HauntBound Press Fact Sheet · Updated September 2026
The Most Haunted Places in Nevada
Nevada has 65 documented haunted locations in the HauntBound index.
Top 10 identified after source-level analysis of the 24 strongest Nevada candidates.
By the numbers
- Total documented
- 65
- Haunted Hotel / Inn
- 17
- Museum / Historical Site
- 11
- Haunted Dining / Bar
- 8
- Family-friendly
- 59
- Bookable
- 28
- Oldest documented site
- Mormon Station State Historic Park (1851)
- Most-reported phenomenon
- apparitions
Ranked
- 1. Mizpah Hotel HauntBound identified six distinct published accounts at this working hotel, across four kinds of published source. Six later publications retell those accounts. Reported phenomena include apparitions and cold spots. 6 original accounts · documented across 3 decades, 1920-2018 · retold in 6 later publications
- 2. Silver Queen Hotel The Silver Queen Hotel opened in 1876 on Virginia City's C Street, making it the town's oldest continuously operating hotel. Its saloon holds a 16-foot portrait of a woman made from 3,261 Morgan silver dollars, commissioned in 1958. Guests in Room 11 report tapping, disembodied voices, and a figure known as Rosie, while a second presence called Annie is blamed for footsteps on the upper floors, and wedding chapel cameras have reportedly caught unexplained shapes. 7 original accounts · documented across 2 decades, 1899-2012 · retold in 3 later publications
- 3. Pioneer Saloon Built in 1913 by George Fayle, the Pioneer Saloon wears its pressed-tin exterior to this day. In January 1942 it served as a staging point during the search for actress Carole Lombard, killed in a plane crash on nearby Mount Potosi, and a back room now holds her memorial. Visitors report her presence near the memorial, an elderly prospector at the bar, and activity tied to a gambler shot there in a 1915 poker dispute. 6 original accounts · documented across 4 decades, 1915-2017 · retold in 7 later publications
- 4. Overland Hotel & Saloon HauntBound identified nine distinct published accounts at this working hotel, across five kinds of published source. Four later publications retell those accounts. Reported phenomena include a sensed presence and apparitions. 9 original accounts · documented across 2 decades, 1964-2014 · retold in 4 later publications
- 5. Hoover Dam HauntBound identified six distinct published accounts at this outdoor site, across three kinds of published source. Two later publications retell those accounts. Reported phenomena include a sensed presence and apparitions. 6 original accounts · documented across 3 decades, 1935-2019 · retold in 2 later publications
- 6. Goldfield Hotel The Goldfield Hotel opened in 1907 as Nevada's most luxurious property during the state's last gold rush, with 150 rooms and a mahogany, crystal-trimmed lobby. It closed for good in 1945 as the boom faded and has sat mostly empty since. Local legend holds that a woman named Elizabeth died in Room 109, though historians say the story traces to a later owner's book rather than any historical record. 8 original accounts · documented across 3 decades, 2004-2021 · retold in 6 later publications
- 7. Cal Neva Lodge Robert Sherman opened the Cal Neva Lodge in 1926 on the California-Nevada line, so gambling, legal only in Nevada, sat steps from California guests. Frank Sinatra bought a controlling stake in 1960, and Marilyn Monroe stayed in a lodge cabin in August 1962. Staff report footsteps in the tunnels below, though the resort has been closed since 2013 and the accounts predate it. 7 original accounts · documented across 3 decades, 1960-2019 · retold in 1 later publication
- 8. Mackay Mansion George Hearst built this Italianate mansion in 1859 as offices for his Comstock mining operations and sold it in 1871 to John Mackay, who soon struck the Big Bonanza and became the richest man on the Comstock. It is the only Virginia City building to survive both the 1863 and 1875 fires. Visitors report footsteps, voices, a female figure on the third floor identified as Mrs. Mackay, and the figure of John Mackay himself moving through the halls. 7 original accounts · documented in 1995 · retold in 3 later publications
