| New York City is known for many things: the bright | | | | room. |
| lights of Broadway, fine cuisine and corner vendors, | | | | Whether Nancy haunts the Chelsea remains to be |
| glamour and excitement. Yet for those interested in | | | | confirmed, but it is said that the ghost of Dylan |
| the paranormal and unexplained, the Big Apple may | | | | Thomas haunts the famous hotel. Of course, he died |
| very well be renamed the Big Haunt. | | | | after drinking too many spirits at the White Horse |
| A growing interest in the paranormal and unexplained | | | | Tavern and was taken to the Chelsea after collapsing |
| draws visitors to the City, year after year, to explore | | | | outside the pub. It is believed he haunts the White |
| the less than touristy parts of the five boroughs. | | | | Horse, too, so maybe he's pulling double duty? |
| Celebrity spooks and historical specters are the stars | | | | New Amsterdam Theater: Did you hear the one, too, |
| of these underworld tours, and you never know when | | | | about the Ziegfield Follies showgirl who haunts this |
| some will stop by to say hello, or "Boo!" | | | | popular venue? Many have claimed to see Olive |
| Once you've seen the popular sights the city has to | | | | Thomas strutting the stage in her beaded costume, no |
| offer, why not take a trip down the eerie side of the | | | | doubt looking to take one last bow. |
| City many call home...years after they have departed? | | | | Radio City Music Hall: If the Rockettes are kicking |
| If you're in the mood for a frightfully fun stay in New | | | | extra high some nights, it could be from fright! The |
| York, and can't wait until the Halloween, the city is not | | | | ghost of Roxy Rothafel is said to haunt the theatre he |
| without yearlong otherworldly charm. | | | | built. |
| Here are just a few frightfully fun spots to explore: | | | | The Algonquin Hotel: Known for the eclectic group of |
| Merchant's House Museum: This is a must-see for any | | | | wits and writers of the earliest 20th century who |
| ghost chaser, where else but the one place called the | | | | gathered often as the Vicious Circle, this hotel is also |
| "most haunted house in Manhattan?" Certain times of | | | | home to permanent guests. It is said some of the |
| the year, the Merchant's House Museum presents | | | | Circle have continued their stay at their favorite Round |
| ghost tours and lectures on various topics, including the | | | | Table and elsewhere in the hotel. Could it be the |
| art of dying. If you're lucky you might catch a glimpse | | | | tart-tongued Dorothy Parker, the hilariously mute Harpo |
| of any of the curious spirits known to wander the | | | | Marx, or maybe Alexander Woollcott? If you hear a |
| property, perhaps one of Seabury Tredwell, who died | | | | horn blow from nowhere, that may narrow it down. |
| in the very house in 1865. Call ahead to find out when | | | | The Dakota: This stylish Manhattan apartment building |
| the Museum offers an authentic recreation of his | | | | is believed to be haunted by the ghost of John Lennon, |
| passing and funeral. | | | | who was fatally shot near the entrance. |
| Hotel Chelsea: The Chelsea Hotel is long known as a | | | | Hotels and theatres, pop stars and fallen stars, New |
| one-time residence for widely-known literary and pop | | | | York City is home to millions. How many are living as |
| culture icons. William S. Burroughs, Donald Sutherland, | | | | opposed to the living dead is difficult to say, but for |
| and Bob Dylan once hung their hats here, and rocker | | | | those with a fascination for the paranormal half the fun |
| Sid Vicious reportedly killed his girlfriend Nancy in their | | | | is finding out. |