230 S Cortez St, Prescott, AZ 86303, USA
Real Haunts in Arizona
11 Howell Ave, Bisbee, AZ 85603, USA
It’s not often that you find a hotel haunted by the ghost of a former prostitute, but the most famous ghost of the Copper Queen Hotel is that of a former working girl. Built in the late 1890s through early 1900s, this hotel was one of the nicest in the area and was a popular place for mining investors and managers to stay while visiting the local mines. Though the mining industry fell off over the years, the ghosts of the hotel still hang around. Julia Lowell was a working girl who often did business in the hotel. Read more…
100 North Stone Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85701, USA
Built in 1929, this hotel is haunted by the occupants that could not escape a fire on December 20, 1970. The fire killed 28 people in the hotel including the owners who resided in the penthouse at the time. Most of the people perished on the top floor during a Christmas party for Hughes Aircraft (Raytheon). The top floor was rife with fire hazards and the building hadn’t been up to code because it was grandfathered in with hotel’s age. The hotel has been converted to an office building now, but the spirits of those 28 souls remain. Read more…
1 El Tovar Road, Grand Canyon, AZ 86023, USA
Opened in 1905, El Tovar Hotel grew in popularity over the years due to the number of tourists flocking to the Grand Canyon. Added to the National Register of Historic Places and made a cultural landmark, some of those who book a room at the hotel know little about its haunted past or of the grave located on the historic property. That grave belongs to a young woman who once worked as a ?Harvey Girl. Read more…
311 E Congress St, Tucson, AZ 85701, USA
Paranormal enthusiasts know that the best reason to visit the Hotel Congress in Tuscon is for Room 242, which is the hotel’s haunted room. Built in 1919, the old hotel played host to a number of guests over the years, but history buffs know the hotel because police once captured infamous bank robber John Dillinger there. Room 242, sometimes called the suicide room, was where a guest checked in and never checked out. The young woman checked into the room, but when concerned staff called the police over her odd and unusual actions, she decided to shoot herself. Read more…
5532 N Palo Cristi Rd, Paradise Valley, AZ 85253, USA
Paradise Valley, Arizona is a supremely small municipality within the enormous confines of Phoenix’s own Maricopa County. Affluent by nature, this wealthy area was carved out a long time ago European migrant settlers in the late 1880s. As Phoenix and nearby Scottsdale were annexed and grew into their own, Paradise Valley became an area that commanded commercial attention. One of the premier places to stay in this sun-dried desert locale is The Hermosa Inn. Read more…
