Aside from houses, ghosts also haunt cafes.

The Coffee Shop in Opelika, Alabama, USA, seems to be the home of a Confederate army soldier who died when the small city was raided during the American Civil War in the 19th century, according to its owner.

After buying the shop in April 2023, Joshua Dairen, 31, began experiencing paranormal occurrences like “rustling” noises and footsteps when the cafe is closed. His staff also claimed to have seen the apparition of a soldier walking to the counter, Fox News reports.

Dairen told the SWNS news outlet that he saw unexplained boot prints on the floor and on a carton of milk that mysteriously exploded, leading him to speculate that the ghost is a soldier.

The haunted coffee shop may be scary to its staff, but the Gushi Cliff Coffee (GCC) in southeastern China is not for the faint-hearted customer. It’s certainly not because of frightening ghosts, nor its shocking $56 coffee served by the solo barista of GCC, located near Gushi village in Fuzhou, the capital of Fujian province.

To the ordinary coffee drinker, the very expensive GCC coffee seems disproportionate to the tiny cafe, which is bereft of seats, a bar, a roof, and walls.

The place, however, adds adrenaline to the coffee experience as customers must climb to the top of a 130-meter cliff and then descend to a wooden perch on the side of the cliff, 70 meters above the sea.

They are guided by the cafe’s barista, who takes breathtaking photos of customers and then serves them pre-made brew from a thermos upon reaching the plank, which is the GCC itself.

Xue Ke, the café owner, told CNN that they receive about 50 visitors on weekdays and double that on weekends. Advance booking is required.

He defended his coffee prices, saying they include insurance, safety gear rental, a drink, a coach to guide them in the 80-minute cliffhanger, and a “unique filming experience,” according to CNN.