| Apopka |
Orange
Blossom Trail |
A Native American warrior in loin cloth crosses the road after prey,
looks at you, then disappears. |
| Apopka |
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 update: 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Kissimmee |
Celebration |
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. |
| 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. |
| Maitland |
Enzian Theater |
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. |
| Melbourne |
The Henegar Center |
This is another story of a haunted theater. Legend has it that all
theaters are haunted. The ghost in this story is Jonathan. He is your
typical 'noisy ghost' who likes to make himself known. A lot of times,
things are never where you left them in this theater. The balcony seems
to be Jonathan's favorite place. |
| Mount Dora |
Zellie's Pub |
This former package store dates back quite a ways.
Nowadays, people experience supernatural occurrences in this pub.
Workers have claimed to have mysterious activities happen to them while
cleaning the bathroom. One person has even been "pushed" up against the
wall. Another account is that of a full beer mug that slid the full
length of the bar with the help of no one. Lights flicker at random and
sometimes the power is drained. |
| Ormond Beach |
Tomoka Lights |
This tale could be subtitled "Death Rides in Your Car" because many
have said that if you go looking for the Ormond Lights you might not
come back! If you go north on Beach Street in Ormond Beach towards
Tomoka State Park any night after midnight, you might possibly see the
Ormond Lights. The lights may be seen especially well if there are no
headlights from other cars on the road. They may be seen flickering in
amongst the giant moss-draped oak trees along the roadway all the way to
High Bridge. Some say the lights are just swamp gas, or phosphorous
lights from algae growth, but others say the lights are from a more
unearthly source.
The most popular story is the tale of the Native American warrior who
was determined to visit the princess of a neighboring chief. His father
had forbidden him to leave the tribal camp, but he went out into the
darkness with his lighter knot torch in search of his princess. It is
said that he became lost in the vast wilderness, and never found her,
and never returned. It is his ghost that one sees wandering in the oak
forests of the Ormond Beach area.
Over the years many people have died in automobile accidents while they
were looking for the Ormond Lights. If you go to look for them, watch
out for lights that may suddenly appear!! |
| Ocala |
Silver Lake Lodge |
Silver Lake Lodge is a former hotel that has been closed for just
over 20 years. It once housed 200 rooms. Like most large buildings
left standing after vacancy, vandals have left their mark. Strange
occurrences have happened here during different investigations, such as
doors that are closed one minute then open the next. Some have claimed
to try and open a door that is locked without success, and a moment
later try again only to find that the door is no longer locked. This
place is heavily trafficked by local police who make it clear to "Stay
Out!" |
| Ocala |
Ritz Historical Inn |
If you liked to party during alcohol prohibition, this was the place
to be in Ocala. Rich clients would frequent this establishment often
and drink freely thanks to underground suppliers. At one such party, a
random fire occurred- the cause unknown. As you may have guessed,
people died in the fire. Stories of today report sounds of the people
who attended that last party. |
| 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 attraction 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: 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 too 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. |
| 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 |
Sunland Hospital |
Just as Sunland Tallahassee, the Orlando Center began
as a Tuberculosis quarantine, also named W. T. Edwards. However, it was
started much earlier than the Tallahassee branch, sometime in the mid
1940's. It closed in 1963 and re-opened in 1965 as the Sunland Training
Center of Orlando for mentally & physically handicapped children and
adults.
In 1967, the Orlando Center donated 18 handicapped
children to the Sunland Training Center of Tallahassee as they were the
first of Tallahassee's patients. The Orlando Center suffered severe
scrutiny for claims of abuse by former employees & patient family
members. While the Sunland Training Centers were under fire, plans to
close the institutions arose. In 1983, Orlando & Tallahassee had lost a
Sunland Training Center.
The structure in Orlando remained until 1997. It was
torn down because a teenager (Kevin Murdock) fell down an elevator
shaft. He didn't die, however it took his friends 3 hours to return
with help. The grounds today have been transformed into a playground.
However, just because the building is gone, it doesn't mean the spirits
are gone as well.
