These PA Hotels Named Among America's 'Most Haunted'

PENNSYLVANIA — Travelers looking for a Halloween getaway with a little more baggage than they packed may find it at one of the country's most famously haunted historic hotels.

Spanning decades or even centuries, the 25 properties featured on Historic Hotels of America's Most Haunted Hotels list, released Tuesday, have built quite a collection of supernatural tales.

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Both visitors and staff have encountered uncanny phenomena — from unexplainable cold spots and self-moving objects to ghostly sightings and phantom footsteps. To uncover who or what might be lingering in the rooms, a few locations have even hosted paranormal researchers.

Selections for the list were determined by the endurance of each hotel's spooky legends and how eagerly they embrace them through Halloween specials, ghost tours, and themed packages.

In Pennsylvania, hotels that made the list are:

Omni Bedford Springs Resort & Spa (1806), Bedford

Guests and employees have reported sightings of children in the Historic Wing and Frontier Tavern, unexplained activity in rooms dating to 1824, and apparitions near the resort's historic indoor pool.

Guests and staff have claimed to see shadowy figures wearing Victorian- and Edwardian-era attire at the pool, including a woman walking up the stairs and a young girl in a white pinafore.

The George Washington Hotel (1922), Washington

Investigators from the TV show "Ghost Hunters" have examined the building. Their visits have reportedly produced evidence of paranormal activity. Visitors have reported seeing the grand piano in the lobby play by itself while disembodied voices sounded in the background. Some have also said that the eyes in the lobby's portraits of George and Martha Washington appear to follow them. Spectral figures have reportedly been seen drinking in Bradford's Lounge, the hotel's speakeasy.

The Sayre Mansion (1858), Bethlehem

Employees and guests report experiencing inexplicable tugs at their clothing, as well as televisions that mysteriously turn off. A maintenance technician was alone repairing a toilet when a small washer suddenly disappeared and ended up across the room underneath the bathmat as if a playful ghost wanted to play a game of hide and seek. The standing theory is that these playful spirits are the ghosts of children.