North America’s Top 10 Haunted Hotels
Are you looking for a different kind of stay in one of America’s most haunted hotels? Some hotels preserve the past in more than their architecture and antique charm, there’s also their reputation for ghostly activity. According to decades of local lore, staff accounts, guest reports and historical records a handful of properties have also earned reputations for the unexplained. Read, learn and be inspired to visit these locations by the ghosts, who checked in and reportedly never checked out. Here is a curated list from publicly available sources of 10 authentic haunted hotels, prioritizing documented dark history, specific high-activity reports, and the “gritty” reality of their pasts (asylums, mining accidents, and shootouts) rather than Hollywood/pop culture fame.
At a Glance
1886 Crescent Hotel — Eureka Springs, AR
The Crescent earned its “America’s Most Haunted Hotel” reputation the hard way: in 1937–1939, it operated as Norman Baker’s so-called Baker Cancer Hospital, a notorious medical fraud chapter that still clings to the building’s identity. Tours take guests to the basement morgue, shown with an autopsy table and a walk-in cooler the hotel says was used during the Baker era. It’s one of the hotel’s most talked-about hotspots with guests and guides repeatedly describing the morgue area as “active,” with temperature drops, heavy-atmosphere moments, and unexplained noises that start as soon as you step into the corridor.
Historic Hotels of America describes a nurse pushing a gurney in the old morgue area complete with the squeak and rattle of wheels and even notes a maintenance worker witnessing washers and dryers switching on by themselves in the night. The hotel’s own lore points to Room 218, linked to “Michael,” an Irish stonemason said to have died during construction, and Room 419, where “Theodora” is reportedly seen fumbling for keys. Guests also talk about footsteps, knocks and if you’ve heard the bouncing-ball stories, the hotel names that presence too: “Breckie,” a young child said to be seen around the halls, often with a ball.
Watch Paranormal Activity caught on security Camera: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHlEygqinXw
Watch this News report to hear from the Locals- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVuEOBTpRiE
Ghost Tour: https://www.reserveeureka.com/attractions/crescentghost?_ga-ft=aVqCXQ.AA.AA.AA.AA.HMqWtT8OQ3WtckMJcr-u4g..2.1379.
Book to Stay: https://crescent-hotel.com/
1886 Crescent Hotel & Spa (Eureka Springs, AR) View on Google Maps
The Marshall House — Savannah, GA
Savannah’s oldest operating hotel doesn’t rely on “spooky atmosphere” alone it has a documented history that gives the stories teeth. Built in 1851, it was occupied by Union troops and used as a Union hospital in 1864–65, and the hotel also states it served as a hospital during two yellow fever epidemics. Then comes the detail every ghost tour repeats: workers allegedly found human remains under floorboards during the late-1990s restoration, often attributed in retellings to Civil War era medical activity (though the exact nature of what was found varies by source). If you’re booking for activity, Room 414 is the one guests request, with published guest reviews describing footsteps and doors moving on their own, and others describing a stubborn, unpleasant odour linked to that room in forum accounts.
And the signature story? Tour guides love to tell of a Union soldier in the lobby missing an arm, asking for a surgeon. Beyond the soldiers, visitors have reported the playful laughter of children remnants of the hotel’s time as a yellow fever hospital and sightings of the founder, Mary Magdalene Marshall, watching over the hallways she built nearly two centuries ago. Legend or not, it’s the kind of repeatable claim that keeps this place on every serious haunted-hotel shortlist
See this news report to find out more- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1vEZRPZlC4
Ghost Tour: https://www.marshallhouse.com/haunted-tours.htm
Book to Stay: https://www.marshallhouse.com/
The Marshall House (Savannah, GA) View on Google Maps
Jerome Grand Hotel — Jerome, AZ
The Jerome Grand’s reputation starts with what it used to be: the United Verde Hospital, a poured-in-place concrete facility planned in 1926 and opened in January 1927 for a copper-mining town where serious injuries and death were routine. The hotel’s own history notes the hospital ran until 1950, and that a live-in caretaker died by suicide in the 1980s, after which the building was boarded up. The haunting of the Jerome Grand is physically anchored by the original 1926 Otis elevator, a heavy iron cage that still serves as a reminder of the building’s life as the United Verde Hospital. This elevator is the site of the hotel’s most documented tragedy: the 1935 death of maintenance man Claude Harvey, whose body was found pinned beneath the car. Guests report the mechanical rattle of the shaft and the elevator cab moving to floors where no buttons were pushed, as if still operated by a phantom hand.
