Passport to the Paranormal, by Rich Newman

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About the Author Rich Newman is the author of seven books, including The Ghost Hunter’s Field Guide and Ghost Hunting for Beginners. He has made appearances on paranormal television programs around the world and has appeared multiple times on Coast to Coast AM. When he isn’t traveling to haunted places, he can be found at his home outside Memphis, Tennessee, where he plays with his synthesizers and plots his next book. Rich can be contacted directly through his website: www.RichNewman.us.

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Passport to the Paranormal: Your Guide to Haunted Spots in America © 2021 by Rich Newman.

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Other Books by Rich Newman Ghost Hunting for Beginners

Contents Introduction 1 Chapter 1: Alabama … 3 Fort Conde Inn 3 Fort Morgan Historic Site 4 Chapter 2: Alaska … 7 The Historic Anchorage Hotel 7 Red Onion Saloon 10 Chapter 3: Arizona … 13 Big Nose Kate’s Saloon 13 The Bird Cage Theater 14 Copper Queen Hotel 16 Hannagan Meadow Lodge 17 Hotel Congress 18 Hotel Monte Vista 20 Red Garter Inn 21 Vulture City Ghost Town 23 Yuma Territorial Prison Museum 25 Chapter 4: Arkansas … 27 1886 Crescent Hotel & Spa 27 The Allen House 31 The Arlington Resort, Hotel & Spa 32 The Clayton House 34 Empress of Little Rock 35 Park Hotel 36 Chapter 5: California … 39 Amargosa Opera House & Hotel 39 Deetjen’s Big Sur Inn 40 Featherbed Railroad Bed & Breakfast Resort 42 Historic Doheny Greystone Estate 43

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The Hollywood Roosevelt 45 Hotel del Coronado 46 Hotel Leger 48 Moss Beach Distillery 49 The Pierpont Inn 51 Preston Castle 52 The Queen Anne Hotel 54 The Queen Mary 55 The Sowden House 57 The Whaley House Museum 58 Winchester Mystery House 60 Chapter 6: Colorado … 63 Briarhurst Manor Estate 63 The Brown Palace Hotel & Spa 64 The Lumber Baron Inn & Gardens 66 Museum of Colorado Prisons 67 The Stanley Hotel 68 Chapter 7: Connecticut … 73 Mark Twain House & Museum 73 Sheffield Island Lighthouse 74 Chapter 8: Delaware … 77 The Amstel House 77 Fort Delaware State Park 78 Chapter 9: Florida … 81 Ashley’s Restaurant & Bar 81 Cassadaga Hotel 82 The Don Cesar 83 Marrero’s Guest Mansion 85 The May-Stringer House 86 St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum 88 Seven Sisters Bed & Breakfast Inn 90

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Chapter 10: Georgia … 93 17Hundred90 Inn & Restaurant 93 The Marshall House 94 The Old Sorrel Weed House Museum & Tours 95 Chapter 11: Hawaii … 99 Hawaii’s Plantation Village 99 Volcano House 100 Chapter 12: Idaho … 103 Idaho Hotel 103 Shoshone Ice Caves 104 Chapter 13: Illinois … 107 Ashmore Estates 107 The Congress Plaza Hotel 109 DeSoto House 110 The Original Springs Hotel 112 Chapter 14: Indiana … 117 Whispers Estate 117 Willard Library 118 Chapter 15: Iowa … 121 Mason House Inn & Caboose Cottage 121 Villisca Ax Murder House 123 Chapter 16: Kansas … 127 1889 McInteer Villa 127 Brown Mansion 129 Eldridge Hotel 130 Chapter 17: Kentucky … 133 Bobby Mackey’s 133 Jailhouse Pizza 135 Octagon Hall 136

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Talbott Tavern 139 The Waverly Hills Sanitorium 142 Chapter 18: Louisiana … 145 Andrew Jackson Hotel 145 Dauphine Orleans Hotel 146 Houmas House 149 The Myrtles Plantation 150 Napoleon House 152 Oak Alley Plantation Restaurant & Inn 154 St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 156 Chapter 19: Maine … 159 Jameson Tavern 159 Lucerne Inn 160 Seguin Island Light Station 162 Chapter 20: Maryland … 165 The Admiral Fell Inn 165 Point Lookout Lighthouse 166 Chapter 21: Massachusetts … 169 Concord’s Colonial Inn 169 Hawthorne Hotel 171 Lizzie Borden Bed & Breakfast 172 Longfellow’s Wayside Inn 175 The Mount 176 Orleans Waterfront Inn 178 Chapter 22: Michigan … 181 Anchor Inn 181 Big Bay Point Lighthouse Bed & Breakfast 182 The Blue Pelican Inn 183 Holly Hotel 185 The Terrace Inn 186 The Whitney 188

