Teton County holds two of Wyoming's ten most haunted places

With Halloween approaching, two Teton County places, Old Faithful Inn and the Wort Hotel, rank among Wyoming's ten most haunted places in HauntBound's 2026 index. The index ranks 37 Wyoming sites by separate published accounts and how far back they go, not by fame or search popularity.

Old Faithful Inn, the seven-story log hotel architect Robert Reamer designed for the Yellowstone Park Association, opened in 1904 and ranks #8. Four separate published accounts describe activity there, the earliest dated to 1914. Staff describe running footsteps along the hotel's upper balconies after the building closes for the season, and guests have reported a phantom child who asks for help finding his parents. The inn's best-known story, the Headless Bride, was invented by an assistant manager, George Bornemann, who admitted in a 1991 interview that he made it up.

The Wort Hotel, the Tudor Revival hotel brothers John and Jess Wort built in downtown Jackson in 1941, ranks #10. Two separate published accounts describe activity there. Staff credit a former maintenance engineer, Robert "Bob" Tomingas, who joined the hotel in 1950, with rearranging tools in the shop and once positioning a wrench to point out a hidden pipe leak. The hotel's own blog describes him as a valued, if unseen, member of the team.

Statewide, Fort Laramie National Historic Site ranks #1.

"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:Old Faithful Inn, 3200 Old Faithful Inn Rd. in Yellowstone National Park, is open for overnight stays and free lobby tours from May through October.The Wort Hotel, 50 North Glenwood St. in Jackson, is a working hotel; the Silver Dollar Bar and dining room are open to the public daily.

For media:The full ranking: https://hauntbound.com/most-haunted/wyoming/The fact sheet, with cleared images: https://hauntbound.com/press/fact-sheets/wyoming/Photo: the Wort Hotel, on the fact sheet.Venue contact: yellowstonenationalparklodges.com and worthotel.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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