Haunted Places in Leadville, Colorado



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    Delaware Hotel

    Leadville, Colorado

    A painter, restoring one of the hotel's hallways, felt numerous cold spots. It is said that the spirit of Mary Coffey, who was shot in the back and paralysed by her husband in their room at the hotel in 1889 still resides here. The vision of a woman ...


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    Alps Motel

    Leadville, Colorado

    It is said that this motel is haunted, as is evidenced by drastic changes in temperature and a pervasive feeling of dread.


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    The Schwartz Hotel

    Fairplay, Colorado

    12.4 miles from Leadville, CO

    This 1890s-era hotel building is now said to be privately owned, so please respect the owners' privacy. Folks say that they've seen strange lights and had eerie feelings as they walked past this building, and according to local legend there are at least three ghosts here. A father and son ...


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    Twin Lakes Inn

    Twin Lakes, Colorado

    12.6 miles from Leadville, CO

    This historic inn was formerly a stage stop and a brothel, and is rumoured to be haunted. Apparitions include a disembodied pair of hands, a bordello madam in a pink dress and a cowboy who leans against doorways. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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    Fairplay Valiton Hotel

    Fairplay, Colorado

    15.7 miles from Leadville, CO

    This hotel is said to be the home of Julia. One report says she killed herself here after losing her baby; another says she committed suicide after turning down a marriage proposal. Julia's Room is said to be one of the most haunted places here. She also has been witnessed ...


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    The Prospector Restaurant

    Breckenridge, Colorado

    20.7 miles from Leadville, CO

    This former boarding house is now an old-fashioned restaurant, and is haunted by a female presence known to staff and diners as 'Sylvia'. She is somewhat hostile towards females, but warmer towards males. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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    The Gold Pan

    Breckenridge, Colorado

    20.7 miles from Leadville, CO

    Although this 1870's saloon is now home to a bustling restaurant and bar, much of the paranormal activity reported in this building is confined to the upper floor, where tenants of several rented rooms have reported the spirits of a woman and a miner. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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    The Historic Brown Hotel

    Breckenridge, Colorado

    20.8 miles from Leadville, CO

    According to local legend, in around 1900 a lady of the night named Ms. Whitney decided to use the hotel for her business. The owner was not happy with her plan -- he allegedly murdered her. Her ghost is said to remain on the premises, seen often in the women's ...


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    Hotel Jerome

    Aspen, Colorado

    28.5 miles from Leadville, CO

    Reportedly haunted by the ghost of a boy who drowned in the swimming pool, a maid who died after falling into the ice covered pond and falling ill and other random hauntings. If you want to try your luck at a haunted room, pick 310, this is reportedly a ...


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    Highline Cafe and Saloon - Mountain Muffin

    Hartsel, Colorado

    28.6 miles from Leadville, CO

    Formerly Mountain Muffin Restaurant, the Highline Cafe and Saloon building was an ice cream parlor in the 1900s. Its back room is rumored to have been the setting for a hanging suicide long ago. So the story goes, a man killed another man over a love triangle, and then hanged ...


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    Pioneer Park - Henry Webber House

    Aspen, Colorado

    28.9 miles from Leadville, CO

    The Henry Webber House is said to be haunted by Harriet Webber, the wife of the home's builder. She reportedly died in 1881, interestingly enough four years before the house was built, of accidental strychnine poisoning.


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    Antero Hot Spring Cabins

    Nathrop, Colorado

    36.5 miles from Leadville, CO

    We stayed in the Cottonwood Cabin on my 40th birthday. After I fell asleep in the downstairs bedroom, I felt someone touch my shoulder. My boyfriend had fallen asleep on the couch upstairs so I thought it was him, but when I woke up and looked there was no one ...


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    Hamill House Museum

    Georgetown, Colorado

    44.6 miles from Leadville, CO

    This house dates back to 1867 and is one of the oldest in Georgetown, Colorado, a once-wealthy town known as the "Silver Queen of Colorado." The Hamill family made its fortune in the local silver-mining business. This house was considered one of the finest in the area, but ...


