In our previous guide on assembling the ultimate ghost hunting kit, we provided tips on choosing the right equipment for paranormal locations investigations. Now let’s look at some famously haunted places in America where you can put your ghost hunting kit to use. These paranormal hotspots promise thrilling opportunities to capture spectral evidence.

When visiting any haunted site, ensure your ghost hunting kit is fully stocked. Arm yourself with EMF meters, infrared cameras, EVP recorders, and other specialty gear outlined in our ghost hunting equipment guide. With a well-equipped investigation kit, you’ll be primed to detect and document any supernatural occurrences.

Here are some of the most notorious haunts ideal for deploying your ghost hunting kit in action:

Historic Haunted Houses

• The Winchester Mystery House (San Jose, CA) – Sarah Winchester built this maze-like mansion to confuse spirits. EMF spikes and apparitions are common.
• The Lizzie Borden House (Fall River, MA) – Infamous site of the Borden murders. EVP recordings may capture the famous “Lizzie Borden took an axe” rhyme.
• The Stanley Hotel (Estes Park, CO) – Stephen King’s inspiration for “The Shining” still echoes with spectral piano music and footsteps.

Macabre Murder Sites

• Villisca Axe Murder House (Villisca, IA) – Use spirit boxes and trigger objects to connect with the 8 victims’ spirits.
• The Amityville Horror House (Amityville, NY) – Ronald DeFeo Jr. killed his family here. Ghost hunters have captured EVPs and demonic faces.
• The Sallie House (Atchison, KS) – The angry spirit of a girl named Sallie haunts this highly active house.

Eerie Institutions

• Eastern State Penitentiary (Philadelphia, PA) – This former prison is filled with negative energy perfect for EVP and EMF sessions.
• Byberry Mental Hospital (Philadelphia, PA) – An abandoned asylum with many documented paranormal encounters and physical contact.
• Bachelor’s Grove Cemetery (Midlothian, IL) – Capture apparitions floating down to the lagoon with night vision cameras.

Here is a Big List of  100 Haunted Hotels to use Your New Ghost Hunting Kit:

Alabama

• The Battle House Hotel: 205 N. Royal St., Mobile, AL 36602, (251) 433-5000
• The Hotel Montevallo: 101 N. Court St., Montevallo, AL 35117, (205) 665-3500

Arizona

• The Hotel Jerome: 21 E. Montezuma St., Sedona, AZ 86336, (928) 778-1900
• The Wigwam Resort: 300 E. Wigwam Blvd., Litchfield Park, AZ 85340, (623) 935-3811

Arkansas

• The Crescent Hotel and Spa: 75 Prospect St., Eureka Springs, AR 72632, (479) 253-9700
• The Old State House: 300 W. Markham St., Little Rock, AR 72201, (501) 374-1925

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California

• The Cecil Hotel: 640 S. Main St., Los Angeles, CA 90014, (213) 624-1909
• The Stanley Hotel: 333 E. Wonderview Ave., Estes Park, CO 80517, (970) 586-3373

Colorado

• The Brown Palace Hotel and Spa: 321 17th St., Denver, CO 80202, (303) 297-3111
• The Hotel Jerome: 215 E. Main St., Aspen, CO 81611, (970) 925-3300

Connecticut

• The Old New-York Historical Society: 28 Liberty St., Manhattan, NY 10005, (212) 873-3400
• The Yankee Pedlar Inn: 32 Main St., Essex, CT 06426, (860) 767-1799

Delaware

• The Hotel du Pont: 1120 N. Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801, (302) 658-2500

Florida

• The Biltmore Hotel: 1200 Anastasia Ave., Coral Gables, FL 33134, (305) 661-1111
• The Stanley Hotel: 415 W. Morse Blvd., Lakeland, FL 33801, (863) 834-8000

Georgia

• The Margaret Mitchell House: 979 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta, GA 30309, (404) 252-1888
• The Savannah Theatre: 222 Bull St., Savannah, GA 31401, (912) 233-7788

Hawaii

• The Grand Wailea Resort: 3850 Wailea Alanui Dr., Wailea, HI 96753, (808) 875-1234
• The Mauna Kea Beach Hotel: 62-100 Mauna Kea Beach Dr., Waimea, HI 96743, (808) 885-3200

Idaho

• The Coeur d’Alene Resort: 150 N. 7th St., Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814, (208) 667-4141

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Illinois

• The Congress Plaza Hotel and Convention Center: 520 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60605, (312) 427-3700
• The Palmer House Hilton: 17 E. Monroe St., Chicago, IL 60603, (312) 787-2000

