THE STORY
Reported Haunting
More than 100,000 crosses cover this Lithuanian pilgrimage site, where legends of a Marian apparition are joined by reports of unexplained ghost sightings.
The Hill of Crosses is a Catholic pilgrimage site northeast of Šiauliai, Lithuania, covered with more than 100,000 crosses, crucifixes, rosaries and religious statues. According to the source, tradition holds that crosses began appearing after an apparition of the Virgin Mary and infant Jesus was reportedly seen at the site. Numerous ghost sightings have also been reported there over the years.