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2022 Top 25 Historic Hotels of America Most Haunted Hotels
Historic Hotels of America | October 17, 2022
Historic Hotels of America® offers travelers spectacular experiences and stories to take home with them, including the history of where they stayed the night. Every historic hotel has a story to tell and some offer more than what is found in a history textbook. For some hotels, the past is not only present in the architecture and authentic character, but also–according to legends–in the souls residing within it. The historic hotels highlighted in the 2022 Top 25 Historic Hotels of America Most Haunted Hotels are places where generations of staff and guests pass on tales of spectral Revolutionary War soldiers, smoky silhouettes of U.S. Pr...
What Paranormal Tourism Reveals About the Human Psyche
James Houran | October 15, 2020
By James Houran, Ph.D., Dallas October is ‘Halloween season’ – a fun cultural holiday for many people worldwide. It represents a socially sanctioned time of year when children and adults alike can escape to a realm of fantasy and mystery that involves the simultaneous expression of the ‘lighter’ and ‘darker’ sides of human nature. In addition to carving pumpkins, dressing in costume, and the nightly ritual of trick-or-treating, a favourite activity this month for many people is the psychosocial phenomenon known as ‘paranormal tourism.’ In fact, these excursions are very popular throughout the entire year. Over the past de...
Historic Hotels of America Announces the Top 25 Haunted Hotels
Historic Hotels of America® | October 31, 2019
WASHINGTON--Historic Hotels of America has over 300 hotels with long and storied histories. Some hotels have reported ghosts and paranormal activity throughout the halls and in guestrooms giving those who stay a fright. From ghosts who have been around since the Revolutionary War to jilted lovers, heartbroken, there are an abundance of ghostly sightings in historic hotels. Here is a listing of the Top 25 Most Haunted Hotels: Concord’s Colonial Inn (1716) Concord, Massachusetts The original part of the Inn was built in the early 1700s before the Revolutionary War. With such a long and robust history, it’s no wonder there are spirits...
The Top 25 Most Haunted Historic Hotels for 2018 From Historic Hotels of America
Historic Hotels of America | October 23, 2018
These "spirited" guests may have checked out, but never left these historic hotels WASHINGTON, D.C.—October 23, 2018 Historic Hotels of America® has over 300 hotels with long and storied histories representing over 36 decades in American history. From a former Carmelite convent to hotels that are adjacent to battlegrounds and a hotel that was once a morgue, many of these hotels have "spirited" guests that continue to haunt the halls long after they have checked out. Here is Historic Hotels of America's Top 25 Most Haunted Historic Hotels for 2018 along with some of America's spookiest hotel ghost stories: Concord's Colonial In...
Haunted Hospitality at Historic Hotels of America
September 30, 2015
The Best Ghost Stories at America's Most Haunted Hotels WASHINGTON, DC- September 24, 2015- Historic Hotels of America caters to all things paranormal and spooky. With over 120 hotels with rumored hauntings and friendly ghosts—often known to visitors as the "guests that have checked out of the hotel but never leave"—there are many spirited stories and sightings from travelers. Whether you believe in the paranormal or not, one thing is certain, these friendly hauntings are sure to make for a visit you'll talk about for years. To learn more about these haunted hotels, visit: http://americandreams.historichotels.org/haunted-ame...
