107 E 2nd St, Ottumwa, IA 52501, USA
Haunted Hotels in Iowa
Haunted Hotels in Iowa
21982 Hawk Dr, Keosauqua, IA 52565, USA
When someone dies in a location they called home, they sometimes don’t leave. Three of the former owners of the Mason House Inn died while managing the hotel. The current owners are aware of five spirits haunting the inn. One ghost may be that of a guest who was murdered there. The apparition of a young boy enjoys playing pranks. One ghost is a woman in a long, white nightgown. One of the spirits has the unnerving habit of staring at guests then disappearing in front of them. Read more…
(712) 621-1530
508 E 2nd St, Villisca, IA 50864, USA
Day Tours....Just show up at the house tues-sun 1:00pm-3:30pm cash only for tours. We are closed on Mondays.
The Midwestern United States has a long history of bizarre killing sprees, with the most infamous being the Clutter family of Holcomb, Kansas. The murder was aptly documented by author Truman Capote in his book In Cold Blood. Years before the 1959 slaying was another, one that had double the body count and was so gruesome that it knocked the sinking of the Titanic off the front-page headlines. Murder comes to Villisca, Iowa Villisca, Iowa in 1912 was home to a quiet and small corn farming community. Read more…