Rooms 23 and 25 (formerly known as “death rooms” during the hospital’s peak years) remain the center of activity, where the terminally ill go to pass. Reports of the drift of phantom cigar smoke through sealed rooms and the distinct sound of heavy, laboured breathing in the silence of the night. According to the L.A. Times, Room 32 is the most requested by those seeking the unexplained, where two men who committed suicide stayed. Guests have documented furniture that has been visibly dragged across the floor and the persistent sensation of a cold weight at the foot of the bed.
Watch this News report to hear from the Locals- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1BqDpSkuCg
Book to Stay: https://jeromegrandhotel.net/
Jerome Grand Hotel (Jerome, AZ) View on Google Maps
St. James Hotel — Cimarron, NM
The St. James doesn’t have to “lean spooky” to earn its reputation it’s a Santa Fe Trail holdover built for hard men with guns and money. Founded in 1872 by Henri Lambert, it grew into a notorious stop where the guest list is widely reported to include Old West heavyweights like Wyatt Earp and Jesse James, In 1901, when Lambert’s sons replaced the roof, they reportedly discovered the building had been shot up so badly that a second layer of wood had helped shield the upstairs today the dining-room ceiling still shows 22 bullet holes, left there as a blunt reminder of what this place was.
The hauntings here are room-specific and stubborn. Room 18 is the headline: it’s padlocked and not rented, tied to the story of T.J. (Thomas James) Wright, a gambler/cowboy said to have been shot after a poker game and to have “never checked out.” Across the hall, Room 17 is linked to Mary Lambert, whose calling card is ‘rose-scented perfume’ according to multiple retellings she ‘taps at the window’ until it’s closed. Staff and guests also talk about cigar smoke, boot-spur footsteps, and an impish presence in the bar that likes to make itself known when the place should be empty.
Want to find out more, check out this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjKdaxL92rY
Book to Stay: https://mvacationproperties.com/st-james-hotel
St. James Hotel (Cimarron, NM) View on Google Maps
The Alaskan Hotel — Juneau, AK
The Alaskan’s haunting reputation is welded to its real reputation: this place stayed open by adapting to whatever the law or the Fire Marshal was doing that decade. The building opened in 1913 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the National Park Service nomination describing it as the oldest operating hotel in Juneau. The hotel’s own history says Alaska’s “Bone Dry” Prohibition hit in 1918, prompting the bar to present itself as a soda café speakeasy logic, Juneau-style. The property functioned as a brothel twice: once legally in the early years, and later as the Northlander, which it says was shut down and condemned in 1977.
For seekers of the paranormal, the gravity points to Room 315, the bar, and the basement. In May 2007, a Navy sailor reportedly requested the “haunted room,” screamed from inside, and jumped from the window an incident covered in local public media. Owner Bettye Adams has described Room 315 as “creepy,” and she’s also blunt that the activity isn’t confined upstairs: “there’s all kinds of haunting in the bar, in the basement.” And then there’s Alice, the hotel’s most persistent resident legend, most often tied to a reported 1917 death and a strong association with Room 219. Details describe a female presence: sightings in mirrors, the impression of someone sitting on the bed, and that unmistakable feeling that the room has company.
Want to discover more, check out this video from the Travel Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLCguSzKaRc
Book to Stay:https://www.thealaskanhotel.com/
The Alaskan Hotel & Bar (Juneau, AK) View on Google Maps
The Bullock Hotel — Deadwood, SD
The Bullock hotel’s haunted reputation is tied to a very specific Deadwood story: after the 1894 fire wiped out much of the business district, Seth Bullock and his partner Sol Star pivoted from hardware to hospitality and began building a sandstone hotel on Main Street. The three-story, 64-room Bullock Hotel opened in 1896, and it’s still one of the town’s most recognizable survivors from that rebuilding era.