- 9. Zak Bagans' The Haunted Museum (Wengert Mansion) HauntBound identified five distinct published accounts at this museum site, across four kinds of published source. Reported phenomena include cold spots and electrical anomalies. 5 original accounts · documented across 3 decades, 1982-2021
- 10. Old Washoe County Courthouse HauntBound identified four distinct published accounts at this museum site, across four kinds of published source. Five later publications retell those accounts. Reported phenomena include a sensed presence and apparitions. 4 original accounts · documented across 2 decades, 1899-2025 · retold in 5 later publications
By city
- Virginia City: 11 documented sites
- Las Vegas: 8 documented sites
- Reno: 8 documented sites
- Tonopah: 6 documented sites
- Carson City: 5 documented sites
- Pioche: 3 documented sites
- Genoa: 3 documented sites
- Boulder City: 2 documented sites
- Eureka: 2 documented sites
- Gold Hill: 2 documented sites
- 15 more across the rest of Nevada
Press images
- Mizpah Hotel Raquel Baranow, CC BY-SA 3.0, via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mizpah_Hotel_Tonopah_Nevada.JPG hauntbound.com/images/locations/nevada/mizpah-hotel/hero.jpg
- Silver Queen Hotel amanderson2, CC BY 2.0, via https://www.flickr.com/photos/amanderson/51378247266/ hauntbound.com/images/locations/nevada/silver-queen-hotel/hero.jpg
- Pioneer Saloon Gayinspandex1, CC BY-SA 4.0, via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Historic_Pioneer_Saloon_Good_Springs_Nevada.jpg hauntbound.com/images/locations/nevada/pioneer-saloon/hero.jpg
- Overland Hotel & Saloon KennedyPhotography, CC BY-SA 4.0, via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:07-04-2023_Pioche,_NV-0034.jpg hauntbound.com/images/locations/nevada/overland-hotel-saloon/hero.jpg
- Hoover Dam Dsimic, CC BY-SA 4.0, via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hoover_Dam,_aerial_view_1.jpg hauntbound.com/images/locations/nevada/hoover-dam/hero.jpg
- Goldfield Hotel Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0, via https://www.flickr.com/photos/kenlund/2571870867/ hauntbound.com/images/locations/nevada/goldfield-hotel/hero.jpg
- Cal Neva Lodge Doug Letterman from Oakland, CA, CC BY 2.0, via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cal-Neva_resort_(4311971900).jpg hauntbound.com/images/locations/nevada/cal-neva-lodge/hero.jpg
- Mackay Mansion Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0, via https://www.flickr.com/photos/kenlund/7455064056/ hauntbound.com/images/locations/nevada/mackay-mansion/hero.jpg
- Old Washoe County Courthouse Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0, via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Washoe_County_Courthouse,_Reno,_Nevada_(6320816708).jpg hauntbound.com/images/locations/nevada/old-washoe-county-courthouse/hero.jpg
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Superlatives
- Oldest documented site: Mormon Station State Historic Park Documented since 1851.
- Most documented: Overland Hotel & Saloon 9 distinct published accounts.
- Top haunted stay: Mizpah Hotel Overnight stays bookable.
- Most family-friendly: Goldfield Family Comfort rating: High.
Methodology
For purposes of the HauntBound Index, "most haunted" means the location with the strongest documented record of reported haunting phenomena. We evaluate the quantity, independence, persistence, and documentary quality of published reports. We do not attempt to determine whether paranormal phenomena are real, and we never count a source that only establishes a building's history as evidence of haunting claims. Repetitive coverage is subject to diminishing returns, so a story retold many times does not outrank a story independently documented. Rankings never consider commercial relationships.
The 2026 Index reflects sources identified and classified as of September 15, 2026.
Updated September 29, 2026: documented totals now exclude the private homes, operating hospitals and venues with nothing left to visit that were withdrawn on September 25 and 26. The ranked ten are unchanged.
This is a documentation ranking, not a visitation guide; sites not open to visitors are marked on their entries.