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Hotels and inns with reported ghost stories, unusual experiences, and a history visitors can explore.

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Mount Washington Hotel

Bretton Woods, NH

A grand white resort hotel in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, opened in 1902 and the site of the 1944 Bretton Woods conference. It is reputedly haunted by 'Princess' Carolyn Stickney, the wife of its original owner, who is said to linger in the room she once occupied, with guests reporting a period-dressed figure and moving objects.

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Editorial rating (not community score) Moderate

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St. James Hotel

Cimarron, NM

A famous Old West hotel in Cimarron, New Mexico, dating to the early 1870s and a notorious Santa Fe Trail stop where many shootings reportedly occurred. Associated with several ghost stories, including a room said to be kept permanently closed, it retains its frontier atmosphere, with guests reporting sounds, moving objects and unease.

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Editorial rating (not community score) Moderate

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Mizpah Hotel

Tonopah, NV

A restored early-1900s hotel in the old silver-mining town of Tonopah, Nevada, opened in 1907 and once among the grandest buildings in the state before its decline and reopening in 2011. It is best known for the legend of the 'Lady in Red', said to haunt its fifth floor, where guests report whispers, a sensed presence and found pearls.

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Editorial rating (not community score) Moderate

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Belhurst Castle

Geneva, NY

A turn-of-the-century stone castle on Seneca Lake in Geneva, New York, completed in 1889 and now a hotel, restaurant and winery. It carries long-standing ghost stories tied to its romantic history, including a woman said to have died there, with guests reporting figures, footsteps and faint music in the older rooms.

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Editorial rating (not community score) Moderate

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Stone Lion Inn

Guthrie, OK

A historic early-1900s mansion and bed and breakfast in Guthrie, Oklahoma, a former territorial capital, known for murder-mystery dinners. It is reputedly haunted by a young child of an early family said to have died in the house, with activity - children's sounds, moving toys and footsteps - often described in the upper rooms.

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Editorial rating (not community score) Moderate

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McMenamins Edgefield

Troutdale, OR

A sprawling former county poor farm near Portland, Oregon, built in 1911 and restored by McMenamins into a hotel, brewery, pub and entertainment complex with its history preserved throughout. It carries gentle ghost stories tied to its institutional past, with guests reporting figures of a woman and a child and minor unexplained activity.

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Editorial rating (not community score) Moderate

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Farnsworth House Inn

Gettysburg, PA

A Civil War-era inn in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, its brick south wall still scarred by bullets from the 1863 battle, when sharpshooters are said to have fired from its attic. Now an inn, restaurant and ghost-tour base, it is one of the town's most famous reportedly haunted buildings, with reports of figures including a midwife and a soldier.

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Editorial rating (not community score) Moderate

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Bullock Hotel

Deadwood, SD

A historic hotel in the old gold-rush town of Deadwood, South Dakota, built in the mid-1890s by Seth Bullock, the legendary first sheriff. Now a hotel and casino, it is reputedly haunted by Bullock himself, with guests and staff reporting a tall period-dressed figure, a watched feeling and moving objects throughout the building.

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Editorial rating (not community score) Moderate

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Skirvin Hilton Oklahoma City

Oklahoma City, OK

A grand historic hotel in downtown Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, opened in 1911 by oil man W.B. Skirvin and restored and reopened in 2007 after years closed. It is among the city's most storied buildings and carries a long-standing ghost legend centred on a former maid known as 'Effie' said to linger on its upper floors.

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Editorial rating (not community score) Moderate

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Hotel Provincial

New Orleans, LA

A family-owned historic hotel in the quieter end of the French Quarter in New Orleans, Louisiana, set in restored buildings dating to the 1800s and operating since 1961. One wing stands on the site of a former military hospital, and the hotel is a long-standing stop on haunted New Orleans tours, with stories of soldiers from that era.

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Editorial rating (not community score) Moderate

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Concord's Colonial Inn

Concord, MA

A historic inn overlooking Monument Square in Concord, Massachusetts, with an original structure dating to 1716 and operating as a hotel since 1889. During the Revolutionary War part of the building served as a makeshift hospital and morgue, and it is among New England's best-known haunted inns, with reports centred on its oldest rooms.

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Editorial rating (not community score) Moderate

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The Peabody Memphis

Memphis, TN

A grand historic hotel in downtown Memphis, Tennessee, opened in 1869 and rebuilt in its current form in 1925, famous as 'the South's Grand Hotel' and for the ducks that march through its lobby each day. With its long history it carries gentle ghost stories tied to its Jazz Age heyday and earlier eras.

