It starts with the sounds—creaking floors and slamming doors, fading footsteps down empty halls—a feeling of being watched, tingling taps on the shoulders, spectral shapes crouched in corners or gathered in front of fireplaces long gone cold.

Tricks of the imagination in an old house once inhabited by a skilled writer of ghost stories … or something else? Take a special 2-hour guided tour of the most haunted parts of the estate to find out who may still call The Mount home! 

The Mount, Edith Wharton's Home, is both an historic site and a center for culture inspired by the passions and achievements of Edith Wharton. Programming at The Mount reflects Wharton’s core interests in the literary arts, interior design and decoration, garden and landscape design, and the art of living.