As Halloween approaches and the Flatirons cast longer shadows over the Front Range, Boulder, Colorado, reveals a side few ever see. Beyond its sunny hikes and cafés lies a history of whispers, footsteps in empty hallways, and a few spirits who never quite checked out.
The Haunted Heart of Downtown: Hotel Boulderado
One of Boulder’s crown jewels is also one of its most haunted. The Hotel Boulderado, which opened on New Year’s Day 1909, has been the setting of ghostly tales for more than a century. Guests have reported flickering lights, moving furniture, and the scent of perfume in empty corridors. Staff members whisper about certa rooms where a tragic event from the 1920s supposedly left an imprint on the…..