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0Banning House Lodge - Banning Inn
Avalon, California
Banning House Lodge is home to "The White Lady" a ghostly apparition that people claim to have seen. As Natalie Wood also drowned nearby while vacationing on the island, many people have also claimed to have seen her ghost.
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0Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
Los Angeles, California
Although no famous actor died in the hotel, the place is rife with celebrity "hauntings". If they are, they are of the residual sort, as many claim to see Marilyn Monroe peering at them from a mirror she once favored when she stayed there, or Carol Lombard seen in ...
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0Green Street Hotel
Pasadena, California
This building is apartments now, but it used to be a hotel with a live-in ghost. It is unclear whether she now still lives in the apartments, but reports say she would roam the top floor of the hotel wearing her white nightgown.
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0Phoenix Inn
Alhambra, California
At this Chinese restaurant, you may find more than fried wontons. There is said to be a very observant ghost here. She walks in and out of the kitchen and around the tables, observes as diners place their orders, and then sits and watches them eat.
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0Barney's Beanery
West Hollywood, California
Employees say the restaurant is haunted, and report having seen apparitions here.
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0Chateau Marmont
Los Angeles, California
No one knows who is haunting the Chateau Marmont. Some claim it is John Belushi who died there in 1982 of a drug overdose. Others believe it was a random guest who died in one of the rooms. In any event, many people have reported many different sightings. ...
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0Figueroa Hotel
Los Angeles, California
Haunted, or merely bad wiring? Elevators that stop on random floors, lights that flicker and TVs that come on of their own accord, most of the reports of hauntings seem to involve the electric grid. No way of knowing unless you go and check it out for yourself. ...
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San Dimas - Extended Stay Hotel
San Dimas, California
Rumor has it that room 130 is haunted by the ghost of a man who committed suicide there.
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0The Comedy Store
West Hollywood, California
Witnesses have reported that, appropriately enough, a prankster ghost haunts this building. Employees have stacked roomfuls of chairs away only to find that, seconds later, they were all set up again. A dark entity also is said to reside in the basement. Comedians Blake Clark and Joey Gaynor have reportedly ...
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0RMS Queen Mary
Long Beach, California
This retired ocean liner that once sailed for the Cunard Line is now a permanently docked museum ship. Inside are a hotel, several restaurants, and the ship museum. Her maiden voyage was in 1936, and she sailed until 1967. The historic attraction has hosted haunted houses for Halloween, complete with ...
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0Witch of Cobb Mountain
Altadena, California
The spirit of Crystal Calhoon, called the Wicked Witch of the West by locals, is said to haunt the area with her small dog. She has been seen vacuuming feverishly, and witnesses often note that after an encounter with her, they are missing something shiny that they had on their ...
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0Hollywood Sign
Los Angeles, California
Near the famous sign you may catch a glimpse of the ghost of actress Peg Entwistle. She committed suicide by jumping off the famed landmark.
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0Lancaster Hotel - Western Hotel Museum
Lancaster, California
Once the Lancaster Hotel, the Western Hotel Museum is the city's oldest building and the home of several spirits. The sound of footsteps and old records can be heard at random times, and the smell of vanilla and old flowers also has been reported.
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0Fort MacArthur
Los Angeles, California
It is said that Fort MacArthur is inhabited by the spirits of soldiers who perished in accidents here.
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0Pico House
Los Angeles, California
This historic residence is said to be the home of lingering spirits of those who were killed in the Chinese massacre. Pio Pico's apparition also has been seen here. The house was featured on the TV show Ghost Adventures.
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0Lincoln Heights Jail - Bilingual Foundation of the Arts
Los Angeles, California
The Bilingual Foundation of the Arts occupies a building that was once the Lincoln Heights Jail. In 1951, the unprovoked beating of seven prisoners (known as "Bloody Christmas") occurred here, and the spooky setting has led to its use in many films and music videos. Among them, "L.A. Confidential" (whose ...
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0Linda Vista Community Hospital
Los Angeles, California
Seen on the TV show Ghost Adventures, the historic hospital is said to be haunted by many patients who died traumatically here. The site has been used as a setting for a great number of films including Outbreak, To Live and Die in L.A., and Day of the Dead 2: ...
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0Vogue Theatre
Los Angeles, California
It's been reported that more than 4,000 people have had paranormal experiences at this historic theater. Entire audiences of more than 600 were said to have witnessed a ghostly little girl skipping up and down the aisles, and at least seven different entities have been identified here. A ghost named ...
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0Long Beach Marriott
Long Beach, California
Only a single report of this spot being haunted can be found on the internet so it's best to treat it as dubious, at best. Supposedly however room 217 is haunted with a ghost that prefers the television on and its guests not be bed hogs as it's prone ...
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0The Georgian Hotel
Santa Monica, California
The hotel's restaurant is apparently extremely haunted as guests and staff report a variety of activity including disembodied voices and the sound of running footsteps. People have also claimed to see ghostly apparitions that appear at times.
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0Los Angeles Airport Marriott
Los Angeles, California
Apparitions are alleged to appear on the 18th floor. People claim to feel "a presence".
