With so much history, that leaves plenty of room for tales of haunted buildings, ghosts and spooky apparitions.
Here are eight of the places that are said to be most haunted in the city.
Have you ever dared to visit them?
5. St Thomas Street
A ghostly woman was said to stare in through the upstairs window and a ghostly presence would cause people to move aside on the staircase. The sound of a heavy body crashing from downstairs stairs was an ‘everyday happening’. Photo: Google Maps
6. Victoria Park
It is said that the park is haunted by The Vanishing Man who appears when the light is low. He is dressed in a rain coat, carries a suitcase and is thin and tall - he approaches you before disappearing into thin air. Photo: JPIMedia
7. Arundel Street
It is said to be haunted by the spirit of a vagabond who was beaten to death in 1904. Known as the Stinking Cleg, it is said to be accompanied by an overpowering smell of rotting flesh. So if you've ever smelt anything funky... Photo: Google Maps