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    Rose Street Bed and Breakfast

    Georgetown, Colorado

    44.6 miles from Leadville, CO

    Guests at this historic bed and breakfast claim to have seen the apparition of a woman standing on the landing, while others claim to have heard sobs coming from disused rooms. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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    Cafe Prague - Troias

    Georgetown, Colorado

    44.7 miles from Leadville, CO

    This historic saloon is now a quaint Italian restaurant called "Troias" (previously it was "Cafe Prague"), but is allegedly haunted by a man who was hanged after shooting his opponent during a poker game. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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    Hotel de Paris Museum

    Georgetown, Colorado

    44.7 miles from Leadville, CO

    Visitors and staff to this 1875 hotel museum have reported an eerie presence, cold spots and the smell of cigarette smoke, even though smoking his banned on the premises. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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    Crested Butte Cemetery

    Crested Butte, Colorado

    44.8 miles from Leadville, CO

    An allegedly dirty and stinky but friendly hitchhiking ghost is said to come from the cemetery looking for passersby to give him a ride to Gothic. He's seen along the mountain near dawn, and isn't familiar with modern cars. He has been known to ask drivers “What do you call ...


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    Dogwood Cocktail Cabin

    Crested Butte, Colorado

    45.5 miles from Leadville, CO

    Before Dogwood Cocktail Cabin was a lounge, it was an actual cabin where miners once lived--and some still do. The ghosts of deceased miners are said to show up as anomalies on photographs taken inside.


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    Elk Mountain Lodge

    Crested Butte, Colorado

    45.6 miles from Leadville, CO

    The 1919 hotel was originally built for miners, and was used as such until the Big Mine closed in 1952. It changed hands and became the Elk Mountain Lodge. It still has the original coal stove and buttresses, and it's said to be haunted by the spirits of those who ...


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    Forest Queen Hotel

    Crested Butte, Colorado

    45.7 miles from Leadville, CO

    Forest Queen Hotel has a ghost named Elizabeth who stayed here long ago. According to local lore, she fell in love with a shady gambler and gave him her life's savings, after which he skipped town, leaving her broke. The distraught Elizabeth killed herself by jumping out the hotel window ...


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    The Slogar

    Crested Butte, Colorado

    45.7 miles from Leadville, CO

    Slogar’s is locally famous for its fried chicken--and its ghosts. Witnesses have seen apparitions of saloon girls in big skirts late at night.


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    Peck House Hotel

    Empire, Colorado

    48 miles from Leadville, CO

    This former house hotel is now a private residence, so please respect the owners privacy. Hidden deep in the mountains, this hotel was rumoured to be haunted by at least two ghosts. The first was that of a male owner who was thrown from his carriage and died. His ...


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    Osgood Castle - Redstone Castle

    Carbondale, Colorado

    51 miles from Leadville, CO

    Folks say the ghost of the owner, John C. Osgood, still lingers on the property. Also lingering is the smell of his ghostly cigar smoke, which is how the caretaker detected the ghost's presence when no one else was on the property.


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    Brook Forest Inn

    Evergreen, Colorado

    53.7 miles from Leadville, CO

    At this inn originally built in the early 1900s, many ghosts are said to walk. The top floor is home to two: Jessica, a chambermaid who was murdered by her stable-hand lover, and the stable hand himself, who committed suicide after committing the dastardly deed. On the second floor lives ...


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    Chateau L'Acadienne

    Central City, Colorado

    56.1 miles from Leadville, CO

    This 1870's bed and breakfast inn was built during the gold rush era, and is rumoured to be haunted. Guests claim to have encountered the apparition of a young woman in an old-fashioned dress, who has been known to move jewellery around rooms at night. Word is though ...


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    Central City Opera House

    Central City, Colorado

    56.3 miles from Leadville, CO

    This historic opera house was the first in town, and is haunted by at least three ghosts. These include a former doorman, an actor who drank himself to death and a long dead female patron. Staff claim to occasionally smell alcohol and cigar smoke when no one is around, ...