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0Doubletree Hotel - Rosemead
Rosemead, California
Reportedly haunted by a ghost who likes to play with the lights. Bad wiring or a haunting? You decide.
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Pinnacle Peak Steakhouse
San Dimas, California
The ghost who reaides at this eatery is said to be a little girl, possibly Native American, who grabs servers' trays and knocks over glasses and other objects.
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Rosamond Insane Asylum Ruins
Lancaster, California
Once the "Rosamond Insane Asylum" stood here, but it was demolished years and years ago. Now only some ruins remain, but locals swear that the souls of those who died here also linger. Extreme temperature differences and eerie feelings abound. Some claim to have found evidence of ...
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Brand Park
Glendale, California
The park was once the Brand Family's estate, complete with mansion (now the park's Library & Art Center) and family cemetery. Folks say the cemetery is reached via a trail behind the house, and that spooky "occult" things have occurred near Mr. Brand's pyramid-shaped tomb.
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Bennett Home
Glendora, California
The Bennett Home was purchased by the DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) in 1982. Rumor has it that the apparition of a woman appeared at the DAR's first monthly tea in the house. The ghost was determined to be a former resident who lived in the home around 1910.
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Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden
Claremont, California
The ghost of a young Native American girl is said to sit by a pond, crying and watching the fish. Cold spots and sudden gusts of wind also have been reported in the area.
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Griswold's Old School House
Claremont, California
Although the building has been made into several shops, it once was Griswold's Old School House. The disembodied voices of ghost children have been heard, and a white mist has been reported as well. Doors will fly open for no apparent reason, and many witnesses have described a feeling that ...
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Veterans Memorial Park
Commerce, California
The ghost who resides here is called Martin, and in life, he was a janitor at this park. Reports say folks who have called the park before opening hours spoke to a man who answered the phone, and his name was Martin. Lights turn on and off and doors open ...
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The Old Spaghetti Factory
Duarte, California
Reports (and an emblem on the building's front) say that this strucure housed a high school in the early 1900s, and employees say they have heard the ghostly sounds of children playing in the basement and in the restrooms. Dishes also have been known to fall on the floor for ...
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Charlie Chaplin Mansion
Los Angeles, California
The Charlie Chaplin Mansion was once owned by the silent movie actor. After Chaplin sold it, another family bought it, and the father killed his mother, his wife and his children. An apparition of the murderer's mother and the sounds of children screaming have been reported here, as well as ...
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Casa de Mexicano
Los Angeles, California
According to a report from a caretaker, nine ghosts reside here. The witness has heard knocking and footsteps and seen lights turn on by themselves. Some witnesses have seen the apparition of a Mexican man in jeans, boots and a checkered shirt and felt cold spots.
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Lambert Park Gymnasium
El Monte, California
The ghost of a little girl has been reported in the gymnasium's attic, and a man's apparition has been seen inside the locker room.
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My Gym - Bagel Nosh
Encino, California
My Gym, formerly the Bagel Nosh Restaurant and L.A. Cabaret, is rumored to be haunted by two ghosts: a beautiful lady wearing '50s clothing who would sit in a booth, and a man who hung out in the kitchen area or control room.
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Thompson Creek Trail
Claremont, California
Thompson Creek Trail is said to be haunted. Visitors say they have seen shadowy figures following them and heard the crackling of branches, footsteps, and scratching noises. It is also reported that the clouds above seem to form the shapes of skulls. Some witnesses have seen bizarre visions that include ...
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Hollydale Insane Asylum
Downey, California
Abandoned decades ago, the Hollydale Mental Hospital was originally a facility for TB and polio patients. Many rumors surround the place, such as one that tells of a mental patient who slashed the throat of a priest in the building. According to witnesses, there are many unhappy spirits here, and ...
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Ultrazone
Alhambra, California
At the laser tag facility Ultrazone, employees say they have heard whistling and seen unexplained fog after closing time, when the fog machines have been shut off. And, mysteriously, the light near the back exit has been known to change colors.
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Zane Grey Estate
Altadena, California
At the Zane Grey Mansion, cold spots have been detected near the fireplaces as well as in the library, kitchen and pantry. The kitchen clock has been known to stop when certain people walk into the room, and footsteps have been heard walking across the butler's pantry floor toward the ...
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El Campo Santo Cemetery
City of Industry, California
El Campo Santo Cemetery, aka Old Town Cemetery, is believed to be haunted by the spirit of a gravedigger who was himself buried at the cemetery's southeast corner. Also, apparitions have been seen crossing the section of road that was paved over a portion of the cemetery.
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The Derby
Arcadia, California
Famous jockey George Woolf, aka "The Iceman," bought the Derby Restaurant in 1938 but died 8 years later when he was thrown off a horse. Employees say they feel Woolf's presence and hear his footsteps heading up the stairs to his living quarters above the restaurant.
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Turner and Stevens Mortuary
Alhambra, California
Employees at the Turner & Stevens Mortuary say it is haunted by the spirits of an elderly woman who is chasing a little boy, and a man who is trying to protect him. Doors slam, books fly across the room, and footsteps are heard all over. The woman's and man's ...
