Willard InterContinental ghost stories

The Willard Hotel at 1401 Pennsylvania Avenue has been the subject of long-running ghost stories and folklore, including anecdotal reports that the spirits of past guests and figures such as Abraham Lincoln have appeared there. The hotel, opened in its current form in 1901, is frequently included on Washington walking tours that highlight reputed hauntings. These accounts are anecdotal, appear in guidebooks and newspapers, and are treated as folklore rather than documented supernatural events.