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    Lace House Museum

    Central City, Colorado

    56.8 miles from Leadville, CO

    This historic house was moved from its original location due to the demand of the casino economy, and it is unclear as to whether the ghosts that inhabited the old building moved with it. In any case, workers and visitors used to report ghostly laughter, disembodied footsteps and a ...


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    Gilpin Hotel Casino

    Black Hawk, Colorado

    57.1 miles from Leadville, CO

    At this establishment, witnesses have reported seeing a female apparition on the second floor. Her name is said to be Lucille, and folks in the know say she committed suicide here upon finding out that her boyfriend was killed in a mining mishap.


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    Costello Street Coffee House

    Florissant, Colorado

    57.8 miles from Leadville, CO

    The 1886 Costello Street Coffee House, once a private home, is purported to house the ghost of former owner James Costello, who passed away there. Costello's wife Catherine also died here when her dress caught fire. The restaurant's ghosts are said to turn lights on, play with animated holiday figures, ...


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    Hiwan Homestead Museum

    Golden, Colorado

    58.2 miles from Leadville, CO

    Hiwan Homestead Museum has a 25-room 1893 log lodge as well as its other buildings. Besides its historic exhibits and structures, the museum also is rumored to have a spirit that resides in its Spinning Room. The apparition, witnesses say, is a grayish-white figure in a long nightgown. The ghost ...


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    Poncha Pass

    Salida, Colorado

    58.3 miles from Leadville, CO

    Poncha Pass has a tract of land with a dugout cabin, corral and little gold mine. It's owned by the Boy Scouts and is used for their Rocky Mountain High Adventure base. The dugout is said to be haunted, as moans and murmurs are heard coming from it in the ...


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    Hotel Colorado

    Glenwood Springs, Colorado

    58.9 miles from Leadville, CO

    At this 1893 hotel, witnesses say that the elevator works by itself, doors open and close on their own, and there is a phantom smell of cigat smoke in the lobby. The apparition of a little girl in Victorian clothing has been seen on the staircase, and if that weren't ...


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    Western State College - Robidoux Hall

    Gunnison, Colorado

    59.1 miles from Leadville, CO

    The third floor of Roubidoux Hall at Western State College has a ghost, that of a man who died of smoke inhalation during a fire several years ago. Students have seen his apparition at the side of their bed at night, and have found the doors locked from the outside, ...


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    Columbine Victorian Hotel

    Gunnison, Colorado

    59.6 miles from Leadville, CO

    This hotel was built at the turn of the twentieth century, and served as living quarters for railroad executives. In Room #009, a suicide took place several years ago. Guests have reported hearing a knock on the door, only to find the hallway empty. Other have reportedly heard ghostly ...


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    Mount Vernon Country Club

    Golden, Colorado

    62.9 miles from Leadville, CO

    Stories about the Mount Vernon Country Club say a ghost has been heard walking across the lobby floor when no one is walking in the building. When the employee who heard the ghost asked "Who's there?" he was surprised to see a straw fly from a glass on a shelf ...


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    Red Rocks Amphitheater

    Golden, Colorado

    64.7 miles from Leadville, CO

    The famous Red Rocks Amphitheater in the Rocky Mountain Foothills is a popular concert venue that's rumored to be haunted by a couple of ghosts. One is a bearded man holding a bottle, believed to be a miner. He shows for a moment and then disappears. The other is a ...


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    Buffalo Bill Museum

    Golden, Colorado

    65.3 miles from Leadville, CO

    Buffalo Bill’s Grave and Museum on Lookout Mountain is believed to be haunted by Buffalo Bill himself. But that's not all. Legend has it that a woman fell to her death on the premises, and her apparition has been seen here as well. Ghostly evidence: Witnesses say objects fall or ...


