Haunted Hotels with Waiting Lists to Stay In And Hidden Gems

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Stanley Hotel [Estes Park, CO] (BY 2.0) by seantoyer

Colonial Inn red car and red leaves in Concord Mass (BY-ND 2.0) by denisbin

Hawthorne Hotel (BY 2.0) by }{enry

La Posada de Santa Fe, NM (BY 3.0) by John Phelan

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Crescent Hotel (cropped) (BY-SA 4.0) by Alan Islas

St. Augustine - Casa Monica Hotel (BY 2.0) by jared422_80

New Orleans - French Quarter u0027Hotel Monteleoneu0027 (BY 2.0) by David Paul Ohmer

20180303_The Linux Foundation_Open Source Leadership Summit_Sonoma_California-048 (BY 2.0) by linux_foundation

The Wort Hotel - Jackson - Wyoming (52706383206) (BY-SA 2.0) by Tony Webster from United States

Sagamore Resort, overlooking Lake George (BY-SA 2.0) by Ron Coleman

Hotel Viking, Newport Rhode Island (BY-SA 4.0) by Kenneth C. Zirkel

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Menger Hotel Lobby at Christmas (BY 2.0) by BFS Man

Omni Grove Park Inn, Hotel, Asheville, N Carolina (BY 2.0) by alans1948

You don't have to wait for Halloween or October to enjoy spooky sights and scenery. So many haunted hotels and inns are spread across the United States.

A few of these creepy and frightening spots have waitlists because of their chilling history. Whether it's been around for hundreds of years or was built on land with a rich history, these hotels are considered some of the most haunted spots in America.

Are you daring enough to stay a night or two? Click through the slideshow of 15 haunted hotels, some with waiting lists, and others that are hidden gems.

For this slideshow, 24/7 Tempo consulted travel, history, and paranormal sources like Historic Hotels of America, Travel US News, and Haunted Rooms America.