My introduction to the Walnut Street Inn on the corner of Walnut Street and John Q. Hammons Parkway in Springfield, Missouri, was in the holiday 2016 issue of Midwest Traveler magazine encouraging visitors to “mix it up with ghosts of Christmas past.”

The entire town of Story, Indiana is now the Story Inn. One of the guest rooms, located above an old general store, has been considered haunted for many years by the spirit of Jane Story, the wife of Dr. George Story, and known as the “Blue Lady.”

Hawaii’s Plantation Village, located in Waipahu, is an outdoor museum of more than 25 restored buildings representing the history of Hawaii. There are reports by staff that half of the 25 buildings are haunted.

Garnet, Montana was built as a temporary town for the miners flooding in from California and Colorado. Amazingly, over a century after it was created, there are still parts of the of the ghost town remaining. There are also many stories that past residents of the old town remain as well.

Rockcliffe Mansion was built by local lumber baron, John J. Cruikshank, in 1900 for his second wife, Annie, and their four daughters. The family lived in the beautiful mansion until John’s death in 1924. The home stood empty for 43 years. Many believe that John J. Cruikshank still resides at Rockcli

Villa Kathrine is a Moorish-like castle built on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River in Quincy, Illinois. It has such an interesting history that I am not surprised to find a few spirits involved in the legend as well.

In the early part of the year 1900, the little town of Palmyra, Missouri, was plagued with an apparition that was witnessed by many of the town’s most distinguished citizens.

Mysterious lights, odd voices, cold spots, the apparition of the first lighthouse keeper, ghost ships and sea serpents have all been reported in the area of the West Point Lighthouse Inn in O'Leary on Prince Edward Island in Canada.

Visitors and staff at The Molly Brown House in Denver have experienced paranormal activity over the years including the spirit of Molly Brown.

Connie Stevens' gorgeous Hollywood mansion was haunted by the spirit of the Norwegian Olympic Figure Skating Champion and Actress Sonja Henie during the entire time they lived there.