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Long before the contemporary glam altered Vegas’ landscape, the city thrived under the mob. While beneficial for many, there’s no counting the number of bodies buried in the sands during their control, which is why there are so many haunted places in Las Vegas. Though mob rule has long since ended, an uncomfortable aura still lingers within the vibrant city. 

It’s so potent that it’s even seeped beyond the Strip into parts of Downtown and older neighborhoods. While rooms at the existing megaresorts rack up suicides and natural deaths, older buildings around the city play host to ethereal relics.

The following collection of the top 10 haunted places in Las Vegas represents the city’s most haunted. Each carries with it a history riddled with death. While Vegas appears to be a lively city, it’s simply a mask for the horrors that lie beneath.

Care to escape the excitement of Sin City and walk the fine line between our dimension and the unknown? Book your Las Vegas ghost tour today with Las Vegas Ghosts and embark on a trek into the yesteryear told through the eyes of the spirits that lived that history.

What Is The Most Haunted Place in Las Vegas?

Las Vegas is a city of abundance. This rings true for its dearly departed, as well. To pick just one location as the most haunted would be doing a disservice to other eerie and unsettling spots throughout the city. 

However, The Mob Museum and Zak Bagan’s Haunted Museum, both with their antiquities stained by death, and the unusual case of The Luxor Las Vegas have proven to be a haven for those who returned from their grave.

Planet Hollywood

Haunted Planet Hollywood
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Of all the resorts in Vegas, Planet Hollywood may seem least likely to be the most haunted. However, one must look past the rather normal resort of today to find where its spirits originated.

Before it was Planet Hollywood, the site was the Aladdin, an Arabian-themed hotel that once hosted legends like Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra. The ethereal figure of the Panorama Suite has yet to leave clues to its identity, though it’s not shy about showing some sign of its presence. 

Disembodied voices and unsettling footsteps have been among the common complaints. Guests believe other rooms throughout the resort are haunted, as well. They all share one thing, though: they’re all on the 7th floor.

The Luxor

The haunted Luxor
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There’s a local legend about The Luxor, Vegas’ pyramid-shaped resort. During the pyramid’s construction, several workers were killed. Like many deaths that occur on the Strip, the truth behind their untimely passing was never revealed

While the lack of closure could bind the deceased to the property, others believe that having replicas of actual Egyptian artifacts wasn’t such a great idea. The recreations of King Tut’s tomb and the former Nile River tour may have come at a price, and the guests are unknowingly paying. 

It would certainly explain the unusual number of suicides the property is known for. Could the poltergeist of room 30018 have been a victim of the Luxor’s curse? Or were they one of the many who lept from the interior balconies?

The Cromwell

The haunted Cromwell Hotel
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Though opened in 2014, The Cromwell’s lot was once home to the Barbary Coast in 1979. It’s likely then that this relatively smaller property racked up its bounty of spirits. Unusual to typical haunts, the specters of The Cromwell aren’t all physically bound to our realm.

Rather, guests complain of having their thoughts altered in uncomfortable and often horrifying ways. In terms of haunts, it takes a strong entity to alter the mental state of the living. 

While there are no verified causes for such a devilish ghost, this is Vegas, a city brimming with secrets. Maybe uncovering these secrets would also reveal the fiend known for scratching from within the walls. Perhaps, though, that’s just another trick of the mind.

Horseshoe Las Vegas

Ghost in Horseshoe Las Vegas
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Better known as the former site of Bally’s, a Las Vegas icon, the Horseshoe has a few carryovers from its classic days. Among them are the spirits of the 87 people who died during a 1980 fire. 

The fire ravaged what was then the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino. It’s the most likely cause for the specters that guests have claimed to experience during their stay. Curious guests will want a room on the 23rd floor, where the bulk of the deceased were trapped during the fire. 

Screams from a high-floor stairwell, the ghost of an elderly woman at the slot machines, and the apparition of a young boy have all been witnessed by prior tourists.    

The Flamingo

Haunted Flamingo Hotel
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Read up on the history of the vibrant pink Flamingo resort, and you’re bound to come across one name frequently: Bugsy Siegel. ‘Ole Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel was one of Sin City’s most notable mobsters. 

Though <span style=”font-weight: 400;”>killed in his Beverly Hills mansion, the Flamingo was his legacy. It’s no surprise that his spirit has been seen meandering the property. He’s especially fond of the Presidential Suite, where dozens have reportedly spotted his ethereal figure. 

