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Crescent Hotel
The 1886 Crescent Hotel became a fraudulent cancer hospital where patients were experimented on and died. Bodies were buried in the woods. The morgue remains in the basement. Dr. Baker's victims still walk the halls. America's most haunted hotel.
1886 - Present
Eureka Springs, Arkansas, USA
5000+ witnesses
The Crescent Hotel is considered America’s most haunted.
The History
1886-present:
- Luxury resort first
- Girls’ school
- Junior college
- Fraudulent hospital
- Hotel again
Dr. Norman Baker
The quack:
- 1930s
- Claimed cancer cure
- No medical degree
- Patients died
- Bodies hidden
The Morgue
In the basement:
- Original tables
- Used for patients
- Now on tours
- Very active
- Dark energy
The Ghosts
Who haunts:
- Michael (Irish stonemason)
- Theodora (cancer patient)
- Nurse
- Dr. Baker
- Many patients
Ghost Tours
Famous program:
- Nightly tours
- Highly active
- Multiple groups
- Documented activity
- Gold standard tours
Today
Current status:
- Full-service hotel
- Historic landmark
- Ghost tours nightly
- Investigation packages
- Extremely haunted