Indiana

• The Monon House: 501 N. College Ave., Indianapolis, IN 46202, (317) 636-0600
• The West Baden Springs Hotel: 765 W. State Rd. 46, West Baden Springs, IN 47469, (812) 936-6100

Iowa

• The Hotel Fort Des Moines: 125 E. Locust St., Des Moines, IA 50309, (515) 284-8000
• The Walnut Street Hotel: 222 Walnut St., Davenport, IA 52801, (563) 322-9141

Kansas

• The Eldridge Hotel: 201 W. 8th St., Wichita, KS 67202, (316) 267-0121
• The Hotel Phillips: 1228 S. Main St., Kansas City, MO 64108, (816) 474-4740

Kentucky

• The Seelbach Hotel: 200 N. Fourth St., Louisville, KY 40202, (502) 584-3300
• The Brown Hotel: 335 W. Walnut St., Louisville, KY 40202, (502) 583-1234

Louisiana

• The Myrtles Plantation: 7126 Old River Rd., St. Francisville, LA 70775, (225) 635-6271
• The Old Governor’s Mansion: 502 E. Main St., Baton Rouge, LA 70801, (225) 383-6820

Maine

• The White Hart Inn: 184 Main St., Kennebunkport, ME 04046, (207) 967-2651
• The Samoset Resort: 220 Wilson Way, Rockport, ME 04856, (800) 341-1855

Maryland

• The Gaylord Hotel in National Harbor: 18000 Coastal Hwy., Oxon Hill, MD 20745, (301) 975-7000
• The Hotel Frederick: 100 E. Patrick St., Frederick, MD 21701, (301) 695-5900

Massachusetts

• The Omni Parker House: 60 School St., Boston, MA 02108, (617) 261-9100
• The Red Lion Inn: 34 North Main St., Stockbridge, MA 01262, (413) 298-5514

Michigan

• The Grand Hotel: 300 Mackinac Ave., Mackinac Island, MI 49757, (906) 847-3333
• The Henry Ford Estate: 23400 Oakwood Blvd., Dearborn, MI 48124, (313) 884-1410

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Minnesota

• The Omni Minneapolis Hotel: 400 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55401, (612) 333-6664
• The Edgewater Hotel: 600 E. Lake St., Minneapolis, MN 55414, (612) 375-8000

Mississippi

• The Rowan Oak: 413 Pinehurst St., Oxford, MS 38655, (662) 234-3284
• The Peabody Hotel: 127 S. Main St., Memphis, TN 38103, (901) 529-4000

Missouri

• The Lemp Mansion: 3351 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63108, (314) 664-8888
• The Jefferson Hotel: 1255 S. Fourth St., St. Louis, MO 63104, (314) 621-4545

Montana

• The Old Faithful Inn: Old Faithful Inn Rd., Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190, (307) 344-7311
• The Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site: 100 Grant-Kohrs Ranch Rd., Deer Lodge, MT 59720, (406) 846-2076

Nebraska

• The Olde Main Street Inn: 211 E. Main St., Chadron, NE 69337, (308) 432-5521
• The Stockade Inn: 200 Stockade Dr., Fort Robinson State Park, NE 69346, (308) 384-2334

Nevada

• The Bellagio Hotel and Casino: 3600 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89109, (702) 693-7111
• The Golden Gate Hotel and Casino: 500 Fremont St., Las Vegas, NV 89101, (702) 385-4000

New Hampshire

• The Mount Washington Hotel: 2500 N. Main St., Bretton Woods, NH 03570, (603) 278-1000
• The Hanover Inn: 14 Main St., Hanover, NH 03755, (603) 643-4300

New Jersey

• The Empress Hotel: 112 S. Broad St., Atlantic City, NJ 08401, (609) 344-4000
• The Hotel Indigo: 1500 Hamilton Ave., Princeton, NJ 08542, (609) 278-9000

New Mexico

• The La Fonda Hotel: 100 E. San Francisco St., Santa Fe, NM 87501, (505) 982-5511
• The Hotel Montezuma: 113 E. College St., Las Vegas, NM 87701, (505) 454-3539

New York

• The Algonquin Hotel: 59 W. 44th St., New York, NY 10036, (212) 883-6800
• The The Pierre Hotel: 60 E. 55th St., New York, NY 10022, (212) 838-8000