One of Siegel’s favorite spots while alive was his concrete-lined cottage. Before it was torn down, the specter of the slain mobster found comfort in his protective retreat.  

Madame Tussauds Wax Museum

Ghost in Madame Tussads Wax Museum
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The eyes you feel upon you while walking through Madame Tussauds aren’t just a gut reaction to the eerie statues. While an argument could be made that some of these statues have attracted their now-deceased counterpart, the site has a history dating to before the wax invasion. 

Where the adjoining Venetian Resort now stands, the historic Sands Hotel and Casino once thrived. A common hangout for the Rat Pack, the 1960s property became a favorite for Vegas socialites. Even in death, it seems many have returned to relive the heyday of Sin City.

Perhaps some even have wax statues of themselves, which they’ve attached to. No wonder it’s attracted the attention of popular paranormal investigators.

The Mob Museum

Haunted Las Vegas Mob Museum gangsters
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There was a time when the mob once ran Vegas. Nothing happened without a boss’s say. Those days are long gone, and now, those once powerful bosses linger as spirits looking to recapture their status. The Mob Museum may seem a good place to start. 

After all, it’s where many of them will find an item they can connect with. One of the museum’s most striking exhibits is the wall from the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre. Guests can expect to feel the air get heavy around this piece of bloodied history. 

The Mob Museum is home to many unsettled spirits, some thought to be the victims of mob activity. Shadowy figures have been spotted throughout the building, an ominous vision often tied to a malevolent entity. 

El Cortez Hotel and Casino

Ghost in basement of the haunted El Cortez Hotel
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One of Downtown Vegas’ most notable and oldest hotels, El Cortez, has seen the city’s rise from a quaint 1940s gambling town to the glitzy tourism hotspot it is today. That means, like other legacy hotels and resorts, it once welcomed mob activity. 

It’s another property tied to Bugsy Siegel, though it’s not his ghost disturbing guests. Rather, it’s a former henchman, “Fat Irish” Green. Green isn’t as vital to Vegas’ history as Bugsy, but he is a piece of the city. Almost literally. In the El Cortez basement is said to be a pile of ashes, a mixture of cremated remains of former employees with no family. 

Among them is Green, whose haunting presence in the hotel suggests his passing was quite unexpected. Activity in the hotel’s basement tends to keep employees away, with Green being one of the busier spirits.

Zak Bagan's Haunted Museum

Zak Bagan's Haunted Museum
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Stock a museum with haunted relics and artifacts, and the chances of ghostly occurrences will surely skyrocket. It’s a business model that makes perfect sense for Zak Bagans, Travel Channel’s resident ghost adventurer. 

The museum, located off Charleston Boulevard, is a treasure trove of ghostly antiquities, like the tyle=”font-weight: 400;”>terrifying Dybbuk Box, said to curse anyone who gets too close. 

With displays dedicated to Dr. Kevorkian and his “Death Van,” the infamous “Demon House” of Indiana, and Bega Lugosi’s haunted mirror, there’s no telling what spirit guests will encounter. There’s even a room dedicated to personal objects of serial killers, like Ted Bundy’s glasses.

La Palazza Mansion

Ghost looking out of window of La Palazza Mansion
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Las Vegas locals love to drive past this infamous mansion just for a chance to glimpse its most vile spirit lingering by a window. The beautiful and sprawling estate has a history of nefarious owners, including mob enforcer Tony “The Ant” Spilotro.

No stranger to murder and splatters of blood, the mansion has absorbed years’ worth of negative energy. It’s enough for a ne’er-do-well from the other side to feed from for the strength needed to face the living. Threats and obscenities have been flung by the resident spirit, with female guests taking the brunt of the activity.

One owner even claimed to have been choked by the entity. La Palazza’s real history is gruesome and incomplete. Many of its secrets were hidden in secret “kill” rooms, which were uncovered during later renovations.

Visit Sin City’s Ghosts

While these locations make up the top 10 haunted places in Las Vegas, there are dozens more worth learning about. While it’s difficult to visit them all — like the haunted Fox Ridge Park in Henderson or Red Foxx’s former home — a Las Vegas tour should at least introduce you to many locations. 

Book your ghost tour with Las Vegas Ghosts, and don’t miss out on that one side of Las Vegas you won’t hear about in tourism ads.

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