Three Denver landmarks rank among Colorado's ten most haunted places

With Halloween approaching, three Denver landmarks, including Patterson Inn at #6, rank among Colorado's ten most haunted places in HauntBound's 2026 index. The index ranks 132 Colorado sites by separate published accounts and how far back they go, not by fame or search popularity.

Patterson Inn ranks #6, and no Colorado site has more separate published accounts. Denver merchant Thomas B. Croke built the Capitol Hill mansion in 1891, then sold it after a single visit without explanation. Six separate published accounts describe activity there. Before the hotel's 2013 opening, renovation crews reported apparitions of children and unexplained voices, and Thomas Patterson is said to still appear in rooms tied to his family.

Molly Brown House ranks #8. Titanic survivor Margaret Brown lived in the Pennsylvania Street house from 1894 until her death in 1932; she helped load fellow passengers into lifeboats when the ship struck an iceberg in 1912. Four separate published accounts describe activity there. Docents describe cigar smoke in the front parlor, echoing J.J. Brown's habit, and fabric rustling on the staircase when no one is there.

Also in the top ten: The Brown Palace Hotel and Spa, Autograph Collection (#9).

Statewide, Silver Cliff Cemetery in Silver Cliff ranks #1, and the Stanley Hotel, the state's most famous haunted site, misses the top ten.

"We rank by evidence, not legend: independent published accounts, documented history, and how far back the reports go. We don't claim ghosts are real, or that they aren't. We document where the reports concentrate, and we show our work," said Ben Fineman, editor of HauntBound. The ranking shows each site's documented record.

Visiting:Patterson Inn, 420 E. 11th Ave., Denver, is a nine-suite hotel for guests 18 and older.Molly Brown House, 1340 Pennsylvania St., Denver, is a museum with guided tours Tuesday through Sunday.The Brown Palace Hotel and Spa, Autograph Collection, 321 17th St., Denver, is a working hotel with rooms for overnight guests.

For media:The full ranking: https://hauntbound.com/most-haunted/colorado/The fact sheet, with Denver numbers and cleared images: https://hauntbound.com/press/fact-sheets/colorado/Photo: Molly Brown House, on the fact sheet.Venue contact: pattersoninn.com and mollybrown.org and brownpalace.comA short version follows.

HauntBound (hauntbound.com) is a family-friendly field guide to more than 6,000 documented haunted and historic places across the United States, ranked by published evidence rather than legend. No venue pays to be listed or ranked.

Media contact: Ben Fineman, Editor, HauntBound, editor@hauntbound.com

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