11. The Queen Mary, Long Beach
Built during the 1930s, this famous luxury liner has a long and troubled past. The RMS Queen Mary once hosted the likes of such famous passengers as Clark Gable and Winston Winston Churchill. With the arrival of World War II, the vessel was rechristened the “Grey Ghost” and quickly converted to a mode of military transport.
While active, 49 deaths occurred aboard her. Today this retired ocean liner is a unique hotel. Both guests and staff have told tales of seeing spectral former passengers wandering the corridors, disembodied sounds, significant changes in temperature, and even “the echoing cries” of several small children.
(Continued on next page)
