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" It&amp;#039;s one thing to put on a brave face during a horror movie, but would you keep your cool if you came face-to-face with a real ghost? Thrill seekers can test the limits of &amp;quot;scared silly&amp;quot; by paying a visit to one of the country&amp;#039;s most haunted hot spots. Take your pick from a dozen destinations with different spook factors, including a New Mexico resort with a friendly ghost flitting through its halls and a Kentucky nightclub that&amp;#039;s shaken up nightly by sinister spirits. Many offer overnight accommodations\u2014if you want to spend an evening waiting for things to go bump in the night.  Jerome Grand Hotel in Jerome, Arizona  When the United Verde Hospital opened in 1927, it was one of the most modern medical facilities. Less than 30 years later, the mines in Jerome, Arizona, closed; the town&amp;#039;s population dwindled to 100; and the hospital closed as well. It stood abandoned until 1994, though a woman in white was often spotted on its balcony, and the town&amp;#039;s residents heard cries coming from the building. In 1997 it reopened as the Jerome Grand Hotel. The woman in white still makes appearances, as does the ghost of Claude Harvey, a hospital employee who was found in the elevator shaft in 1935. Employees report that lights turn on and off on their own, doors open when no one&amp;#039;s around and wind whips through rooms with closed windows. Visit JeromeGrandHotel.com for more information. Photo courtesy of Jerome Grand Hotel. Crescent Hotel &amp;amp;amp; Spa in Eureka Springs, Arkansas  After an accident that left a construction worker dead, business at the Crescent Hotel got off to an uneventful start: From 1886 to 1901 guests filled their nights with parties and dancing. During the hotel&amp;#039;s off-season its rooms served as a school for young women\u2014one of whom jumped (or was pushed) to her death. The ghost of the woman and that of Michael, the construction worker, make their presence known at the hotel today. Michael fell to his death, landing in what would become room 218, where the toilet flushes itself and footsteps fall once everyone&amp;#039;s in bed. Visit Crescent-Hotel.com for more information. Photo courtesy of Crescent Hotel &amp;amp;amp; Spa. The Queen Mary Hotel in Long Beach, California  The Queen Mary, now permanently docked in Long Beach, California, made more than a thousand transatlantic crossings between 1936 and 1968. Today, the ocean liner is a fully operational hotel, where a Ghosts &amp;amp;amp; Legends show capitalizes on the spirits aboard it. The show starts by the first-class pool; though it was drained decades ago, wet footprints still appear around the deck, possibly those of two women who drowned there, one in the &amp;#039;30s, the other in the &amp;#039;60s. A third drowning victim is said to haunt the tourist-class pool. The most oft-spotted presence is crewman John Pedder, who was crushed to death in 1966 by an automatic door. He&amp;#039;s joined by a second crewman, William Stark, who was poisoned while on board in 1949. Visit QueenMary.com for more information. Photo courtesy of The Queen Mary Hotel. The Whaley House in San Diego, California  Called the Most-Haunted House by the Travel Channel&amp;#039;s America&amp;#039;s Most Haunted, the Whaley House was used in many capacities: as the home of Thomas Whaley (one of San Diego&amp;#039;s settlers, who built it in 1857), and later as a courthouse, store and theater. The house was built atop the execution site of a thief, whose footsteps Whaley reported hearing after moving in. Whaley&amp;#039;s daughter later killed herself in the house after being abandoned by her husband. Though her ghost hasn&amp;#039;t been spotted, both of her parents&amp;#039; have. A girl sometimes found in the dining room is thought to be a playmate of Whaley&amp;#039;s children who snapped her neck on a clothesline. A parapsychologist once saw a small dog bounding down the hallway; the Whaleys, unsurprisingly, owned a terrier, Dolly. Visit WhaleyHouse.org for more information. Photo courtesy of the County of San Diego. Woodburn in Dover, Delaware  A guest at Woodburn in 1815 mentioned to the home&amp;#039;s owners, Dr. and Mrs. Bates, that he had encountered another visitor\u2014an older gentleman wearing a powdered wig, britches and a ruffled shirt. This troubled Mrs. Bates. While no one else was visiting at the time, the description was reminiscent of her father, who built Woodburn and later died there. His ghost is one of three who haunt Woodburn, now the official residence of the governor of Delaware. In 1985 the ghost of a girl was spotted by guests in the Great Hall. In 1998 Governor Minner ordered the removal of an ancient tree; a runaway slave had been caught hiding in its trunk and his screams were still heard near it a century later. Visit Woodburn.Delaware.gov for more information. Photo courtesy of Woodburn. Hannah Mansion in Indianapolis, Indiana  The Hannah House\u2014named for Alexander Hannah, who built it in 1858\u2014was not only a home, but also a stop on the Underground Railroad. While a group of slaves waited on the dirt floor in its basement one night, an oil lamp was knocked over\u2014which sparked a fire that killed many in the group. The dead were buried in the basement (so as not to draw attention to the house) and, the story goes, their spirits have been there ever since. The slaves&amp;#039; ghosts have been spotted hiding in shadows, while the ghosts of Alexander Hannah and an older woman have been seen around the property. Mysterious moans have been reported, and a news crew