Part of this hotel, located in the
French Quarter at 1024 Chartres Street, was once a Confederate hospital. In that
part of the building, maids have reported seeing confederate soldiers and
surgeons of the era. There are also reports of blood stains appearing and
disappearing mysteriously on bedding in some rooms. There's even a report that
once, as the elevator door opened onto the second floor, the entire hospital was
in view.
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The Hotel del Coronado is a luxury
hotel in the City of Coronado, just across the San Diego Bay from San Diego,
California. It is one of the few surviving examples of an American architectural
genre: the wooden Victorian beach resort. The hotel is located immediately
behind the beach, facing the Pacific Ocean. It is the largest beach resort on
the North American Pacific Coast. A famous resident of the hotel is the
purported ghost of Kate Morgan. In 1892, she checked into room 302 (then 3312,
now 3327), to meet with her estranged husband Tom, but he never arrived. She was
found dead on the steps going to the beach six days later. The case was declared
a suicide, but forensic evidence processed more than a century later revealed
she was shot.
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The Stanley Hotel is a 138-room
Georgian hotel in Estes Park, Colorado. Located within sight of the Rocky
Mountain National Park, the Stanley offers panoramic views of the Rockies. In
addition to its regular guests, the hotel is reported to play host to a number
of otherworldly visitors. The most notable is F.O. Stanley himself who is most
often seen in the lobby and the Billiard Room, which was his favorite room when
he was still alive. On one such occasion, he was said to have appeared during a
tour group’s visit to the Billiard Room, materializing behind a member of the
tour. Bartenders at the old hotel also report having seen F.O. stroll through
the bar, disappearing when they try to cut him off at the kitchen. The
neoclassical hotel was the inspiration for the fictional Overlook Hotel in
Stephen King's novel The Shining. While he and his wife were staying at the
Stanley, King conceived the basic idea for the novel.
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Built in 1907, Le Pavillon New
Orleans Hotel is a member of Historic Hotels of America and maintains membership
in the Leading Hotels of the World. It is located at 833 Poydras Street in
downtown New Orleans. At least four ghosts have been identified enjoying the
hospitality of Le Pavilion Hotel. The hotel hired professional paranormal
investigators at one point to identify the ghosts.
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Completed in 1927, the Heathman
Hotel was replete with details evoking the Italian Renaissance and opened to
reviews heralding its "surprising beauty" and a restaurant that was named the
"finest in the city". Oregon Governor I.L. Patterson and Mayor George Baker
joined owner, George Heathman, for a formal debut on December 17th, and radio
station KOIN’s studios featured a live band and orchestral pieces. Ask
old-timers about ghosts at the Heathman Hotel in Portland, Ore., and they will
all eventually mention Room 703. During a visit in 1999, a celebrity psychic
staying in room 803 claimed to see a ghost at the end of her bed. “The hauntings
have all taken place in the column of rooms between 303 and 1003. My theory is
that someone once jumped to their death and is haunting the rooms he passed on
the way down,” said the psychic, Char.
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Recognized as one of America's
"cultural resources worthy of preservation," The Carolina Inn is listed on the
National Register of Historic Places.
From the day it opened in 1924, the Inn has played an important role in the life
of the University of North Carolina and the Chapel Hill community. And it has
long been one of the most popular sites in North Carolina for special events,
weddings, business meetings, and academic conferences. Local legend has it that
the ghost of Carolina professor and longtime inn resident William Jacocks has
steadfastly retained his rights to room 252, long after his death, to taunt its
future occupants.
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The Sagamore in Bolton Landing has
had reports of haunting since the 1950's. This hotel has been in Bolton Landing
for more than 100 years. Guests and staff have reported three different
apparitions. A small boy, a woman in white, and a couple of lovers have been
seen.
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The 1886 Crescent Hotel and Spa
has a rich and fascinating history. Read about some of the earliest accounts
from these stories taken from the Eureka Springs Times Echo, one of Eureka
Springs' early newspapers which is still in existence today and some fascinating
information on Dr. Norman Baker, one time owner of the Crescent Hotel who ran a
"Cancer Hospital" in his "Castle in the Air". Millions have now seen the
incredible footage of the full-size male paranormal apparition caught on
thermographic videotape by the Sci-Fi Channel's “Ghost Hunters.” Thousands more
have actually visited “the morgue” where it was “captured.” And during October,
a few can have the opportunity to sleep in these lower-level series of rooms
that are said to be one of the most active areas here in “America's Most Haunted
Hotel,” The 1886 Crescent Hotel and Spa.
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The Ramada Plaza Hotel is a
historical landmark hotel in the heart of downtown Fond du Lac, Wisconsin within
walking distance of shopping, entertainment and restaurants. Rumor has it that
Walter Schoreder (past owner) was murdered on the property and haunts the hotel.
He likes to turn on the faucets, lights, bangs on the walls, screams, and people
report seeing his apparition.
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After her retirement in 1967, she
steamed to Long Beach, California on the west coast of the United States, where
she is now permanently moored as a tourist attraction. From 1980 to 1993, the
Queen Mary was accompanied by Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose, which was located in
a large dome nearby (the dome is used by Carnival Cruise Lines as a ship
terminal as well as a soundstage). Ghosts have been reported on board only after
she reached California. Many areas are rumored to be haunted. Reports of hearing
little children crying in the nursery room, actually used as the third-class
playroom, and a mysterious splash noise in the drained first-class swimming pool
are cited. In 1966, 18-year-old fireman John Pedder was crushed by a watertight
door in the engine room during a drill, and his ghost is said to haunt the ship.
