In Florida
Last Updated: April 2008
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In Florida
Last Updated: April 2008
Alachua - Newnansville Cemetery - On certain nights, ghostly figures will walk throuought the cemetery.
Amelia Island - Old Jail - Luc
Simone Aury was the bastard son of a pirate named Luis Aury. He was a
renowned scoundrel and wanted for many crimes such as murder, rape, and
robbery to name a few. Upon his capture, Aury was sentenced to hang in
the gallows behind the jail. As word spread, a huge crowd gathered to
witness the execution of this famous criminal. The night before the
hanging however, Aury managed to slit his own throat in effort to
deprive the city of his humiliating spectacle. A surgeon was summoned
to crudely stitch him up just enough to keep him alive until the
execution. With his collar buttoned to hide the wound, he was drug up
the steps on his appointed day. When the trap was sprung, the stitches
ripped open, nearly decapitating him. Blood spewed into and all over
the crowd. Women fainted, men screamed, and children were trampled as
the crowd fled in terror. Aury can be heard moaning where the old
gallows used to be. On rare occasions, his ghost will appear with a
gaping slash across his neck covered in blood.
Anastasia Island - The Lighthouse - near
St. Augustine, many spirits are here; one of a man who hung himself
(when, not known), and one unidentified spirit in the basement of the
keeper's house. During the 1980's, when the keeper's house was being
restored, workers spent the nights in the place to protect it from
vandals. They would wake up in the middle of the night to see a small
girl in old-fashioned clothes watching them. She would then vanish. The
workers would also sense things during their work and would look up to
see an apparition of a man hanging from a rafter. The spirit in the
cellar has never been seen, but workers at the lighthouse all report an
uneasy feeling when they're down there alone, especially at closing
time when the place is very quiet. There have also been stories of
footsteps on the lighthouse stairs when there's no one around. The
guides there are very open about the ghosts. There are many good
reasons for the lighthouse and keeper's house to be haunted: the man
who hung himself, the little girl who was killed by the train, a light
keeper who fell to his death while painting the former lighthouse (very
close to the newer one), and 13 executed pirates who were buried behind
the lighthouse. Also, there has been some form of a lighthouse on the
site since Ponce De Leon in the 1500's. -
Update about the little girl spirit, it is believed that there are 2,
They were daughters of the lighthouse keeper and of the foreman when
the new lighthouse was being built further up on the island. They used
to play on the train-carts that were used to haul supplies from the
water to the new location of the lighthouse. According to the local
historical society that provides tours of the area, the girls were
playing on a cart with the daughter of the foreman. Apparently, the
brake was loosened, sending the cart hurtling toward the inlet below.
Three of the 4 girls (2 of the keeper's daughters and the foreman's
daughter) were not saved in time and drowned when the cart flew into
the water. Occasionally, you can hear girls giggling in the vicinity of
the lighthouse, and the girl that appeared to the workers was also one
of the daughters that is more active than the others.
Anna Maria Island - Bali Hai - Every
year, around early August, a shadowy figure walks the beach of the Bali
Hai hotel. You can usually see them out of the corner of your eye and
when you glance in her direction, she will disappear.
Apalachicola - Gibson Inn HWY 98 - this
place is haunted by a man who died there on he’s stay with pneumonia.
He haunts the rooms there and the bar and dining room you hear
footsteps late at night and no one there piano has started playing in
the bar at night when its closed and no ones there. He appears to the
workers there and guest he pull there blankets off them at night and
moves your shoes and stuff in a neat place he’s a good ghost doesn’t
bother anyone but be careful not to trash he room 128 or hell destroy
your things and hell mess with you the whole stay. The workers there
well tell you the stories and you always feel someone watching you at
night. November Correction/Update: Room 309 is
haunted by the ghost of Captain Wood. He died of pneumonia after
returning from sea in that room. He is a friendly ghost that moves
things in the room such as shoes or tucks guests into bed. He stays in
that room. We also have the ghost of a woman that roams the second
floor. She has been seen wearing a long gray dress with her hair pulled
back in a bun. This is reportedly Sunshine Gibson, one of the Gibson
sisters that owned the hotel in the 1920's. A worker at the front desk
claims one of the ghost has been calling their phone all night.
Sometimes when the phone rings, the switchboard lights up from rooms
that are unoccupied. The only thing they hear on the receiver is a
crackling noise. They’ve gotten phone calls from the kitchen and the
phone in the kitchen is not working. They also received a phone call
from the boss' office even though he had left 2 hours earlier. The
speaker on the phone has come on by itself a couple of times also.
Apopka - Orange Blossom Trail - A Native American warrior in loin cloth crosses the road after prey, looks at you, then disappears.
Apopka - The Captain & The Cowboy Restaurant- formerly listed as Townsend's Plantation - according
to a local radio station that did a bit there lights were seen in the
middle of the night, sounds, and temp. Changes were noticed. - September
2004 additional information: The radio station was at the Plantation
that year because they were having a haunted house there for Halloween.
Workers there report hearing loud bangs in the attic where no one is
allowed to go. And feeling someone brush up against you when you are
alone.
Arcadia - Old Blue House in neighborhood - It
is said to be haunted by a family of ghost that once lived there. When
they were murdered and the house was burnt down soon afterwards. In the
early 1800's. Spirits have been seen walking around and still living in
the house after being rebuilt in the 1900's, over their graves.
Astor - Astor Campsites - Gobbler rd. - in
Astor has known to have a glowing white male walking down the road very
casual. In a blink of an eye he will disappear. Footsteps have been
reported. This figure has been seen many times. it usually is spotted
around 9:30 to 11:00.
Auburndale - the Bowling Alley - is
supposedly "cursed". The land it sits on used to be swampland, and
people say gangsters used to dispose of bodies there. No one who has
owned the bowling alley supposedly has been able to make a go of it.
Some say the building is haunted.
Auburndale - The Good Shepherd Hospice - The
building was at one time a hospital. There are about 10 beds there,
with about 2 or 3 people dying each week (sometimes more). The ghost of
Mary Morrow, the wife of the doctor is sometimes seen by the staff. In
2004 one CNA that worked there saw a woman wearing a flower pattern
dress walked through a closed door. She told the nurse on duty what she
saw, who described Mary Morrow to her. The description she gave
matched. Some staff in the office areas report feelings of nausea and
light headiness at times, but a source for this has never been found.
Babson Park - Webber College - Girls Dorm. - Many girls and employees have seen a dark shadow in the second floor of the dorm building.
Bartow - Old Courthouse - Construction
on the old courthouse was completed in 1909; there is now a newer, much
larger courthouse across the street from the older structure, and the
old courthouse now houses the Polk County Historial Museum and
Genealogical Library. Although the 1909 courthouse was the third
building to serve as the courthouse in Polk, it's only the second
courthouse to have been built on that particular plot of land (the one
before that was built in 1883). The boiler room is located in one of
the four basements (it's the basement accessible by elevator only), and
many years ago there was an explosion there, killing one male worker;
staff, cleaning crews, and visitors have reported hearing screams of
pain coming from that basement. The bodies of the Mann brothers, who
were lynched by a mob for murdering Marshall Silas Campbell in the
street outside the courthouse, were brought and displayed for several
days in 1886 in the 1883 courthouse on the second floor the area of the
old courthouse corresponds with the second floor rotunda of the 1909
courthouse - there is a feeling of sadness there, and apparitions have
been seen on the spot where the bodies were laid out. Also, near the
second floor bathrooms and on the third floor, the apparition of The
Lady in White has been observed by many people - it isn't known who she
is, and she could be one of several women who had strong ties to the
building. Strange things have been observed in a room containing
ancient Native American artifacts on the first floor, from cold spots
to malfunctioning lights. In the actual 1909 courtroom, cold spots are
felt and sometimes people feel something "brushing" against them - the
exact cause isn't known because every trial from 1909 until the new
courthouse was completed in 1987 was held there, but it's believed it
might be Judge Chillingsworth, who was murdered along with his wife in
West Palm Beach and whose gangster killers were tried in that
courtroom.
Bagdad - Bagdad Cemetery - Witnesses
have heard kids laughing in the daytime, just outside the cemetery (in
the overgrowth of the property. There were no sign of kids where the
noise came from. We also caught a few orbs on film when we visited
there at night. Note of caution, the county sheriffs department stakes
out the road nearby and patrols the cemetery because of vandals and
drug users. A Local legend is associated with the large round ball
tombstone in the SE corner of the cemetery, near the exit road. On dark
moonlit nights, you can see and hear the granite ball slowly rotating
in it's pedestal!!! Also for some reason, the three adjacent obelisks
have always been refered to as "The Sentinels".
Bellaire - Belleview Biltmore Resort / Spa - A
phone that is disconnected rings on the 4th floor (which is closed off)
Voices are heard and lights go off and on. Doors to empty rooms open
and close. Faces appear in windows to late night staff.
Black Creek - Black Creek Cemetery - Had
an old church next to the cemetery that was built in the 1800's. It is
said that a young girl and her little brother were walking home one
night in the early 1900's. They decided to cut across the cemetery. A
bear chased them into the churches' bell tower were they were killed.
It was said that you could go to the church at the stroke of twelve
midnight and here the little children screaming. You can also here the
bear with them as the church bell would ring. Now there is a new church
built and the old bell tower has been relocated.
Blackrock - Twin Ponds - Twin
ponds joined together a large tree resides in the middle of the joining
of the ponds. A glowing sword is seen in the top of the tree where it
was struck by lightning many years ago. It is said that if you turn
your back on the sword you'll die a horrible death later that year.
Boca Raton - Florida Atlantic University - Humanities Bldg -
has a ghost that has been spotted by employees on night shifts. She was
seen at the top of the amphitheatre crying, when approached, she
vanished. When locking building up at night, one person started on the
third floor, checking & locking all the classroom doors. When he
got to the second floor, he radioed in that there was someone on the
third floor running through the halls slamming the doors. He and
another unit went to the third floors from opposite ends and found all
the doors locked, nothing out of place, and no one in the building.
Boca Raton - Boca Raton Inlet - During
cold nights warm spots felt though an area and orbs sometimes appear
during cloudy nights. A young lady was said to be buried in this Park.
No body was ever found. Also an image of a person sometimes seen
through out the park. After the park being searched nobody would be
there.
Boca Raton - The Hole - There
was a girl raped and killed there in the late 1960's. People have seen
her walking around in the parking lot crying for help. She is wearing a
dress.
Bowling Green - Hardee Correctional Facility - Reports of hearing voices & feelings of someone walking behind you.
Boynton Beach - Holiday Inn - The
Holiday Inn on Congress Avenue is said to be haunted by spirits. Many
people who have stayed in the hotel, have said to have seen apparitions
of human figures roaming through the hallways. This Holiday Inn is said
to be built on top of an old Indian Burial Ground.
