When planning a vacation, the hotel is typically an afterthought. However, some hotels are so unique, they’re the highlight of a vacation – and that’s definitely the case with Duff Green Mansion. The historic hotel is well over 100 years old, but that’s not its only notable characteristic. There’s also the fact that its notoriously haunted. Take a look:

Duff Green Mansion can be found in Vicksburg, which is fitting since the city is no stranger to eerie tales and supernatural happenings.

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A stately antebellum mansion turned B&B, it was built in 1856 by Duff Green, a local cotton broker.

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Throughout the years, great care has been taken to maintain the home’s historic appeal.

susieQ304/TripAdvisor However, antique décor and furnishings aren’t the only remnants from the past that you’ll find at Duff Green Mansion.

According to many, the mansion is inhabited by several ghosts. In fact, Insider.com named Duff Green Mansion the most haunted hotel in Mississippi.

Duff Green Mansion/TripAdvisor Considering the home’s past, its spectral reputation makes sense. In addition to being used as a hospital during the Civil War, the mansion served as an orphanage and headquarters for the Salvation Army.

Stories of supernatural phenomena have long haunted the mansion, in particular The Dixie Room.

Duff Green Mansion/TripAdvisor As the story goes, the Dixie Room served as a makeshift operating room during the Civil War, where hundreds of amputations occurred. Apparently one of the patients never left, as the ghost of a Confederate soldier with an amputated leg has been spotted in the mansion.

The ghost of Annie, the Green family’s youngest daughter, is another of the mansion’s phantom residents.

PathManSlough/TripAdvisor Annie died in the mansion from yellow fever. She was just 6-years-old at the time. The “ghost of little Annie Green” has been seen by guests on several occasions.

The stairwell seems to be another supernatural hot spot within the mansion.

automospe/TripAdvisor Throughout the years, guests have heard phantom footsteps going up and down the stairs.

The ghostly sightings don’t end there, though.

Menno33/TripAdvisor On several occasions, an apparition in a uniform has been spotted by the front door – and that’s in addition to a woman in a blue gown roaming around the kitchen at night.

So, are you ready to book a room at this Vicksburg haunt?

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For more information, call Duff Green Mansion at (601) 636-6968. You can also visit the inn’s website.

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However, antique décor and furnishings aren’t the only remnants from the past that you’ll find at Duff Green Mansion.

Considering the home’s past, its spectral reputation makes sense. In addition to being used as a hospital during the Civil War, the mansion served as an orphanage and headquarters for the Salvation Army.

As the story goes, the Dixie Room served as a makeshift operating room during the Civil War, where hundreds of amputations occurred. Apparently one of the patients never left, as the ghost of a Confederate soldier with an amputated leg has been spotted in the mansion.

PathManSlough/TripAdvisor

Annie died in the mansion from yellow fever. She was just 6-years-old at the time. The “ghost of little Annie Green” has been seen by guests on several occasions.

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Throughout the years, guests have heard phantom footsteps going up and down the stairs.

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On several occasions, an apparition in a uniform has been spotted by the front door – and that’s in addition to a woman in a blue gown roaming around the kitchen at night.

So, did you know about Duff Green Mansion? Or its haunted history? Ever stayed overnight? Tell us in the comments section.

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Address: 1114 1st E St, Vicksburg, MS 39183, USA