Built by owners of the Arbuckle Coffee Company in 1888, the Savoy Hotel is the oldest continuously operating hotel in the United States west of the Mississippi River. Its restaurant, the Savoy Grill, is the oldest restaurant in Kansas City. The restaurant features stained glass windows, lanterns, and a large carved oak bar. The Savoy has served many famous guests, but some more ethereal visitors are less than welcome. According to legend, during the 1800s a woman named Betsy Ward lived in Room 505. One tragic day, she was discovered dead in the bathtub. Some say she committed suicide, while others called it murder. Regardless, her ghost is blamed for many strange occurrences in Room 505. Another ghost, that of a man named Fred Lightner, is believed to haunt a different room, and a young girl wearing a Victorian dress has been seen wandering the fourth floor.
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