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1. Hotel Del Coronado
Coronado, California
Kate Morgan's body was found six days after she checked into Room 302 of the Hotel Del Coronado to meet her estranged husband on Thanksgiving Day 1892. He reportedly never showed up. Kate's untimely death was ruled a suicide. Room 302 is now known as Room 3312, but Kate's spirit is said to roam the entire hotel in lovely Coronado.
2. Roosevelt Hotel
Hollywood, California
The site of the first Academy Awards and the center of Hollywood during its heyday, The Roosevelt Hotel is said to accommodate the ghosts of Marilyn Monroe (Suite 1200) and Montgomery Clift, star of From Here to Eternity, (Room 928). Marilyn Monroe was a frequent guest there. Her image is said to appear in a mirror now located in the lobby.
3. The Sagamore
Bolton Landing, New York
The Sagamore in Bolton Landing, New York, is said to harbor the ghost of a boy from the 1950s. The boy would collect lost golf balls and sell them to the pro shop for extra cash. Running after a ball one day, this entrepreneurial young spirit was fatally struck by a car. Apparently, guests still see the boy on the golf course sometimes.
4. Driskill Hotel
Austin, Texas
The smell of cigar smoke can be detected when Colonel Driskill, a Texas cattle baron and Confederate officer, is said to be wandering the lavish Driskill Hotel in Austin, Texas. In 1877, the daughter of a Texas senator took a fatal tumble down the grand staircase. It is said she can be heard bouncing a ball in the lobby and along the mezzanine.
5. Shieldhill Castle
Edinburgh, Scotland
Guests tell stories of "The Gray Lady" who is said to haunt Shieldhill Castle in Edinburgh, Scotland. According to legend, she was the daughter of the family who owned the castle until the mid-20th century. She is said to have fallen in love with one of the hired hands. When her father disapproved of the marriage, she committed suicide.
6. Hotel Provincial
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans is renowned for its spooks and hauntings. One of the most interesting ghost stories comes from the Provincial. Part of this hotel was once a Confederate hospital. Maids have reported bloodstains mysteriously appearing and disappearing. Once, as the elevator opened on the second floor, the vision of an entire hospital came into view.
7. The Marshall House
Savannah, Georgia
Used as a hospital during the Civil War and during yellow fever epidemics in the 19th century, the Marshall House in Savannah, Georgia, is reportedly one of the most haunted hotels in a city that is said to be one of the most haunted places in the U.S. For more ghosts, check out the famed Pirate House Restaurant with a tunnel dug by pirates that leads to the river.
8. The Heathman Hotel
Portland, Oregon
At the Heathman Hotel in Portland, Oregon, guests who have left their rooms clean have returned to find something amiss or moved about. Records for the hotel will have shown no one entering the room. Evidently, these occurrences are frequent, especially in rooms ending in -03. Room 703 is a particularly hot spot.
9. The Carolina Inn
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Paranormal researchers have studied The Carolina Inn in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. They believe to be investigating the spirit of Dr. William Jacocks who lived at the inn for many years. Orbs, piano notes, soft-spoken words and other ghostly happenings add to the spooky ambience.
1. Hotel Del Coronado
Coronado, California
Kate Morgan's body was found six days after she checked into Room 302 of the Hotel Del Coronado to meet her estranged husband on Thanksgiving Day 1892. He reportedly never showed up. Kate's untimely death was ruled a suicide. Room 302 is now known as Room 3312, but Kate's spirit is said to roam the entire hotel in lovely Coronado.
2. Roosevelt Hotel
Hollywood, California
The site of the first Academy Awards and the center of Hollywood during its heyday, The Roosevelt Hotel is said to accommodate the ghosts of Marilyn Monroe (Suite 1200) and Montgomery Clift, star of From Here to Eternity, (Room 928). Marilyn Monroe was a frequent guest there. Her image is said to appear in a mirror now located in the lobby.
3. The Sagamore
Bolton Landing, New York
The Sagamore in Bolton Landing, New York, is said to harbor the ghost of a boy from the 1950s. The boy would collect lost golf balls and sell them to the pro shop for extra cash. Running after a ball one day, this entrepreneurial young spirit was fatally struck by a car. Apparently, guests still see the boy on the golf course sometimes.
4. Driskill Hotel
Austin, Texas
The smell of cigar smoke can be detected when Colonel Driskill, a Texas cattle baron and Confederate officer, is said to be wandering the lavish Driskill Hotel in Austin, Texas. In 1877, the daughter of a Texas senator took a fatal tumble down the grand staircase. It is said she can be heard bouncing a ball in the lobby and along the mezzanine.
5. Shieldhill Castle
Edinburgh, Scotland
Guests tell stories of "The Gray Lady" who is said to haunt Shieldhill Castle in Edinburgh, Scotland. According to legend, she was the daughter of the family who owned the castle until the mid-20th century. She is said to have fallen in love with one of the hired hands. When her father disapproved of the marriage, she committed suicide.
6. Hotel Provincial
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans is renowned for its spooks and hauntings. One of the most interesting ghost stories comes from the Provincial. Part of this hotel was once a Confederate hospital. Maids have reported bloodstains mysteriously appearing and disappearing. Once, as the elevator opened on the second floor, the vision of an entire hospital came into view.
7. The Marshall House
Savannah, Georgia
Used as a hospital during the Civil War and during yellow fever epidemics in the 19th century, the Marshall House in Savannah, Georgia, is reportedly one of the most haunted hotels in a city that is said to be one of the most haunted places in the U.S. For more ghosts, check out the famed Pirate House Restaurant with a tunnel dug by pirates that leads to the river.
8. The Heathman Hotel
Portland, Oregon
At the Heathman Hotel in Portland, Oregon, guests who have left their rooms clean have returned to find something amiss or moved about. Records for the hotel will have shown no one entering the room. Evidently, these occurrences are frequent, especially in rooms ending in -03. Room 703 is a particularly hot spot.
9. The Carolina Inn
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Paranormal researchers have studied The Carolina Inn in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. They believe to be investigating the spirit of Dr. William Jacocks who lived at the inn for many years. Orbs, piano notes, soft-spoken words and other ghostly happenings add to the spooky ambience.
