Haunted AR
The Ozark hills of Arkansas are full of hollow legends and springs towns, and Victorian Eureka Springs claims some of the most famous ghosts in the South.
Historic hotel Eureka Springs, AR
The Crescent opened in 1886 and later housed a school before Norman Baker ran a fraudulent "cancer cure" hospital there in the late 1930s. Guests report a stonemason spirit nicknamed Michael, a nurse pushing a gurney and other figures, and the hotel runs nightly ghost tours.
Visiting: Operating hotel with nightly ghost tours open to non-guests; check the hotel for schedules.
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Historic hotel Eureka Springs, AR
This stone hotel opened in 1905 in the heart of downtown Eureka Springs and is built so that each of its lower floors meets street level on the steep hillside. Staff and guests describe laughter, a woman in white and other figures, and the hotel has appeared on paranormal television shows.
Visiting: Operating hotel in downtown Eureka Springs; ask about seasonal ghost tours.
Ghost stories are shared as folklore. Hours, tours and access change — always check with the site before you go, and never enter private or closed property.
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