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Chapter 23: Minnesota … 191 Nopeming Sanitorium 191 Palmer House 192 Wabasha Street Caves 194 Chapter 24: Mississippi … 197 The Duff Green Mansion 197 McRaven 198 Chapter 25: Missouri … 201 Belvoir Winery & Inn 201 The Elms Hotel & Spa 202 The Lemp Mansion Restaurant & Inn 203 Missouri State Penitentiary 208 The Morse Mill Hotel 210 Chapter 26: Montana … 213 Dumas Brothel 213 Grand Union Hotel 214 The Pollard Hotel 216 Chapter 27: Nebraska … 219 Arrow Hotel 219 The Speakeasy 220 Chapter 28: Nevada … 223 The Mizpah Hotel 223 Overland Hotel & Saloon 224 The Washoe Club 226 Chapter 29: New Hampshire … 229 The Amos J. Blake House Museum 229 The Hotel Portsmouth 230 Omni Mount Washington Resort 232 Tilton Inn 233 The Windham Restaurant 234

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Chapter 30: New Jersey … 237 Historic Prison Museum 237 Lake House Restaurant 238 Proprietary House 240 White Hill Mansion 241 Chapter 31: New Mexico … 245 Double Eagle 245 Hotel Castaneda 246 Plaza Hotel 247 St. James Hotel 249 Chapter 32: New York … 253 Beardslee Castle 253 Burn Brae Mansion 255 The Haunted Shanley Hotel 256 Historic Palmyra 258 The Iron Island Museum 260 Merchant’s House Museum 261 Rolling Hills Asylum 263 Wayside Irish Pub 264 The Winery at Marjim Manor 266 Chapter 33: North Carolina … 269 Grand Old Lady Hotel 269 The Omni Grove Park Inn 270 Chapter 34: North Dakota … 273 Totten Trail Inn 273 Chapter 35: Ohio … 275 Brownella Cottage & Museum 275 Buxton Inn 277 Landoll’s Mohican Castle 278 Licking County Historical Jail 279 The Ohio State Reformatory 281

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The Red Brick Tavern 283 Rider’s Inn 284 Chapter 36: Oklahoma … 287 Cain’s Ballroom 287 The Stone Lion Inn 288 Chapter 37: Oregon … 291 Geiser Grand Hotel 291 McMenamin’s Grand Lodge 293 Shanghai Tunnels 295 Wolf Creek Inn 296 Chapter 38: Pennsylvania … 301 Eastern State Penitentiary 301 Farnsworth House Inn 303 Fort Mifflin 304 Hill View Manor 306 Hotel Bethlehem 307 Jean Bonnet Tavern 309 The King George II Inn 310 Sun Inn 312 Chapter 39: Rhode Island … 315 Belcourt of Newport 315 The White Horse Tavern 316 Chapter 40: South Carolina … 319 Battery Carriage House Inn 319 Magnolia Plantation & Gardens 320 Pelican Inn 321 Chapter 41: South Dakota … 325 The Historic Bullock Hotel 325 Hotel Alex Johnson 326

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Chapter 42: Tennessee … 329 Bell Witch Cave 329 Falcon Rest Mansion & Gardens 330 Lotz House 332 The Orpheum Theatre 334 The Thomas House Hotel 337 The Woodruff-Fontaine House Museum 338 Chapter 43: Texas … 343 The Driskill 343 The Grove 345 Haunted Hill House 347 The Magnolia Hotel 349 Victoria’s Black Swan Inn 351 Chapter 44: Utah … 355 Moore’s Old Pine Inn 355 Chapter 45: Vermont … 357 Emily’s Bridge 357 The Old Stagecoach Inn 358 Chapter 46: Virginia … 361 Belle Grove Plantation Bed & Breakfast 361 The Exchange Hotel Civil War Medical Museum 362 Ferry Plantation 364 Major Graham Mansion 365 Chapter 47: Washington … 369 Manresa Castle Hotel 369 Oxford Saloon 371 Stanwood Hotel & Saloon 372 Chapter 48: Washington, DC … 375 The Hay-Adams 375

