Virginia Military Institute Infirmary

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At dusk, when most people were heading home from work, a delivery driver pulled up to the infirmary with an urgent package. As he walked through the dimly lit hallway, he heard whispers coming from one of the empty rooms. Curious, he peeked inside and saw only dusty medical equipment. Then, out of nowhere, someone whispered, ‘Hey, can you help me carry this box?’ Turns out it was just an old man practicing his Halloween pranks. The delivery driver left, shaking his head and smiling, while the poor old guy pretended to be invisible for the rest of the night.

2. At dawn, when most students were still asleep, a janitor cleaning the infirmary noticed strange footprints leading through the dew-covered grass. Curious, he followed them and found only his own shoes left outside the door. Turns out, a regular had accidentally tracked dirt inside while delivering breakfast. The janitor laughed it off, shaking his head with a smile—sometimes ghost stories are just good ol’ human mistakes.

3. At nightfall, when the campus quieted down, a young child walking home pointed excitedly and whispered, ‘Mama, look! The lights in that old hospital window are on again!’ Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be an elderly doctor, still hard at work, who had forgotten to turn off his office light before heading home for dinner. The next day, everyone joked that maybe he was working on a cure for forgetfulness—or just really loved his job.

4. At midnight, when the infirmary was bathed in eerie silence, a nurse on her rounds heard an odd humming sound coming from one of the empty wards. Curious, she approached and saw a small lamp glowing faintly on a desk. Inside sat an old delivery driver dozing off with a package in his arms. Turns out he’d forgotten it earlier and had come back after hours to deliver it. The humming? Just his snoring and the fan in the ward.