“When you get into a hotel room, you lock the door, and you know there is secrecy, there is a luxury, there is fantasy. There is comfort. There is reassurance.” Diane von Furstenberg famously said—and we couldn’t agree more. Between the elevated creature comforts and the sense of wonder lurking around each corner, old-world luxury is at its best beyond the doors of a classic hotel property—but especially when said hotel has a past of its own.

Looking to plan a future trip to the past? These are some of the oldest still-functioning hotels in the US and Canada—from top luxury properties in Montreal to old western stagecoach properties in Kentucky, there’s something for all kinds of travelers and history buffs.

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