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Chapter 49: West Virginia … 377 The Historic Apollo Civic Theatre 377 The Lowe Hotel 378 Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum 379 West Virginia Penitentiary 382 Chapter 50: Wisconsin … 385 The Brumder Mansion 385 Shaker’s Cigar Bar 169 386 Chapter 51: Wyoming … 389 Irma Hotel 389 The Occidental Hotel 390 Sheridan Inn 392 The Wyoming Frontier Prison 393 Resources 395

Introduction For more than ten years I have been researching and writing about haunted places in the United States. It all started with Llewellyn Publishing and my book, The Ghost Hunter’s Field Guide. Since then I have written books about ghost hunting (Ghost Hunting for Beginners), haunted Civil War sites (Ghosts of the Civil War), and other subjects that I felt would be of interest to those who are into the paranormal.

Since we are rapidly approaching the tenth anniversary of The Ghost Hunter’s Field Guide, it seemed an opportune time to do an update to that tome.

But rather than simply recataloging all the locations in that book with updated information, I thought it would be a great idea to create a “best of ” type of book. A travel guide for those interested in ghosts and hauntings that includes all the best places I’ve visited over the years. My favorites.

Since the publication of my first book, I have been traveling to a lot of spooky and historic spots with television crews (mostly with Japan’s Fuji TV), as well as for fun, and I have had a lot of personal adventures of the haunted nature. I thought this book would be a great place to document some of those experiences, too. So not only are you getting a travel guide with my personal recommendations here, but you are getting some firsthand accounts of ghostly activity that I have encountered at some of them.

I’ve had a blast writing about, and visiting, these haunted places, and I hope this book can be your guide to doing the same.

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1 • Alabama Fort Conde Inn Mobile, Alabama https://www.fortcondeinn.com/ The haunting of the Fort Conde Inn has less to do with this manor turned hotel and more to do with the history of the land it occupies. Before the house ever existed, the French stronghold of Fort Conde (otherwise known as Fort Charlotte) dominated this portion of Mobile.

Constructed in 1723 and named after Louis Henry de Bourbon, Prince de Condé, the fort protected the Gulf Coast of Mobile from Spanish and British attack until 1762. Then the British took over, changing the name to Fort Charlotte. The Spanish moved in after them in 1780, and then in 1813, American soldiers finally took possession. Congress determined that the fort was no longer needed in 1820 and it was dismantled.

The Hall-Ford House was built after the removal of the fort in 1836. It’s a classic, three-story Greek Revival masterpiece built from a fortune made in the cotton business. It would serve as a family home for several generations of the Hall and Ford families, even during the dark years of Mobile’s red-light district.

Throughout the 1800s, prostitution was commonplace along the waterfront of Mobile in an area known as Shakespeare’s Row. The French would bring ladies of the night from as far as Paris, and it was quite common for the girls to work in multiple towns, including the famed Storyville section of New Orleans. By the 1880s, bordellos had infested the local saloons and were quickly becoming a problem for the city.

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So, in 1897, Mayor Joseph Carlos Rich decided to make an official redlight district so that the illegal activities would be contained to one specific area. The ploy worked and this seedy section of Mobile would continue to operate well into the 1910s. Unfortunately, homes like the Hall-Ford House were right in the middle of all this, and they would see their fair share of the violence and troubles that usually accompany saloons and brothels.

Today, the old Hall-Ford House is known as the Fort Conde Inn. It has been completely restored, and if that’s not enough, two blocks of classic Victorian homes and cottages were also restored along with it. This area is now known as Fort Conde Village. Interestingly, the actual Fort Conde was reconstructed in 1976 (at 4/5 scale of the original) and now sits close by.

As for the ghosts of the inn … well, as previously stated, it all has to do with the history of the area. Most of the ghostly activity seems to center around the second floor of the inn where the most well-known spirit, that of a Civil War soldier, has been seen staring from one of the windows. This same entity has also been spotted outside as well, where he appears to be staring at the house.

