At The Creepiest Place In NH, You Might Spot A Ghost Brushing Her Hair

NEW HAMPSHIRE — The creepiest place in New Hampshire isn’t the Halloween display or haunted house that emits blood-curdling screams and ghostly images.

It’s the Mount Washington Hotel in Bretton Woods. That’s according to HGTV, whose list of the creepiest places in all 50 states includes run-down prisons, defunct hospitals, and hotels where ghosts are said to appear in guest rooms and halls.

The Mount Washington Hotel—built in 1902 by businessman Joseph Stickney, who died the following year—makes the list because, as HGTV wrote, it is believed to be haunted to this day by Stickney's widow, Carolyn.

"Hotel staff have reportedly spotted her descending the stairs for dinner and have also noticed lights inexplicably turning on and off in one of the towers," according to HGTV. "Room 314, where her four-poster maple bed still resides, is the best place to see her; guests have reported waking up to find a woman sitting at the end of the bed, slowly brushing her hair."

Here are a few examples of other creepy places on the list:

• Police in Birmingham, Alabama, have taken more than 100 reports of paranormal activity in the Sloss Furnaces, a National Historic Landmark that was once the world’s largest manufacturer of pig iron. About 47 workers died under the brutal work conditions pushed by the graveyard shift foreman, and workers reported an “unnatural presence” and being pushed from behind or told to “get back to work.”
• The Ax Murder House in Villisca, Iowa, the site of the gruesome murder of six members of the Moore famiy as they slept, is said to be haunted by spirits that pinch and shove. It’s available for daytime tours and overnight stays for reservations.
• The Lemp Mansion in St. Louis, now a restaurant and inn, is said to be haunted by the spirits of at least four members of the doomed Lemp Brewing Co. who died in the house. Guests on weekly ghost tours have reported encountering them.

Explore the full list.