Step inside "The Shining hotel," the Colorado resort that inspired Stephen King's horror classic, and uncover its eerie past and thrilling present.
Long before the Stanley became “The Shining hotel,” room 217 (above) had an interesting history. In 1917, chief housekeeper Elizabeth Wilson, fearing that a storm would knock out the electricity, began lighting the hotel’s lanterns. As she attempted to light the lantern in what is now room 217, it exploded, blowing out the floor beneath her and causing her to fall down to the story below. Although she suffered two broken ankles, she survived.
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