12. Grand Central Terminal
While in New York, President Franklin D. Roosevelt would commute between Grand Central Terminal and the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. Frequently along for the ride was Roosevelt’s dear pet, a Scottish terrier named Fala. According to Phil Schoenberg, a New York City historian and founder of Ghost Walks NYC, the ghost of Fala still haunts the station he once traveled through. Schoenberg told WNYC that the canine spirit has “been spotted late at night by various people who are in the station to fix things or clean up.”
Secrets of Grand Central Tour
Another spectral resident of Grand Central Terminal may be John W. Campbell, the financier whose office is now The Campbell Bar. According to owner Mark Grossich, employees have felt something pushing them from behind, bursts of cold air, and some have even reported seeing “an old, fashionably dressed couple sitting and having a cocktail on the balcony when the place was completely closed.” To uncover more secrets of the historic train terminal (and maybe listen for Fala’s ghostly barks for yourself) join an upcoming Untapped Cities walking tour on the Secrets of Grand Central Terminal!