Bradenton - Coquina Beach - On
Coquina Beach, at the very southern tip of the island before the
Longboat Key bridge, there is a span of public beach where there once
was a hotel but now it is a picnic area. On the beach, a male figure in
black clothing walks from the picnic area to the shoreline and
vanishes. This particular area has a lot of wandering spirits at night,
but this male ghost has been seen in daylight and looks totally out of
place.
Brandon - Brandon Place - A
girl who has been nicknamed Matilda but whose real name is possibly
Susan haunts this place. This place used to be a funeral home, which
explains the hauntings of the young girl in blue.
Brevard County - Merritt island - crooked
mile road- 18th century haunting of church in grave yard, hands have
been known to come out of graves to those who have entered the grave
yard, and people still maker rituals to their beloveds. One person
actually reported a hallucination but actually saw somebody their
family knew as a mentally ill person who was after their family for a
long time.
Brooksville - OLD Courthouse building - The
old court house building is haunted by an escaped criminal that ran
from the jail on the second floor, as he ran a bailiff went to scare
him with his gun, but he pulled the trigger on accident. so now you can
see a large blood spot on the wall and floor where he was shot.
Brooksville - The Brooksville Heritage Museum - People have seen and heard things unexplained things in that mansion that is now a museum.
Brooksville - The Brooksville Nursing Manor -
Once when one of the patients were badly sick and about to die, one of
the nurses reported seeing a woman coming down the hallway going into
the patients room but when they got there the patient had died and
there was no sign of the woman they had seen in the hallway.
Brooksville - Hernando Heritage Museum - Many
things have happened in this house, including hearing a child cry when
no child was around, and seeing orbs and mists on digital
cameras. Lights have also been seen at night when it is closed
and people on tours have felt cold drafts pass by their bodies.
Brooksville - Spring Hill Cemetery - The
Spring Hill Cemetery, is located off of Fort Dade Ave. in Brooksville.
It is an old black cemetery with the earliest "known" burial starting
in the late 1800's. At dusk you can see what seems to be a man hanging
from a tree limb. Also, groups of spirits can be seen standing together
around the headstones of family plots. One report states that an
infant’s cry can be heard during certain times of the night.
Brooksville - The Weeks House - There
is a house in Brooksville that has been featured in the Tampa Tribune
and the St. Petersburg Times, among others, about this house that is a
family home built in the early part of the 1900s. The story goes that
if you drive by late at night (before the current owners moved in) you
would see a candle passing by the windows on the second floor. Doors
being slammed and whispers are also very common.
Captiva Island - South Seas Resort - In
employee housing, room 51, a baker died there and still haunts the
room. Orb sightings in pictures, footsteps heard, presence detectable.
Also on the North end of the resort, the King's Crown restaurant is
haunted by the former manager who died on premises. Plays the piano
after hours, employees will hear the piano after closing and come in to
find nobody there. If the silverware is not rolled right, employees
will leave the room for a moment and come back to find the bucket
dumped out. He had a sense of humor... he will arrange all the
silverware on the tables so they form a zig-zag pattern down the rows
of tables. The resort is a former plantation where many slaves were
killed and still walk the ground. small historic cemetery a block away.
Carol City - Subway Restaurant - Strange
vibes of someone's presence about to run into you (attacking). The
doorknob to the back door moves like someone is trying to open the
door. Dust fell from the ceiling as if someone were walking up there.
Cassadaga - Cassadaga Hotel - There
are several spirits who reside there. Known to be a mischievous one
named Arthur, Gentleman Jack, a cigar smoking ladies man; 2 little
girls named Sarah and Katlin. The hotel rents rooms out and has
resident psychics available daily.
Cassadaga - Cassadaga Spiritualist Camp - Cassadaga
Established in 1894, Many ghost hunters identify Cassadaga as one of
the biggest geomagnetic vortexes in the country. A wonderful place to
go visit if you’re interested in ghost and Psychic Phenomena. Cassadaga
has also been on the unexplained shows due to the natural glow of BLUE
the halo's this area for no apparent reason. Also if you are in the
least sensitive then you can feel the energy that this area posses. For
more info, you can visit www.cassadaga.org
Cedar Key - the whole island - There are a lot of presences here; just about every business in town has more than one ghost. Some are from the Seminole war.
Chief land - Antioch Cemetery - One
of the hauntings is a small boy that likes to play hide and seek around
the headstones. We have named him Josh. The other haunting is an
unknown presence that more or less watches over the cemetery. One
person reported to me that he had dreams of a tall dark figure and that
coyotes surrounded his house that same night.
Chumuckla - Formerly posted as being in Jay - Coon Hill Cemetery - if
you walk on the high wide brick wall around the cemetery that before
making it half way you will be pushed off by unseen hands. Many voices
can be heard within the cemetery and several murders have occurred on
that same spot. It is very desolated and far out in the woods. Very
hard to find. Many pictures have floated about locally of ghosts within
the cemetery. Several have proved to be hoaxes while others (Some very
old) seem to prove not to be a hoax. Reports of a thick fog seeming to
cover the ground only inches high and every time a small child can be
heard singing. You go to Chumuckla Highway off Highway 90. There is a
Tom Thumb and Waffle house on that corner. Take Chumuckla Highway down
about 5 - 8 miles, You'll see another Tom thumb on your left, which is
also the road for Chumuckla Elementary (Highway 182), Take that left.
Go to the very end of that road, you'll come to a stop sign, this road
is called, Chumuckla Spring Road. Take Right. Stay On this road, you'll
go over two narrow bridges. You'll come to another stop sign, take a
right. Follow this road down, you'll see a house which has a fork in
the road, take LEFT fork. The road will be the Second dirt road on your
left. Go to the VERY END, the cemetery is at the end. You can see the
cemetery when you round the last corner of this dirt road. The wall is
NOT very high, and it IS a smaller cemetery. - February
2005 Update: An investigator reports that they are clear cutting the
woods around this graveyard and the dirt road has been closed off with
a gate. You have to stop at the gate and walk another quarter mile to
get to the site. This was an excellent haunt site. Way out in the
woods, old creaking gate that leads into walled graveyard. Moonlight
was bright and there was a gathering fog. They report to have 2 evps-
one alright-the other was GREAT!!! Cameras worked on test shots by the
car. Went into graveyard and everything died. They always bring
replacement batteries, and they were gone too. So no pictures except
for this one that we could directly link to the evp. That one shot with
an orb and the evp of a girl say take a picture of me was worth the
whole three hours I spent in the cold. They suggest that anyone going
to this site- DO NOT go alone- It seems to draw not so nice types
people to it, especially at night.
- January
2007 Update/ Additional Information: Everyone has to clear out of the
place by 1am. Police do patrol the place often. Many people [a LOT]
have been hurt falling off the wall, tripping over graves, breaking
arms - that kind of thing. There is very little to no cell phone
service out there. Officers take minors back to the Tom Thumb and/or
GrovinNovins and call there folks, wait for them to arrive to pick them
up and go get the other vehicle back at the cemetery. There are homes
in this area. Be respectful on how loud you are driving the road.
Clearwater - Eisenhower Elementary School - In
2000 Eisenhower Elementary School was to undergo massive renovations to
its interior. Once the plans were announced night custodians would hear
strange banging’s and often see a small boy in a baseball uniform run
by. The occurrences became worse and many custodians would not work the
night shift. A tape recorder was left on all one night. The sounds of a
recently deceased teacher talking to a recently deceased student were
heard. This is the boy in the baseball uniform who had died after being
hit by a car in front of the school while on his way home. The image of
the first principal of the school was observed numerous times and her
distinctive perfume could be smelled. Once the renovations started the
strange occurrences ceased once and for all.
Clearwater - The Royalty Theater - The
theater is said to have been haunted by 3 different spirits. The first
was an aged man with a goatee dressed is a blue coat and a fisherman's
hat. The owner himself reported sightings of "The Captain" as many at
the theater refer to him. The second is a previous manager of the old
theater. It is said that this spirit, Bill, was robbed and killed in
the balcony by drunken tourists because he was believed to be a
homosexual. The third is a young girl, believed to be between the ages
of 9 and 12. She has been described as a friendly spirit who watches
over the theater and all within it. There have been numerous reports of
alarms going off in the middle of the night when no one had come near
the theater at all, chandeliers swinging during and after performances,
and "mists" or "orbs" showing up in random pictures taken at the
theater.
Cocoa Village - The Cocoa Village Playhouse- The
playhouse is haunted buy a former handyman. He is harmless. He can be
heard around the building, opening and closing doors and footsteps.
Coral Gables - Biltmore Hotel - Construction
worker were fearful during the renovation of The Biltmore Hotel a
historic landmark building in Miami. It was once a veteran’s hospital
and had other previous uses. Stories of things moving inexplicably and
the sort. A receptionist who works there and lives nearby told of how
once she got into the elevator and didn't press a selection and that
the elevator went to one of the floors that at the time was not being
used. It is known as the Bridal floor as a death occurred in a
honeymooners stay. People report of seeing the bride's ghost at that
floor. The fact is that the elevator was disabled to stop at that
floor. Another account was of a fellow traveler whom stayed often at
the hotel stayed with a colleague for 4 nights on business. The
colleague said she saw people, which the fellow traveler didn't
observe. The two concluded that the place was hunted. This was on a
trip from Miami to NYC. This traveler was a fairly centered successful
business woman who finally said that one should be more afraid of the
living than the dead- which she told her colleague to subside her
fears.
Coral Gables - Biltmore Hotel - 13th Floor - IT
has been recorded that the 13th floor of this world- renowned hotel is
haunted by the ghosts of soldiers that were treated there during the
WWII era. Unexplained noises and lights are seen here. Here is a
history on that Biltmore hotel. It was served at a hotel in the early
twenties and then they used it as a hospital during WWII and many
people died in that place. In 1968 they chose to turn it back into a
hotel and in 1983 they spent over 55 million to restore the hotel.
Coral Gables - St. Theresa Catholic School - Feelings of not being alone and footsteps heard.
Coral Springs - Blockbuster Video - The
Blockbuster on Atlantic Blvd. and Coral Ridge Drive. Haunted by a
little boy, employees have seen him in the backroom. Tapes are often
rearranged just after being organized, after hours.
Coral Springs - Coral Springs Medical Center - A
nurse that used to work in the hospital had a deadly incident and was
hospitalized with in the hospital and later died in it. Now she has
been seen in the halls just in front of the main elevators for visitors
and at night she often opens the doors for people when they are walking
towards it without them pushing the button.
Coral Springs - Coral Square Mall - Around
midnight you can hear shouting and moaning around where Burdines when
the lights are all out. Other employees have reported seeing things
move fast in the dark. And some sightings of a small boy have been
seen.
Crestview - Cobb Cemetery - On
a normal basis, this cemetery is haunted by a ghost that walks among
the grave at about 1:24 A.M. AS the story goes this ghost is a man late
80's ; retired officer looking for his wife. He appears mostly in Feb.