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Editorial rating (not community score) Moderate

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Hassayampa Inn

Prescott, AZ

A historic hotel in downtown Prescott, Arizona, opened in 1927 near the Courthouse Square and Whiskey Row, designed by Southwest architect Henry Trost. It is among the state's best-known haunted hotels, with a long-standing legend of a heartbroken young bride said to linger, particularly on its upper floors.

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Editorial rating (not community score) Moderate

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The Jefferson Palace Hotel

Jefferson, TX

A historic hotel in the old riverport town of Jefferson, Texas, in a building dating to 1851 that has served as a cotton warehouse, a speakeasy and more before becoming a hotel. Filled with antiques and now operating as the Jefferson Palace Hotel, it is famed for ghost stories and keeps a guest log of reported encounters.

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Editorial rating (not community score) Moderate

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Hotel San Carlos

Phoenix, AZ

A 1928 Italian Renaissance boutique hotel in downtown Phoenix, Arizona, built on the site of the city's first school and listed on the National Register. It is among the state's best-known haunted hotels, with a long-standing legend of a young woman said to linger and children heard in its corridors.

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Editorial rating (not community score) Moderate

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Hotel Boulderado

Boulder, CO

A grand 1909 hotel in downtown Boulder, Colorado, famous for its stained-glass lobby ceiling, cantilevered staircase and original Otis elevator. It is reputedly haunted, with long-standing stories attached to certain rooms in the historic wing and figures glimpsed on the mezzanine and grand staircase.

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Editorial rating (not community score) Moderate

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The Oxford Hotel

Denver, CO

Denver's oldest hotel, opened in 1891 a block from Union Station in the LoDo district, with a famous Art Deco martini bar. It is widely reported to be haunted, with a well-known story attached to room 320 and figures said to linger in the Cruise Room and corridors.

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Editorial rating (not community score) Moderate

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The Carolina Inn

Chapel Hill, NC

A grand 1924 inn on the edge of the University of North Carolina campus in Chapel Hill, owned by the university and listed on the National Register. It is famous for the gentle ghost of Dr. William Jacocks, a long-term resident said to lock guests out of his old room.

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Editorial rating (not community score) Moderate

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The Elms Hotel & Spa

Excelsior Springs, MO

A grand mineral-springs resort in Excelsior Springs, Missouri, first opened in 1888 and rebuilt in its present form in 1912 after two fires. Famous as the place Harry Truman awaited the 1948 election result, it embraces its haunted reputation with its own ghost tours.

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Editorial rating (not community score) Moderate

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Historic Anchorage Hotel

Anchorage, AK

A 26-room boutique hotel in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, dating to 1916 and the only hotel in the city on the National Register. It is Alaska's best-known haunted hotel, with stories tied to the city's first police chief, shot nearby in 1921, and a guest log of reported encounters.

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Editorial rating (not community score) Moderate

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The Empress of Little Rock

Little Rock, AR

An ornate 1888 Queen Anne mansion in Little Rock's historic Quapaw Quarter, now an award-winning bed and breakfast. Described as one of the finest Gothic Queen Anne homes in the country, it carries gentle ghost stories tied to its builder, saloon owner James Hornibrook.

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Editorial rating (not community score) Moderate

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Le Pavillon Hotel

New Orleans, LA

A grand 1907 hotel in the New Orleans Central Business District, known as the 'Belle of New Orleans', with crystal chandeliers and a storied past. It is among the city's most famously haunted hotels, with lore describing several spirits, including a young girl from the horse-and-carriage era.

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Editorial rating (not community score) Moderate

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Palmer House, a Hilton Hotel

Chicago, IL

A legendary hotel in Chicago's Loop, rebuilt after the Great Fire of 1871 and described as the longest continuously operating hotel in North America. Its gilded lobby and long history carry gentle ghost stories tied to founders Potter and Bertha Palmer.

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Editorial rating (not community score) Moderate

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The Lodge at Cloudcroft

Cloudcroft, NM

A historic mountain resort at 9,000 feet in Cloudcroft, New Mexico, built by a railway in 1899 and rebuilt in 1911 after fire. It is famous for 'Rebecca', a chambermaid of local legend said to linger — the hotel's restaurant is named after her.

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Editorial rating (not community score) Moderate

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About haunted hotels in the USA

This page gathers haunted hotels reported across the United States — drawn from local history, published folklore and visitor reports. Many are open to the public, and several offer tours or overnight stays.

Stories are recorded as accounts rather than established fact. Browse by state above, or open the full map to explore everything near you.