The North Carolina State Capitol is reportedly home to a variety of ghostly phenomena, including unexplained footsteps, creaking stairs, the sound of arguing voices in older meeting rooms, and the lingering scent of cigar smoke. Some staff and security have also reported witnessing elevator doors open and close on their own and elevators inexplicably traveling between floors with no passengers. Staff and security have reported hearing unexplained footsteps, creaking stairs, and echoes of voices arguing in the upper meeting rooms. A distinct lingering smell of ancient cigar smoke has been reported, according to The Great Raleigh Trolley. The most commonly reported activity is the elevator doors opening and closing by themselves, and the elevator traveling between floors with no one inside to operate it. The building's Capitol Historian notes that many unexplained incidents have occurred to staff and security personnel over the years, leading to many ghost stories associated with the Capitol.