- January 2007 additional information: The road
is between a gas station on highway 90 and a hairdressing place. Keep
going past the church, a ways. This road is mostly paved. It's on the
left hand side on a dirt road - it’s very narrow (ie, you can't turn
around in it till your in the cemetery) KKK apparitions, ghosts of the
lynched and a wondering man. There seem to be a lot of white flashes,
like a sheet running and then it's gone.
Crestview - Jameson Inn - In
the year of 2000, a new hotel was built next to Cracker Barrel off of
Interstate 10 in Crestview. Within a year, strange happenings were
going on. An apparition of a man was seen walking through the hallways
of the second floor and frequently hanging around the elevator.
Employees that work there claim that the man haunts room 208. There
have been complaints from guests that have stayed in the room, about
strange smells, Cigars, cigarettes, and other things are mysteriously
left there burning out of nowhere. Wet/cold spots.
Crystal Beach - Crystal Beach Pier - some people have reported sightings of a woman hanging from the tree right in front of the pier.
Davie - Broward Community College - Central - Two
years ago, a guy went psycho and shot his ex-girlfriend in the back of
the head between classes. He then killed himself. Both died between
Building 5 and another building. Students exiting their night classes
report seeing white figures and strange smells from that corner. Also,
a permanent blood stain still remains on the ground.
Davie - Waffle House - Last
year, two employees were shot and killed in the freezer by a crazed
former employee, early in the morning at around 4:00. Since the
murders, employees and diners have reported a "creepy feeling around
the place" and employees have sensed a presence while there without
customers, during opening and closing. Blood stains can still be seen
on the floor of the cooler, although covered with boxes.
Daytona - Daytona Playhouse - Two
people haunt the playhouse. Their names are unknown but we know it is a
man and woman. The man died fighting a war in Spain and when the woman
could wait no longer for him to return, she committed suicide. She was
pregnant. She dove into the Halifax River killing her and her unborn
child.
Daytona / Orlando - Highway between Daytona-Orlando - Main
highway that links Daytona with Orlando. A phantom car has been
spotted, driving erratically and without lights, along a lonely stretch
of this road.
Daytona Beach - Auditorium Blvd - near
Ocean Center & Pinewood Cemetery - Several pictures have been taken
in the area. One is at a house on Hollywood of a woman. Another is of a
man seen standing near a fence on Auditorium. There used to be houses
there until the 1970's, and his girlfriend murdered a man while she
collected his checks.
Daytona Beach - Northeast side of the Orange Avenue Bridge - at
the bridge approach. A dark-haired woman in a night robe has been
reported. There have been reports of flying objects such as chairs in
the area, even when there is no wind. There is reputable documentation
of occurrences.
DeFuniak Springs - Sunbright Manor - Old
Victorian boarding house has been reported haunted for years. Doors
open and shut by themselves, and visitors see odd things. No one owns
it for long.
DeFuniak Springs - Emergency Operations Center - Ghost
of a small girl wanders the Emergency Operations Center. The girl
(Sally May) keeps E-911 Operators alert on the Midnight shift. Locals
say she died a violent death in the 1920's on the location the building
now stands.
Deltona - Pineridge High school - There
is a ghost who sometimes is seen by the janitors. The reason behind it
is that a man was caught in the gears of the clock tower.- October
2007 Additional information: - All of the students know about a ghost
of a man who died while the school was being built in 1994. Also the
"ghost bell" randomly a beep can be heard coming through the speakers.
The students can hear it, but some teachers cannot. Also, the clock
tower has an elevator in it. When you walk up to the elevator entrance
upstairs, it's a different vibe that the busy buzz of the school. You
just feel a rush of another feeling. Another interesting thing is
teacher parking lot (the old senior parking lot), Driver's Ed range,
and our Agriculture Barn and fields are built right next to Osteen
Cemetery. At the graveyard, the school can be seen. There is also talk
that the teacher parking lot was built on old unmarked graves.
Dunnellon - Tiger Trl./High School Rd. - Reports of seeing 3 kids that had died at the intersection around 3 in the morning.
East Milton - HWY 90 - there
are a row of white houses off the side of Highway 90 that is haunted.
Witnesses have gotten pictures of orbs and facial images in the
background. In The bathroom, after the room was steamed up from the hot
shower, different words written on the mirror would appear.
Eustis - Bay Street Theatre - The
Bay street Theatre was once the State theatre of Florida but sadly is
now a mere echo of it's former glory. Theatrical productions still
thrive, as do the encounters with the supernatural. Screams have been
heard in the upstairs costume and prop rooms, orbs have been witnessed,
presences felt. A man was seen hanging by his neck from a whole in the
balcony ceiling. On several occasions during technical rehearsals the
switch board on the same balcony operated unmanned, randomly turning
lights on and once the main spotlight dimmed and pulsed slowly to a
heartbeat rhythm. And was unaffected but peoples attempts to fix it.
The area under the stage known as "the hole" has marked temperature
variations and few people will go down there because of the sense of a
presence. Nearly everyone who has worked there has some kind of
experience, there are simply too many to list.
Eustis - S.R. 44 - Cemetery - There
has been reported sightings of a female figure wearing a lace outfit
walking down the side street of the cemetery. No one is quite sure who
the spirit is, or what she wants, but if you do see her, it will be
late at night. Many people have stopped thinking it is a real woman who
may need help, but when you stop, all you hear is crying off in the
distance, and they say that you can see her lying over a tombstone,
where she is reportedly crying!
Everglades City - Smallwood Store - At
the end of a dead end road there lies a historic trading post and
general store that sits on stilts at the banks of the everglades. This
was the site where a rather large manhunt ended many years ago. A local
farmer was shot and killed as he came ashore at the store one day. He
had lived near by, and operated a farm. He was found to be killing all
his migrant workers at the end of the season, mutilating their bodies
and dumping them in the glades instead of paying them. When word got to
shore that he had left his farm and was heading by boat to the
Smallwood store the sheriffs and local towns folk came to see this
notorious killer. He was shot and killed on the banks and his farm
later was burned. You get a feeling of uneasiness whenever near the
store, and that you should not walk under the store at any cost. (It
sits on stilts and is about 5' off the ground) Store is seasonal. Get
permission before doing any investigating.
Fernandina - Fort Clinch - Fort
Clinch is an old Union Civil War fort that was never finished due to of
lack of funding from the government. During construction, the fort was
ambushed quite a few times by Confederate troops. Several of the Union
men died in the process. One incident included a man who was shot after
promising his wife in a letter that he would not die until seeing her
again. He is said to haunt the fort today. Re-enactors that volunteer
at the fort often see his ghost in the courtyard along with several of
his comrades. Perhaps he is searching for his wife? Fort Clinch Experience
Fernandina - Wiccademous Grave - The
story is told that a young teenage girl was accused of practicing witch
craft and was questioned, but the towns people did not believe her so
she was hung on September 12th in the 1600's....The grave is located On
a narrow path right across from Fernandina Beach High School when you
get on the path you walk straight to a large oak tree the ground shakes
and a loud booming noise is the be heard it is the spirit of
Wiccademous telling you to LEAVE her grave and let her rest in
peace...Sometimes if your lucky she want even let you reach to the
grave before she starts acting up if that happens you are in trouble
you may have walked away with a part of her spirit with you it has been
told that you will have dreams of Wiccademous for 2 nights then you
will actually see her at her grave if you visit after the 2 nights. - May
2004 addition - If people want to check that out, they may want to be
aware that the police do happen by there every so often. Bewarned, you
may get arrested for trespassing, so you may want to try to get
permission first. The supposed booming noises more than likely come
from a drainage pipe that runs underneath the ground. If you tread hard
enough, the sound hits the pipe and reverberates back.
Fernandina Beach - Amelia Island -
A lighthouse on the main beach is said to be haunted by its former
caretaker and his young bride. She allegedly died tragically and he
killed himself at the top of the lighthouse. When people visit putrid
smells appear, the radio is turned on every night and a door is
constantly unlocked.
Floral City - Cabin Clutter Antiques - Collectibles - For
many years, through multiple ownerships, there have been reports of the
ghost of an old woman who makes her residence on the third floor (the
attic) of this antique and collectible shop. Most appearances have
located her in the attic, but on at least one occasion there was a
report of someone seeing the apparition on the first floor. Most
sightings describe her sitting in an old rocking chair in the attic.
The most recent paranormal experience in this shop took place on
December 12, 2003.
Fort Myers - Fort Myers National Bank / Near Haunted Train Tracks - employee's have reported to have seen a man running in the upstairs main hall. During office hours, he moves things from desks.
Fort Pierce - Battered Womens Shelter - STRONG
feeling of being watched all the time,unsetteling feeling when alone.
Frequent noises and sounds of footsteps running up and down stairs
almost nightly. Reports of phantom scratches appearing on residents.
Windows opening on their own, even after they where sealed shut.
Fort Pierce - Chinese Buffet - This
restaurant was closed down for selling cats and dogs as a meal. Before
so, finding them enclosed in a locked freezer in the burnt kitchen,
which killed three. People have spotted cats and dogs chasing former
employees who lost lives in the fire, included the cook.
Fort Pierce - Old Antique Store - There
is an old antique store sitting on a hill overlooking the St. Lucie
River on US1 that is long rumored to be haunted. In the early 20th
century, a man was brutally murdered by his wife on the staircase of
their house which later became an antique store. When you come upon the
second floor, the smell of cigar smoke seems to follow you around and
you never feel completely comfortable. The stair on which the man was
killed makes a horrible sound whenever it is stepped on and an old man
was "pushed" down the stairwell on that exact stair a few years ago on
Halloween night. The owners boarded it up after Florida experienced all
of the Hurricanes and there is no word on whether or not it will open
again.
Fort Pierce - Pace Center For Girls - In
1977,before the small building that is now Pace Center For Girls was an
abortion clinic. Women use to go there for there abortions but didn’t
know that all abortions were wrongly done. The women use to die a few
nights later. Students at Pace Center For girls reportedly heard women
crying in pain, especially in the bathroom and the small English
classroom. No one has ever seen a ghost but has heard cries. The weird
thing is, is that half the students who enter the small school always
tends to get sick. Who knows maybe the ghosts are trying to make these
young girls feel their pain. Also people in Fort Pierce say that they
have seen lights switching on and off and verticals moving.
Fort Walton Beach - Brooks Bridge - December 2006 - Has been removed.
FortLauderdale - Art Institute - Sunrise Hall Dormitory - A
long time ago the dorms used to be a house of ill repute. There were
said to be lots of murders in that house. Later it burned down to
nothing. Time passed and a hotel was built there and it eventually
became the A.I. dorms. There have been numerous reports from the second
floor that the sound of moans come from the third floor around 1am. The
sound of metal pipes being dropped and rolling across the floor can be
heard in the ceiling. And the sound of high heels walking around the
second floor hallway, if you wait 10 minutes the noise comes back again
but it sounds more like running.