In addition to the soldier, passersby have seen the ghost of a bordello girl.

She is said to wander most of the second floor and can be spotted through the windows. There also seems to be the spirit of a dog in this same area.

Glimpses of a shadowy canine running down the hall as well as sounds of him scratching (maybe he wants to go outside?) have been reported.

The inn offers a number of rooms to rent in the main house, as well as three cottages. You, of course, will want to stay in the main house on the second floor. Breakfast, as well as an “honor bar,” are included with your stay, and there’s plenty to see with the new version of the fort and the Gulf nearby.

Sun, surf, and ghosts—sounds like a great vacation to me!

Fort Morgan Historic Site Gulf Shores, Alabama http://www.fort-morgan.org/ What kind of twisted individual would want to be purposefully trapped inside a haunted fort? Besides me, that is. If this sounds like something you would enjoy, then look no further than the historic Fort Morgan and their unique escape room experience.

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When you participate in this particular event, you are pretending to take part in Fort Morgan’s glorious history. You will be playing a Union spy who has been captured by Confederate forces in 1864, and you must escape if you are to provide federal troops with what they need to conquer Mobile Bay. Sound fun? It is, and there’s a lot of history behind this activity, too.

Built on the former site of Fort Bowyer, construction on Fort Morgan began in 1819. It was named after Revolutionary War general Daniel Morgan and built by the US Army Corps of Engineers using slave labor and materials from as far away as New York. It was completed in 1834 and would stand watch over the Gulf of Mexico relatively peacefully until the onset of the Civil War. After that war began and the state of Alabama seceded from the Union, Confederate forces peacefully seized Fort Morgan (though this actually meant some soldiers left and some simply switched uniforms) in 1861. The battlement watched over the Gulf, as well as blocked the entry of warships looking to sack the city of Mobile, without real incident until Union ships attacked in 1864.

Admiral Farragut of the US Navy had already taken nearby Fort Gaines and blasted the Confederate Navy in the bay before turning his sights to Fort Morgan. Knowing how many men were stationed there, he planned a coordinated assault with Major General Gordon Granger, who would lead a ground attack while the navy ships bombarded the fort.

The maneuver worked, and the Confederates surrendered after two weeks of almost constant bombardment. The fall of Fort Morgan would lead to Union control of Mobile Bay and eventually the downfall of Mobile, Alabama. Amazingly, less than twenty people died from both sides during the battle, but more than six hundred Confederate soldiers were captured.

Fort Morgan would go on to watch over the Gulf until 1944, but it would never see any more action. Today, it is a national treasure—and for a historic site, there’s actually a lot to see and do. You can take a tour, visit the gift shop, do the aforementioned escape room, and even take advantage of the fort’s location to do some fishing. And throughout all of these, you can always keep an eye open for the resident ghosts.

While there are many tales about hearing a baleful cry or the sound of a cannon firing, there are three main ghost stories. The first concerns the spirit

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of a soldier who was hanged at the fort. Some say he committed suicide; others say he was lynched by his fellow prisoners. Either way, his ghost has been seen in the area of the old barracks.

The second ghost story features a glowing woman who has been seen walking around various parts of the fort. There have been a lot of guesses concerning this person’s identity—a grieving widow of a dead soldier, a former employee of the fort, and so on—but nobody seems to know who she is.

You’re most likely to see this particular apparition on top of the walls.

The final spooky tale, and the most commonly reported activity, is the residual aftermath of the famous Civil War battle. At any given time, people suddenly hear what sounds like cries of battle, guns firing, and then an explosion (the source of some of the casualties that happened during that fateful conflict).

Paired with the Fort Conde Inn location that I detail here in this book, Fort Morgan makes for an interesting trip along Alabama’s Gulf Coast. And nearby Dauphin Island has its own interesting tales of pirates and creepy spirits as well.

2 • Alaska The Historic Anchorage Hotel Anchorage, Alaska https://www.historicanchoragehotel.com/ The best ghost stories are always steeped in history. And what’s better than a ghost who seemingly returns each year on the anniversary of his death? Such is the case with the Historic Anchorage Hotel and the spirit of one Jack Sturgus, who was shot in the back and killed just a few feet from the door of the hotel. At the time, Jack (known as Black Jack to his friends) was in charge of the local police, and most believe his spirit is still looking for his killer.

