Hilltop House Hotel is located in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. The hotel was built in 1888 by Mr. Thomas S. Lovett, a local man of African American descent, who dreamed of managing a hotel overlooking John Brown’s historic act. This first hotel burned in 1912, and its replacement burned again in 1917 or 1918. Still, Lovett and his wife Lavonia perservered, and the Hilltop House Hotel became host to such…
LaLaurie Mansion is located in the heart of New Orleans, Louisana. Marie Delphine Macarty or MacCarthy, more commonly known as Madame Blanque or, after her third marriage, as Madame LaLaurie, was a New Orleans Creole socialite and serial killer who tortured and murdered slaves in her household. It is one of the most popular stops on our New Orleans Ghost Tours. Sometimes, people in the city won’t even call it that,…
Stanley Hotel is located near the Rocky Mountain nation park in Estes Park, Colorado. In the fall of 1974, writer Stephen King and his wife stopped for the night at an old hotel overlooking the city. Once among the grande dames of the west, The Stanley had fallen on hard times and was a ghost of its former, Edwardian-era self. Upon arriving, the Kings learned the hotel was closing for…
Lemp Mansion is located in St. Louis, Missouri. 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,…
St Albans Sanatorium is located in Fairlawn, Virginia. Saint Albans Sanatorium is a historical facility that began life in 1892 as a Lutheran boys’ school. The school closed in 1911 and reopened in 1916 as an institution to treat the mentally ill. After the closing of medical facility in the 1990s, the facility has been open to paranormal investigators and the general public. Numerous television shows and paranormal celebrities have…
Hotel Monte Vista is located off Route 66 in downtown Flagstaff, Arizona. Opening on New Year’s Day, 1927, this historic hotel, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, has been fully restored to its former glory and continues to serve the traveling public today. Along with playing host to numerous famous figures over the years, such as John Wayne, Bing Crosby, and Harry Truman, it also apparently is home…
Sallie’s House is located in Atchison, Kansas near the Missour River. Welcome to the eerie world of Sallie’s House, a place steeped in paranormal lore and ghostly encounters. Located in Atchison, Kansas, this historic residence has gained a reputation as one of the most haunted houses in America. In this blog post, we delve into the chilling history and supernatural phenomena associated with Sallie’s House. Join us as we explore…
Eastern State Penitentiary located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Eastern State Penitentiary was once the most famous and expensive prison in the world, but stands today in ruin, a lost world of crumbling cellblocks and empty guard towers. This gothic structure, with soaring 30-foot high fortress walls, is intimidating enough during the day. At night, the cellblocks fall into darkness, and the building becomes truly terrifying. Eastern State pioneered a distinctive radial…