The Beautiful Stranger at The Hotel Del Coronado

Perched on the cliffs of Coronado Island like a Victorian dream, the Hotel Del Coronado has hosted presidents, celebrities, and countless guests seeking luxury—but one visitor never left. The haunting of Kate Morgan, the “Beautiful Stranger” who died under mysterious circumstances in 1892, has made this grand hotel one of America’s most famously haunted destinations, raising the question: was her death a tragic suicide or a carefully concealed murder?