The opulent Seelbach Hilton Louisville is most famous for inspiring the location of Tom and Daisy Buchanan’s wedding in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, “The Great Gatsby.” However, there is more to this historic Kentucky property than its literary fame. According to legend, in 1987, staff reported a mysterious lady wearing a blue chiffon dress in the elevator. Shortly after, the team found a newspaper article from 1936 at the local library that reported an incident with a lady working at the building across the street who went to the hotel to meet her husband, but he was killed en route. She was allegedly so upset when she heard the news that she threw herself down the hotel’s elevator shaft, while wearing a long blue chiffon dress. Today, the hotel honors its resident ghost with a craft beer, the Lady in Blue, a blueberry lager. Not spooked yet? For more ghostly activity in Louisville through the month of October, check out immersive haunted houses, elaborate Halloween light displays on Hillcrest Avenue and the family-friendly Jack O’Lantern Spectacular, a luminary art experience featuring more than 5,000 carved pumpkins in themed settings in Iroquois Park.

This historic property, which opened in 1928, is known as one of the most haunted places in South Dakota. The most famous ghost story is of the Lady in White. In the 1970s, a young bride flung herself out the window of room 812. Those that knew the young woman insisted there was foul play, but nobody was ever convicted. Today, guests claim the woman roams the halls of the eighth floor. Feeling brave and wanting to up the eerie ante? Stay in room 812 via the property’s Ghost Adventure. It has been reported that the room’s window is often found open in the morning and dresser drawers are taken out, turned upside down and put back in place. The eighth floor is also said to be home to a young girl ghost who knocks on doors and can be heard giggling down the hallway. To shake off some of the spooky feelings, explore the beauty of Rapid City in the fall. Celebrate Halloween events (sans ghosts) at the large downtown trick or treat event or bring your furry friend to the annual Poochoween costume parade.

This tropical destination isn’t the first place you’d think would be haunted. Surrounded by sandy beaches and blue ocean waters, Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort is an idyllic spot, no question, but there have been several ghostly incidents involving a man in white roaming the 14th floor. One such incident was when a housekeeper was cleaning a suite and caught a glimpse of a man on the balcony. She checked to see if the room was occupied but discovered that the last occupants were in fact, a mother and daughter. Shake off those chills running down your spine and head for the sun. Sail aboard a catamaran yacht or explore the island’s undersea world on a high-tech submarine. Discover hidden rainforests and ancient volcanos from a helicopter tour or relax poolside at one of the oceanfront resort’s five pools, five-acre saltwater lagoon or white sand beach. This Hawaiian paradise does not lack in warmth or blood-pumping adventure.