Mineral Springs Hotel

Built in 1914 over natural mineral springs in the most haunted city in America, the Mineral Springs Hotel is now divided into antique shops — each dealer with their own ghost story. The Jasmine Lady, a woman who drowned in the basement swimming pool that still exists beneath the floors, is the most active spirit: guests report the overwhelming scent of jasmine in areas with no flowers and a dripping wet female apparition near the pool entrance. The hotel sits on a ley line intersection that psychic researchers say amplifies spiritual energy throughout Alton.