Haunted vacation spots

Marilyn Monroe is just one of many spirits thought to haunt the Hotel Roosevelt hotel in Hollywood.

The Chelsea Hotel in New York City

The Chelsea Hotel, a "haunt" of many musicians, is also allegedly haunted by the likes of Dylan Thomas and Sid Vicious.

The Equinox in Manchester Village, Vt.

The Equinox in Vermont was a favorite spot of Abraham Lincoln's family and, according to legend, it is haunted by his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln.

The Queen Mary in Long Beach, Calif.

A 1930s cruise liner that's docked in Long Beach, Calif., the Queen Mary offers ghost-hunting tours on-board for its guests.

The Moundsville Penitentiary in Moundsville, W.Va.

The Moundsville Penitentiary in West Virginia was an extremely violent correctional facility and over its 119 years of operation many died within its walls.

Some say their haunted spirits remain trapped forever, including a "shadow man," who not surprisingly, lurks in the building's dark corners.

The Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in Weston, W.Va.

This asylum became home to thousands of mentally ill patients, starting in 1864. Hundreds of the patients died here before the facility finally closed in 1994.

Are their spirits still haunting the halls? Many television ghost hunters have staked it out and the facility, now a tourist site, actually offers overnight stays so you can find out for yourself.

The La Fonda in Santa Fe, N.M.

La Fonda hotel in Santa Fe, N.M. — La Fonda

La Fonda is an old west hotel with its share of violent history - from hangings to gunfights to a famous suicide. Paranormal hunters say some of those guests are still guests at the hotel and even dine in the restaurant every now and then. Word is they aren't very good tippers.

Moon River Brewery in Savannah, Ga.

While the Moon River Brewery has only been in Savannah, Ga., since 1999, the building it is housed in goes back to the 1800s with a history of violence and legends of ghosts.