Fort Lauderdale - Las Olas - Riverwalk -
Oldest hotel in Ft. Lauderdale, supposedly been there since the early
1900(s) and was recently made in the last thirty years a Museum. Been
known to be the most active around the hours of late, between 11:00pm
and 3:00am. Countless spirits haunt the establishment, as most popular
apparitions making appearances seem to be; a man seemingly in his
mid-40's wearing a duster pacing the downstairs area. A younger man,
whom is in no terms of the word 'shy' as he will in static motion
creepily advance to the front door, press palm and face against the
glass and scare the passerby if they're caught staring and a little
girl with shoulder-length curly hair, wearing a ruffled dress around
the ages of 5-7, looking sullenly out the window. Several more can be
seen upstairs as well as looming in the hallways, nevertheless, their
presence is very clear and realistic like. Some cold spots and
overwhelming energies, though experiences vary with the person.
Fort Meade - County Line Rd - Heard Bridge Rd near old Mt. Pisgah - In
the 1950s and 60s, ghost lights were seen in this beautiful quiet
country area. Not sure if they are still seen. Some said the lights
were phosphorus from nearby mines, but there were no mines then. Some
have spoke of lights (phosphorus) following them at dusk.
Fort Pierce - The Boston House - Is
rumored to be haunted by a woman looking for her family that had been
missing for years. It is said that she still looks out of the top
window hoping to find her family. It's now a lawyer's office and papers
or personal belongings become missing or moved around.
Fort Pierce - The Hilltop House Restaurant - Reported loud knocks when alone, chills. Eyes have been seen staring from the woods. - - November 2003 Update - has been torn down
Fort Pierce - Indian River Community College - There
have been sightings of a tall male figure in the theatre. This figure
appears pale blue and has been seen in the broom closet on the left
side of the stage. He has also been seen in the light and sound room.
Sometimes the figure dances and waves, but mostly just watches people
silently. Cold chills have been reported as well as soft gusts of wind.
Flagler - Coast - Palm Coast High School - It
is said that the high school is haunted by a young man by the name of
Jonathan Ritchie it is known that he can be seen by the girls locker
room relieving himself around each class period. He died a few years
back leaving the high school homecoming football with his ex-girlfriend
Katie Murray when they got in a car accident and he passed away. It is
said that around these times a strange odor and misty film is to be
coated around the locker room. Katie was the only survivor of the
accident but mysteriously disappeared.
Frostproof - Bereha - If
you sit at the four way stop sign on Bereha road a light will float up
to your car, it’s called the ghost light. You have to park and sit for
awhile.
Gainesville - 13th street Plaza Theater - orbs. a hobo wrote "Monter Bad" and an arrow leading to a room. Blood covered walls and floor.
Gainesville - 13th Street Steak and Shake - Five
people were murdered in the wee hours of the morning inside the walk-in
freezer by a disgruntled employee. Current employees will not stay in
there alone anytime of day or night. - March
2007 update: this location was closed late 2006 for re-building. The
new building is almost finished and expected to open soon. - October
2007 Update: The Stake and Shake on 13th St. has been torn down and
fully rebuilt for a grand opening of yet the same steak and shake. It
is still under construction but it should be open sometime this year.
No reports to why the owners felt the need to tear down the place only
to rebuild it.
Gainesville - 13th Street Wal-Mart - A
woman has been seen and felt by those of developed psychic sense. She
is harmless and from observations made she was employed here up until
three days before her passing. Roughly a month after, employees have
seen and felt her presence, in particular, Infants and Girls wear. In
other parts of the store, Jewelry, Crafts and Domestics, conversations
and cold spots have been experienced when no one is around. Best times
have been between the hours of 3:00 AM - 7:00 AM.
Gainesville - Archer Rd. - Goodys - Sounds
of change being counted in cash office without anyone being in the
room. Leaving the store neat at night and returning with it still neat
and turning around and clothes being half off hangers with no shoppers
in the store. Also alarm has sounded at 3:00am and security cameras
shut off at the same time for no reason.
Gainesville - The Purple Porpoise - The
Purple Porpoise has been a Gainesville institution for years and is
about the close it's doors but the problem will probably go to the new
owners. This is a college town and in the '60s a female student was
brutally attacked and killed in the upstairs bathroom. To this day her
ghost AND the violent ghost (more like an imprint) of her killer haunt
the cramped hallway and restroom. She emits a feeling of hopelessness
and fear while he is pure evil. Men are usually safe but numerous
females have been attacked.
Gainesville - The University of Florida - Beatty Towers - A
girl committed suicide here by jumping off Beatty Towers into the
street. People who have lived in the towers have often seen a ghostly
figure walking through the halls and in some of the rooms. Strange
noises have also been heard throughout Beatty Towers, along with things
being moved around in the rooms. This girl's dorm has been around for
years, and it is rumored that she was pregnant at the time of her
suicide. Tom Petty, who is from Gainesville, sings about her in his
song "American Girl."
Gainesville - The University of Florida - Thomas Hall Dormitory - with
its red brick surface and gothic gargoyles at the entrances, is one of
the oldest buildings on campus, dating back to the early 1900s. The
building used to be used for classrooms and residents have been known
to hear ceaseless banging coming from the radiators/heaters during the
months when they aren't in use. The presence of an old employee is
thought to haunt the building.
Gainseville - Sweet Water Bed and Breakfast Inn - There
are two parts of this Bed and Breakfast. The pink house and the blue
house. It used to be an old plantation of the family. Many people claim
that the old blue house attic rooms have a spirit. Many claimed to be
sleeping and have a heavy feeling on their chest. Also, the maids that
clean the rooms experienced an old bureau having its door open and
close. There is a scary feeling in those rooms. Even the owners claim
to have seen an image in the window of the third floor.
Gainesville - University of Florida - Norman Hall - Norman
Hall, now the College of Education, used to be the P.K. Young School.
It is haunted by children who died in an elevator accident many years
ago. People have heard the children running and laughing on the third
floor during all times but mostly at night. The elevator that they died
in is still there.
Gainesville - Wayside Antiques - South On I-75 -
Employees have reported to hear a voice from the back of the huge
antique store call them by name, usually when they're opening or
closing the store. Also, in one of the upstairs showrooms (right corner
of the building facing I-75) is a antique dresser. A little girl, in
period clothing, has been seen playing in the room around the dresser.
She is usually only seen by psychics or those with honed psychic senses
but others have reported a coldness or presence in the room. - December
2003 Update: The store is closing it's doors in the new year, 2004,
right after the holidays. Whether it will open under new owners,
remains to be seen.- March 2007 update:
this location was closed late 2006 for re-building. The new building is
almost finished and expected to open soon. - October
2007 Update: right off I-75 the famous Wayside antiques that have been
closed down for some time have just been recently opened. looks the
same but it is not known if it is the same owners. The only addition to
the old barn like building is a huge sign above the building that says
ANTIQUES, plus a new billboard advertising the place a few miles before
the exit of I-75 to get there.
Graceville - bridge - on
hwy 2 there's an old bridge that you can pull up to an stop in front of
put in park they say that the girl who died there will drive you
across.
Grand Island - Wedgewood's Golf place - There
are several sighting of Ghosts walking around w/ limbs missing. Their
are reports of screams of "help there’s a gator". I would warn any one
not to go in the lakes looking for their golf balls.
Green Cove Springs - Little Ruth Church Road Cemetery- across
the road from the Feed Store. At the end of course is a little church
and a very small graveyard. The area in fact is large but very
inhabited by dark apparitions, sucubuses, and a very mysterious dark
apparition that runs around. Witnesses have reported seeing the
apparition which is called "The Runner" that seems to follow you. He
follows visitors while walking on 17 you can hear him, a distinct walk
with slight scuff of his feet on the pavement.
Green Cove Springs - St. Jon's Landing Apartments - Various
apartments are haunted in this complex. Originally built as military
housing back in the thirties and has a cemetery on site in the middle
of the complexes grounds. When the military base closed in Green Cove
Springs, the housing was sold to a private owner and over the years
became slum until 1997. Then a new owner took over the apartment
complex and began restoring the buildings back to their original glory.
There have been many sightings of apparitions, shadows and electrical
charges in the air. Tenants report voices, doors opening and closing,
and footsteps up stairs and through out the apartments.
Hialeah - Hialeah High School - The bathroom near the auditorium: A
couple of years ago, a freshmen had gone to the bathroom during her 3rd
period class. A couple of boys raped her and banged her up so bad that
she bled to death in the bath room and no one found out until after
school hours when a janitor was went to clean the bathroom. Now, she
haunts that bathroom and can not leave until the five boys who raped
her die. Students have seen her sitting in the corner of the bathroom,
on top of her own blood, rocking front and back chanting "when will
they die...".
Hialeah - Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High - fourth floor - There
has been told that a few years ago a group of students were in the
planetarium on the fourth floor of the main building. One of the girls
that were in that group of student fell through a big skylight and was
killed instantly, they then shut the 4th floor down. Nobody is allowed
up there, you rarely see any janitor up there either but it is to be
said that the janitors that do go up there have heard many noises from
the 4th floor and believe it is the girl who died there many years ago.
Hialeah - Hialeah-Miami Lakes High School -
In Hialeah Miami lakes High school's little theater (place were drama
students have class) their has been sightings of a ghost nick named
Fred, some times music can be heard, and light tend to turn on and off.
Holiday - Lakeview Rodeo - Ever
since the Lakeview rodeo burned down in may of this year there have
been sights of a young man standing in the middle of the sight.
Hollywood - Hollybrook Golf and Tennis Condominiums - Hollybrook
is a retirement community. LATE at night on certain nights, as you're
leaving this community, if you're driving over the speed limit (15mph),
as you are approaching a stop sign, an old lady, almost glowing,
appears on the left hand side of the road wearing a flowing pink night
gown and motions you to slow down. As you pass her, she stares at you
in disgust. You can watch her disappear in your rear view mirror.
Hollywood - Hollywood Beach Resort Hotel - Many
orbs have been photographed on the 7th floor, noises of voices and
more. This hotel opened in 1926 and was a favorite place to Al Capone.
The hotel became a hospital, a bible college and now a hotel again.
Homestead - South Dade High School -
In the auditorium, only if there are just a couple people lights will
start to go on and off. You will also see a figure of a boy and girl on
stage. There is also a faint sound of music.
Holmes - Poncedeleon / Euchee Valley - Euchee Valley Presbyterian Cemetery - A shadowy figure appears and comes after any one in the graveyard at that time.
Homestead - South Dade Sr High School - A
small boy would stand just north of the baseball fields close the green
houses. Late at night he would wonder into the teachers parking lot. On
the south side of the school there is stairs leading up to the roof you
can see a Teenager climbing up there but you never see him on the roof.
The Troopers dogs at the school bark every night at 11:27.
Hudson - Pasco County - Hudson Hills Manor - In
one apartment there was a little girl who was haunting the place and
when we left she continued haunting the people who moved in. She would
open and close the cabinets and turn on the television sets, and talk
to little kids. - May 2005 update /
additional information: the first several one bedroom apartments are
also haunted. Everything from Red Orbs to black shadow people have been
seen in the first few apartments as you enter the building complex.