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Vanderlip Mansion
Rancho Palos Verdes, California
Vanderlip Mansion, in a private, gated community, is rumored to be haunted. One legend says it is haunted by a former resident, Mr. Vanderlip's daughter, who committed suicide after being prohibited from marrying her African-American lover. Mr. Vanderlip was said to have built an insane asylum and locked his daughter ...
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Taco Lita
Arcadia, California
At Taco Lita, witnesses have seen the apparition of an elderly man in a yellow sweater walk in the men's restroom door. No one inside the restroom has seen him, as he seems to vanish after walking in.
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San Gabriel Mission Playhouse
San Gabriel, California
San Gabriel Mission Playhouse, aka San Gabriel Civic Auditorium has tunnels underground that are believed to be haunted. The tunnels were built so that the owner, Uncle John, could quickly go from backstage to the foyer. Reports say that during the Depression, the tunnels were used to house dead bodies, ...
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Highway 101 and Las Virgines
Calabasas, California
This area is believed to be haunted by a man who was killed by drunken driver and the driver himself, said to have committed suicide over the event. The accident replays, causing living drivers to have to swerve to miss the phantom white car.
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Loma Alta Street - Gravity Hill
Altadena, California
Face downhill in your car and place the car in neutral, and you travel upthe hill backwards. Some say fingerprints will be found on your car afterward, belonging to the ghost of a teen who took her parents' car and lost control of it on this hill, killing herself and ...
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AMC Puente Hills 20
Rowland Heights, California
AMC Puente Hills 20 movie theater is rumored to be haunted, and apparitions of children have been seen running around the theater. The cinema is on the site of the former Broadway Department Store, which also was said to be haunted, as witnesses reported music coming from locked storerooms, clothes ...
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Raging Waters
San Dimas, California
The water park Raging Waters is said to be haunted. Witnesses say phones have rung throughout the night, mostly coming from Wave Cove. Security guards have heard footsteps, the voice of a girl asking for help or something calling their names in the food court. The hauntings are said to ...
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John F Kennedy Memorial Library
Los Angeles, California
A story is told about some people experimenting with drugs in the third-floor bathroom, then going crazy and bludgeoning people to death there. Now, witnesses say faucets turn on and off, locked doors pop open, cold spots are felt and eerie laughter is sometimes heard.
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Los Angeles City Hall
Los Angeles, California
According to reports, the second, third, fourth, 27th and 28th floors of City Hall are haunted by ghosts who make themselves known during the overnight hours. On the second floor folks report noises and the feeling of being watched; on the third and fourth, an unseen presence follows you as ...
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Occidental College
Los Angeles, California
Two spots at Occidental College are rumored to be haunted. Erdman Hall is said to be haunted by two spirits: a young person who plays tricks like turning water faucets or lights on and off or writes messages on the walls, and a dark entity that inhabits a closet. Newcomb ...
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Elysian Park
Los Angeles, California
The White Lady of Elysian Park is said to be the ghost of a woman who drowned her children in the river and now wanders the park crying. In some versions of her tale, headless dogs appear along with her apparition. Some say apparitions also have been seen entering the ...
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Dominguez Rancho Adobe Museum
Compton, California
At the historic Rancho Dominguez Adobe Ranch House museum, witnesses have seen orbs and flashes of light move around late at night. The hauntings are believed to stem from a man who was staying at the place when it was a hotel. He was beaten, robbed and left to die ...
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Wayfarers Chapel
Rancho Palos Verdes, California
The Wayfarers Chapel, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright Jr., is said to be home to wispy apparitions at night and a phantom giant white owl. Eerie voices are said to call visitors by name, and the apparition of an elderly Native American man has been seen tending to a ghostly ...
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Rialto Theatre
South Pasadena, California
Urban legends are told about a girl who committed suicide by slitting her wrists in the bathroom and then going up to the balcony to bleed to death. Another legend tells of a man who went mad in the projector booth. Witnesses say bathroom stall doors shake and apparitions have ...
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Zamperini Stadium
Torrance, California
Locals tell of a young woman and her children who were murdered while walking home from a football game. Now, witnesses say they have heard children laughing and a woman crying and seen the apparitions throughout the neighborhood.
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Kmart
Bellflower, California
The apparition of a woman is said to appear in the Kmart stockroom, working. Her identity is unknown.
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Mount Saint Mary's College
Los Angeles, California
In Mount Saint Mary's Brady Hall, students have felt an oppressive presence and seen doors open and slam by themselves, sometimes in the middle of a class. And at the Carondelet dorm, nuns' apparitions are said to walk around and doors open by themselves.
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Woodbury University
Burbank, California
Woodbury University was a former monastery and is said to be haunted by Mother Cabrini, a nun who once lived here and whose likeness is sculpted into a building. She is said to ring the bell in the bell tower late at night.
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Inglewood Park Cemetery
Inglewood, California
Apparitions and unexplained noises have been seen and heard throughout the cemetery, including a woman who appeared to be lost. When staff members approached her trying to help, she vanished.
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Bullocks Wilshire Building
Los Angeles, California
Bullocks Wilshire Building is an Art Deco building that was built in 1929 as a department store. Many famous folks shopped here in its day, including Walt Disney, Mae West, John Wayne, Marlene Dietrich, Alfred Hitchcock, Greta Garbo and Clark Gable. The ending of 1984's hit film "Ghostbusters" was shot ...
