About This Location
The Fainting Goat Island Inn was built in 1850 and served as an ice house where the community stored blocks of ice for food preservation. It later became a railroad hotel for travelers on the Erie/Lackawanna Railroads. The inn sits on a 17-acre island in the Susquehanna River, surrounded by lush gardens. USA Today's 10Best Readers' Choice Awards voted it the #1 Best Haunted Hotel in the U.S. in 2022, 2023, and 2025.
The Ghost Story
Guests have been woken by two women having tea in the Fainting Room. A child-sized chair moves beside beds in the Nubian Room. Gumballs spill onto the floor of empty hallways. Footsteps echo on a staircase that no longer exists. Eyes look back from mirrors. The most active spirit, according to psychics, is a little boy. In the Angora Room, guests feel someone sitting on their bed, sheets pulled off during the night, and one visitor felt held down, unable to sit up. A doll and knife were found hidden in the ceiling. Featured on Travel Channel's Paranormal Hotel and the livestream series Scared and Alone, the inn offers ghost hunts alongside interactions with the friendly fainting goats roaming the grounds.