Pigeon Forge
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Pigeon Forge, nestled in the Smoky Mountains, is renowned for its family-friendly attractions, including Dollywood and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Yet, beneath the bright lights and laughter, the hotels whisper secrets of restless spirits and shadowy figures lurking in the night.

The Inn at Christmas Place

United States

Pigeon Forge

Spook rating:
5
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Some guests have claimed to see apparitions of former guests and have experienced strange occurrences; such as flickering lights and unexplained cold drafts.
Price estimate per night

206

USD
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The Inn at Christmas Place stood like a festering wound on the edge of Pigeon Forge, its cheerful facade a stark contrast to the frigid drafts that whispered through its dimly lit halls. Guests often found themselves ensnared by flickering lights that danced to the rhythm of their unease, while shadowy figures of former patrons glided just beyond the corner of their eyes, haunting reminders of lives that had faded into the past. In the dead of night, the walls seemed to breathe-holding secrets that curdled the marrow in ones bones-leaving a chilling impression that some nights, it was not the living that haunted the inn, but the shadows of the unfortunate souls who once sought refuge there.

The Riverstone Resort & Spa

United States

Pigeon Forge

Spook rating:
5
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Some guests have claimed to experience strange occurrences; including lights flickering and the sensation of being touched.
Price estimate per night

202

USD
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The Riverstone Resort & Spa, with its polished facade and serene mountain views, belies a darker truth that lingers in the air like the faintest trace of smoke. Flickering lights dance erratically in the shadowed hallways, and the whispers of unseen hands graze against unsuspecting skin, leaving behind a chill that sinks deeper than the snug warmth of the luxurious bedding. Guests check in hoping for tranquility but leave with a nagging sensation that something-or someone-never truly left at all.

The Gatlinburg Inn

United States

Pigeon Forge

Spook rating:
5
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Guests have reported seeing ghostly figures; hearing unexplained laughter; and experiencing lights turning on and off.
Price estimate per night

178

USD
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The Gatlinburg Inn, with its crumbling facade and peeling wallpaper, stands like a sentry of forgotten tales, where the echoes of laughter twist into sinister whispers that seep through the walls at night. Shadows dance in the corners of dimly lit corridors, glimpses of ghostly figures flickering to life only to vanish into the gloom, while lights flicker on and off, taunting the weary souls who dare to rest beneath its rotting eaves. Here, amidst the creaking floorboards and the heavy, stale air, guests often share the unnerving feeling that they are not alone, just before a chill wraps around them like a lover's embrace, leaving them haunted long after they check out.

The Greystone Lodge on the River

United States

Pigeon Forge

Spook rating:
5
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1
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Guests have reported hearing unexplained noises and experiencing cold spots in certain areas of the lodge.
Price estimate per night

138

USD
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The Greystone Lodge on the River looms like a dark sentinel above the rushing waters, its aged timbers creaking with secrets of those who vanished into its shadowed corners. Guests speak in hushed tones of chilling drafts that bite at exposed skin and disembodied whispers slithering through the halls, an eerie symphony of sorrow rising from beneath the very floorboards. Yet it is in the dead of night, when the silence thickens like fog, that the lodge reveals its true nature-where the echo of laughter morphs into a cacophony of torment, leaving visitors to wonder if they are truly alone or merely the latest audience for an ancient tragedy.

The Cherokee Lodge

United States

Pigeon Forge

Spook rating:
5
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Visitors have reported strange occurrences; including items moving on their own and the feeling of being watched.
Price estimate per night

75

USD
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The Cherokee Lodge stood resolute against the encroaching mist, its timeworn timbers whispering countless secrets to the shadows that crowded the halls. Guests often found their belongings rearranged overnight, a chilling reminder that they were never truly alone, as if unseen eyes traced every hesitant step in the dimly lit corridors. The feeling of being watched lingered like a second skin, a suffocating presence that warned them not to linger in the places where the past had embedded its dark, unforgiving roots.