The hotel’s signature “resident” is Bullock himself, less a tragic ghost story than a stubborn, managerial presence. The hotel claims dozens of reports where a strong paranormal presence is felt in the second- and third-floor hallways, with items moved and showers turning on without anyone touching them especially when staff are standing around, whistling or humming. For the classic tourist hotspot, local reporting and guest lore frequently point to Room 211, said to have been Bullock’s room, where people describe sudden cigar smoke with no source; like someone’s still doing rounds, checking the place is being run properly. Don’t ignore the basement/Seth’s Cellar. A regional travel feature says it was used as a smallpox sick ward, and that’s where the child-spirit reports cluster running footsteps, kids in the hall, and a little girl often called “Sarah.” And if you want something you can actually listen to, Black Hills Paranormal Investigations published multiple on-site EVPs, including one labelled a child’s voice captured in the basement.
To listen to the Black Hills Paranormal Investigations EVPs : https://www.bhparanormal.com/bullock-hotel-investigation/
Want to see an investigation, check out this video by Haunted Nights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ia-Oko4TdZc
Ghost Tour: https://www.deadwood.com/business/hotels-motels/bullock-hotel/
Book to Stay:https://www.historicbullock.com/
The Bullock Hotel (Deadwood, SD) View on Google Maps
The Silver Queen Hotel — Virginia City, NV
Virginia City is a Comstock boomtown built off the 1859 silver strike, and the Silver Queen is one of the survivors that still runs on Old West terms. Built in 1876, it’s widely promoted as the town’s oldest hotel, sitting above a saloon anchored by the towering “Silver Queen” portrait set with thousands of silver dollars. Downstairs, the chapel/crypt area is the spot most often singled out in tourism write-ups and investigation accounts for reported activity. With claimed late-night movement and odd camera moments that staff can’t easily explain, the hotel’s most persistent “gritty” history is etched into the floorboards of the upper levels.
In a town built on sudden fortune and rapid ruin, the resident legend is Rosie, a 19th-century “lady of the night” who reportedly ended her life in the bathtub of Room 11. This is a sensory-heavy haunting with reports of rhythmic clicking of high heels on original wood floors and the disturbing sound of fingertips tapping against the exterior of windowpanes in the dead of night. For those booking for activity, enthusiasts typically request Room 11 and Room 13 as a pair, as they are connected and serve as the primary corridor for both Rosie and a second presence known as Annie, who is frequently heard running through the hallways as if repeating a frantic moment from the hotel’s boomtown past. This is also one of the hotels where investigators and guests regularly publish EVP and overnight walkthroughs, interested in seeing more links below;
- WORLD GHOST | GHOST VOICE CAUGHT! | Silver Queen Room 11, (Rahkee, 2020)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvbuRHRxuSo&t=403s
- OVERNIGHT in AMERICA’S MOST HAUNTED HOTEL: Searching For Terrifying Paranormal Activity, Paranormal Quest (2025)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVtKcTLIAhE
- OVERNIGHT in WORLD’S MOST HAUNTED HOTEL | DEMONS WATCH YOU SLEEP, (Overnight, 2024)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hX6lA3u0d1w
Want to check out more, see this video by The Haunted Side: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcJQrTDHEUY
Book to Stay: https://silverqueenhotel.net/
Silver Queen Hotel (Virginia City, NV) View on Google Maps
Hotel del Coronado — Coronado, CA
The Victorian silhouette of “The Del” is inseparable from the documented 1892 coroner’s report of Kate Morgan, the “Beautiful Stranger” whose body was discovered on an exterior staircase leading toward the Pacific. Kate had checked into the hotel under a pseudonym, appearing sickly and waiting five days for a companion who never arrived before her life ended with a single gunshot. The physical evidence of her stay is centered on Room 3327, where the activity is far from a vague legend. Guests in this specific room have logged sudden, localized temperature drops and the persistent flickering of lights in rhythmic patterns that suggest a lingering presence. The unvarnished reality of the haunting often manifests as physical movement; modern reports include accounts of items vibrating on nightstands or being found moved across the room by an unseen hand. Beyond the walls of the room, the hotel’s raw history is felt on the very staircase where her journey ended, with sightings of a shadowy figure in black lace walking the shoreline or standing motionless against the ocean breeze.