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Kmart #7625
Los Angeles, California
Many employee rumors surround this Kmart. Among them are a double murder/suicide that took place within a love triangle in a stockroom. All three spirits are said to haunt the store. A fourth apparition of an unknown man is said to walk in a stockroom.
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Six Flags Magic Mountain
Los Angeles County, California
The apparition of a child in a striped shirt has been seen at night running underneath Colossus. Cold spots and an eerie presences have been felt here as well, as well as the sounds of rides and machinery working when the park is closed. Rumor has it that a roller ...
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Galster Park
West Covina, California
Galster Park is the centerpiece of some legends concerning a murderer and rapist whose victims were children. Screams and pleading children's voices are said to be heard late at night. Apparitions of scarred children are said to roam here as well.
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Target
Los Angeles, California
The Target is rumored to have a haunted storage area behind the dressing rooms. Witnesses have described noises and strange lights, loud music, and disembodied voices. Apparitions of employees who have passed away are also said to roam the store.
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Founder's Memorial Park - Dead Man's Park
Whittier, California
A ghostly fog is said to cover Dead Man's Park, which reportedly was once an Old Quaker cemetery. The headstones were removed when the park was built and a marker now lists the names of those who were buried here. The fog is believed to be a spiritual representation of ...
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King Richard's Antique Center
Whittier, California
King Richards Antique Center is housed in a structure that was built in 1903 and was once an old citrus packing house. Two workers reportedly have died here: One who was closed into a freezer in the basement and another who was crushed by falling machinery. Witnesses have reported black ...
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Pickfair Mansion
Beverly Hills, California
Pickfair Mansion was an early-1900s 56-acre estate remodeled by silent film actors Mary PICKford and Douglas FAIRbanks. The home was demolished in 1990. Rumor has it that the mansion was haunted, some say by the ghost of Douglas Fairbanks. On an episode of TV's Celebrity Ghost Stories, Pia Zadora said ...
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Bella Vista - Barrymore Estate
Beverly Hills, California
The estate is rumored to be haunted by John, Ethel, and Lionel Barrymore. A cuckoo clock that John loved is said to have stopped running at exactly the same moment that John passed away. Also, the apparition of a man who was killed in a cable car accident on the ...
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Doheny Mansion - Greystone Mansion
Beverly Hills, California
On February 16, 1929, Ned Doheny died in his bedroom. Reports say he had a murder-suicide pact with his secretary Hugh Plunket. Now, witnesses say screams and other noises can be heard inside the house at night. Another point of interest: In 2007, a part of the film "There Will ...
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Elizabeth Lake
Elizabeth Lake, California
Elizabeth Lake is famous for its creature that is said to live in its depths and come out at night to feast on local livestock and crops. The legend comes from as far back as the Spaniards' first settlement here. Witnesses describe a sulfurous smell and eerie feelings when they ...
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Hart Ranch and Museum
Santa Clarita, California
Silent film actor William S. Hart, who died in 1946, once owned Hart Mansion, and he, his sister and several of his dogs are said to live on here in spirit. Witnesses also have smelled fresh coffee brewing in the home. Rumor has it that Hart will only appear to ...
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El Capitan Theatre
Los Angeles, California
El Capitan Theater, on Hollywood Blvd., opened in 1926 and is known for its 1920s Hollywood glamour. It was beautifully restored by the Walt Disney Company and Pacific Theaters in 1989 and now hosts grand premieres of Disney films. The theater is said to be visited by apparitions in the ...
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El Compadre Restaurant
Los Angeles, California
At least three ghosts are believed to call El Compadre Restaurant home, two of whom are former patrons who like to linger around the piano during nighttime. The third ghost shows up in a mirror.
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Pantages Theater
Los Angeles, California
Pantages Theater, named after Alexander Pantages, was once owned by Howard Hughes--and Hughes is thought to remain here in spirit to this day. According to theater legend, a 1990 break-in by vandals spurred the hauntings on the second floor where Hughes had his office. Witnesses have felt a presence, an ...
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Avalon Hollywood
Los Angeles, California
Avalon Hollywood, a former theater built in 1927, has also been called the Hollywood Playhouse and the Palace Theater over the years. It once featured Fanny Brice's radio show, the Baby Snooks Radio Show and Ken Murray's Blackouts Theater Revue, then became one of the earliest TV studios housing the ...
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Hollywood Pacific Theatre
Los Angeles, California
The 1927 Hollywood Pacific Theatre, aka Warner Pacific Theater, is the largest theater in Hollywood and is believed to be haunted by one of the Warner Brothers. Harry, Albert, Sam and Jack Warner were responsible for the construction of the theater, as well as the first talkie film, The Jazz ...
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Suicide Bridge - Colorado Street Bridge
Pasadena, California
Colorado Street Bridge, constructed over the Arroyo Seco River in 1912, is also known as Suicide Bridge. The nickname was acquired because of the around 100 folks said to have committed suicide by jumping from it, starting in 1919. Reports say that almost 50 of the jumpers died during the ...