There is rumored that the property was once a burial ground and the
county took it over to use as a dumpsite. Much uproar from residents
arose when plans to move the bodies were brought to light.
Inverness - Old Movie Theater Downtown -
Long ago, When the Jail use to be across from the Old Courthouse, the
Prisoners were aloud to be escorted to the upstairs balcony at the
theater to see a movie for good behavior. The prisoners have haunted
the theater ever since it's closure in the 1980's.
Jacksonville - Greenbriar Light AKA Ghost Light Road - Traveling
slowly down Greenbriar Road late at night may be hazardous to your
mental health if the Greenbriar Light decides to follow you. Motorists
say this mysterious ball of light appears from out of nowhere and bobs
along behind their cars, sometimes hovering over them, but never
passing on the road. Reports were so numerous that the Sheriff's
Department dispatched scientists to investigate the mysterious
luminescence. No explanation could be found. However, locals connect
the light to the untimely death of a young man on a motorcycle,
decapitated when his bike hit a cable in the road. Supposedly the
Greenbriar Light is the solitary beacon of his motorcycle, searching
the road endlessly for... its missing parts. - June
2005 Update – The light actually came from the very end of Greenbrier
(which at that time was a dirt road) where SR 210 heads directly
towards it and then curves away. A witness recently reports they have
been out there many years ago and it was a little scary in the middle
of the woods on a dirt road seeing what looked like one headlight
coming towards you and then one brake light going away. They have since
changed the way 210 and Greenbrier intersect and with the change, the
Ghost Light went away.
Jacksonville - Homestead Restaurant - ghost of Alpha Paynter is seen by the fireplace.
Jacksonville - neighborhood - the
house is haunted by a little boy. Sometimes residents would get locked
out of house and food/cloths stolen. Sometimes residents would hear
footsteps in attic.
Jacksonville - Orange Park - The
Sports Authority - the phone extension in the Footwear department will
ring. This is not an outside phone line. Other times, the store alarm
will sound. The manager on duty and the police will be called to the
store. This happens often and it is usually due to the motion sensor
from over in the Footwear /Team Sports area. The police will search the
store and find all is secure. Other times, we will leave the store neat
and tidy and return the next morning to find an entire shelf of sport
bags from the Team Sports area all over the floor.
JENSEN BEACH - F.I.T. LEACH MANSION - THE
OLD LEACH MANSION ON INDIAN RIVER DRIVE IN JENSEN BEACH IS HAUNTED.
WHEN YOU ENTER YOU GET THE STRANGE FEELING AND CHILLS IT FEELS LIKE
SOMEONE IS RIGHT BEHIND YOU. YOU CAN HEAR STRANGE NOISES COMING FROM
THE OTHER FLOORS. WHEN YOUR IN THE DOWNSTAIRS BAR IT GETS VERY COLD,
AND WHEN YOU CROSS THROUGH THE DOUBLE DOORS IT FEELS LIKE YOU ARE
ENETERING INTO ANOTHER WORLD.
Jupiter - old Jupiter elementary - the
old building that's not reconstructed has been heard to turn lights on
and off . also the walls and floors make creeping noises.
Jupiter - Jupiter Lighthouse -
Employees have reported strange noises and cold spots inside this
lighthouse. Visitors claim to feel someone's hands upon their
shoulders, only to find no one there.
Jupiter - Trapper nelson's at Jonathon Dickinson’s state park - Feelings
of being watched in the bathrooms. His apparition can be seen waving
and staring from the docks and under the pavilion were he was murdered
by a shot gun. call park for more info and tour.
Kennedy Space Center - Apollo 1 Launch Complex 34 - The
old abandoned Launch Pad of the Apollo missions is believed to be
haunted by the ghosts of the three astronauts that lost their lives in
a tragic fire. When you are on the pad you get a weird feeling, then at
night when you enter some of the abandoned buildings, if you're quiet
you can hear screams of panic and distress. NASA, at one time, let
visitors tour the facility, but due to 'strange occurrences' they no
longer include the Apollo Launch Pad on the tour.
Key West - Artist House B&B - The
home of Robert Eugene Otto is haunted by two spirits one is a
malevolent spirit of Eugene’s doll Robert who was put in the attic by
his wife just mainly an evil presence is felt in the attic. Also
Eugene’s wife’s spirit is believed to be trapped in the Turret room
where Robert was kept. The house is now a hotel or B&B.
Robert is displayed at a museum in Key West
Key West - Cemetery behind St. Paul's Church - Haunted
by several. First, by the ghost of a man who almost single handedly
drove the pirates out of Key West. Very angry spirit. When there is no
wind, there is said to be seen whirlwinds through a tree next to his
grave. Also, he has attacked several visitors to the cemetery. The
Ghost Tour does not bring tours into the cemetery any more because of
him. The second haunting is a group of children who died in a fire
across a small alleyway from the cemetery. The fire was started by the
pastor of the church to kill his wife, who was having an affair with
the deacon. He started the fire while a Sunday school class was taking
place, killing all in there. If you go into the cemetery and sit
quietly in the corner where they are buried, you can faintly hear the
sounds of children playing. Smoking in the cemetery upsets the
children.
Key West - Monroe County - Fort Zachary Taylor - Is
haunted by the spirit (seen by several workers and confirmed during a
tour when his relatives were present and showed a picture) of a man
named Wendall who died in Civil War days of Yellow Fever. Anomalies
have been caught on film.
Key West - Ocean Key House Resort - Third
Floor Suite facing Duval Street - Cold spots during the day. At night,
sounds of keys and objects moved around on dresser, sound of sighing,
and feeling of someone sitting down on the bed while you're in it! Day
or night, upon returning to the room, the lights and curtains are never
in the condition in which you left them.
Key West - The Hemingway House - Many
people have witnessed Ernest Hemingway waving from his studio window.
and lights on and sounds of a typewriter being used after the tours are
over and the house is unoccupied.
Kissimmee - Big Bamboo Lounge - Ladies
bathroom toilets flush by its self you have a feeling that their is
some one else in the bathroom with you but no one else is there also
the employees could be alone working and thing move by its self chairs
glasses and lights. - April 2008 Update: Has been torn down.
Kissimmee - Celevration - Apparition of a man that was shot many years ago has been reported.
Kissimmee - Dead Man's Oak - There
is an oak tree south of Kissimmee where a headless horseman has been
seen on many occasions. The legend behind the haunting is the horseman
was beheaded beneath the tree by Spaniards, some say for stealing the
horse.
Kissimmee - Shingle Creek Cemetery - The
ghost of a Confederate soldier has been seen. A Vietnam veteran-- a
fellow soldier-- reported that a man in grey was walking around the
cemetery and at one point appeared and saluted him. The man in
grey admonished him to "be careful." There is a Confederate
soldier [casualty] buried in the cemetery (d. 1863) and several
Confederate veterans are also buried there. The man in grey
doesn't seem to be malevolent; he actually seems to be patrolling the
area on behalf of the living. The cemetery is family-owned, but it is
accessible to the public. It is on Old Vineland Road, behind the
Shingle Creek United Methodist Church.
Lady Lake - Rolling Acres Road - Loud
roars, yells, and screams in the surrounding woods throughout the whole
road. A very bright, white, flowing entity walks up and down the road.
Said to be a woman by the name of Julia that was murdered by an
unidentified man while waiting for her soon-to-be husband. A man that
was not permitted to see the woman because her parents despised him.
Lake Wales - Spook Hill - stop your car at the bottom of the hill and watch as it goes up the hill ,.... IN NEUTRAL!!!!
Lake Worth - Lake Worth Playhouse - Lucien Oakley helped build the Lake Worth Playhouse, he also died there.
Lake Worth - West Palm Beach - Lake Worth 8 Cinemas - cold
spots can be felt in the auditorium, there is sometimes an occasional,
brief breeze, and the temperature of the auditorium is always colder
than the rest of the building, regardless of what the thermostat is set
at. There is also a knocking sound that can occasionally be heard
coming from one of the doors leading from the hallway while movies are
playing and whenever a children's movie is run in that auditorium, the
projector will either stop during the middle of the show several times,
or the film would get jammed in the machine.
Lakeland - Florida Southern College- Strange noises - cleaning
staff reported feeling things touching them and breathing on them they
will now only clean during the day. It also has tunnels below the
school, some of which they haven't been able to open. Lots of suicides
happened in the freshmen women's dorms
Lantana - Red Lion Pub - There
are three ghosts in this pub: a male, a blonde female, and a brunette
female. The story says that before the pub was built, the blonde woman
lived in that area. The man was in love with her, but their
relationship was ruined by the brunette woman. Today, bottles and other
objects fly towards brunettes and sometimes they feel a hand hitting
their head. Blonde women feel their hair and face being gently stroked.
Leesburg - Wal-Mart - Merchandise
falling off shelves for no reason. One witnesses has felt cold spots
and heard footsteps behind them but no one was there and lights in
bathrooms turning off when by themselves.
Leesburg - Warren W. Willis UM - This
is a United Methodist summer camp for kids from grades 4-12 that was
built in the mid 1940's. There are two cabins know to be haunted on
this site. Lodge 5 is said to have things be moved from one place to
another. Suitcases will end up on the other side of the cabin. Campers
will be pushed out of bunks. In Girls cabin 45A, strange things happen
in the bathroom at night. Lights flicker. One of the toilets will flush
during the night. It's not really a spooky place. Very enjoyable to be
there. The ghosts like to play jokes.
Lehigh acres - An old ware house - November 2007 - Private Property
- This listing has been removed by request of the owner. This property
is private and trespassing will not be tolerated. There are dogs
present, and a possiblity of getting shot. Trespassers will be
prosecuted.
Long Boat key - Old Ritz Carlton - In
the early 1920's, John Ringling of circus fame purchased considerable
acreage on the south end of the island. Ringling constructed a golf
course He also began construction of a luxurious hotel, the
Ritz-Carlton on New Pass. The hotel was never completed. The story goes
that a worker brought his young son to the job site one day and showed
him around. the worker got distracted or called to do something and had
to leave his son for a while. some how the young boy fell down the
unfinished elevator shaft and was killed. the site was abandoned after
and the hotel was never completed. currently a shopping center and a
chart house resturant are on the site. staff at the chart house often
report seeing a small boy playing in the mens room with a ball or in
the seating area after close. often times a faint scream is heard.
Longwood - The Old Longwood Hotel - Now
converted to an office building but has not been changed due to its an
historic place. Lights go on and off in different offices and footsteps
are heard but no ones there elevator opens and runs by its self. Cold
spots and shuffling sounds were heard on the 3rd floor. 230am the
police responded to check out a possible burglary there and the 1st
officer there saw some one in a window, they set up a perimeter around
the building. They went in and did a room-to-room search and found
nothing. Most of the Veteran officers say its haunted.
Maitland - Enzian Theatre -
While watching films guests have seen a disembodied head of a woman in
the north corner of the room. The head will appear suddenly and float
from one corner to the next screaming emphatically only to disappear in
the next-door restaurant named Nicole St. Pierre. For reasons unknown,
the head is present only on moonless nights at 1:00AM.
