Eureka Springs, Arkansas’s Crescent Hotel may be of interest to you if you’re searching for a creepy place to stay. Constructed in 1886, this historic hotel is reputedly among the most haunted locations in the United States. However, why is this hotel so terrifying? The history of this eerie motel in Arkansas is told here.
The Hotel s Dark History
Originally, the Crescent Hotel was intended to be a high-end retreat for celebrities and the rich. But it soon ran into financial difficulties and had multiple ownership changes. In the 1930s, Norman Baker—a well-known quack physician—took over as the hospital’s director. While many of his patients perished while in his care, Baker was actually doing horrifying experiments on them in order to prove that he had a cancer cure. He also disposed of their bodies in neighboring caverns or buried them in the hotel grounds.
Even when Baker was apprehended and imprisoned, his horrific legacy endured. In the 1940s, the hotel was reopened as a tourist destination, but both visitors and employees started reporting unexplained noises, cold spots, and ghostly apparitions. The spirits of Baker’s victims, a nurse dragging a stretcher, a man wearing a top hat, and a woman dressed in white are among the most often reported sightings.
The Hotel s Paranormal Activities
The Crescent Hotel has appeared in a number of paranormal TV programs and films, including The Atlantic Paranormal Society, Ghost Hunters, and Ghost Adventures. In addition, the hotel provides psychic readings, seances, and ghost tours for those who wish to personally encounter the paranormal.
The hotel’s most haunted locations include room 218—the scene of a worker named Michael falling to his death while building the hotel—room 419—the home of a gregarious ghost named Theodora who enjoys tidying up and chit-chatting with visitors—and room 3500—the location of Baker’s laboratory and the spot where a ghostly figure has been spotted on the balcony.
In addition, the hotel features a ghostly morgue where Baker kept his dead and where visitors may view his autopsy table and collection of jars holding tumors and human organs. There is a secret tunnel in the hotel’s basement that goes to the caves where Baker dumped his corpses.
The Hotel s Terrifying Appeal
Thousands of tourists go to the Crescent Hotel each year, drawn by their curiosity in its past and want to experience its spirits, either in spite of or perhaps because of its reputation as a haunted place. In addition to providing dining options, spa treatments, and breathtaking views of the Ozark Mountains, the hotel also caters weddings and other events.
According to the hotel’s website, it is America’s Most Haunted Hotel, however any problems or hauntings that may happen while you are there are not the hotel’s fault. But for those who have the guts to stay overnight at this haunted hotel in Arkansas, it might be an unforgettable once-in-a-lifetime encounter.