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Egg Plantation
Santa Clarita, California
Egg Plantation has a ghost locals call "menacing." It manifests as a movement from the corner of one's eye, seen by patrons seated at the bar. When they look directly at the spot from where the movement comes, nothing is there.
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Sand Canyon Road
Santa Clarita, California
The legend told about Sand Canyon Road involves some teens who crashed their car in the mid-1980s near the intersection of Warm Springs Road and Sand Canyon Road on their prom night. A female ghost teen has been seen, trying to rustle up assistance for her injured friends.
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Bessie Love's Cabin
Los Angeles, California
The Bessie Love Cabin was part of a development of cabins or bungalows built in this area in the early 1900s. It was screen actress Bessie Love's first home. But it was built over a site where, in the mid-1800s, two robbers were caught and killed while trying to steal ...
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Harlow House
Beverly Hills, California
Harlow House is a Bavarian-style mansion with wooden gutter spouts that are life-size carvings of various silent film stars like Pickford and Valentino. It was formerly owned by actress Jean Harlow and her MGM producer husband Paul Bern. The home is said to have been cursed when Bern committed suicide ...
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Nelson House
Los Angeles, California
The Nelson House was used as a model for the stage sets on the 1950s-1960s TV show The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet. Ozzie Nelson's ghost has been seen several times inside the home in many different locations. Owners also have noted doors that open and close by themselves, disembodied ...
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Charlie Chaplin Studios - Jim Henson Studio
Los Angeles, California
Featured in an episode of TV's Ghost Hunters, the motion-picture studios built in 1917 by Charlie Chaplin (now Jim Henson Studio) is rumored to be haunted. An apparition has been seen on the roof wearing a top had and coat, and a woman's form was seen walking through a door. ...
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John Sowden House
Los Angeles, California
The John Sowden House was the site of the murder of Black Dahlia, aka Elizabeth Short, found surgically cut in half and dumped on a lot. Suspect Dr. George Hill Hodel fled the country. Subsequent residents of the home have heard voices, footsteps, and the sound of heavy chains dragging, ...
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Madame Tussauds Hollywood
Los Angeles, California
Madame Tussauds Wax Museum is said to be haunted by moving figures, a sign that turns on and off by itself, and unexplained music after closing time. Museum staff says the eyes move on the wax figure of Bette Davis, too. There's been speculation that the museum is haunted by ...
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Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
Culver City, California
While vacationing in Los Angeles (Friday, January 28, 2005), I went out to Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery in Culver City to take some pics of some celebrity graves. I got pictures of the graves of Sharon Tate, Bing Crosby, Bela Lugosi, Rita Hayworth, Rosalind Russell and wanted to get pictures ...
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0Garibaldi and Baldwin Intersection
Temple City, California
On the Southwest corner a couple years ago, a memorial stood for a Motorcycle crash. A young man died in this crash. We went to this corner with all of our gear and caught a few images of what appeared to be apparitions walking and standing on the corner by ...
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Savannah Memorial Park Pioneer Cemetery
Rosemead, California
During the daylight hours, apparitions have been caught on photo. During the night, the sounds of people conversing can be heard. Children can be heard playing at night. This place is filled with the bodies of orphaned children. Their graves state "baby" or the child's first name only. A woman told ...
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Cerritos Crash Site
Cerritos, California
In 1986, two airplanes collided, one of which crashed into a neighborhood killing 82 altogether. At night and early in the morning, apparitions can be seen walking around and there's an overall eerie feeling as if you aren't alone. (Submitted by Chris)
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Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Los Angeles, California
The burial site of many big name stars, Hollywood Forever is also reported to have some activity. Apparitions come up in photographs, but most notably are the claims of Rudolph Valentino wandering the streets of the city and usually stopping when he reaches his grave site. (Submitted by Chris)
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Del Monte Speakeasy
Los Angeles, California
Once a speakeasy during the Prohibition, former owner Frank Bennett is believed to believed to reside there even after his death. (Submitted by Chris)
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Knickerbocker Hotel - Hollywood Knickerbocker Apartments
Los Angeles, California
Many Hollywood stars resided in this hotel, one woman, a costume designer named Irene Lentz, having jumped to her death here; another face in the area was D.W. Griffith who also died here, in the lobby. Seances held by Harry Houdini, as well as firsthand experiences around the hotel have ...
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Gershwin Apartments
Los Angeles, California
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Houdini Mansion
Los Angeles, California
Being Harry Houdini's former residence if not only for a brief period of time, it has since burned down and been rebuilt. People who explore these premises report seeing the ghost of Houdini himself wandering the grounds. Having also been used as a recording studio, some band members have reported ...
