BedandBreakfast.com’s Annual 2006 Roundup of Bootiful and Spirited B&Bs
AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 3, 2006 — Hysterical or historical, ghostly spirits make themselves as comfortable in America’s B&Bs as do living guests. Perhaps it’s the great breakfasts, the warm hospitality, or the historic atmosphere, but these friendly spirits can’t get enough of America’s B&Bs. Once again, http://www.BedandBreakfast.com, the largest online B&B directory and reservation network, has compiled a comprehensive list of inns where ghost seekers will enjoy spirited gatherings and potentially close encounters with the other world. Some haunting samples are listed below; for a complete list of many inn’s ghostly tales, visit http://www.BedandBreakfast.com, and click on the link to haunted B&Bs below the SPECIALS badge.
GREAT B&Bs FROM THE CRYPT
Red Garter B&B, Williams, AZ: This B&B’s resident ghost, a former "lady of the night," still presides.
Queen Anne Hotel, San Francisco, CA: This former school’s headmistress is still on the job.
Penny Farthing Inn, St. Augustine, FL: Ghost-busters, guests and the innkeeper have confirmed it: There are plenty of playful spirits hanging around.
Americus Garden Inn, Americus, GA: The innkeepers have made a science of capturing the many ghostly occurrences in photos and on tape.
Old Harbour Inn, Savannah, GA: Home to "Hank"; guests report smelling cigar smoke, experiencing things moving around, and witnessing coins dropping on the floor.
Avenue Inn, New Orleans, LA: Beds shake in the night, singing comes from the unoccupied nanny’s quarters, and computers are affected by strange power surges.
Captain Lindsey House, Rockland, ME: Captain Lindsey is still hanging around, along with 35 other spirits.
Lizzie Borden B&B, Fall River, MA: Stay here and you may be poked, prodded, pushed, pinched or even passed through.
Bingham Hall B&B, New Ulm, MN: A ghost named Jake has been seen standing in the doorway, never moving.
Hannibal Garden House B&B, Hannibal, MO: Hannibal, the boyhood home of Mark Twain, is also home to friendly spirits at this B&B.
Inn at Jackson, Jackson, NH: Jason, once the inn’s workman, returns to check on repairs at the inn.
Bottger Mansion, Albuquerque, NM: Resident ghosts sigh, pace, and even dance.
1871 House, New York, NY: One guest awoke to find a well-dressed man wearing a bowler hat standing at the end of her bed.
1888 Linburg House, Goliad, TX: Friendly spirits appear only during weddings.
Green Mountain Inn, Stowe, VT: Boots Berry, the tap dancing ghost, can be heard dancing on the third floor of the inn during severe winter storms.
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