The 30 Most Haunted Places in America



The picture above is from the morgue of the Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Why does a hotel have a morgue? It's a sort-of museum, because this haunted hotel has quite a history.

Since its construction in 1886, the Crescent Hotel has served several purposes: luxury resort, conservatory for young women, junior college. But the strangest mark on its history came in 1937 when it got a new owner, Norman G. Baker. Baker was a millionaire inventor who decided to pose as a doctor (despite having no medical training) and turn the hotel into a hospital that could "cure" cancer. He was eventually found out and run out of town, although reports say that his spirit found its way back to the site—and found some otherworldly company, too. The now-operating Crescent Hotel is said to be haunted by at least eight ghosts, ranging from a five-year-old girl to a bearded man wearing Victorian clothing.

Other haunted places in America include an Alaskan brothel where men used dolls to select a woman, theaters where actors refuse to leave the stage after death, a clearing where nothing grows because the devil dances there, and even a huge forest in new Jersey.

The heavily forested Pine Barrens spans over one million acres and seven counties in New Jersey. The area thrived during the Colonial period, host to sawmills, paper mills, and other industries. People eventually abandoned the mills and surrounding villages when coal was discovered to the west in Pennsylvania, leaving behind ghost towns—and, some say, a few supernatural wanderers. The most popular Pine Barrens resident is without a doubt the Jersey Devil. According to legend, the creature was born in 1735 to Deborah Leeds (her thirteenth child) with leathery wings, a goat's head, and hooves. It flew up the Leeds' chimney and into the Barrens, where it has reportedly been killing livestock—and creeping out South Jersey residents—ever since.

There are so many places in the US where you can go for a haunted getaway that you're sure to find one within driving distance. Read the stories behind the 30 most haunted places in America at Conde Nast Traveler. -via Bits and Pieces


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