Considering this hotel first opened its doors in 1916, long before Alaska was even a state (that didn’t happen until 1959), it has certainly survived harder times than the murder of the city’s police chief. In fact, when the hotel was being built, the town of Anchorage was barely more than a tent city that was in service to the local railroad system. But as the town grew, so did the Anchorage Hotel, and a new section was added on in 1936. It would be in 1964, though, when the biggest disaster would strike.

On Friday, March 27 of that year (Good Friday no less), a 9.2 megathrust earthquake struck. Lasting more than four and a half minutes, it is still the most powerful earthquake recorded in North American history. Massive fissures opened in Alaska, including in Anchorage, swallowing up buildings and collapsing structures across the state. It’s estimated that approximately one hundred thirty people died during the quake, and most of the downtown area was destroyed. But through all of this, the Anchorage Hotel survived.

Over the years, there have been changes to the hotel, though. The name has been shuffled around, the original part of the hotel was torn down, and 7

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for a while the place stood in disrepair. This all changed in 1989 when new ownership took over. A massive renovation was done to the building and decor, and the hotel became, once again, a spot of luxury in the city.

Now, let’s get back to the ghosts of the hotel. In addition to the ghost of Sturgus, there are two more stories worth mentioning here. The first involves the spirit of a young boy who’s been seen in various parts of the hotel and heard playing in the hallways. Some believe this boy is the son of the first owner of the property, Frank Reed, who used to send the child to help carry luggage for customers. Whether he is or not, he is a commonly reported entity in the building.

Another well-told tale at the hotel involves a ghost who appears to be a young bride. The story goes that she was jilted by her lover and was either left at the altar or abandoned soon after the wedding. In despair, she hanged herself in the hotel. She now wanders the halls and rooms on the second floor.

Rooms 215 and 217 are said to be the most active, but she has visited almost all of the second floor at one point or another. Usually she just messes with clothes in the closets, turns faucets on and off, and generally looks for attention by moving things around, but a few have seen her pale apparition passing through a wall or door as she makes her rounds.

As you can tell, a trip to the Historic Anchorage Hotel is an exciting one (especially since it’s in a great location for restaurants, nightlife, and souvenir shopping). Just be sure to check out the logbook at the front desk if you want to read about ghostly encounters that have happened at the hotel. And maybe think about visiting the hotel on February 20, since that’s the date when Black Jack Sturgus was killed—and when he’s said to roam the area, still looking for the person who murdered him.

Personal Story Historic Anchorage Hotel While visiting the Anchorage Hotel with the team from Fuji TV, we had a personal experience with the spirit of the young bride. As is always the case when shooting an episode of Sekai no Nanda Kore: Mystery, we secured one of the most haunted rooms in the hotel for us to place an unaware guest in for the evening. We then put cameras in various parts of the room to capture any paranormal activity that would happen during the night.

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Once the room was set up, we moved into an adjacent room to watch all the action on our security monitors. Since we would only be separated by a wall, we had to be extra careful not to get too loud during the surveillance portion; guests often have funny reactions to strange things happening in their rooms, so we are often apt to break out in laughter.

Historic Anchorage Hotel Once the guest had settled into the room and gone to bed, we began to hear some rather odd sounds. At first it sounded like something was dragging across the floor in the guest room. Then it turned into a series of rapping sounds that actually woke up the guest. He sat up in the bed and was peering into the dark for whatever was making the noise.

We were both excited and amused by all of this until we heard a series of strange bangs coming right from the wall that separated the two rooms. On this particular trip, we had a pair of production assistants who were quite superstitious; when they heard these sounds, they immediately left the room and went to the hotel lobby!

These odd sounds continued for almost an hour. The strange thing to me, though, was that the noises sounded familiar. Like something I had heard before, but I couldn’t put my finger on what the sound was. Then I remembered a story that the manager had told to me and the team earlier that day—a story involving a customer who had stayed on the same floor we were on.

While she was checking out from her room at the hotel, this customer told the manager that she had been visited by a ghost. She said that she was

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packing up her bags and going back and forth to the bathroom for her items when she noticed that her closet door had opened. When she approached the closet to investigate, all the hangars suddenly banged around, like someone had swept their hand across them violently.