once filmed a chandelier swinging unprovoked. Visit TheHannahMansion.org for more information. Photo courtesy of Hannah Mansion. Stone&amp;#039;s Public House in Ashland, Massachusetts  When Leonard Fournier bought an almost-150-year-old inn in 1976, he encountered doors that wouldn&amp;#039;t stay bolted and lights that wouldn&amp;#039;t stay switched off. Fournier called paranormal experts to the inn, which was built by businessman John Stone and had stood abandoned for decades. While their theories were inconsistent, each expert reportedly felt &amp;quot;the strangest feelings&amp;quot; in an upstairs function room. One night while finishing floors in the building, assistant manager Butch Adams became inexplicably overwhelmed with fear. Then without warning, a handful of birdseed fell from the ceiling and rattled onto the floor he was working on. Bartenders at Stone&amp;#039;s tell tales of faucets that turn themselves on; patrons have felt a tap on their shoulder and then turned around to find no one behind them. Visit StonesPublicHouse.com. Photo courtesy of Stone&amp;#039;s Public House. Goldfield Hotel in Goldfield, Nevada  Construction of the Goldfield Hotel started in 1907 at the apex of the mining boom. But by the time the hotel opened, the mining industry was rapidly declining. The owners struggled to make the hotel a success, but it never was. It changed hands several times\u2014the second owner was hotelier George Wingfield\u2014but new owners rarely turned a profit. It was abandoned at the end of World War II and has remained vacant ever since. And still, something remains. When Shirley Porter tried to purchase the hotel in 1976, she continually spotted a young woman whom she suspects was murdered in room 109. George Wingfield has been spotted several times, sniffing a cigar in the lobby. Visit www.OnlineNevada.org/Goldfield_Hotel. Photo courtesy of the Nevada Historical Society. The Lodge Resort and Spa in Cloudcroft, New Mexico  While plenty of hotels are hush-hush about their paranormal guests, The Lodge Resort and Spa has a special button on its website to introduce guests to Rebecca, their friendly ghost. At the turn of the century, the legend goes, a pretty young chambermaid with bright blue eyes disappeared from her quarters after her lover found her in the arms of another man. To this day, people vow they see her red hair as she slips through the hotel&amp;#039;s halls. In her wake, ashtrays skid across tabletops, lights switch on and off, and fireplaces spontaneously light. Unlike many of her supernatural counterparts, Rebecca never frightens or threatens the hotel&amp;#039;s guests or staff\u2014some think she&amp;#039;ll wander the hotel until she finds a new lover. Visit TheLodgeResort.com for more information. Photo courtesy of The Lodge Resort and Spa. The Kewaunee Inn in Kewaunee, Wisconsin  William Karsten bought the Erichson Hotel in 1911 only to watch it burn down a year later. Unfazed, Karsten rebuilt the hotel, which he ran until his retirement. With his son at the helm of the hotel, Karsten doted on his grandson, Billy. Three weeks after Karsten&amp;#039;s death, Billy, 5, also died. The hotel stood idle for many years. It was reopened in 2008 as the Kewaunee Inn with three familiar residents: Karsten, Billy, and Agatha, a long-dead housekeeper. Agatha&amp;#039;s room, 310, is susceptible to cold spots, as is Karsten&amp;#039;s. Children at the inn are sometimes seen playing with a boy who resembles Billy, and people have heard little footsteps racing down the hall, from what would have been his room to his grandpa&amp;#039;s. Visit KarstenInn.com for more information. Photo courtesy of The Kewaunee Inn. Bobby Mackey&amp;#039;s Music World in Wilder, Kentucky  In 1976 Bobby and Janet Mackey converted a warehouse into a nightclub that&amp;#039;s more famous for its ghosts than its music. It&amp;#039;s often featured on Ghost Adventures (a Travel Channel show in which the hosts claim they were victims of a demonic attack there) and was the subject of Hell&amp;#039;s Gate, a novel by Douglas Hensley, the paranormal investigator called in to determine what was torturing the club&amp;#039;s staff. In the 1850s, the building originally functioned as a slaughterhouse with a well to collect animals&amp;#039; blood. When the slaughterhouse was shuttered, Satanic worshippers used the space for rituals. In the 1920s it was a speakeasy where several unsolved killings brought more murder and mayhem to the site. The spirits have attacked dozens of people, including Janet, who was shoved down stairs by an unseen force. Visit BobbyMackey.com for more information. Photo courtesy of Bobby Mackey&amp;#039;s Music World. Myrtles Plantation in St. Francisville, Louisiana  While suspected of being haunted by many sprits, Myrtles Plantation is best known for the ghost of Chloe, a vengeful slave. As the story goes, Chloe hoped to protect fellow slaves from their owner, Clark Wooddroff, and would often listen in on his conversations. When Wooddroff caught her eavesdropping, he chopped off one of her ears. To retaliate, Chloe served Wooddroff&amp;#039;s family poisoned birthday cake, and his wife and children soon died. The other slaves, outraged that she had murdered innocents, hanged Chloe and threw her body in a river. For almost two centuries, Chloe\u2014recognizable by the green bonnet she wore to hide her missing ear\u2014has been spotted around the plantation grounds; some visitors say she&amp;#039;s stood over their beds when they woke. Visit MyrtlesPlantation.com for more information. Photo courtesy of Myrtles Plantation.  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