The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colo., was the inspiration for Steven King’s “The Shining.” Located 10.4 miles from the Rocky Mountain National Park, the grand, upscale hotel dates back to 1909.

The Estes Park landmark is offering tours that feature the bathroom from Room 237 Director Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 take on Stephen King’s “The Shining,” which was inspired by King’s creepy stay at ...

The story of the Stanley Hotel itself began in 1903 when Yankee inventor Freelan Oscar Stanley arrived in the valley, weak and underweight from the symptoms of consumption. To his amazement, just one ...

In January 2014, the gothic-Americana band Murder by Death played the reputedly haunted Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, but singer-guitarist Adam Turla didn’t have any paranormal experiences. So when the ...