Circus Room-The Historic Davenport Hotel

The Historic Davenport Hotel in Spokane, Washington, originally opened in 1914 by entrepreneur Louis Davenport. Designed in the grand Spanish Renaissance style, it quickly became the premier hotel in the Inland Northwest, hosting celebrities, dignitaries, and generations of guests. After falling into decline, it underwent a multi-million-dollar restoration and reopened in 2002.

Beyond its architectural beauty, the Davenport is famous for its hauntings and paranormal reputation.

The most enduring legend involves Ellen McNamara, a guest who tragically fell through the lobby skylight to her death in 1920 (mistaking the glass for solid flooring). Her apparition, often seen in 1920s attire, peers curiously over the mezzanine balcony as if searching the lobby below.

Then there's the spirit of Louis Davenport himself, who famously said he "never wanted to leave" his beloved hotel. He died in his suite in 1951, and night-shift staff frequently report sightings of a figure in a bathrobe and slippers wandering the halls.

Other eerie tales include vanishing bellhops, unexplained cold spots, doors flying open on calm nights, and even the scent of invisible cigar smoke drifting through the corridors.