One of the oldest buildings in Alabama, built in 1837, the St. James Hotel in Selma was used as the headquarters for Union troops during the Civil War, surviving the burning of city buildings after the Battle of Selma. It’s reportedly home to 3 known spectres: Jesse James, Jesse James’ girlfriend Lucinda, and a dog.

The apparition of a man (believed to be James) wearing Cowboy attire from the 1880s has been witnessed by many guests and staff alike, walking out of rooms 214, 314, and 315 – the places in which he stayed during his many visits here. He’s also been seen sitting in the bar at his favorite corner table!

The spirit of his lover, Lucinda, has been witnessed walking down the hotel hallways, often preceded by the smell of lavender, which was known to be her favorite aroma. The ghost of a dog (James’ pet), is also known to haunt the hotel, running down corridors and barking in the hotels’ courtyard!

ALASKA: HISTORIC ANCHORAGE HOTEL, ANCHORAGE
The Historic Anchorage Hotel, Anchorage, AlaskaThe Historic Anchorage Hotel, 330 E St, Anchorage, AK 99501
Most Haunted Rooms: 215, 217

Full Review: Historic Anchorage Hotel

It was a difficult choice between the Alaskan Hotel in Juneau and the Anchorage Hotel, but the Anchorage just about edges it. Built in 1916 as a central meeting point for people from all over Alaska, the Historic Anchorage Hotel is on the National Register of Historic Places. The sheer number of reports emanating from this hotel over the years is staggering. One of the most well-known hauntings of the hotel relates to the very first Chief of Police of Anchorage, who was shot in the back outside the hotel by a bullet from his gun!

Other reports include a woman in white who’s been seen wandering throughout the hotel, the apparitions of little children, and the sighting of a young girl ghost on the second floor. Nobody knows who these children might be, but activity seems to center around Rooms 215 and 217, with guests often reporting various paranormal activity.

ARIZONA: COPPER QUEEN HOTEL, BISBEE
An image of the reportedly haunted Copper Queen Hotel in Bisbee, ArizonaCopper Queen Hotel, 11 Howell Ave, Bisbee, AZ 85603
Most Haunted Rooms: 315

Full Review: Copper Queen Hotel

The oldest continually operating hotel in the Grand Canyon State, the Copper Queen Hotel in Bisbee, was originally built in 1902. It’s not known just how many spirits haunt the property. However, the most well known is the ghost of Julia Lowell, a prostitute who worked in the hotel during the early 1920s and 30s. It’s widely believed that Julia, having been shunned by one of her clients who she had fallen for, took her own life in the bathtub of room 315.

Another spirit that haunts this infamously haunted hotel is that of a little boy whose mother worked at the hotel. It’s believed he drowned whilst swimming in the nearby San Pedro River.

ARKANSAS: 1886 CRESCENT HOTEL & SPA, EUREKA SPRINGS
An image of the reportedly haunted 1886 Crescent Hotel & Spa in Eureka Springs, ArkansasThe 1886 Crescent Hotel & Spa, 75 Prospect Ave, Eureka Springs, AR 72632
Most Haunted Rooms: 202, 218, 419, 424

Full Review: 1886 Crescent Hotel & Spa

Considered by many paranormal experts to be not only one of the most haunted places in the state of Arkansas but one of the most haunted hotels in the entire country. The history surrounding the paranormal goings-on at this hotel is especially harrowing. A former hospital set up by Norman Baker with the promise of curing cancer when in reality, Baker was nothing but a snake oil salesman with no license to practice medicine. Under his care, many of his patients ended up dying in the hotel. There was even a morgue in the hotels’ basement (now the spa).

As well as many of Baker’s unfortunate patients roaming the halls, there’s also the ghost of a construction worker who died during the hotels’ initial construction as a girl’s school in 1886. He’s said to haunt room 218. Room 419 is believed to be haunted by the ghost of Theodora, one of the nurses who once worked under Baker. Guests and staff alike also regularly report nurses walking the halls, pushing wheelchairs!

