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Greetings, traveler. We bid you welcome to the Gothic Travel Guide. We are a small team based in Lawrence, Kansas. All photos by Emma Santora unless otherwise stated. Join us as we explore the shadows in the Sunflower State.
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The Gothic Travel Guide is a project based in Lawrence, Kansas. We are currently working on a travel guide of Kansas. We hope to have a physical book published in about 2 years. This is an entirely self-funded project, and we all work full time jobs, so this soft deadline is subject to change.
Historical homes of Atchison, Kansas. All are said to be haunted.
Raven Hearse Manor, Evah C. Cray Historical Home, the B.P. Waggener House, Muchnic art Gallery.
#haunted #hauntedhouse #paranormal #victorian #historichomes #victorianhouses #victorianhomes #victorianhouse #kansas #midwestgothic
Raven Hearse Manor, Evah C. Cray Historical Home, the B.P. Waggener House, Muchnic art Gallery.
#haunted #hauntedhouse #paranormal #victorian #historichomes #victorianhouses #victorianhomes #victorianhouse #kansas #midwestgothic
August 7, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Historical homes of Atchison, Kansas. All are said to be haunted.
Raven Hearse Manor, Evah C. Cray Historical Home, the B.P. Waggener House, Muchnic art Gallery.
#haunted #hauntedhouse #paranormal #victorian #historichomes #victorianhouses #victorianhomes #victorianhouse #kansas #midwestgothic
Raven Hearse Manor, Evah C. Cray Historical Home, the B.P. Waggener House, Muchnic art Gallery.
#haunted #hauntedhouse #paranormal #victorian #historichomes #victorianhouses #victorianhomes #victorianhouse #kansas #midwestgothic
The Sallie House in Atchison, Kansas,was built in the 1860's, and became a paranormal hot spot in the 1990s. Strange occurrences int he home are linked to the spirit of a little girl named Sallie.
#hauntedhouse #haunted #ghost #paranormal
#hauntedhouse #haunted #ghost #paranormal
August 7, 2025 at 2:08 AM
The Sallie House in Atchison, Kansas,was built in the 1860's, and became a paranormal hot spot in the 1990s. Strange occurrences int he home are linked to the spirit of a little girl named Sallie.
#hauntedhouse #haunted #ghost #paranormal
#hauntedhouse #haunted #ghost #paranormal
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Fairground Road, within the McClintic Wildlife Refuge near Point Pleasant, WVA. Never a more eerie and surreal place has ever existed. It's no wonder this area is where the legend of the Mothman began...
#abandoned #urbex #Mothman #PointPleasant #WestVirginia #photography
#abandoned #urbex #Mothman #PointPleasant #WestVirginia #photography
June 26, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Fairground Road, within the McClintic Wildlife Refuge near Point Pleasant, WVA. Never a more eerie and surreal place has ever existed. It's no wonder this area is where the legend of the Mothman began...
#abandoned #urbex #Mothman #PointPleasant #WestVirginia #photography
#abandoned #urbex #Mothman #PointPleasant #WestVirginia #photography
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A group of neighbors have dropped a lawsuit that a Lawrence developer had said left him with no choice but to demolish an old East Lawrence building.
lawrenceks.news/3SPwldP
lawrenceks.news/3SPwldP
Group drops lawsuit that developer said spurred plans to demolish East Lawrence building
A group of neighbors have dropped a lawsuit that a Lawrence developer said left him with no choice but to demolish an old East Lawrence building.
lawrenceks.news
June 11, 2025 at 4:21 PM
A group of neighbors have dropped a lawsuit that a Lawrence developer had said left him with no choice but to demolish an old East Lawrence building.
lawrenceks.news/3SPwldP
lawrenceks.news/3SPwldP
Harper Cemetery
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
February, 2025
🦇🖤🦇
#cemetery #Appalachia #appalachiangothic #gothic #smalltowngothic #gothic #goth
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
February, 2025
🦇🖤🦇
#cemetery #Appalachia #appalachiangothic #gothic #smalltowngothic #gothic #goth
June 10, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Harper Cemetery
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
February, 2025
🦇🖤🦇
#cemetery #Appalachia #appalachiangothic #gothic #smalltowngothic #gothic #goth
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
February, 2025
🦇🖤🦇
#cemetery #Appalachia #appalachiangothic #gothic #smalltowngothic #gothic #goth
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A celebration of love, resilience and self-expression will fill downtown for the annual Lawrence PRIDE parade and party this weekend.
