Summertime is coming up, and that means Odyssey readers everywhere are going to be reading places they absolutely need to visit this summer on their road trips. Personally, I love haunted houses and anything ghost-related. The mystery and excitement that gets my adrenaline running — well, there's nothing like that feeling honestly (except watching a new K-Pop video, of course). I live for shows like Ghost Adventures and YouTube series like Buzzfeed Unsolved. So, here are eight sinisterly haunted places you need to visit this summer.

1. The Shanghai Tunnels: Portland, Oregon

The Shanghai tunnels are a series of old tunnels underneath the old Chinatown in Portland, Oregon. The reason for the name? Legend has it that It was mainly used for shanghaiing: the illegal kidnapping of men for labor purposes — aka trafficking. Eventually, women were brought into the mix by drugging or intoxicating them. Those kidnapped were moved around in these underground tunnels, almost like a secret black market for humans labor.

So why is it a legend? Because there's no hard proof evidence. But many state that these tunnels are haunted by those who unknowingly died by abuse, over-intoxication or just fighting, such as Nina, a women who was drugged and thrown into an elevator shaft. Maybe a trip to these catacombs might help you make the decision as to what these tunnels were really used for.

2. R.M.S Queen Mary: Long Beach, California

She was better known as "the Grey Ghost" as her time as a warship back during WWII. So why would such a prestigious ship that helped America win the war be haunted? Because of all the horrendous deaths that happened on board while she was a cruise liner and a war ship. There are a recorded 49 deaths on board such as the man who was crushed by a door or the child who drowned in a swimming pool (ironic, I know).

But that's not all. People have reported flickering lights and the voices of children. Most say that its impossible to sleep a single night on that ship. Do you think you're up for the challenge?

3. Lizzie Borden House: Fall River, Massachusetts

So what's the story behind this seemingly sweet bed and breakfast? Well, imagine you're a father who's come back from a hard day's work. You decide to dose off on the sofa, and when you wake up, you see an axe in your face. Little do you know, your wife has been upstairs bleeding and has been dead for about two hours.

Your killer? They'll never be brought to justice. Instead, your daughter, Lizzie Borden, will be held a suspect for as long as she lives. Doesn't take a genius to find out why this place is haunted. Wouldn't you want your killer to be brought to justice and clear the name of someone you love?

4.Winchester Mystery Mansion: San Jose, California

Looks like a kid's dollhouse right? Not really. The Winchester Mystery Mansion is a one-of-a-kind house with 160 rooms and 40 bedrooms, built by Sarah Winchester. So why in the world did Sarah Winchester build a house with 160 rooms? Well, she could've built more if it wasn't for her timely death. But the legend has it that a series of unfortunate events struck her in less than three years time; she lost her baby daughter, father-in-law and husband.

Rumor has it that the reason why she lost her loved ones so quickly was because her husband and father-in-law were in charge of the Winchester Rifle Company — a huge gun corporation for its time. It is said that the victims of these guns were haunting the Winchester family, and Sarah could avoid an untimely death if she moved West and started to build a house and never stopped building. The rooms come in odd shapes and designs. One even being a door to nowhere; you open the door (watch out!) to a 15 foot drop.

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5. Eastern State Penitentiary: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Once holding some of America's most notorious criminals like Al Capone, the Eastern State Penitentiary is a model for prisons everywhere. Most notably, the ESP was known for it's "strict isolation" wards; prisoners rarely saw daylight, and most went insane. I've personally been to the ESP, and I can confirm that it will fall nothing short of expectations.

People have heard odd creaking noises, flickering lights and temperature fluctuations. They say the cells are haunted by the spirits of those who died from suffering under ward abuse, severe isolation and prisoner violence.

6. Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum: Weston, West Virginia

Welcome to Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum. Better known as "living hell" for any patients that seeked treatment there. While the hospital started out okay, filled with druggies and alcoholics, eventually it became overcrowded, but that issue had doctors remaining indifferent. In fact, if patients refused to listen to doctors, they would be chained to the wall for days on end.

Patients were misdiagnosed, given too much or too little medicine or were abused by putting violent patients into seclusion wards. Horrible methods like bloodletting were also used on patients. Many died from insanity, abuse and even suicide. It's a no wonder the place is considered haunted today by all the poor souls who were just looking for help but ,instead, were tortured until the end of their days.

7. Villisca Axe Murder House: Villisca, Iowa

On June 9, 1912, in the little town of Villisca, six members of the Moore family and two members of Stillinger family were murdered in their beds. Six of these eight victims were only children. The murderer, like that of the Lizzie Borden House, is still unknown, so many people believe that the scene of the crime is still haunted by these eight spirits who want revenge on their killers.

They will not rest until justice is served, but even after a hundred years, it doesn't seem justice will be served anytime soon. So until then, do you think you have what it takes to face the spirits of these hungry ghosts?

8. The Sallie House: Atchinson, Kansas

If you're going on a long road trip, I suggest you leave best for last. The Sallie House is said to house of a demon. When the house was first built, the story goes that there was a little girl called Sallie who had collapsed from stomach pain. Doctors tried to do surgery on her but she died during the operation. No one knows what happened.

Later in the 1950s, a family known as the Pickmans moved into the house. Immediately, odd things began happening to them. The husband, Tony Pickman, received painful burn marks on his back. The couple had a newborn son and reported that they would hear their son giggling and laughing as if he were playing with someone, in the middle of the night.

The cause of all of this? Legend has it that Sallie was taken over and killed by a demon; the same demon that eventually began torturing the Pickmans family. At one point in the Sallie House, another tenant family was caught doing satanic rituals in the basement, where a hole, that is believed to house the demon, lies. Others believe the place is haunted by the ghost of the child, Sallie, and her grieving mother.

Want to find out exactly is going on in the Sallie House? Take a visit to Atchinson.