In local folklore, abandoned hospitals are the perfect breeding ground for ghosts, most likely because so many people die there. Not surprisingly, one of the most haunted sites in the entire United States—the Waverly Hills Tuberculosis Sanitorium—is a hospital that has been closed since 1961. Most of the ghost stories connected with these creepy buildings has been produced by generations of teenagers who defy the “No Trespassing” signs in an effort to catch a glimpse of a ghost. The most legendary abandoned hospital in East Kentucky is the Swingle Hospital in Johnson City.