The most notable ghost is that of Jean Lafitte, the bar's owner and a privateer from the 1800s. Built in the 1700s, it's said to be the longest-running pub in the United States that hasn't moved locations, making it ripe for hauntings. Lafitte's sits on the quiet end of notorious Bourbon Street where its activity is more known to come from ghosts rather than tourists in beads. Location: 941 Bourbon Street, New Orleans, LA Photo: Facebook/Shakers Cigar Bar New Orleans Bonus is that those on the tour are welcome to bring cocktails along for liquid courage. The bar also offers regular ghost tours where guests can experience those cold spots as well as see the occasional shadow people. This bar, whose building was erected in 1894 and was a former brothel, embraces its hauntings so much that its employees wear shirts with silkscreened ghost images. Ghosts: Molly Brennan, a 16-year-old prostitute killed in the late 1920s. Location: 422 S 2nd Street, Milwaukee, WI Even four overnight cleaning employees quit after having seen an old man in a tan suit smoking on the fireside couch. One well-known spirit is that of original owner Tom Bergin himself who is believed to manifest in the form of strong cigarette smoke emanating from his old corner booth. And even though it has gone through many owners and one re-location, the bar, its name and ghosts still remain. Tom Bergin's is one of the oldest bars in L.A. Location: 840 S Fairfax Avenue, Los Angeles, CA It was supposedly the same mirror that hung in the private suite in which she used to reside. Others have said they saw the reflection of Marilyn Monroe in a mirror that was kept in the bar office. Employees have reported hearing whisperings and laughter in the empty bowling alley when closing the bar. The hotel is famous for its celebrity hauntings, but its mezzanine cocktail lounge and bowling alley, Spare Room, are the site of many paranormal activities. The historic Hollywood Roosevelt was the site of the very first Academy Awards and was home to many stars of the Silver Screen, from Humphrey Bogart to Montgomery Clift. Location: 7000 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA The peak time for paranormal activity is late at night when the bar is nearly empty. Current co-owner Colin Cordwell believes it's the ghost of former owner "Dirty Dan Danforth" who pushed him down the stairs, sending him to the hospital. The spirit of famed bank robber John Dillinger is said to roam the bar after having been shot down by federal agents just across the street in 1934. Its ghosts are assumed to be past patrons who have died in or near the building, which was erected in 1882. This recently renovated pub has often been called one of the most haunted bars in Chicago. Ghosts: Famed bank robber John Dillinger roams the bar a scruffy cowboy who stomps through the upstairs dining room a violent former owner who shoves people. Location: 2446 N Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, IL Under the bar are old smuggling tunnels that some believe to be haunted by the ghost of a young woman. One former manager reported that, while closing up the bar, he saw a woman dressed in black walk across the room and then disappear. A visitor from Chicago claims that while she was in the first bar looking at t-shirts hanging on the wall, her hair was pulled so violently that her head was yanked back. Ghosts: A hair-pulling ghost woman in black.īlind Tiger Pub is a former speakeasy from the '20s and a regular stop on Charleston ghost tours. Location: 36 & 38 Broad Street, Charleston, SC Photo: Facebook/Stanza Dei Sigari Charleston SyFy show Haunted Collectorfeatured the bar and discovered that, in the late 1800s, it was the site of a baby farm where many children met a horrific end. One waitress said she felt someone standing behind her only to turn around and see a floating black shadow that then flew around the room and straight through a glass door. Employees claim to have witnessed plates flying off tables and lights flickering. This cigar bar located in the basement of Caffe Vittoria functioned as a speakeasy in the 1920s and has the most reports of ghostly goings-on in the building. Ghosts: A dark shadow figure that stands behind people. At these old watering holes, disappearing pint glasses aren't a sign of too much drink, but rather longtime residents, ghosts. Thanks to the nation's early and violent days of brothels, speakeasies, and gambling halls, this country has no shortage of ghost-inhabited venues. The best way to celebrate Halloween, other than with treats-inspired cocktails, is to have a drink at one of the most haunted bars in America.
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