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Millennium Biltmore Hotel
Los Angeles, California
The hotel gives off an eerie feeling all around. Guests experience weird noises, being pushed or shaken, and seeing light anomalies. Ghosts of a little girl, nurse, and a woman in a black dress have been reported. (Submitted by Chris)
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Hollywood Tower
Los Angeles, California
One of the more notable "guests" is a man in his 30's who appears and disappears. Other spirits are said to reside there as well. This location has inspired the Disneyland ride "The Hollywood Tower of Terror". (Submitted by Chris)
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Hudson Apartments
Los Angeles, California
A former home for actors during the silent film era, a young man supposedly shows up around the area. (Submitted by Chris)
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Yamashiro
Los Angeles, California
Multiple spirits can be found here including the former owner, someone who smashes dishes, and the voice of a woman crying. (Submitted by Chris)
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Griffith Park
Los Angeles, California
Supposedly cursed by Doña Petrenilla, niece of the person in charge of the land, she was enraged having been left out of the will. The following people who owned the land would later fall victim to the supposed curse, including Griffith J. Griffith, whom the park is named after (Griffith ...
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Silent Movie Theater
Los Angeles, California
The original owner developed cancer as a result of working with toxic chemicals in an effort to preserve film. The next owner was shot and killed inside of the theater. Both of them are seen in different spots of the theater long after closing hours. (Submitted by Chris)
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Hollywood Wax Museum
Los Angeles, California
Seances have revealed that souls still wander among the wax figures. Some people actually witness the apparitions running around or are lucky enough to catch them on camera. (Submitted by Chris)
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Graumann's Chinese Theater
Los Angeles, California
A man named Victor was murdered nearby here, but is still reported here. A little girl nicknamed Annabell also can found here tugging on people clothing and appearing to people backstage. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Culver Studios
Culver City, California
Odd, unexplainable noises are heard and EVP's are picked up. Thomas Ince, a screenwriter from the silent era, is said to be here. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Hotel Alexandria
Los Angeles, California
The 9th, 11th, and 12th floors are said to have the most activity. Two Mafiosos are also said to be here in the basement of this location. The elevators here also have a knack to go to floors that aren't selected (usually it's the 3rd floor). (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Dodger Stadium
Los Angeles, California
A screaming woman dressed in white has been seen by employees. According to legend, it's a mother who killed her children. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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'Ghostbusters' House
Los Angeles, California
Dan Aykroyd was living here at one point when he noticed unusual activity such as objects moving by themselves and doors opening and closing. It would eventually inspire him to write the script for Ghost Busters. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Tate Murder House
Beverly Hills, California
Sharon Tate and three others were murdered during the Manson Family killing spree. All four of them are said to haunt the house next door to the crime scene. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Wonderland Massacre Site
Los Angeles, California
Four people were murdered at this spot. Their voices are heard and are believed to haunt the site. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Joan Crawford House
Los Angeles, California
Christina Crawford, Joan Crawford's adopted daughter, said that when she was a child, she used to see many frightening figures here. When she talked to a later owner of the house, she learned that the paranormal activity was still continuing and was thought to house many negative spirits. The owners ...
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Woodland Hills Comfort Inn
Los Angeles, California
Jani Lane, the lead singer of Warrant (known for the song "Cherry Pie") died here. In room 118, where he died, guests smell vodka, hear humming, or feel as if they aren't alone. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Reeves House
Beverly Hills, California
George Reeves, well-known for his portrayal of Superman in the 1950's, died here. It's disputed if he committed suicide or was murdered, but he is often seen here even after his death. He is also said to cause loud noises in the upstairs bedroom and leave behind the smell of ...
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Paramount Studios
Los Angeles, California
Hollywood Memorial cemetery is right behind this building and closest to the stages between 29 and 32. People are seen walking around in 1930's to 1940's attire, usually through walls. Electrical equipment for sound and lights are commonly tampered with by unseen forces. Doors are also heard slamming and footsteps ...
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Universal Studios - Stage 28
Universal City, California
Stage 28, where many silent horror classics is said to be a spot where Lon Chaney's ghost can be found. Workers report seeing a man in a black cape and continue to maintain that it is Chaney's phantom. Demolished, September 2014. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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American Idol Mansion
Los Angeles, California
Used as the housing for a season of American Idol, many of the contestants wanted to leave after a ghost would play with the lights and rip off bedsheets while they were sleeping. They also reported seeing strange things on the staircase and in the garage. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Antique Row
Pomona, California
Most of the antique stores here are very old and contain a variety of spirits that said to be attached to the items sold here. Others ghosts freely roam around, particularly in the underground levels of some of these stores. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Templo De La Santa Muerte
Huntington Park, California
This place is a church for La Santa Muerte. My mother worked here for a year and we lived in the apartment upstairs of it. We moved out a year ago because my mother got a new job, i was 12 years old and i had cats and we had ...
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Franks Liquor
East Los Angeles, California
Frank's Liquor in East Los Angeles is haunted by the ghost of a gang member that was killed during a robbery attempt at the store in the 70's. It is said the ghost walks up and down the beer aisle late at night. (Submitted by TB)
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Saddle Peak Lodge
Calabasas, California
The Rat Pack used to commonly stay here, but it is believed this place also ties to the afterlife. A female presence in her 40's named Edith is said to be upstairs and likes to move objects around. Around the same area, a rather tough and burly figure roams ...
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Rancho Los Amigos Hospital
Downey, California
The Southern Campus here is abandoned, but was once a recovery center for people with the Spanish Flu. Victims were buried in a nearby field and said to still be as well as victims of polio, the 1933 Long Beach earthquake, a flood in the 1930's, and a secretary who ...
