Zak Bagans’ The Haunted Museum
"This museum is a true labor of love. Zak lives in Las Vegas, and he built it over the years, steadily collecting items to thrill both his hometown ghost-chasers and tourists alike. When he took me on the tour, he was so proud and excited. This is his baby, and it shows. He’s constantly adding to it. The museum is in one of the oldest buildings in town. In Vegas, there are just a few historical buildings to choose from, and he found one. Each room introduces a new delight ...or horror, depending on your view. It's totally worth a visit.”
- C. Moon Reed, Staff Writer, Las Vegas Weekly
One of the newest attractions in town is half-oddities collection, half-haunted house, and 100-percent eerie. So eerie, in fact, that each guest is required to sign a waiver prior to entering. The museum is housed in a 1938 Tudor mansion, reportedly the site of dark and demonic happenings in the 1970s. Owner Zak Bagans, a paranormal investigator and host of the Travel Channel’s Ghost Adventures, has created a spine-tingling sensory experience that showcases his incredible trove of macabre treasures with chilling precision and creepy flair. Tour guides, clad in all black, lead visitors through 30 rooms furnished with frights like possessed dolls, the Dybbuk Box (a wine cabinet reputed to be the most haunted object in the world) and the staircase from Bagans’ documentary, Demon House. With scream-worthy surprises lurking around every corner, don’t be alarmed if you experience unexplained aches—you’ll join the ranks of visitors who attribute temporary physical ailments to the unsettled spirits that dwell here. Provided you make it out in one piece, celebrate your good fortune with burgers and street-style tacos at Mingo Kitchen & Lounge before settling in for the (hopefully ghost-free) evening at the sleek SAHARA Las Vegas.