lawrenceks.news/4mFfb01
lawrenceks.news/4mFfb01
Lawrence to celebrate LGBTQ+ pride with parade, party
A celebration of love, resilience and self expression will fill downtown for the annual Lawrence PRIDE parade and party this weekend.
lawrenceks.news
June 3, 2025 at 6:23 PM
A celebration of love, resilience and self-expression will fill downtown for the annual Lawrence PRIDE parade and party this weekend.
lawrenceks.news/4mFfb01
lawrenceks.news/4mFfb01
I know I'm a little late, but Happy Pride! There are celebrations happening all over the country, and here a few happening in Kansas (and KC!)
Are there any other Pride events happening in Kansas? Let us know!
#pride #kansas #kansascity #queer #lgbtqia #lgbtq #lawrence #topeka #wichita
Are there any other Pride events happening in Kansas? Let us know!
#pride #kansas #kansascity #queer #lgbtqia #lgbtq #lawrence #topeka #wichita
June 3, 2025 at 6:14 PM
May 19, 2025 at 1:59 AM
East Topeka Junior High School
Built in 1935, abandoned in 1980. After Brown vs. Board of Education, it served primarily minority students from grades 7-9.
#abandoned #abandonedplaces #abandonedbuildings #abandonedschools #urbex #urbexploration #urbanexploration
Built in 1935, abandoned in 1980. After Brown vs. Board of Education, it served primarily minority students from grades 7-9.
#abandoned #abandonedplaces #abandonedbuildings #abandonedschools #urbex #urbexploration #urbanexploration
May 19, 2025 at 1:26 AM
East Topeka Junior High School
Built in 1935, abandoned in 1980. After Brown vs. Board of Education, it served primarily minority students from grades 7-9.
#abandoned #abandonedplaces #abandonedbuildings #abandonedschools #urbex #urbexploration #urbanexploration
Built in 1935, abandoned in 1980. After Brown vs. Board of Education, it served primarily minority students from grades 7-9.
#abandoned #abandonedplaces #abandonedbuildings #abandonedschools #urbex #urbexploration #urbanexploration
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Lawrence community members gathered today to celebrate a new "enhanced" garden space at Just Food. It includes a tea garden with native plants, accessible raised beds, an outdoor classroom and more.
lawrenceks.news/4mi4ssi
lawrenceks.news/4mi4ssi
Just Food celebrates opening of expanded community garden space
Lawrence community members gathered Wednesday to celebrate a new "enhanced" garden space at Just Food. It includes a tea garden with native plants, accessible raised beds, an outdoor classroom and mor...
lawrenceks.news
May 14, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Lawrence community members gathered today to celebrate a new "enhanced" garden space at Just Food. It includes a tea garden with native plants, accessible raised beds, an outdoor classroom and more.
lawrenceks.news/4mi4ssi
lawrenceks.news/4mi4ssi
Sumner Elementary in Topeka, KS, was built in 1935. In 1854, Linda Brown's family petitioned for her to attend Sumner, sparking, Brown vs. Board of Education. It closed in 1996, and has been decaying since.
#urbex #urbexploration #urbexphotography #abandoned #abandonedplaces #abandonedschools
#urbex #urbexploration #urbexphotography #abandoned #abandonedplaces #abandonedschools
May 18, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Sumner Elementary in Topeka, KS, was built in 1935. In 1854, Linda Brown's family petitioned for her to attend Sumner, sparking, Brown vs. Board of Education. It closed in 1996, and has been decaying since.
#urbex #urbexploration #urbexphotography #abandoned #abandonedplaces #abandonedschools
#urbex #urbexploration #urbexphotography #abandoned #abandonedplaces #abandonedschools
McKinley Elementary School in Topeka, Kansas was built in 1907. It was one of four all-black elementary schools in Topeka. After heavy floods in 1951, many students transferred to Buchanan Elementary. McKinley closed in 1954 as the school district desegregated and re-zoned.
#urbex #abandoned
#urbex #abandoned
May 18, 2025 at 11:00 PM
McKinley Elementary School in Topeka, Kansas was built in 1907. It was one of four all-black elementary schools in Topeka. After heavy floods in 1951, many students transferred to Buchanan Elementary. McKinley closed in 1954 as the school district desegregated and re-zoned.