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The Myrtles Plantation is an
antebellum plantation in St. Francisville, Louisiana, near Baton Rouge. Listed
on the National Register of Historic Places, the plantation is a bed and
breakfast, and it offers historical and mystery tours. It is supposedly the most
haunted location in the United States.
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The Lalaurie house, called The
Haunted House, was avoided for decades by the local superstitious New Orleansers
and remained vacant for forty years.
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Located at 2476 San Diego Avenue
in historic Old Town San Diego, the Whaley House stands today as a classic
example of mid-nineteenth century Greek Revival architecture. Formally dedicated
as a historic house museum on May 25, 1960 and open to the public ever since, it
is one of southern California's most popular visitor destinations. The house is
thought by some to be haunted.
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The Winchester Mystery House is a
well-known California mansion that was under construction continuously for 38
years and is reputed to be haunted. It once was the personal residence of Sarah
Winchester, the widow of gun magnate William Wirt Winchester, but is now a
tourist attraction. Under Sarah Winchester's guidance, construction on the house
continued 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year, until her death 38
years later on September 5, 1922. The cost for such constant building has been
estimated at about US $5.5 million. The mansion is renowned for its size and
lack of a master building plan. According to popular belief, Sarah Winchester
thought the house was haunted by the ghosts of individuals killed by Winchester
rifles, and that only continuous construction would appease them. It is located
at 525 South Winchester Blvd. in San Jose, California. It was the inspiration
for Stephen King's Rose Red and was often visited by Alfred Hitchcock.
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The Stranahan House (also known as
The Pioneer House) is a historic home in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United
States. It is located at 335 Southeast 6th Avenue. On October 2, 1973, it was
added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. Locals say that Frank
Stranahan is still in residence at the home he built with such loving care.
Reports of strange apparitions and ghostly noises have come from rattled staff
members.
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Americans have long enjoyed
telling ghost stories. From the ghost of Abigail Adams doing her laundry in the
East Room to the spirit of Dolley Madison overlooking the Rose Garden, the White
House has its own legend of ghost stories that have been passed down over the
years.
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Located in Pittsburgh, PA the house was once considered the most haunted in America. The main legend surrounds a female ghost thought to have murdered her husband. The house was said to have been investigated by Thomas Edison. It went through long spells of being unoccupied due to supposed hauntings. The house was destroyed in a mysterious explosion which did not effect surrounding properties.
Strange voices coming from empty
rooms and behind the walls, sounds of crying children, faces that suddenly
materialize in the woodwork, spinning chandeliers, cold spots, and mysterious
ectoplasm...these are but a few of the bizarre occurrences witnessed by those
who have entered Franklin Castle, one of Ohio's most notorious haunted places.
Built in 1865, this Gothic mansion located on Franklin Avenue in Ohio City was
home to German immigrant Hannes Tiedemann, his wife, mother, and several
children.
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Over the years, numerous stories
of ghosts and hauntings have surrounded Hull House, making it a stop on many of
the "ghosts in Chicago" tours. Charles Hull's wife had died in her bedroom,
which was later used by Addams after the establishment of Hull House. Addams
believed the house was haunted, as related in her book Twenty Years at Hull
House.
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Said to be one of the ten most
haunted places in America, the Lemp Mansion in St. Louis, Missouri, continues to
play host to the tragic Lemp family. Over the years, the mansion was
transformed from the stately home of millionaires, to office space, decaying
into a run-down boarding house, and finally restored to its current state as a
fine dinner theatre, restaurant and bed and breakfast.
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Gaslights flicker on the narrow
streets. Iron work twists and turns around the porches like ivy crawling up
crumbling walls. It's easy to believe the French Quarter houses ancient spirits.
New Orleans looks haunted. . . Reality and myth are completely intertwined.
Visit the grave of the Voodoo Queen, take a vampire or ghost tour and enjoy the
mysterious and unique city of New Orleans.
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Founded in 1836, Galveston has a
history as old and phantom-filled as the entire state of Texas. Gary
Cartwright, a historian and author, wrote “Galveston – A history of the island”
a critic of his book refers to Galveston as, “a cemetery with a beach attached”.
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Besides being a famous historical
site, Gettysburg is supposedly one of the most haunted places in America because
so many soldiers lost their lives in such a short period of time and in tragic
ways.
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Every little town has their little
secret. Key West is no different. This little town however, isn’t ashamed of
its torrid history and notorious hauntings. They embrace the supernatural
residents like any other residents on the island. You can take a “ghost tour”
and find out about these Floridian spirits. Even better, you can stay at a
haunted hotel!
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One cannot walk down Savannah’s
streets at twilight without feeling evidence of her supernatural side. The old
beautiful homes practically emanate the aura of lost loves, lives cut short, and
other misfortunes. The Spanish moss-drenched live oaks set the mood. The dead
never truly depart in Savannah.
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Charleston has suffered through
Fire, War, Disease; the perfect setting for Ghosts.
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San Francisco California has long
been associated with ghosts. San Francisco's Alcatraz is one of the most haunted
spots in the city.
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Resurrection Mary, Al Capone, and
dozens of other ghosts are said to haunt Chicago.
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Haunted schools, fields, hotels, houses, etc.
During the winter of 1691 and
1692, two young girls (9-year-old Betty Parris and 11-year-old Abigail Williams)
started acting strangely after practicing magic in the woods with a West Indian
slave named Tituba. This spurred a fever of hysteria in the tiny New England
village of Salem. Ultimately, 19 convicted witches were hanged, and one was
pressed to death. Rumor has it that the ghosts of the people who lost their
lives still haunt the town.
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