Marianna - Bellamy Bridge -Is
haunted by a woman. There is an old foundation of a large home near it.
The story is that on this girl's wedding day it was cold so she had a
fire in the fireplace in her bedroom. She walked by it in her gown and
the trailer caught fire. The girl panicked and ran through the house
catching fire to the home in her distress. She ran out of the house
across her yard over to the middle of the bridge and jumped in.
According to local legend they never found her body. Many people say
that they have seen a fiery apparition run to the old bridge and jump
in to the river below.
Marion County - Ocala National Forest -
There are many locations in the "forest" as it is know to locals. There
are many secluded camping sites where the "rainbow people" ( a group of
modern-day traveling gypsy-like people) have told stories of seeing
ghosts of children that giggle with affection. Campsites have been
found destroyed and scattered over miles of rugged terrain. One of the
most famous of paranormal activities that occur in the forest is that
of a man who wanders up and down the country roads. Dressed in a long
hooded black coat (which is worn so you cannot see he face). Numerous
travelers from Daytona Beach to Ocala have called local rangers and the
highway patrol reporting a man laying on the side of the road, walking,
and sitting on the guard rails of bridges late at night.
Marco Island - Olde Marco Inn -
It is said that there is a ghost that inhabits the original building,
now the lobby & dinning room. The ghost can be heard at night
walking up the stairs and opening and closing doors. It has even been
said it moves chairs.
Marco Island - Vandys With An Edge - This
restaurant is haunted by a spirit in the kitchen. Late at night after
closing the spirit will turn lights on and off and also the appliances.
No one has actually seen the ghost but plenty have experienced
different encounters.
Margate - Office Building on Banks Road - On
2000 Banks Road (where Banks and Copans meet) there is a pink office
building with a green roof. Strange smells come if you stand on the
roof, and sometimes in the elevator and the women's bathroom you can
hear someone crying. In the old Health Clinic in the building, there is
a shower with strange spots that look like rust or blood. The West
stairwell also has what looks like bloodstains at the bottom. A man
hanged himself outside the building in the parking lot, and there are
some weird things in the trees. Christmas ornaments, a saw blade, even
an old pink teddy bear is nailed into the tree.
Melbourne - Miquels Mexican Restaurant - was
once Doc Sloan's House. Doc Sloan was a bootlegger during prohibition
and the rich guy in town. He built a fancy Mediterranean style house on
what was then the edge of town. His three year old daughter caught
herself on fire and died on the second floor of the structure. Since
that time people have heard a child screaming, sometimes a child crying
and many times things move about with no explanation. - November 2003 Update: This Structure has been torn down and has become a cvs/pharmacy
Melbourne - The Henegar Center - Rumored to be haunted by "Jonathan", who makes noises, moves props and can be seen in the balcony sometimes.
Merritt Island - Crooked Mile Cemetery - A
witness that grew up in a house next to this cemetery, experienced many
strange happenings. When camped out in the backyard and would be awoken
by strange noises, and feeling a strange presence.
Merritt Island - Old Olan Mills location - An old Indian is sometimes seen by the employs.
Miami - Coconut Grove - Field adjacent to LaSalle High School & Mercy Hospital - LaSalle
High School is located at 3601 So Miami Ave in Coconut Grove. LaSalle
High School and Mercy Hospital are adjacent to one another, the grounds
are on the water's edge and you can view Biscayne Bay from there. The
story originates from the 70's or 80's when supposedly a young girl
attending the school (which is an all female Catholic high school),
either committed suicide over a broken heart or took an accidental drug
overdose in this field. In the suicide version, she was a student
athlete, which is why she haunts the field, and has been seen
occasionally during daylight hours at sporting events and has been
mistaken for a participant. However she is usually seen at night, and
even police officers patrolling the grounds have seen her shape and
mistaken her for a security guard when none are hired to work there.
Upon further inspection, no one is there. Most students who have
attended this school are familiar with the stories about this ghost.
Miami - Deer Run-"Curtis Mansion"- There are reports of lights going on and off, door opening, and sightings of ghosts of visitors, children, and a man.
Miami - Hammocks Middle School - It
is said that the auditorium of Hammocks is haunted by 2 ghosts... It is
said people have seen 2 shadows around and the curtains opening and
closing and flickering lights.
Miami - Hirschfield Theater - footsteps and other unexplained events are common here.
Miami - The Jockey Club - People
who work and live there complain about lights turning on and off,
hearing footsteps when they know they are alone, hearing voices, doors
locking by themselves. On one occasion security was called when people
heard a fight going on in the garage. When security got there they
could hear the yelling but could not find anyone there and then
suddenly the voices stopped. It is not certain how many spirits are
there but at times they do make themselves known.
Miami - Krome Insane Asylum - Many people have seen strange figures, heard many noises. Including screaming, talking and breathing.
Miami - Lee Kornegay Junior High School - There have been reports of apparitions seen and voices heard in the library.
Miami - Miami Beach - Colony Theater - Footsteps and ghost has been seen back stage and other unexplained events.
Miami - Miami River Inn - This
is a beautiful hotel on the edge of Miami River in the oldest part of
town. Henry Flagler and many U.S. Presidents stayed there during their
visits to the city. It has been around since the early 1900's and has
been restored a few times. In one of the cabins, there are many noises
heard by the concierge and security guards. Many guests who check into
the cabin complain about the noises and request a room change the next
day. The noises that are heard are part of a series, almost like a
night repeating itself at 11 PM every day. If you stay in the first
front room, you can hear a door opening and shutting very loudly, feet
wiping on the welcome matt and then a brief silence followed by running
towards your room and a fierce shaking of the door knob, which you can
even see move. The shaking gives up and is followed by the crashing and
breaking of antique ornaments right outside of your room, then running
up the front stairs followed by the opening of a door in the room above
yours. The worst is what commences after a minute of silence in the
room upstairs. For an hour, furniture can be heard moving, scraping and
the room can be felt vibrating. Finally, the sound ceases and there is
silence once again, try going to sleep after that.
Miami - Miami Senior High School - Miami
Senior High School is a school made since the 1800's and many people
have been killed by gangs or by other things, and now the spirits of
that people are haunting the place. One time there was a girl of about
15 years old, she went to the girl's bathroom. When she entered she saw
another girl with blood in his face and a knife between her right
shoulder and her arm. She was so scared that she had to go to a doctor
for attendance. Another day a security camera captured a men with a
graduation dress walking on the auditorium at 10:43 PM, when the
security went to see if there was somebody there he hear a scream and
he found a black spot on the floor. There are too many things that
makes this place haunted that I would take hours to explain.
Miami - Miami Springs - Curtis Mansion - When
Miami was a growing city this man- Glenn H. Curtis build his mansion on
Deer Run. He loved kids so much, he turned half of the mansion into a
daycare, but when he found out his wife had an abortion he got mad and
his wife -as for revenge- burned the house down with Glenn Curtis
inside. There have been reports of lights going on and off also of
ghosts playing tennis and some screaming at night. - October
2007 Update: The house was not burned down by Curtiss… it was an act of
vandalism. After Glenn Curtiss's death in the early 1930s, Lena Curtiss
married an old friend and business associate of her husband, H. Sayre
Wheeler. Wheeler served as mayor of Miami Springs from 1942 to 1944 and
was also part owner of the Michaels and Wheeler Insurance Company. The
couple lived in the house until the late 1940s. The estate was sold in
the mid-50's and became the world renowned Miami Springs Villas. It was
sold to Forte Hotels, International, Inc. in the late 1970's and is
currently owned by Manor Care, Inc.
Miami - Southwest Miami High School - Auditorium -
Sometimes the TV’s turn on by themselves, music can be heard, a guy and
a girl whispering. Supposedly a janitor died in there, and an old drama
club president while fixing lights on the catwalk died also and were
never found until the next day.
Miami - Southwest Miami High School - Library - According
to the librarians many who have worked there for several years books
are constantly rearranged after organized and lights flicker.
Micanopy - The Herlong Mansion - Inez
was the oldest of 6 siblings. They fought for 20 some odd years over
the house after their mother passed away. The day Inez took possession
of the house she had a diabetic seizure and died possibly in her
childhood bedroom. That room remains haunted. The Herlong Mansion is
now a bed & breakfast and has been investigated by professional
ghost hunters.
Milligan - Cobb's Cemetery - When
a closed can of beer is placed beside a certain tombstone in the
cemetery and left for about 15 min. It will be empty and still closed
when you return. There are extremely eerie feelings and noises as soon
as you pass through the gates.
Milton - CRX Railroad (by the Old Spanish Trial) - A strange brown mrb has been seen in the daytime by hikers along the tracks.
Milton - Milton Graveyard - A picture taken picked up a thin shadow image in the distance.
Montverde - Magnolia Creek Lane - Magnolia
Creek Lane where all kinds of horrible things happened there in the
late 1800's. A train crashed 200 people died. Many ghostly activities
and noises occur.
Montverde - Montverde Academy - DAR,
the girl's dorm, built in the 20s or 30s, has had eerie sounds of
footsteps running up stairs and doors slamming during the months when
the school is not in session and the dormitory is empty. It is rumored
a girl committed suicide there, and past students claim they would
return to their locked rooms after class only to find objects
rearranged. The old Arnold Hall which has since been torn down was also
rumored to be haunted. The school has been was built in 1912.
Naples - Cracker Barrel on 951 - In
the mid 1990's in the freezer some employees were tied up and gagged
and then had their throats slit Their killers are now on death row. As
a former employee when we would go in the walk in freezer and adjacent
cooler the dim lights have power surges and the cool air blowing in
does strange things. You get a feeling of being watched even when you
are in one of the coolers alone. It has also been reported by morning
shift workers that the ghost(s) like to move things around in the front
store as a joke.
Naples - Witch's Brew - Witch's
Brew is a nightclub, reports of a dark shadowlike figure has been seen
and lights flickering on and off, my dad has also come back to find all
the cables to his music equipment rearranged and unplugged and such. - October 2005 Update: The building has been torn down. Office buildings are going to be built.
Narcossee - stretch or road toward Cocoa Beach - Around
mile marker 15 there is said to be the ghost of a teenage girl, who
died in a head on car crash, on her way to the beach on prom night.
Moving puddles of blood have been sighted on the road at night
Newberry - Newberry Cemetery - There
are about 70 orbs, a gatekeeper at the back gate of the cemetery, 3
shadow krakens, and other unexplained phenomena. Very strange place.
New Smyrna - Beacon Theater - In
the girls bathroom there have been reports of sinks coming on by
themselves and the stall doors opening and closing when nobody is in
the stalls.
New Smyrna - Indian River Inn - There
is believed by many witnesses that is haunted with many spirits. You
can see strange lights in there at night and the sound of people moving
around.
North Fort Myers - Island Vista Estates - in
the trailer park there are often seen lights flickering and loud
moaning in the middle of the streets. and on eland and gnu there is a
big tree where people say there is a hanging of a man at 3:18 am.
