Haunted Inns - Sleeping with Ghosts

As Halloween approaches, many adventure-loving citizens will venture into overly advertised haunted houses to achieve their yearly fix of fear inspiring pranks, hoaxes, and scary scenarios. Try something new this year. Sleep with real ghosts. Whether hysterical or historical, ghostly spirits, in many places, enjoy bed and breakfast, just like living guests.

BedandBreakfast.com, the largest online B&B directory and reservation network worldwide, has compiled the most comprehensive list of B&Bs and inns where ghost-seekers will enjoy potentially close encounters with the other world, bed-and-breakfast style.

For a complete list of Halloween packages and great places to sleep with a ghost, visit http://www.BedandBreakfast.com and click on B&B specials in the lower left corner. Many of the places listed have been investigated by paranormal researchers and determined to be haunted.

A few of the sites listed are:

1888 Linburg House, Goliad, TX: Sightings include a woman in a white nightgown with long gray hair and a bearded man in a three-piece suit; both look like the original owners.

Bingham Hall B&B, New Ulm, MN: A man named Jake has been seen by innkeepers standing in the doorway, never going in or out. Guests say that the doors open by themselves, and they hear noises and feel a presence of someone watching them.

Rivercene Mansion B&B, Boonville, MO: This 1869 mansion was the home of riverboat captain Joseph Kinney. His son, Noble, died falling down the grand staircase. The heirs and their guests have encounters with Noble.

Old Harbour Inn, Savannah, GA: Guests have reported smelling cigar smoke when no smokers were present, experiencing things moving around, witnessing coins dropping on the floor, and more.

Carambola Inn B&B, Fuquay-Varina, NC: The scent of perfume and a feeling of an unseen presence give the impression that the former residents are still around. One sighting included a friendly woman hovering about five inches above the ground.