But hidden in this building, it’s very real in the form of a haunted house built for haunt enthusiasts’ darkest fears. Legends and nightmares alike will come to life with a gut-wrenching ride to untold nightmares 13 floors straight down. Amphibious creatures and even a rogue nun will trigger fear.

Come with us, as we attempt to explain the legend of the 13th floor, and introduce you to Denver’s most horrifying haunted experience, the 13th Floor. In some countries, as it is here in the United States, the number 13 is considered unlucky and building owners will sometimes purposefully omit a floor numbered 13.

The house operates year-round, and there is a waiting list of over 24,000 people. The newest iteration of the performance, a ten-hour experience called Desolation, offers a prize of $20,000 for successful completion, but deducts $500 from the prize for every failed challenge or use of profanity.

We have a “no touch” policy – you don’t touch us, we don’t touch you. Unfortunately, due to the very dim lighting inside the haunts, you may occasionally come into accidental contact with one of our staff.

“This was considered a very unfortunate circumstance, especially by the monks who had charge of the calendar of thirteen months for that year, and it upset the regular arrangement of church festivals. For this reason, thirteen came to be considered an unlucky number.”

Throughout history, the number 13 is associated with bad luck and a sense of impending doom. There’s even a term for extreme fear of the number: triskaidekaphobia — which if you try to say that out loud, it might be unlucky for your tongue.

The thirteenth floor is a designation of a level of a multi-level building that is often omitted in countries where the number 13 is considered unlucky. This practice became commonplace, and eventually found its way into American mainstream culture and building design.

It is easier to sell six units than an entire tower numbered 13.” Otis Elevators says that close to 85% of the buildings with elevators do not have a floor numbered 13. Several building designers, bowing before the tenants’ superstitions, omit listing a 13th floor on their elevator panels.

Living on the top floor means fewer visits from unwanted pests and critters. Bugs and other pests typically live in or on the ground outside, so they’re more likely to infest apartments that are closer to where they live in nature.

In a college dorm, vinyl tiling or cheap carpeting are the most popular choices for flooring. Over time heavy furniture, high traffic and mistreatment may pull those tiles apart and let mold and mildew collect in all the cracks and corners.

You’ll definitely get used to street noise no matter which floor you end up living on, but higher floors are quieter in nearly all cases.

Marble Flooring – Marble is the most expensive natural stone, however it is the most demanded stone in Indian homes as flooring. Marble is available in form of slabs, tiles and blocks. The cost of the marble depends on colour, design and size and is the most durable stone of all.

The familiar German cockroach, our most common cockroach pest, occupies the upper floors of a building. The German cockroach is usually found above basement level and is most common in the kitchen or bathrooms of residences, behind cabinets or appliances.

Healthier Flooring

• Use solid surface flooring instead of carpet.
• Choose FSC-certified solid wood.
• Use natural linoleum or tile made in the U.S.
• Choose low-VOC finishes and sealants.
• Look for NAF-certified products.
• Install without glue; use nail-down or click-lock.
• Avoid laminate, vinyl flooring and synthetic carpeting.

Living on a higher floor has its advantages. You get better views of your locality, better light and ventilation, and there is lower impact of street-level disturbances compared to those on the ground and lower floors. Higher floors are also usually free from the menace of mosquitoes and rodents (mainly rats).