This was exactly the sound that we were hearing in the monitoring room!

Only it was coming through the wall, from the closet of the room that our guest was staying in. It was no wonder he was sitting up in his bed, terrified! When I relayed the manager’s story to the episode’s director, I saw the recognition in his wide eyes. He also knew that that was the sound we were hearing.

The next morning, after we informed the guest that he had just slept in a haunted room, he wasn’t surprised at all. He told us that he had seen a shadowy figure and heard the noises from the closet all night long. We all had a good laugh, but I’m betting that nobody will forget that night in the Anchorage Hotel.

Red Onion Saloon Skagway, Alaska https://www.redonion1898.com/ When the Klondike Gold Rush descended on Alaska, the small town of Skagway exploded with activity. Local miners discovered gold in 1896 and word traveled fast, causing approximately one hundred thousand people to stream into the state to make their fortune. Most of these adventurers came from Seattle, and they arrived via the ports of Skagway and nearby Dyea.

To accommodate the sudden influx of people, businesses began opening all over town. And so it was that in 1898, when the gold rush was at its peak, the Red Onion Saloon opened to the public. In addition to food and drinks, the saloon was also a brothel that used a unique system of dolls to track customers. A doll representing each of the working girls was kept standing behind the main bar, and when a girl was busy with a customer, her doll would be placed on its back. This allowed patrons to know what girls were available.

Not long after the gold rush ended, life returned slowly back to normal in Skagway, and many of the businesses that were thriving were now closing

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up shop. Such would be the case with the original Red Onion Saloon. Once closed, the building would go on to be quite a few different businesses and even hosted the US Army for a time.

Red Onion Saloon Jan Wrentmore moved to Skagway in 1978 and was immediately smitten by the history of the Red Onion Saloon. So, she purchased the property and reopened the place as a restaurant, bar, and museum. And, thankfully, it is still open and operating today.

As you can imagine, the Red Onion was quite a rowdy place while it was open in the 1800s. And it’s not uncommon for places with this type of history to be haunted. There are a few ghost stories concerning this old saloon

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worth mentioning here, though I’d still recommend getting a full rundown of the paranormal by taking one of the museum tours.

There’s said to be at least two female spirits, both former “ladies of the night” who now haunt the old saloon. One is called Diamond Lil and is thought to have been the madame of the establishment at some point. She tends to roam the main area of the bar and restaurant, where she speaks into the ears of patrons (she prefers men) and will sometimes give a gentle touch. The other is named Lydia, and she is usually encountered in the upstairs museum. Legend says she took her own life in the “crib” where she worked—and it’s in that area where people see her apparition.

In addition to the two main ghosts, there is also a lot of playful activity in the kitchen and dining room. A male spirit is thought to wander this area, moving things about and generally spending his time trying to get people’s attention.

If you make a trip to the Red Onion Saloon, be sure to grab a meal and drink downstairs before you tour the museum. They have a great menu and your server can catch you up on the spooky happenings of that area before you go to the museum. You never know … you may just get a ghostly whisper in your ear while you’re dining, or catch a glimpse of Diamond Lil making her rounds.

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HAUNTED HOT SPOTS Every state has its spooky paranormal locations. This book lists 200 haunted hotels, restaurants, bars, museums, and other haunted spaces that you can visit for yourself in all fifty states. In Passport to the Paranormal, expert ghost hunter Rich Newman explores the nature of each location’s activity and provides historical details. You also will find photos that help bring the stories alive. These active locations are operating businesses, so you, too, can experience the haunts and apparitions.

Gallivant with ghostly gunfighters at Big Nose Kate’s Saloon in Tombstone, Arizona. Take a twirl with the Lady in Blue at the Moss Beach Distillery in California. Try not to get pranked by the Sheriff, the resident spirit at the Grand Old Lady Hotel in Balsam, North Carolina. Discover these and hundreds more stories of hauntings, specters, and things that go bump in the night in this treasure trove of real paranormal activity.

RICH NEWMAN is the author of several books exploring hauntings, ghost hunting, and the supernatural. He has made appearances on paranormal television programs around the world and has appeared multiple times on Coast to Coast AM. Rich lives in Memphis, Tennessee. Visit him online at www.RichNewman.us.

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