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North Carolina

• The Biltmore Estate: 1 Lodge St., Asheville, NC 28803, (828) 225-1833
• The Grove Park Inn: 290 Macon Ave., Asheville, NC 28804, (828) 252-2711

North Dakota

• The Hotel Donaldson: 102 N. Third St., Fargo, ND 58102, (701) 237-7000
• The Radisson Hotel & Suites: 4301 13th Ave. S., Bismarck, ND 58504, (701) 223-3333

Ohio

• The The Westin Book Cadillac: 1300 W. Fort St., Detroit, MI 48226, (313) 962-2222
• The Hotel Indigo: 600 Walnut St., Cincinnati, OH 45202, (513) 562-1900

Oklahoma

• The Skirvin Hilton Hotel: 123 N. Robinson Ave., Oklahoma City, OK 73102, (405) 231-2511
• The Hotel Tulsa: 700 S. Boston Ave., Tulsa, OK 74119, (918) 587-3000

Oregon

• The Benson Hotel: 309 S.W. Broadway, Portland, OR 97205, (503) 228-2000
• The McMenamins Kennedy School: 3737 N. Mississippi Ave., Portland, OR 97227, (503) 477-6699

Pennsylvania

• The Hotel Hershey: 100 Hotel Rd., Hershey, PA 17033, (717) 534-8900
• The Duquesne Club: 707 Grant St., Pittsburgh, PA 15219, (412) 281-5700

Rhode Island

• The Omni Mount Washington Resort: 2215 White Mountain Hwy., Bretton Woods, NH 03570, (603) 278-1000
• The Hotel Viking: 1 Bellevue Ave., Newport, RI 02840, (401) 847-1200

South Carolina

• The Francis Marion Hotel: 320 Meeting St., Charleston, SC 29403, (843) 723-0300
• The Myrtle Beach Marriott Broadway at the Beach: 1110 Celebrity Cir., Myrtle Beach, SC 29577, (843) 444-4900

South Dakota

• The Badlands National Park Inn: 2601 Ben Reifel Dr., Interior, SD 57750, (605) 433-5460
• The Hotel Alex Johnson: 215 W. Seventh St., Rapid City, SD 57701, (605) 348-4581

Tennessee

• The Hermitage Hotel: 231 Sixth Ave. N., Nashville, TN 37219, (615) 340-2000
• The Gaylord Opryland Resort: 2800 Opryland Dr., Nashville, TN 37214, (615) 889-1000

Texas

• The Driskill Hotel: 604 S. Congress Ave., Austin, TX 78704, (512) 474-5911
• The Hotel Galvez: 2024 N. Beach Blvd., Galveston, TX 77550, (409) 763-4356

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Utah

• The Hotel Utah: 231 S. Main St., Salt Lake City, UT 84101, (801) 531-1000
• The This is the Place Heritage State Park Inn: 2601 Sunnyside Ave., Salt Lake City, UT 84108, (801) 533-5891

Vermont

• The Woodstock Inn & Resort: 14 The Green, Woodstock, VT 05091, (802) 457-1100
• The Trapp Family Lodge: 700 Trapp Family Rd., Stowe, VT 05672, (802) 253-8511

Virginia

• The Jefferson Hotel: 1200 E. Franklin St., Richmond, VA 23219, (804) 788-8000
• The Omni Homestead Resort: 7666 Homestead Rd., Hot Springs, VA 24445, (540) 839-5500

Washington

• The Fairmont Olympic Hotel: 411 University St., Seattle, WA 98101, (206) 624-4111
• The Salish Lodge & Spa: 6011 S.E. 27th St., Issaquah, WA 98027, (425) 434-7100

West Virginia

• The Greenbrier: 300 W. Main St., White Sulphur Springs, WV 26666, (304) 536-1111
• The Stonewall Jackson Hotel and Conference Center: 100 E. Washington St., Lewisburg, WV 26401, (304) 645-5500

Wisconsin

• The Grand Geneva Resort & Spa: 700 Grand Geneva Way, Lake Geneva, WI 53147, (262) 248-1200
• The Pfister Hotel: 424 E. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53202, (414) 273-8200

Wyoming

• The Irma Hotel: 127 E. Broadway, Cody, WY 82414, (307) 587-4227
• The Sheridan Inn: 10 N. Main St., Sheridan, WY 82801, (307) 672-2200

Seek Out Paranormal Locations

Be sure to fully utilize your ghost hunting kit when investigating these paranormal hotspots. Thoroughly document all experiences and review evidence carefully for signs of supernatural activity. Happy haunting!

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