CALIFORNIA: THE QUEEN MARY, LONG BEACH
An image of the Queen Mary Hotel in Long Beach CaliforniaQueen Mary Hotel, 1126 Queens Hwy, Long Beach, CA 90802
Most Haunted Rooms: Stateroom B340

Full Review: The Queen Mary Hotel

Regarded by many as one of the most haunted hotels in the United States, the Queen Mary Hotel in Long Beach, CA, certainly promises a lot. There are so many haunted areas on this ship that investigators and paranormal experts don’t know where to start when discussing it.

One of the most infamously haunted locations on the ship is the old First Class swimming pool. It’s believed two women died here mysteriously in the 1930s and the 1960s. Psychics have also reported a dark entity that likes to hang around the old changing room area!

Cabin B340, closed for years due to the sheer amount of activity guests were reporting, has now been reopened as Stateroom B340 for any of those brave enough to spend the night. Reports include such things as faucets turning on and off, bedsheets being pulled off in the dead of night, and waking up to a dark figure stood at the end of the bed!

COLORADO: STANLEY HOTEL, ESTES PARK
An image of the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, ColoradoStanley Hotel, 333 E Wonderview Ave, Estes Park, CO 80517
Most Haunted Rooms: 217, 401, 428

Full Review: The Stanley Hotel

Who doesn’t love to be scared by Stephen King? He knew just where to look when coming up with a real-life haunted hotel, and it was The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, CO.

In case you missed it, his movie The Shining was based on this eerie place. The Stanley offers several ghost tours, and guests can even visit the dark, underground tunnels beneath the hotel.

F.O. Stanley, who was the hotel’s original owner, is known to haunt the hotel accompanied by his wife. They are always dressed in formal attire and appear on the main staircase as well as in other public areas.

If you happen to be sitting near the piano and it plays by itself, well, just another day at The Stanley Hotel.

CONNECTICUT: CAPTAIN GRANT'S 1754, PRESTON
An image of the reportedly haunted Captain Grant's 1754 in Preston ConnecticutCaptain Grant's 1754, 109 CT-2A, Preston, CT 06365
Most Haunted Rooms: Adelaide Room

Website: Captain Grant’s 1754

Built in 1754 by Captain William Grant for him and his wife, Mercy Adelaide Avery and their children, the family resided here for 3 generations. During the Revolutionary War the inn was used by Continental Army soldiers, and escaped slaves were hidden here during the Civil War.

The vast amount of paranormal activity started to occur here during renovations back in 1994 when it reopened as an inn. Often guests would hear banging on their doors, the feeling of having their faces touched, apparitions of children, and the sighting of strange shapes in pictures and with their own eyes.

The most haunted area in the inn is named the Adelaide Room, as it’s here where Mercy is often seen. She’s known to appear to guests in the dead of night, wearing Colonial garb, and sometimes holding hands with two children. Guests staying in the Adelaide Room also experience the TV turning on and off, and the shower curtain will detach from the rod as if pulled by unseen hands!

DELAWARE: BRICK HOTEL ON THE CIRCLE, GEORGETOWN
An image of the Brick Hotel on the Circle, Georgetown, DelawareThe Brick Hotel on the Circle, Eighteen The Circle Georgetown, Delaware 19947
Most Haunted Rooms:

Hotel Website: The Brick Hotel on the Circle

Built in 1836, and originally known as The Union Hotel during the Civil War era, The Brick Hotel certainly has a long and colorful history and has played host to quite a lot of unsavory characters during the early years.

During a seance at the inn, guests asked questions of the spirits and immediately felt cold spots, heard unexplainable sounds, and even saw a shadow in the hallway. On one occasion, during a group photo in the hotels’ main dining room, two cameras shut off simultaneously, and the chandelier started to shake and flicker! Then immediately after that, all the lights in the main dining room started to flicker, which had never happened before says, the inn’s owner, Lynn Lester.

Among many other reports, doors open by unseen hands, and paintings are moved on their own. Guests have also reported items going missing and appearing in different spots, and TV’s and showers turning themselves on and off in the middle of the night!