North Fort Myers - Motel 6 - There
are 4 buildings at this Motel 6 property. - reports mainly from staff
at the motel, that noises, and the feeling of being watched. Also,
footsteps in the puddles of water, strange screeching noises, screams,
and moans of agony, a very strange odor of a female's perfume, and
temperature changes.
Ocala - Old Downtown Graveyard - Many
people have had strange things happen in this graveyard. The most
significant of which can occur almost any night. After dark if you
drive thru the cemetery, near the back stretch over a large crack in
the weathered roadway, your car will shift into neutral. This has
happened many times to many people. All type of cars and almost all
makes.
Ocala - Ritz Historical Inn - Rich
socialite from NY would spend summers here and would have parties
during prohibition. During one such party, a fire started (reason
unknown) and several people died including the woman and her 2 dogs. To
this day you can here the sounds of that party in her room and also the
sounds of people running into the hall and down the stairwell trying to
escape the fire.
Ocala - St. James Church - (now vacant) - This
is the Church used in the film "Jeepers Creepers" it lies just west of
town off hwy 40. This site was used in the movie "Jeepers Creepers". At
night the church has a strange fog that surrounds it and strange light
come from inside. On the same site, a small graveyard almost touches
the roadway and scrambles car radio and cell phone signals briefly. - October 2003 Update:The church has been torn down due to 2 local teens setting fire to the structure.
Ocala - The Old Silver Springs Shores Hotel- It
has been closed for longer than twenty-two years but even before then
numerous accounts of hauntings had been reported. Kids flock to this
abandoned building now only to return with terrors of apparitions in
their eyes. - March 2007 Update: has been torn down.
Ocklawaha - Ma Barker's Residence - The
home of Ma Barker and her sons at the time of their fatal shoot-out
with the FBI and local police. It's located in the town of Ocklawaha on
Lake Weir. It's said that you can sometimes see Ma Barker on the
premises'. It is reported that the house is in original condition and
still has the bullet holes as a result of the shoot-out and hasn't been
changed.
Oldsmar - Suncoast allstar gym - In
the year of 2000 employees heard sounds of gym equipment being used. No
one was in the gym but employees. When one of the employees went to
look who was there he could find no one. but there was signs of
trampoline being used recently.
Olustee - Olustee Battle Field - Orbs
and figures can be seen late at night or when the re-enactment comes
orbs and figures with the actors. Sometimes voices can be herd.
Orange City - Blue Springs - rail road tracks - a
old house that has been there for years, its falling apart and the
windows are broke, some say a old man killed himself in there, at night
you can see him on the door step, some have seen him on the rail road
tracks right next to blue springs, the legend is he overdosed on pills
if you go in the building you can feel a unhappy spirit there and you
feel cold lonely and not wanted there.
Orange City - Lankford Funeral Home - third
floor room is haunted by the ghost of a daughter of the people who
originally built the house back in 1918, long before it became a
funeral home. The story goes that she contracted some kind of
infectious disease common around those times and was cared for in third
floor bedroom to keep here away from the rest of the family. She
eventually succumbed to the disease. A ghost of a young girl has been
spotted looking out the third floor window. And the few people who have
lived in the second floor apartment have talked about hearing the floor
creaking on the third floor, as if someone is walking around.
Orange City - Natures garden - One day a face appeared in the window and seamed as if he was in agonizing pain and screaming.
Orlando - Annie Russell Theater - one particular chair was always in the same spot no matter how many times it was moved to another location.
Orlando - Citrus Center - Republic bank/Orange Ave. - Numerous
employees and visitors have witnessed apperitions of a shadow type
figure as well noises, doors opening and shuting,elevators with no one
on them moving with footsteeps coming off of them. Numerous siteing of
a female looking at you in restroom mirrors and then vanishing.
Orlando - Cricket Club Apartments - Strange
smells emanating from one of the apartments in the complex, strange
forms seen at night walking around outside. Strange voices heard also.
Cannas explain.
Orlando - Disney World - There is known to be a tan figure walking down the streets in front of the castle.
Orlando - Disney World - Pirates of the Caribbean - The
spirit of "George" a worker who died there when a beam fell on him
during construction still haunts the attraction. At the beginning of
the day and at the end of the day attractions workers must come on the
PA system and tell George good morning and good night. If not the
attraction has been know to shut itself down adding more work before
the workers came go home for the night. - March
2004 Addition/ correction - when the ride was being built in the early
70's (it opened Dec. 15, 1973) , George was a welder who clearly,
welded different parts of the scenes on the attraction together. One
particular area on the ride, called the "burning city", required George
to climb up quite high above the ground. George lost his balance, and
fell to his death. If you talk to any of the employees at pirates, they
will either know of someone who has had an incident with George, or
there is a chance they move have had one themselves.
Orlando - Evans High School - The
drama students and teacher have reported strange howling sounds, lights
going on and off, and even people being locked in rooms (mainly the
green room woman's restroom, and the costume room). -
March 2005 Correction: The current auditorium is haunted by a man that
hung himself in the gym back in the 60's. The door on the costume room
does not lock and there is no ladies restroom in the green room,
because there is no green room. What can be heard is noises of
something moving on the catwalk above the stage and the lights around
the stage will come on and go off with out anyone working them. As a
former Drama student and graduate of Evan's, as well as many of the
students have experienced the guy from the gym in the auditorium. He
has never tried to harm anyone or scare anyone at all. It is believed
he just wanders around the school and doesn't want to leave, you can
feel him in different parts of the school.
-
March 2008 Correction to the 2005 Correction: 1994-1997 There was a
greenroom with separate boy's and girl's dressing rooms. There were a
few times that girls were locked into their dressing room, and no
matter how many of us tugged on the door it would not open, even when
the stronger guys tried.
Orlando - Leu Botanical Gardens - The
old mansion in the Harry P. Leu Botanical Gardens is haunted by the
ghosts of the former residents. Visitors to the house on guided tours
have reported cold spots in the upper bedrooms and tour guides have
reported spirits. The gardens are off of S.R. - 1792 (Orlando Ave.)
east of down town Orlando.
Orlando - Little Econ River - Every
October 13th a spirit of Christopher Klink appears under the bridge on
Old Econ Rd. A light will flash under the bridge highlighting Killer
Klink's tag which is written under the bridge. (Dated October 13,
1987.) It will get extremely cold, and the river will then flow the
other direction. You will then see an image of Klink hanging from the
bridge, and suddenly disappear. Then the water will start flowing back
in its original direction.
Orlando - Miller Sellen - Its
an old historic house from the early 1900's. A former employee states
People that had worked there for awhile would talk of strange noises
like someone running though the hallways when no one was there. One
employee got a call from an inside line only to hear static and a sound
of a little girl playing on the phone. Problem was everybody was out to
lunch.
Orlando - Naval Recruit Training Center - The
second floor of the Division Ten barracks gives you a vrey bad feeling
while making your rounds during watch. The whole floor sounds like it's
breathing. - October 2004 Update; was torn down in 2002
Orlando - Oviedo - Andrew St. - Apparitions
of children playing in the field, hearing someone whisper in the ear,
"help me." It sounded like children or a child.
Orlando - Oviedo - Anders street on Chapman -
The celery field on this dirt road is haunted. People have seen a man
in between 2 pillars (electric fence) dressed in a suit carrying a
suitcase. you can hear children's laughter and see kids playing in the
field and a shadowy figured man.
Orlando - Oviedo - Baseball field - There was an Indian seen before, going into the woods around the 7:00 at a base ball game.
Orlando - Oviedo - Boston Hill Cemetery - There
is a image of a man hanging in the trees and a lady kneeling at the
mans feet. The woman is weeping and praying. Foot steps heard on the
ground and the grass was seen moving. Also reports of pockets of fog
spinning in circles. There were many cold spots.
Orlando - Oviedo - The Celery Fields of Chapman Road - There
have been numerous sightings of children walking through the tall grass
and wondering around on the streets of the neighborhood that now stands
where the field had been.
Orlando - Oviedo - Chapman open fields - There
is a field down a dirt road in between two sets of telephone poles
which people always hear screams after driving down the road. There is
always fog around the at location also no matter how the weather is.
Orlando - Oviedo - The Econ River - Lots
of very strong spirits. Mindless whispers and some even violent
ones...There are MANY patches around Geniva and Chilioda. Behind still
water, there is this pit in the econ. by a moldy blanket.. there is a
lot of action there and more spiritual patches.
Orlando - Oviedo - Oviedo High School - auditorium - light room. figure and flashes have been seen.
Orlando - Oviedo - Oviedo High School - Baseball field outskirts - on
the out skirts. There is spiritual patches and portals.. There are red
marks on the trees and other stuff like that. You'll see orbs in the
distance and suction like feeling towards it.
Orlando - Oviedo - Oviedo High School - the girls dressing room - There
sits a girl crying and blood on her dress. she has long brown hair and
is sad and pale. She’ll follow you though and stalk you for a little
while. She'll tell you her story and try to scare you. She stalked
students for days at a time, and they claim she has followed them home.
Orlando - Oviedo - The Oviedo Lights - These
eerie lights can be seen from a bridge where a young man killed himself
after he lost his love. It is well know to native Oveidans. And has
been seen by many, many people. The mans ghost has also been seen in
the area below the bridge.
Orlando - Oviedo - St. Luke’s cemetery - In
the small building in the center of the cemetery the corner to the
right of the door you feel an odd and almost threatening presence. Upon
entering the corner it is reported some feel it is hard to breath,
hands tingle as well as some reports of marks appearing on their necks.
Orlando - Peabody Hotel - cold spots and apparitions experienced.
Orlando - Rouse Road Cemetery - The
ghost of a man who died in the 1840's is seen here. He is seen often as
a shadowy figure in period clothing in the cemetery, the adjacent woods
and the fields across the street. The apparition is known as Benjamin
Miles, a local settler who is buried there in an unmarked grave. It is
said that this is a particularly angry and dangerous spirit. His
presence is accompanied by a chill in the air and the call of an owl.
The sound of that owl is said to be a warning that Benjamin Miles is
nearby. All of these phenomena are almost always seen at night usually
in the fall and winter seasons
Orlando - Walt Disney World - EPCOT - Spaceship earth - a
small girl with long blonde hair has been seen riding in a car & a
boy run in front of her and vanish at the same location (outside during
the day).
Orlando - Walt Disney World - Tower of Terror - There
has been a story among employees of a ghost walking around the "Tower
of Terror" at off hours; he's usually found walking the wrong way, does
not respond to calls and then disappears.
Orlando - Sunland Hospital - Sunland
was an old Mental hospital in the Pine Hills section of Town. Many
reports of poltergeist activity voices and screams. - This
submission was originally posted as " “Belleview Mental Hospital" It
has now been demolished and turned into a park where it is still
believed to be haunted. And interesting link can be found here
Orlando - Super 8 Motel - Room 206 - I-drive - room
206 is haunted by the ghost of a man who rises from bed also bed
shakes, and feels like someone is getting in bed beside you when no one
is there. The room stays cold and it feels as if you’re being watched.
