Globe, Arizona, 1917.

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• Connor Hotel - Built in 1898 by David Connor, the original hotel offered 20 guest rooms as well as a saloon, card rooms and billiards on the first floor. However, before the turn of the century, the hotel would burn to the ground twice. Rebuilt each time, the hotel was known as one of the finest hotels in the West and was often filled to capacity. However, when the mines began to die, so did the hotel and in 1931 it closed. The lower space was then leased for a variety of shops during the next several decades. In the 1960s and 1970’s, the building again became a hotel, albeit low budget. In the 1980’s it closed again due to safety violations and remained empty up until the 21st century. After extensive renovations the hotel opened once again. Today, the hotel sports a number of odd stories including a guest who stayed in Room 1, who heard whispers and women laughing, objects that move of their own accord in Room 2, and a ghostly dog who growls beneath the door of Room 4. Connor Hotel, 164 Main St., Jerome, Arizona 86331, (928) 634-5006 or 800-523-3554. More ...

• Mile High Inn – Built in 1899, the structure was known as the Clinksdale Building. Serving various purposes through the years, it was the one time home of Madam Jennie Banter’s Bordello. Today, it serves as a charming eight guest room inn. It also is said to continue to host several resident ghosts, including a phantom cat that walks the halls and leaves its footprints on the beds. The former madam of the brothel is often seen in the Lariat and Lace Room as well as keeping an eye on the kitchen. Another ghost of an elderly gentleman has also been spied as well as a grumpy younger man. Other phenomena includes locked doors that open and close by themselves, furniture that is mysteriously rearranged, and utensils that fly off their resting places in the kitchen, cold winds blowing through the rooms, and more. Mile High Inn, 309 Main Street, P.O. Box 901, Jerome, Arizona 86331, 928-634-5094. More ...

• Jerome Grand Hotel – Constructed in 1926, the building first served as the United Verde Hospital. By the 1930’s it was known as one of the most modern and well equipped hospitals in Arizona. However, when the mining played out, the hospital was closed in 1950. It then sat silent and unused for the next 44 years, until it was renovated into the Jerome Grand Hotel. Almost immediately upon opening its doors in 1997, ghostly reports began to be told.   From those many patients who suffered and died within the confines of this building, the sounds of labored breathing and coughing is often heard coming from otherwise empty rooms. Ghostly lights are often known to appear in empty rooms as well. Two female apparitions have been spied. One, dressed in white with a clipboard is thought to have been a former nurse. Another is thought to be the spirit of a woman who died in childbirth. Others have reported seeing a ghostly child running through the bar area late at night. Other phenomena includes the sounds of screaming, doors that open and close by themselves, and footsteps heard in empty hallways. Jerome Grand Hotel, 200 Hill St., Jerome, Arizona 86331, 928-634-8200 or 888-817-6788. More ...

• Ghost City Inn – Built around 1890, this building has been utilized for several purposes throughout the years, including a boarding house, funeral home, art gallery, and a religious retreat before undergoing a major renovation to become the Ghost City Inn. Today, this historic building is said to remain home to a female spirit who is most often seen in the Cleopatra Hill room. Another male spirit has been spied in the hall outside the Verde View Room. Other unusual things occur at the inn, including doors slamming shut by themselves and spectral voices heard when no one is in the building. Ghost City Inn, 541 Main Street (HWY 89A), Jerome, Arizona 86331, 888-634-4678. More ...

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