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. This is history-plus-chills rather than jump scares: no actors, just a guide, a cold spot or two, and 150 years of stories. Overnight paranormal investigations can be booked for the committed.

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.