47: Ep. 47 The Ganster Ghosts of Wabasha Street Caves: Minnesota's Most Haunted
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47: Ep. 47 The Ganster Ghosts of Wabasha Street Caves: Minnesota's Most Haunted

Okay, so imagine getting your wedding photos back and finding THREE GHOSTLY FIGURES standing behind a kid at your reception. Now imagine those figures are probably the gangsters who got murdered there in the 1930s. Welcome to the Wabasha Street Caves in St. Paul, Minnesota – where John Dillinger used to dance, Ma Barker planned heists, and apparently some mobsters never got the memo that the party’s over.

This week I’m diving into one of the most well-documented haunted locations in the Midwest. We’re talking bullet holes still visible in the walls, an actual unsolved gangland murder, newspaper archives, historical photos, and HUNDREDS of witnesses reporting the same phenomena for decades. Plus there’s this wedding photo that tour guides still show people that’ll make your skin crawl.

But here’s the twist – you can literally book your wedding there RIGHT NOW. It’s a functioning event venue with swing dancing on Thursday nights. How fucking cool is that?

I’m breaking down the full history: the French mushroom farmers, the Prohibition-era speakeasy, the “safe city” deal between gangsters and corrupt cops, the night someone asked the band to leave early (spoiler: not good), and why these particular ghosts seem obsessed with being nice to kids.

Whether you believe in the paranormal or not, this story is *wild*. And it’s all documented, all accessible, all verifiable. Come for the gangster history, stay for the phantom jazz music and the guy in the Panama hat who keeps disappearing through walls.

REFERENCES & RESOURCES

Primary Sources:
- Wabasha Street Caves official tours and historical archives (wabashastreetcaves.com)

- Minnesota Historical Society - Castle Royal photographs (1933)

- St. Paul newspapers - 1930s gangland murder reports

- Star Tribune - “Most Haunted Place in Minnesota” feature

Historical Context:
- “The O’Connor System” - St. Paul’s safe city arrangement for criminals (1920s-1930s)

- FBI records on John Dillinger, Ma Barker, and the Barker-Karpis Gang

Paranormal Documentation:
- Twin Cities Paranormal Society investigation reports

- Ghost Adventures & Mysteries at the Museum TV episodes

- Multiple tour guide firsthand accounts (Brett Williams, Donna Bremer)

- Wedding photo - shown during ghost tours (not publicly available online)

Visit:
- Wabasha Street Caves: 215 Wabasha St S, St. Paul, MN 55107

- Tours: Historic Cave Tour, Gangster Bus Tour, Lost Souls Ghost Tour

- Swing Dancing: Thursday nights with live big band music

- Phone: (651) 224-1191

Further Reading:
- “Minnesota Hauntings” by Ryan Jacobson

- Atlas Obscura - Wabasha Street Caves entry

- Explore Minnesota Tourism - Gangster history resources

*All research conducted Dec-Feb 2025-2026. Historical facts verified through multiple independent sources.*

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