The Story Behind Kansas City’s Most Haunted House Will Give You Nightmares
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Kansas City doesn’t seem to have a lot of specific buildings that are haunted. At least not in a way that attracts much attention these days. However, the Hotel Savoy right here in town has a story attached that might give you nightmares. It might just be the most haunted place in Kansas City.
Originally known as the historic Savoy Hotel and Grill, this historic hotel briefly closed in 2014, reopening several years later as the 21c Museum Hotel Kansas City.
Room 505 is the most notorious, with plenty to say about what goes on in that particular room. One man who stayed here reported that the water wouldn't stop turning on in his bathroom, no matter how many times he turned it off. Some time later, the manager walked past the apartment and heard jazz music playing from within the empty room.
A resident in the lobby also heard music and came to investigate the source of the music himself.
It wasn't coming from his clock radio, but a different radio sitting on his washing machine. The radio was always set to rock 'n' roll, and had somehow been changed to a different station and flipped on while he was away at work. It couldn't have been changed by anyone else, as he was carrying the only key to the apartment with him.
The creepiness didn't stop there, however. Months later, other events began happening.
One resident always kept the dividing door between the bedroom and living room firmly closed while he slept. At night, around 11:30 p.m., the door opened, but no one was around to push the heavy door. Years have passed since those incidents, and people who have recently investigated the apartment for further activity found nothing as creepy as before. Theories of the ghost haven't been able to locate who it might be, either, but they did find a sealed gun in the wall, and heard plenty of odd footsteps in the night.
Do you think you could stay here overnight with all these tales swimming around your head about a haunted room?
You won't catch me near this place until I've heard an all-clear, that's for sure!
What do you think? Do you believe the Hotel Savoy is haunted? Would you stay here? Let us know in the comments! If you’re looking for some other haunts in town, why not visit these haunted places in Kansas City?
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Address: 21c Museum Hotel Kansas City, 219 W 9th St, Kansas City, MO 64105, USA
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Hotel Savoy
September 06, 2022
Beth Price-Williams
Are there any other haunted places in Kansas City?
Are you brave enough to stay at one of the most haunted hotels in Kansas City? Or do you prefer to visit one of the many haunted places in Kansas City where you don’t have to stay the night? The Epperson House at the University of Missouri-Kansas City was once the home of Uriah Epperson and his family. His adopted daughter died when an organ was being installed in the home. Today, both she and her father are said to haunt their former home. Don’t be surprised if you see her, dressed to the nines in an evening gown, in the evening hours, accompanied by organ music.
You have a pretty good chance of experiencing something otherworldly at the John Wornall House, too. Its long and storied history dates back to the Civil War. This might be the most haunted place in all of Kansas City with locals telling of seeing Civil War soldiers marching back and forth on the home’s front lawn. Indoors, a woman often stands near the fireplace, and the scent of tobacco wafts in the air but…there’s no one there.
Are there any other haunted hotels near Kansas City?
If you’re really brave you might want to stay in another haunted hotel in Kansas City – like The Elms Hotel in Excelsior Springs. The hotel has a long and tragic past, burning down and being rebuilt. It was a hub of mob activity during Prohibition, and local lore says that some of those gangsters still remain at the hotel today. The pool area is particularly haunted. A distraught mom has often been seen, desperately searching for her missing child. She’s been known to toss objects across the room and even to pull guests’ hair.
The Muehlebach Hotel has hosted a long list of prominent guests over the years, including Elvis and the Beatles, and it’s said to be teeming with the paranormal. You might run into the “Blue Lady” during your stay, a young blonde actress who is believed to be searching for her lost love in the hotel.
Born and raised Kansan, Clarisa has lived in both tiny towns and cities during their time here in the Sunflower State. As a busy mother of one crazy kid, two cats, and two geckos, they write whenever there is spare time.