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Love's Pit Barbecue Site
Los Angeles, California
While it was still a restaurant, several people died inside of this premise. The bar was the most active area, where a murdered woman and an elderly couple were known to hang out. A former manager who died only days before a paranormal investigation was also reported to have an ...
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La Paz
Calabasas, California
Two ghosts are seen here commonly: the first is that of a young Hispanic woman who wears a white dress; the other is that of either a settler or a cowboy. Some say that the male presence is accompanied by the ghost of a young boy. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Sagebrush Cantina
Calabasas, California
A young woman wearing a shawl is seen in the back; a busboy or cook is also reported in the same area. A cowboy and a young boy have also been seen here and are believed to be associated with the area. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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The Catalina Beach House Hotel
Avalon, California
A sea captain helped to make this building what it is now; he died here in the back house on the upper deck and thought to still be here. Room 2 is known for having weird electrical issues, the sound of footsteps, and even the sight of the captain himself. (Submitted ...
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Catalina Country Club
Avalon, California
One of the strangest encounters here involved an employee who was finishing up his tasks for the night; while taking out the trash, a man wearing a 1930's baseball uniform walked out of nowhere. The employee stated that he followed the man a bit until he disappeared. Other employees feel ...
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Glenmore Plaza Hotel
Avalon, California
In 1915, a fire took place here. Guests report smelling smoke and some people across the street see the building as being on fire, but after firefighters arrive, there is no sign of a blaze. During stand-up routines, a figure has been reported on stage and walks through walls much ...
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Hotel Catalina
Avalon, California
The kitchen and cottage is said to be a home for many playful ghosts who like to move objects around or make noises. The activity is said to peak around winter. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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The Inn on Mt. Ada
Avalon, California
People have reported seeing a variety of anomalies ranging from lights and shadows, to full-bodied apparitions. The ghosts here are said to be very harmless. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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The Old Turner Inn
Avalon, California
Matilda Murdock (also known as Tilly) is believed to haunt the place which she once owned. Guests have reported seeing a woman who floats around, hearing footsteps going up and down the stairs, and doors opening and closing. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Zane Grey Pueblo Hotel
Avalon, California
Ghostly footsteps are heard, cold gusts of wind are felt in the lobby despite no possible source, and strange, shadowy figures have been seen throughout. The former manager, Zane Grey, might be responsible. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Los Toros Mexican
Los Angeles, California
Cold drafts are reported, objects have been known to fly around or break by themselves, and a variety of ghostly people, both male and female (around the ages of 40 to 50) have been seen. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Reyes Adobe Historical Site
Agoura Hills, California
According to a psychic, someone was murdered in this location; a bandit attempting to rape a woman wound up shot and soon died from his injuries. Many people will report a sense of dread while exploring here; others have reported seeing faces in the windows. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Box Canyon
Los Angeles, California
Krishna Venta was the founder of the Wisdom, Knowledge, Faith, Love Fountain of the World, a cult from the mid 1950s. Two former members suspected Venta was engaging in sexual activity with their wives so, using dynamite, launched a suicide attack against the cult's headquarters (located nearby). 10 people were ...
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Los Angeles Pet Memorial Park
Calabasas, California
Many of Hollywood's famous animals are buried here. Kabar, Rudolph Valentino's former Great Dane, is felt here and will often lick visitors. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Leonis Adobe Museum
Calabasas, California
Miguel Leonis, a former real estate manager, grew so powerful that people who opposed him beat him up and left him for dead. He and his wife, Espiritu, are said to be heard walking and talking on the second floor of the building. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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St. Francis Dam Site
Santa Clarita, California
William Mulholland oversaw what would be his last major project be completed in 1926. His career ended 3 years later when the dam collapsed and kill somewhere between 200 and 500 people. A cemetery located somewhere nearby wound up being the burial site for many of the victims; some of ...
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Ruiz Family Cemetery
Santa Clarita, California
The Ruiz family, as well as others who were victim to the St. Francis Dam, are said to be seen here. The cemetery itself is located on the hill behind the houses. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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The Beverly Hills Hotel
Beverly Hills, California
Peter Finch died outside of this hotel 1977. While it's possible he's still here, it is believed that Harpo Marx and composer Sergei Rachmaninoff haunt here, still making music after their deaths. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Off Vine Restaurant
Los Angeles, California
A lovely turn-of-the-century craftsman-style bungalow, built in 1908, it was surrounded by fruit trees and orange groves, off a newly formed country road called Vine Street. Since then it has survived through the Roaring Twenties, the Great Depressions, Hollywood's Silent and Golden Eras, numerous earthquakes, ambitious land-owners and most ...
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East Whittier Women's Club
Whittier, California
A benign spirit is supposed to haunt this historic women's club, where members have reported report feeling an unseen entity brush past them and try to hold their hand. The identity of the spirit is unknown. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Corralitas Red Car Trail
Los Angeles, California
It is said that the remains of former railway workers and people who died during the creation of this pathway are buried here. Hikers sometimes catch a glimpse of these spirits while taking this road. Submitted by Chris Berglund
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Murphy's Ranch
Los Angeles, California
The legend here is that Nazi sympathizers wanted to start another Reich in California. Children and locals went missing and may attributed to occultists who also are said to have made this area their home. The screams of children are reported and it is believed that the land itself is ...
