Real Haunts

Located where the prairie meets the Rocky Mountains in Casper, WY, the Ivy House Inn has a haunted history that dates back to Mr. and Mrs. White, its original owners – and their two Siamese cats. Mrs. White, who died in 1995 at the age of 93, apparently didn’t like people who smoke or drank, so she’d make post-death appearances to scare them off.

There have also been reports of mysterious happenings during renovations to the inn, Mrs. White’s cats running around and purring on the edge of beds, and a ghostly man in a black hat who set off car alarms in the parking lot. Sold in 2009, the inn is now a self-help center.

It’s often said that ghosts haunt the place where they met their untimely demise when murder is involved. Dating to 1911, this Cheyenne hotel is said to be haunted by the groom of a jealous bride, his lover and the jilted bride herself. It all started with a recently wedded couple who decided to spend their honeymoon at this particular hotel.

As the story goes, the bride went in search of her new husband and found him at a nearby bar – in the company of another woman. The irate bride supposedly followed the pair out of the bar without being detected and offed both of them. Distraught over what she had just done, she returned to her hotel room and took her own life. All three spirits are said to still be in residence.

Strange noises, bottomless ghostly apparitions, and mysterious footsteps are just some of the unexplained happenings reported here. Located in Cody, WY, Irma Hotel has a long history dating to 1902 when Buffalo Bill built the place (and named it after his daughter).

While ghostly occurrences have been reported throughout the hotel, room 35 is said to be especially paranormally active. In addition to finding rows of glasses moved and hearing jangling spurs in empty rooms, employees have also reported catching an occasional glimpse of Buffalo Bill himself.