#urbex #abandoned
#urbex #abandoned
We originally planned to be out of town this weekend, exploring gothic attractions in Lucas, KS and Wilson KS, but we decided to stick close to home and check out some sites in Topeka. It's graduation weekend I'm Lawrence, so it'll be nice to get out of town for a bit 😊
May 17, 2025 at 10:10 PM
We originally planned to be out of town this weekend, exploring gothic attractions in Lucas, KS and Wilson KS, but we decided to stick close to home and check out some sites in Topeka. It's graduation weekend I'm Lawrence, so it'll be nice to get out of town for a bit 😊
May 15, 2025 at 2:26 AM
One of my favorite buildings in East Lawrence, soon to be demolished: lawrencekstimes.com/2025/04/18/o...
#urbex #urbexploration #urbandecay #urbanexploration #abandoned #abandonedplaces
#urbex #urbexploration #urbandecay #urbanexploration #abandoned #abandonedplaces
May 6, 2025 at 5:55 PM
One of my favorite buildings in East Lawrence, soon to be demolished: lawrencekstimes.com/2025/04/18/o...
#urbex #urbexploration #urbandecay #urbanexploration #abandoned #abandonedplaces
#urbex #urbexploration #urbandecay #urbanexploration #abandoned #abandonedplaces
May 6, 2025 at 5:36 PM
I always end up buying too many books when I travel 💙📚
Purchased from Barnes & Noble, Wonder Book (Gaithersburg, MD) and The Vintage Lady (Harper's Ferry, WV)
#booksy
Purchased from Barnes & Noble, Wonder Book (Gaithersburg, MD) and The Vintage Lady (Harper's Ferry, WV)
#booksy
April 28, 2025 at 1:57 AM
I always end up buying too many books when I travel 💙📚
Purchased from Barnes & Noble, Wonder Book (Gaithersburg, MD) and The Vintage Lady (Harper's Ferry, WV)
#booksy
Purchased from Barnes & Noble, Wonder Book (Gaithersburg, MD) and The Vintage Lady (Harper's Ferry, WV)
#booksy
Abandoned Sonic in North Lawrence
Lawrence, Kansas
April 2025
This location has been closed since September 2018. A Lawrence Journal World Article from August 2019 cites plans for a used car lot, but no plans have emerged since. Today, it still sits abandoned and unused.
Lawrence, Kansas
April 2025
This location has been closed since September 2018. A Lawrence Journal World Article from August 2019 cites plans for a used car lot, but no plans have emerged since. Today, it still sits abandoned and unused.
April 28, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Abandoned Sonic in North Lawrence
Lawrence, Kansas
April 2025
This location has been closed since September 2018. A Lawrence Journal World Article from August 2019 cites plans for a used car lot, but no plans have emerged since. Today, it still sits abandoned and unused.
Lawrence, Kansas
April 2025
This location has been closed since September 2018. A Lawrence Journal World Article from August 2019 cites plans for a used car lot, but no plans have emerged since. Today, it still sits abandoned and unused.
April 28, 2025 at 1:12 AM
April 28, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Lawrence, Kansas
April 28, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Lawrence, Kansas
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4 Spooky Indie Bookstores for Indie Bookstore Day! 👻 (1/5)
April 26, 2025 at 9:16 PM
4 Spooky Indie Bookstores for Indie Bookstore Day! 👻 (1/5)
Hello #writerscommunity ! I am from Lawrence, Kansas, writing a gothic travel guide of Kansas. I also write gothic fiction, but haven't published.
I would love to meet more writers on here, especially if you write gothic, horror, or historical fiction.
#writingcommunity #writing #writers #gothic
I would love to meet more writers on here, especially if you write gothic, horror, or historical fiction.
#writingcommunity #writing #writers #gothic
April 24, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Hello #writerscommunity ! I am from Lawrence, Kansas, writing a gothic travel guide of Kansas. I also write gothic fiction, but haven't published.
I would love to meet more writers on here, especially if you write gothic, horror, or historical fiction.
#writingcommunity #writing #writers #gothic
I would love to meet more writers on here, especially if you write gothic, horror, or historical fiction.
#writingcommunity #writing #writers #gothic
April 21, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Lawrence, Kansas
March 2025
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Lawrence, Kansas
March 2025
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