The sink also comes on by itself.
Orlando - Tabu Night Club - formerly posted as "Zuma Beach Night Club" - an old woman ghost has been seen by the stage. When she comes it gets real cold.
Orlando - typhoon lagoon - typhoon lagoon there was a little boy that drowned on the boat slide. Now you can see at night a little boy riding a raft.
Orlando - universal studios back to the future - Some
guests have died from natural causes while riding the ride and two
maintenance guys have been crushed by the cars while working on the
hydraulics. On the third floor at the entrance there are large mirrors
where a small hand print appears about 7 ft up especially when that
floor isn't being used. won't be cleaned off. also on the third floor
when it's closed you hear the song one of the maintenance guys liked to
whistle and the sound moves up and down the halls. on the second floor
when cleaning cars at the end of the day the cars will close on the
employee with no one at the controls and you hear a small girl giggle.
also some heavy doors open on their own when the ride isn't turned on.
also shadows are seen in the employee hallway up to the third floor
followed by a feeling of foreboding.
Orlando - Union Park Elementary - the
girls bathroom is haunted. Witnesses report the sinks and all the doors
started to shake and hearing a loud- but faint yell, and seeing a
little girl with a white dress. Believed to be Mary, the daughter of
the janitor that works there.
Pace - Wal-Mart - Orbs in the maternity section
Pace - Just east of Wal Mart - A strange light was seen around a cell tower just east of Wal Mart behind Chic Filet. Strange lights have been reported.
Palatka - San Mateo First Church of the Nazarene - The
ghost of an old man who used to attend the church shuffling up the
aisle, just the same as he always did when he was alive. In the nursery
the ghost of a pilgrim times woman, (you can only see her shadow, but
you can tell by the way her shadow's dress is shaped) screams. It
sounds like she in sheer terror.
Palm Beach - Flagler Mansion - There is said to be ghosts all throughout the many rooms of the Henry Flagler Museum and mansion.
Palm Beach Island - This is called the witches road, numerous reports of peoples electronics in there cars messing up while on this road
Panama City - Confetti's a Nightclub/Eatery - Objects moving and a smoky apparition have been observed by the staff here.
Panama City Beach - Holiday Inn - In
one of the rooms near the top floor, the ghost of a man was seen
standing between the two double beds. He wears a white T-shirt and
sunglasses around his neck, but his head cannot be seen. Strange
occurrences also happened, such as radio stations turning by
themselves, belongings missing and then reappearing, and being
mysteriously woken up every night at the same time (around 4 a.m.).
Parker - Across From Paper Mill - Swing
outside swings by itself at times when there is no wind. if your in a
car your radio comes on by itself, the windows go crazy and your car
dies. sometimes if you look at the window you’ll see a girl put her
hand on the window and it’ll start bleeding and spell out help..
sometimes you see the murderer with his axe walking around.
Pembroke Pines - Publix 528 - In
Pembroke Pines in store 528 at Silver Lakes. There was a customer that
was a lady by the sea food area, wearing a purple sweater, that
had a heart attack and died. Several years later it has been said by a
couple of associates that when the store is closing, a lady has been
seen walking by the sea food area wearing a purple sweater. When the
manager went to get a customer count the lady is nowhere to be found.
It is said until this very day that she still haunts the sea food area
of Publix 528.
Pensacola - Cazenovia Seville Quarter - The
man who died at Seville Quarter was named Wesely. He fell in the beer
cooler and hit his head, knocking himself out and he died of
hypothermia.
Pensacola - Dorr House - There
is a floor to ceiling mirror in the 'Formal' sitting room... when a
female visitor stands in its sights, if they have on a short skirt,
they report feeling a 'tugging' as if someone is trying to make the
skirt longer. Many visitors and guides have reported smelling Roses
(fresh cut) at intervals followed by an EXTREMELY COLD spot. Roses were
Mrs. Dorr’s favorite flower. Visitors have reported hearing soft crying
coming from the sick room/sewing room. A word of warning to all who
visit, MIND YOUR MANNERS... Mrs. Dorr doesn't allow rudeness and has
been known to 'make sure' the perpetrator doesn't stay or wants to
leave posthaste. This ex-Docent has seen first hand that Mrs. Dorr is
still the 'LADY' of the house.
Pensacola - Fort Pickens - Visitors feel presences in certain rooms; it seems like someone is watching you.
Pensacola - House on Alcaniz Street - The
Gray House on Alcaniz Street, which faces the Dorr House across Seville
Square is said to be haunted. The ghost of a sea captain named Thomas
Moristo who lived there in the 1700s is believed to still reside there.
When the home is vacant, a man has been seen peering through the
windows. Many people who have lived there have reported that they will
turn on the stove, go upstairs, then come down and find the stove
turned off. On one incidence, a resident was painting the house and
left the paint inside the front foyer. The next morning he found all
the paint had been moved outside. - The house was once in a bad fire,
and it is believed the ghost does these things attempting to prevent
another fire. Many people have become too frightened and refused to
live in this house, and some residences have claimed to see apparitions
of the old man while inside the house.
Pensacola - Light House - There
is a story about the light house on the navy base (NAS) being haunted
by the former keeper. People have felt cold spots while touring the
light house.
Pensacola - New World Inn - The Inn and bar are said to be haunted by the previous owner. Several employees have reported seeing him.
Pensacola - NAS Whiting Field - Branch Medical Clinic - The
ghost of a navy corpsman killed while stationed there reportedly roams
the hallway between the lab and X-ray departments. He always is seen
carrying something in his hands and wears a tech jacket.
Pensacola - Original Sacred Heart Hospital - There
is a hallway that is about where the nuns would cross to go to the
chapel of the hospital. It is been reported that there is the kind old
spirit of one of the sisters that frequents the hallway and corridor.
She will often tap people on the shoulder from behind, much as she did
in life.
Pensacola - Seville Quarter -
About ten years ago there was a man who would visit the bar at Seville
Quarter frequently. He would visit so much, that he was offered a
bartending job there. He worked there for a while and everyone loved
him. He died in the bar one night (not exactly sure how) but people
have reportedly seen his ghost in the bar area
Pensacola - St. Michael’s Cemetery - This
is a large cemetery that was started when Pensacola was settled. This
cemetery contains famous people and people that helped to shape Florida
in history, politics, and commerce. People say they have seen lights
circling gravestones. They have also heard voices inside the cemetery
at night.
Pensacola/ Dasanai - Crampton Brewery - In
this building sightings are expected because they happen like
clockwork. Many people have said to see an elderly man walking the
halls with an old lantern, he speaks in another language. He is said to
appear in a mist and vanish in a bright flash of blue light. When the
people see him, they are not afraid because he is not an evil spirit,
but instead he is kind and helpful. Some workers in the building said
that if they knock something off the wall or shelf he will catch it
hand place it back where it was, they say that he even helps them clean
messes and junk.
Perry - Their
was a family that lived in this house back in the early 1900's and they
often had bad fight's that resulted in her death. And it was never
lived in for year's it has only recently been renovated and families
have lived in it on and off. Because she still stands her ground.
Everyone that has ever lived in it has had problems with fighting. If
you have a fight she will haunt you till you move, although she has
never hurt anyone. Wanting only to let them know that there will be no
more fighting in her once owned home. She will turn lights on and off
and turn on the water and plug up the sinks to let them over flow, and
she move object's around in the day while no-one is home. Families
don't stay living there long.
Pine Island - Capt n' Cons - There
is a lot of strange occurrences, such as, the dumpster lid slamming up
and down, as well as sightings, voices, and loss of breath.
Polk - Polk City - Fantasy of Flight Aircraft Museum - Owner
collects WW1 and WW2 military aircraft. Most of the aircraft were found
after being shot down. Voices, footsteps, cold spots can be
experienced. A Pilot has been reported as being seen hanging in a
cockpit of a crashed plane that is exhibited exactly as found. On
9/11/01 employee reported seeing 2 men dressed in ww2 uniforms walking
on tarmac and entering one of the hangars.
Port Charlotte - Restlawn Memorial Gardens (Cemetery) - The
first house ever built in Port Charlotte is located adjacent to the
cemetery. The house is said to have been owned by a farmer who murdered
his wife. After the structure fell into a state of disrepair, the
county decided to condemn the old shack. Since that time, many have
reported hearing eerie noises coming from the area that the house is
located in. Also, a ghostly figure has been spotted roaming around the
cemetery late at night. Also, the sound of swarms of bees has plagued
neighbors around the area for years.
Ponce de Leon - Corinth Church - This
church is believed to be haunted. The story behind the church is that
back in the late 60s early 70s and young boy was playing in the church
at the time, an escaped convicted was hiding in the back pew, and
brutally murdered the little boy. In the church can be found blood
handprints all over the walls and ceiling, small enough to belong to a
young child. Among walking in the church you will encounter cold spots
and scratching noises on the left hand wall if entering from the side
doorway.
Port St. Lucie - Oak Hammock Park - When
you walk down the trail it gets very cold. Weird noises come from the
girls bathroom. It sounds like someone slamming the stall door. When
you go in there no one will be there. Weird things appear in pictures.
Port St. Lucie - Oak Hammock Park - The Devil Tree - Oak
Hammock Park is a local hangout for fishermen and boaters along the
C-24 Canal. On January 8th, 1973, long before the park was built, the
deranged serial killer beat, raped, hung, then buried 2 girls beneath
the "Devil Tree". Over the next few days he returned to commit lewd
acts to the bodies. In January 1977, almost 4 years to the day that the
murders were committed, two fishermen discovered the skeletal remains
of the two bodies, and the hanging ropes were also found. Over the
years people have reported hearing screaming, and seeing hooded figures
walking around the woods. In 1993 an exorcism was held, and a cross was
erected, after two boys claimed to have seen a Satanic ritual taking
place near the tree, and being chased away by the Satanists who yelled
that they wanted their blood. Before the park was built, they were
going to cut down the tree, but their chainsaws kept malfunctioning in
the area surrounding the tree. They tried to cut down the tree manually
with a two-man saw, but the teeth of the saw broke off, so they left
the tree where it was.
Port St. Lucie - Sanctuary Apartments - noises in the club house numerous reports of ghost sightings.
Quincy - Quincy Leaf Theatre - Numerous
spirits haunt this building in downtown Quincy. There are several in
the balcony and upstairs area, some in the backstage area, and some on
the main floor in the seating area. None seem to be malevolent as there
are many theatre productions that go off without a hitch.
Riviera Beach - Suncoast High School -
In the schools auditorium there is said to be a phantom ghost on top of
the rafters that frequently makes noise and startles the drama
students. The ghost is speculated to be the ghost of a boy who was
buried on the schools campus
Rockledge - Ashley's restaurant - has
a ghost that will often "play" with employees and guests. The building
is right on the railroad tracks it's rumored that a woman was killed by
a train there. - December 2003