Washoe Club Haunted Museum & Ghost Tours

Thirty-five minutes up the hill from Reno sits the town that never needed to build a haunted attraction, because it already is one. Virginia City’s Washoe Club, the 1870s millionaires’ club turned saloon, is the most documented allegedly-haunted building in Nevada. Paranormal TV crews, Ghost Adventures included, have filmed there repeatedly, and the club leans all the way in.

Daily tours run roughly hourly through the upstairs museum, the famous spiral staircase, and the crypt where, the story goes, bodies were stored in winter. Ten bucks for adults, five for kids 16 and under, and it’s history-plus-chills rather than jump scares: no actors, just a guide, a cold spot or two, and 150 years of stories. The committed can book the overnight Millionaires Club investigation, $400 per group plus a $20 restoration membership each, with the money going straight into keeping the building standing.

It pairs perfectly with a fall day trip: tour the Washoe Club in the afternoon, then drive back down for a real haunt at night.