Located at Silver Star & Hiawassee Road |
| Oviedo |
Ghost Light Road "The Oviedo Lights" |
On Snow Hill Road near Oviedo and Chuluota, Florida, locals know
about the Oviedo Light, also called the Chuluota Light. It the typical
story of a ghost light, greenish hazy blob of light that rises up and
fades away, except in some reports where it has been alleged to have
chased people. |
| Rockledge |
Ashley's Restaurant |
Playful ghosts are often a joy to have around. Many who claim to
have a playful ghost say they don't want to get rid of them. This ghost
likes to play jokes on people by hiding keys and other valuables. They
are always found, but in places they shouldn't be. Locals claim this
restaurant is built on top of a former train station. The story is that
the station caught fire years back. Also, the train tracks next to the
restaurant supposedly claimed the life of a young woman who was hit by
an oncoming train. Other locals claim further that the site is a former
Indian burial ground. |
| Sanford |
New Tribes Mission |
Former hotel is now home to missionaries from New Tribes Mission. In
the East Wing there have been disturbances of many kinds including
poltergeist activity and cold spots. To date there has been no formal
paranormal investigation due to fear of bad press, but an informal check
shows that something is going on there. |
| Sanford |
Shiloh Cemetery |
Some say this old cemetery is haunted. It's located
down a dirt road past Page Jackson Cemetery. The marble sign at the
entrance of the cemetery is worn and "Shiloh" can barely be made out.
People have claimed to see and photograph a woman in the cemetery.
Local Resident: "Let
me tell you a little I know about Shiloh Cemetery. I used to live
directly behind Shiloh cemetery and we moved from the home several
months after moving in. At first I didn't know there was a cemetery
behind these new homes, but it became apparent very soon after we
settled in. Strange noises could be heard sometimes early evening, but
usually late at night, starting around 10-11pm. Also strange and eerie
glows could be seen from the cemetery and at times it sounded like we
could hear these hollow sounding moans coming from within Shiloh. It was
very unnerving and when we asked about the cemetery were told that it
was established back in the early 1870's when Sanford was founded and
that there were many restless spirits there that walked the cemetery at
night. I've also heard rumor that there have been Satanic rituals
performed in both Shiloh and Page Jackson Cemeteries and even graves
disturbed, markers overturned and moved about. Some by human
intervention and some by the spirits that reside there. I've never
researched the history of any of the cemeteries, nor do I want to even
go there. But since I overheard...talking about it, I thought you'd just
like to know some of what goes on in there after dark."
Directions: Head North on
17-92 (French Avenue in Sanford) coming from Longwood. In Sanford, turn
left at the Intersection of 17-92 & H. E. Thomas Parkway. Approximately
1-2 miles down the road you will see two different cemeteries on both
sides of the road. Turn left on the first asphalt driveway. You will
pass a couple of houses on your right. You will pass a sign for Page
Jackson Cemetery then the road turns to dirt. This dirt road goes
through Page Jackson Cemetery. Once inside, the road forks, take the
fork LEFT to get to Shiloh Cemetery. |
| Sebring |
Harder Hall |
Harder hall is a large hotel that was first built in the 1920's. It
has changed hands many times, and every owner has died under
extremely strange circumstances, most of the time, right in the hotel.
There have been many accidents in the hotel, and all of which had at
least 1 fatality. Some of the accidents include: fire, flood, floor
collapse, innumerable suicides, murders, and others. Witnesses see
lights inside and hear music. Most anyone can see the people peering out
from the windows, and/or see the multitude of people roaming around in
the courtyard, searching for something. |
| St. Cloud |
Hunter Arms Hotel |
This hotel believed to be haunted by 'Vivian.' If you
ask the owner of the hotel, she could probably tell you more about
Vivian. Guests staying in it have reported strange noises, sudden
coldness, and doors slamming and water turning on, if my memory recalls
correctly. |
| St. Cloud |
The Old Cannery |
This old cannery was used during W.W.II. The building
was burned down a number of years ago and sat empty for quite some time.
Recently, a group of school kids started restoring it into a museum.
Strange noises and sightings have been reported. |
| St. Cloud |
Narcoossee |
It is said that at the end of Jones Road there is a haunted creek. A
little boy died in it several years ago. He was swinging on a rope
attached to a tree that hung over the creek. The rope broke, and the boy
feel on some rocks in the middle of the creek and died. If you go to the
creek you can hear the little boy. He's very angry and doesn't like
people to come back there. The creek is in the middle of woods so it's
usually always dark |
| Tampa |
Velda Mound Park |
This is an old Indian village. Sometimes at night,
you can see visions of Indians keeping warm by a fire, but in a split
second, they're gone. There is sometimes said that there is a white wolf
that glows that can be seen there, and neighbors often say that they can
hear it howling throughout the night. |
| Tampa |
Britton Cinema |
Doors in the ladies room are reported to shut and lock and toilets
flush when no one is in the restroom is in there (except for the
frightened customer). Also, multiple ghosts have been reported by
managers past in the upstairs theaters that used to be one large
balcony. Voices have been heard in the hall near auditorium #5 late at
night when no one was in the building. An usher once heard someone call
his name in auditorium #3 late at night when no one was around. And,
last, an assistant manager once told me she had been followed up the
hall by a shadow figure on the wall that was not hers. |
| Tampa |
Howard W. Blake High School |
Auditorium - Years ago a teacher died in the
auditorium (area 1) of a heart attack during a pep rally. A cold spot
can be felt while walking into the auditorium for every pep rally.