Want to check out more, watch Sam & Colby investigate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQqCr02oM6s&rco=1
Ghost Tour: https://www.hoteldel.com/experiences/#!/e/haunted-happenings-tour-1f441de1
Book to Stay: https://www.hoteldel.com/?SEO_id=GMB-AMER-QQ-SANQQQQ&y_source=1_NzcwOTIyNi03MTUtbG9jYXRpb24ud2Vic2l0ZQ%3D%3D
Hotel del Coronado (Coronado, CA) View on Google Maps
Congress Plaza Hotel — Chicago, IL
Built for the 1893 World’s Fair, the Congress Plaza’s grandeur hides a dark history of organized crime and urban tragedy. Its most undeniable anchor to the unexplained is Room 441 which is the one most often singled out in the hotel’s lore and tour accounts for physical disturbances. Guests repeatedly report the violent shaking of bedframes and sightings of a dark, one-legged silhouette, the spirit of “Peg-Leg Johnny” standing motionless at the foot of the bed. In 1900, Captain Louis Ostheim reportedly died by suicide at the hotel after waking from a night terror and shooting himself. Since then, staff and guests have repeatedly linked his presence to the building: a shadowy figure seen moving through corridors and public areas, often described as lingering as if he’s still looking for the life he was about to start.
The hotel’s most sombre history resides on the 12th floor, where the air remains heavy with the memory of the Langer family. In 1939, Adele Langer, a refugee fleeing the Nazi regime, threw her two young sons from a window before jumping herself. Security guards with decades of service describe a “child in the corridor” who meets their gaze with a silent grin before dissolving. This raw past extends to the Gold Room, where staff report phantom applause and a “Dancing Lady” reflected in high mirrors, and the basement “suicide room,” where witnesses have seen a gloved hand emerge from a wall where a worker was allegedly buried alive during construction.
Want to check out more, see this local news report: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoH7wDvqn0g
Book to Stay: https://www.congressplazahotel.com/
Congress Plaza Hotel (Chicago, IL) View on Google Maps
While both the Bourbon Orleans and Congress Plaza claim a ‘Dancing Lady,’ their stories are worlds apart. One relives the waltzes of New Orleans’ high-society balls, while the other is a silent reflection caught in the mirrors of Chicago’s Victorian past
Bourbon Orleans Hotel — New Orleans, LA
The dark history of the Bourbon Orleans is rooted in its mid-19th-century role as a convent and orphanage run by the Sisters of the Holy Family, a period marked by the devastating Yellow Fever epidemics that swept through the French Quarter. The physical evidence of this era remains in the building’s layout, where the transition from a high-society ballroom to a place of medical tragedy created a unique, dual-layered haunting. The activity here is intensely sensory; guests in the hallways frequently report the sound of children’s laughter and the distinct patter of running feet echoing on the floors when the hotel is dead quiet. On the 6th Floor, the air is often filled with the scent of old incense or candle wax, with a little girl reportedly seen chasing a ball, this is accompanied by additional reports of a Confederate soldier seen pacing the 6th and 3rd floors. The most visually striking documented encounter occurs in the Great Ballroom, where a “Dancing Lady” is seen beneath the crystal chandeliers, her presence anchored by the faint sound of a non-existent orchestra that several witnesses have claimed to hear late at night.
Want to hear more, check out this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpjuz7hRLdM
Ghost Tour: https://www.bourbonorleans.com/offers/spooky-stays-with-ghost-city-tours/
Book to Stay: https://www.bourbonorleans.com/?utm_source=google-gbp&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=gbp
Bourbon Orleans Hotel (New Orleans, LA) View on Google Maps
Haunted Hotel Quick Glance Field Guide
| Hotel | Location | Primary “Hotspot” | Physical Evidence / Activity |
| 1886 Crescent Hotel | Eureka Springs, AR | Room 218, 419 & Basement morgue | Washers/dryers switching on; Squeaking gurney wheels, heavy atmosphere, and sudden temperature drops. |
| The Marshall House | Savannah, GA | Room 414 + lobby/upper floors | Human remains found under floorboards; Stubborn “unpleasant odors,” doors moving on their own, and phantom laughter. |
| Jerome Grand Hotel | Jerome, AZ | Otis elevator + Rooms 23/25/32 | Furniture visibly dragged across floors; Sensory: Mechanical rattle of an empty elevator, labored breathing, and phantom cigar smoke. |
| St. James Hotel | Cimarron, NM | Room 18 (locked) + Room 17 + dining-room ceiling | 22 bullet holes in ceiling; Tapping on windowpanes and an “impish” presence in the bar moving objects. |