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    Heritage Square

    Golden, Colorado

    65.9 miles from Leadville, CO

    Heritage Square is a shopping center and amusement park that has a haunted legend. The resident spirit is a man who long ago was killed after falling in love with a Native-American girl. Her family didn't approve of the match, and he was chasing her in his wagon when he ...


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    Ute Inn Bar and Grill

    Woodland Park, Colorado

    68.7 miles from Leadville, CO

    Haunted by the original owner Bert Berdstrum and his friend and original bar manager a man by the name Dutch. Also said to haunt the establishment are the ghost of two women. Reports of what felt like hair being slightly braised, smells of a woman's perfume when no customers wearing perfume ...


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    Outlaws and Law Men Jail Museum

    Cripple Creek, Colorado

    69.1 miles from Leadville, CO

    Housed in a 1901 jail, the museum is rumored to be haunted by many apparitions, including a little girl, former prisoners, a former male jailer, and a former female jailer named Rosie.


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    Palace Hotel and Casino

    Cripple Creek, Colorado

    69.2 miles from Leadville, CO

    Although reports say it may no longer be open as a hotel, this Old West hotel and casino has been featured on the History Channel. It is said that Miss Kitty, the wife of hotel owner Dr. Chambers, passed away in Room 3, but she still turns down the beds ...


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    The Hotel St. Nicholas

    Cripple Creek, Colorado

    69.2 miles from Leadville, CO

    The spirits at this historic hotel are said to be friendly, but mischievous. Two of the most often seen ghosts are Petey and a gold miner. Petey is the ghost of a young boy who may have been in the care of the Sisters of Mercy for whom this building ...


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    Bronco Billy's Casino

    Cripple Creek, Colorado

    69.2 miles from Leadville, CO

    Guests and visitors to the casino have seen the apparition of a young girl on the staircase of the building, as well as looking out the windows down into the street. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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    Imperial Hotel and Restaurant

    Cripple Creek, Colorado

    69.3 miles from Leadville, CO

    Folks say strange things happen in these parts, such as a ghostly man who falls down the stairs or the apparition of a lady in 1800s dress.


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    Last Dollar Inn

    Cripple Creek, Colorado

    69.3 miles from Leadville, CO

    This historic inn was the first in the township of Cripple Creek, and is believed to be haunted by the ghost of a miner who frequented the inn back when it was a gambling parlour. It is believed that he died in a fight on the upper floor of the ...


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    Colorado Grande Casino

    Cripple Creek, Colorado

    69.3 miles from Leadville, CO

    Built in 1896, the Colorado Grande Casino and Hotel is believed to be haunted by a ghost called Maggie, an rose-scented Irish woman in turn-of-the-century clothes. Her apparition sometimes shows up playing slot machines with a male ghost, or else simply appears as a blue light. Another ghost, that of ...


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    Oak Tree Inn

    Yampa, Colorado

    70.2 miles from Leadville, CO

    Located just down the street from the haunted Royal Hotel, this inn was built on the site of a former hospital. Guests staying here have reported seeing the apparition of a cowboy, smelling cigarette smoke and hearing two young children playing in the hotel corridors. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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    Royal Hotel

    Yampa, Colorado

    70.2 miles from Leadville, CO

    This historic hotel is believed to be haunted by two spirits. The first is the apparition of a young woman who is seen rushing through the hallways of the hotel. Her disembodied footsteps have also been heard in various parts of the hotel. The second is a ghost the hotel ...


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    Victor Hotel

    Victor, Colorado

    72.3 miles from Leadville, CO

    This 1899 building was originally a bank, but it also was a storage area for the bodies of those who died during the winter when the ground was too hard for burial. Now that it is a hotel, the haunts have come to stay. The 4th floor, where the bodies ...


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    Littleton Cemetery

    Littleton, Colorado

    72.3 miles from Leadville, CO

    Littleton Cemetery's eerie story is about alleged cannibal Alfred Packer, who is buried here. But it's not Packer's ghost, it's his goat who haunts the graveyard. Angelica the Goat, alleged to have been Packer's spirit medium, is believed to linger in spirit here among the graves.


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