. People have also heard footsteps, and heard their name called out. Jason and Grant start out their investigation in Warehouse C... where the activity starts immediately with sounds and footsteps coming from above them.

On this episode of Ghost Hunters, TAPS heads to Hartford, Connecticut to investigate Elks Lodge, to help them find answers surrounding the death of a man named Robert Taylor in 1972. Some of the reported activity has been mostly directed at females. An apparition has been heard saying 'get out,' hair has been pulled, a black shadow has been seen by the bar, a presence felt in the basement, and doorknobs have jiggled. Jason and Grant start out in the basement, and head towards the boiler room, where Jason hears a voice. Britt and Amy start their night on the 5th floor, where the fire escape is located. They decide to start an EVP session to try and contact Robert. Steve and Tango head up to the 5th floor where they find a hand-written letter from a board member's wife. While reading the letter, they hear one of their devices go off... and are drawn to a plaque for Board Member, Samuel Chamberlain.

For the Season Finale, TAPS gets into the spirit with an investigation of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.