| The Alaskan Hotel | Juneau, AK | Room 315 + basement/bar + Room 219 | Documented 2007 window jump; Sensory: The “impression” of someone sitting on the bed and the feeling of being touched or pulled. |
| The Bullock Hotel | Deadwood, SD | Room 211 + Seth’s Cellar (basement) | Multiple captured child-voice EVPs; Poltergeist activity: Items moved and showers turning on by themselves. |
| Silver Queen Hotel | Virginia City, NV | Room 11 & 13 + chapel/crypt area | Rhythmic fingertips tapping on the outside of window glass; Sharp clicking of heels and the sound of running in hallways |
| Hotel del Coronado | Coronado, CA | Room 3327 (formerly 302) + staircase + beach area | Physical: Nightstand items vibrating and moving; Poltergeist activity: Lights flickering in rhythmic, purposeful patterns. |
| Congress Plaza Hotel | Chicago, IL | Room 441 + Gold Room + 12th Floor | Violent shaking of bedframes; Scratching from behind masonry and a gloved hand emerging from walls. |
| Bourbon Orleans | New Orleans, LA | 6th Floor, 3rd Floor & Ballroom | Patter of running feet in quiet halls; scent of old incense and candle wax; faint sound of a non-existent orchestra. Confederate soldier |
The reality of these hotels is that they don’t need to rely on “spooky” marketing; the 22 bullet holes in a dining room ceiling or the human remains found under floorboards are evidence enough. Whether you’re a historian or a paranormal researcher, these sites offer a rare chance to stand exactly where the American story turned dark. Thanks for reading to the end, I hope you have enjoyed this article.
Till the next time,
Gemma – The Unknown Quest
*Just as a side-note where possible I have cross-checked claims against hotel history pages, local archives, historical societies and reputable publications to obtain as accurate a list as possible.
References
1886 Crescent Hotel — Eureka Springs, AR
Encyclopedia of Arkansas (2023) Norman Baker (1882–1958). Available at: https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/norman-baker-4885/ (Accessed: 5 January 2026).
Encyclopedia of Arkansas (n.d.) Crescent Hotel. Available at: https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/crescent-hotel-5271/ (Accessed: 5 January 2026).
Historic Hotels of America (n.d.) ‘Ghost Stories – 1886 Crescent Hotel & Spa’. Available at: https://www.historichotels.org/us/hotels-resorts/1886-crescent-hotel-and-spa/ghost-stories.php (Accessed: 5 January 2026).
5NEWS (n.d.) The Truly Haunted History of the Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs [YouTube video]. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVuEOBTpRiE (Accessed: 5 January 2026).
The Marshall House — Savannah, GA
Condé Nast Traveller (2025) ‘53 haunted hotels around the world you can stay at’ (Marshall House – Savannah, Georgia). Available at: https://www.cntraveller.com/gallery/haunted-hotels-around-world (Accessed: 5 January 2026).
Ghost City Tours (n.d.) Haunted Marshall House Hotel (Savannah). Available at: https://ghostcitytours.com/savannah/haunted-savannah/haunted-hotels/marshall-house-hotel / (Accessed: 5 January 2026).
WTOC (n.d.) Savannah’s Ghost Stories: The Marshall House [YouTube video]. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1vEZRPZlC4 (Accessed: 5 January 2026).
Jerome Grand Hotel — Jerome, AZ
Jerome Grand Hotel (n.d.) Official website. Available at: https://jeromegrandhotel.net/ (Accessed: 5 January 2026).
Los Angeles Times (2010) This hotel will never give up the ghosts. Available at: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-apr-11-la-na-hometown-jerome11-2010apr11-story.html (Accessed: 5 January 2026).
Thrillist (2021) The Jerome Grand Hotel Still Haunts This Old Ghost Town. Available at: https://www.thrillist.com/travel/nation/jerome-grand-hotel-arizona-ghost-town (Accessed: 5 January 2026).
St. James Hotel — Cimarron, NM
M Vacation Properties (n.d.) St. James Hotel (Cimarron, NM). Available at: https://mvacationproperties.com/st-james-hotel (Accessed: 5 January 2026).
Santa Fe Trail Historic Sites (University of New Mexico) (n.d.) St. James (Don Diego) Hotel. Available at: https://historic-trails.unm.edu/sites/st.-James-%28don-diego%29-hotel.html (Accessed: 5 January 2026).
VisitNewMexico (2014) NM True TV: St. James Hotel [YouTube video]. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjKdaxL92rY (Accessed: 5 January 2026).
The Alaskan Hotel — Juneau, AK
National Park Service (n.d.) National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: Alaskan Hotel (NRHP 78000526). Available at: https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/78000526_text (Accessed: 5 January 2026).
