Missouri State Penitentiary

Dare to tour Missouri State Penitentiary, known for ghost hunts, chilling stories, and notorious prisoners like Sonny Liston and James Earl Ray.

Legends say the acres occupied by the old Missouri State Penitentiary represent the most painful land in the state. A new walkthrough shows what remains inside including the infamous gas chamber that ended many guilty lives.

Some of Hollywood's best movies involve an escape from a prison. Did you know that 8 times inmates in real life have made daring escapes from the old Missouri State Penitentiary and got away with it? This is that interesting history that even movies can't equal.

Dog the Bounty Hunter has left his TV life and is doing something that most people wouldn't. He is visiting prisons trying to give inmates hope and his tour recently took him through the Missouri State Prison.

I was born a skeptic. Weird lights and/or sounds during ghost investigations don't impress me. However, show me a full-body apparition and you have my undivided attention and that's exactly what I found during an investigation of the old Missouri State Penitentiary.

It was one of their most famous investigations a decade ago. Now, the original Ghost Hunters have returned to the likely very haunted Missouri State Penitentiary and they brought some famous TV guests with them.

One of Missouri's most haunted places is now allowing you to stay the night if you can even make it through the night.