Library - The library is where another teacher died. Near the tables in
the back of the library you can feel a strange chill rise up your spine.
Main Theatre - To roll with the typical "all theatres have their ghosts"
you can see strange lights in the wings, music, and occasional
whistling. Things seem to go wrong during every show staged in that
theatre. |
| Tampa |
Falk Theater |
Believed to be haunted by Bessie Snavely. In her time, it was the
Park Theatre. Bessie Snavely was an actress whose dressing room was on
the third floor of this theatre. She hung herself there |
| Tampa |
Old Tampa Theater |
It is an old theater that is very intricately detailed inside and
has a particularly haunted look to it anyway. A young man in the 1940's
started working there, his job running the projector. He loved his job
and continued to work there until his death. Now employees have said
that they occasionally hear footsteps and chains in deserted hallways
behind the stage and have spotted someone in the projecting room even
though there was no one up there at the time. Also reports of smell
rancid smells, such as vomit and garbage, drafts of icy air, reports of
something grabbing workers by the neck. |
| Tampa |
University of Tampa |
This place used to be a hotel over a hundred years ago. Theodore
Roosevelt even stayed in it once. The second floor is blocked off and
said to be unsafe because of age. Tour guides report seeing apparitions
from the windows outside. |
| Tampa |
Myrtle Hill Cemetery
|
This cemetery is featured in a book called Florida's Ghostly Legends and Haunted Folklore. The author of the
book personally investigated this cemetery and referenced other
paranormal investigations that have taken place here. The mausoleum is
the focus of the investigation in this book. Supposedly the mausoleum is
haunted by a girl named Stephanie who was killed in a car accident.
While investigating this mausoleum, they got many EVP, some threatening
and have experienced other strange phenomena. Plus they report that
local police officers have experienced strange occurrences in this
cemetery. We have collected most of our EVP from in and around this
mausoleum. Also the old part of the cemetery is fairly active as well.
|
| Titusville |
Emma Parrish Theater |
Another theater haunting is not a big surprise at all. Even more
common is that this haunting is in the attic. Objects have been seen
moving by themselves, accompanied by a horrible smell and cold spots.
If you aren't familiar with these symptoms, the bad smell is usually
evident of a malicious haunting, though no claims to such have been made |
| Winter Park |
Alabama Hotel |
Built when Winter Park was founded, several guests were murdered on opening night. They have been seen walking the halls and blamed for murders that occurred in the fifties. It was a seasonal hotel, only open during the winter, then it was closed for a time, then in the '70s it was converted to retirement condominiums. |
| Winter Park |
Annie Russell Theatre |
Annie Russell is widely believed to haunt this theatre named for her in the early 1930's. She was a teacher and director at Rollins College. She has been seen and even spoken to by numerous people. There are stories of former students who had encounters with Annie while working in the theatre on audition pieces, sets, or lights. One story in particular that sticks in my mind is there was a guy who was working alone in the theatre on the light grid. Suddenly he fell off the ladder. He was all alone in the theatre and lay there for a few minutes. Someone came in a few minutes later and saw him laying there. The person immediately went to call an ambulance and was told that they had already been called and one was on it way. A minute later, an ambulance appeared and took the injured boy to the hospital. There was no one in the theatre when that boy was initially injured. There have been other stories of people seeing Annie's statue (a bust of her head) moving across the theatre. Also, Annie had a seat that she always sat in when she watched rehearsals- that seat has often been heard banging up and down, pulled down when no one was sitting in it, and clapping has been heard coming from that area of the theatre. Ghost of Anne Russell comes out sometimes during rehearsals. She has been seen sitting in prop rocking chair or seeing her walking around at night wearing a purple dress. There have also been reports of ghosts appearing in the theater balcony. |
| Ponce Inlet |
Ponce Inlet Lighthouse |
Ghosts reportedly walk at the Ponce de Leon Lighthouse, a location that is not merely accessible to the public, but is visited by perhaps hundreds of tourists daily. After climbing 203 steps to the top of the tower, visitors exit onto the gallery deck to view the Ponce de Leon Inlet, once known as Mosquito Inlet, the Atlantic Ocean beyond, and, on the inland side, the Halifax River. Completed in 1887, the Ponce de Leon Inlet Light Station was built when the area was known as Mosquito Inlet. After decades of restoration by the Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse Preservation Association, it stands today as one of the best preserved, most complete Light Stations. |
