The man in the restaurant Our creepiness rating 💀💀💀💀💀
In 2025 Melissa Watson told Cowboy State Daily she saw an apparition while waitressing in the Irma restaurant in 1997. The paper also covered the story of a soldier who shot up Room 35 in 1912. Source: Cowboy State Daily, 2025.
Facts below are drawn from the linked sources.
Real history
Buffalo Bill Cody built the hotel and named it for his daughter Irma. Its cherry back bar is said to be a gift from Queen Victoria. Pearl Newell ran it until 1965 (Wikipedia).
The hotel opened to the public on Nov. 1, 1902 (Cowboy State Daily, 2025), and Cody held its grand-opening party on Nov. 18, 1902 (WyoHistory.org).
Ghost stories
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Then and now
Public access
Open to the public The hotel's own site offers rooms and dining (Irma Hotel). Last checked: Oct 31, 2026.
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