New York s heartland is rife with ghosts and tales of hauntings. Spirits skulk about burial grounds, supernatural strains of piano music resound and some specters strike out in a bowling hall. Such are the haunted happenings in the central region of New York State. Populated with phantoms of those who helped shape the landscape, Cooperstown, Herkimer, Oriskany, Rome and Syracuse are a few of the places where influential and heroic spirits still reside. Experience an unearthly journey through eerie forts, spirited inns and possessed museums. Uncover the buried secrets of battlefields and B & Bs. Bear witness to long-gone eras by visiting with the Ghosts of Central New York.