The Alaskan Hotel (n.d.) Official website. Available at: https://www.thealaskanhotel.com/ (Accessed: 5 January 2026).
Alaska Public Media (2018) ‘AK: The haunting of Alaskan Hotel’s Room 315’. Available at: https://alaskapublic.org/news/2018-10-27/ak-the-haunting-of-alaskan-hotels-room-315 (Accessed: 5 January 2026).
YouTube (2023) The Alaskan Hotel (Juneau)– paranormal overview [Video]. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLCguSzKaRc (Accessed: 5 January 2026).
The Bullock Hotel — Deadwood, SD
Black Hills Paranormal Investigations (n.d.) Bullock Hotel Investigation (EVPs), (n.d.). Available at: https://www.bhparanormal.com/bullock-hotel-investigation/ (Accessed: 5 January 2026).
Haunted Nights (2024) Bullock Hotel Investigation [YouTube video]. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ia-Oko4TdZc (Accessed: 5 January 2026).
Historic Bullock Hotel (n.d.) The legend & restoration of Historic Bullock Properties. Available at: https://www.historicbullock.com/the-legend-restoration/ (Accessed: 5 January 2026).
The Silver Queen Hotel — Virginia City, NV
Travel Nevada (n.d.) Silver Queen Hotel | Virginia City Haunted Hotel. Available at: https://travelnevada.com/hotels/unique-stays/silver-queen-hotel/ (Accessed: 5 January 2026).
Visit Virginia City (2023) ‘Get Ghosted This Hauntober: Virginia City, Nevada, Lets Spooks Fly During Monthlong Celebration’. Available at: https://visitvirginiacitynv.com/vc-hauntober-monthlong-celebration/ (Accessed: 5 January 2026).
Hotel del Coronado — Coronado, CA
Coronado Historical Association (2020) Hotel del Coronado Walking Tour Stop (May 20, 2020). Available at: https://coronadohistory.org/blog/hotel-del-coronado-walking-tour-stop-may-20-2020/ (Accessed: 5 January 2026).
Historic Hotels of America (n.d.) Ghost Stories – Hotel del Coronado. Available at: https://www.historichotels.org/us/hotels-resorts/hotel-del-coronado/ghost-stories.php (Accessed: 5 January 2026).
Hotel del Coronado (2013) Ghostly Goings-On at the Hotel del Coronado. Available at: https://www.hoteldel.com/press/haunted-hotel-del-coronado/ (Accessed: 5 January 2026).
Sam and Colby (2021) Hotel del Coronado Investigation [YouTube video]. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQqCr02oM6s (Accessed: 5 January 2026).
Congress Plaza Hotel — Chicago, IL
CBS News Chicago (2021) Chicago Hauntings: The Congress Hotel. Available at: https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-hauntings-the-congress-hotel/ (Accessed: 5 January 2026).
Ghost City Tours (n.d.) ‘Congress Plaza Hotel’. Available at: https://ghostcitytours0.com/chicago/haunted-chicago/congress-plaza-hotel/ (Accessed: 5 January 2026).
Choose Chicago (2023) ‘Chicago’s most haunted hotels’ (section: Congress Plaza Hotel). Available at: https://www.choosechicago.com/blog/chicagos-most-haunted-hotels/ (Accessed: 5 January 2026).
YouTube (2021) Congress Plaza Hotel – local news report. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoH7wDvqn0g (Accessed: 5 January 2026).
Bourbon Orleans Hotel — New Orleans, LA
Bourbon Orleans Hotel (n.d.) ‘Detailed History’. Available at: https://www.bourbonorleans.com/our-story/our-history/detailed-history/ (Accessed: 5 January 2026).
Haunted Rooms (n.d.) ‘Bourbon Orleans Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana’. Available at: https://www.hauntedrooms.com/louisiana/new-orleans/haunted-places/haunted-hotels/bourbon-orleans (Accessed: 5 January 2026).
Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) (2019) ‘Past touches Bourbon Orleans Hotel in spirited ways’. Available at: https://www.pcma.org/bourbon-orleans-hotel-former-convent-ghosts/ (Accessed: 5 January 2026).Spirit Chaser (2025) The Bourbon Hotel | One of New Orleans Most Creepy Haunted Hotels, (YouTube). Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpjuz7hRLdM (Accessed: 5 January 2026)