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Solstice Canyon
Malibu, California
The Roberts Ranch House (AKA Tropical Terrace) was built for Fred and Florence Roberts, but burned down in 1982. Fred, who died in 1976, is thought to still be here and EVPs that are picked up are commonly attributed to him. Submitted by Chris Berglund
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South Mount Hawkins
Azusa, California
Occultists started a fire on this mountain back in 2002. Animals that were sacrificed are said to be seen here, but evil spirits from another realm could have also been brought here through ritual. Submitted by Chris Berglund
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The Old L.A. Zoo
Los Angeles, California
A man is reported to descend the staircase by the carousel. Psychics have also picked up on animals still trapped inside of their cages, believed to have been kept in terrible condition when they were once living. Submitted by Chris Berglund
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Haunted Table 29 at Griffith Park
Los Angeles, California
A couple was crushed to death by a falling tree and had their ashes scattered here. A tree trimmer reportedly was chased out of here and then saw the phrase "Next you die" on his windshield. Another worker died of a heart attack; he could have been saved, but a ...
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Thelma Todd's Sidewalk Cafe
Los Angeles, California
Thelma Todd was a star from the 1930's who ran a cafe at this address before her mysterious death. Coroners ruled it as accidental carbon monoxide poisoning, but some people believe that she was murdered. She has been seen walking up and down the staircase and some people smelling exhaust ...
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Sunnyside Cemetery
Signal Hill, California
A woman named Bessie M. Baxter was struck by an oncoming car and thought to be laid to rest here (though it was discovered that she was buried at an adjacent Sunnyside Cemetery). Still, people claim to have seen her in a white wedding dress wandering among the graves. (Submitted by ...
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DeForest Park
Long Beach, California
People have seen shadows floating and running about. It's common to feel like someone is following you, hear disembodied voices, or feel sudden cold gusts. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Rancho Los Cerritos
Long Beach, California
Some 50 Native American graves were uncovered here when the golf course was being laid out. Immediately afterward, guests and employees had the feeling that they were being watched or followed, objects would move by themselves, a rocking chair started rocking back and forth for no reason, some even reported ...
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La Golondrina Cafe
Los Angeles, California
A ghost nicknamed "La Consuela" walks the stairs and is sometimes seen on the balcony. Items also move by themselves or are hidden elsewhere in the building. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Avila Adobe
Los Angeles, California
Francisco Avila, former owner of the house has been seen and heard here. His second wife, Encarnacion, has also been seen in the master bedroom. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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King Eddy Saloon
Los Angeles, California
A form of the vanishing hitchhiker story exists here involving an inebriated woman who demands people pull over at Evergreen Cemetery only for people to discover her grave. Another possible ghost here is Benjamin E. Smith who went on a suicidal drinking binge before shooting himself nearby. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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One-Eyed Gypsy
Los Angeles, California
Before it closed, guests would be touched or even fondled by an unseen man. One rumor is that this place was built on the site of a brothel that burned down; the lady who ran it is believed to be here. The male ghost is thought to be that of ...
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Antonio's Restaurant
Los Angeles, California
Lights turn on and off, objects move, and the owner has even stated that someone tugged on his shirt before. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Hilton Checkers Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
A woman identified as Teresa Brauden jumped to her death here and two other suicides have taken place here. One of those three may very well be responsible for the sudden chills guests feel or a CCTV recording of a door opening and closing by itself. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Plum Tree Inn
Los Angeles, California
One former owner was murdered here Halloween night of 1974 and another victim was forced to dig his own grave. Some believe that the property itself is cursed and others have reported seeing one of the former employees here long after his death. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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The Laugh Factory
Los Angeles, California
The ghost of Groucho Marx frequents here. The owner has reported the smell of cigar smoke or a trail of cigar ashes manifesting despite no one being around. While the building was being replastered, Marx's face appeared in the plaster despite no one having a key to get inside. Marx's ...
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The Mansion
Los Angeles, California
This place acts as a recording studio for bands like Slipknot, Red Hot Chili Peppers, System of a Down, Linkin Park and several other famous groups. Members of these bands claimed that other forces reside here; they've reported doors opening and closing by themselves, being touched, and electrical problems that ...
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Drum Barracks
Los Angeles, California
The Drum Barracks served as a base during the Civil War; after the war, the area became a hospital, and not too long after that, the land was auctioned off. Around 100 years later, the Drum Barracks finally became the museum it is today, but it also includes the ghost ...
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Duke's Malibu
Malibu, California
The former owner, Chris Polos (AKA: The Captain) is said to remain here in his establishment, but guests have also reported a woman in and around the bathrooms. The nearby area is rumored to have been a brothel ripe with gambling and vice, but the ghosts here are said to ...
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Lake Malibou
Agoura Hills, California
"The Lady of the Lake" is the nickname given to a woman who used to swim around here before her death at an old age. She is said to wear a swimming cap and is seen either swimming to, or on the island in the middle of the lake. Another ...
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Stay on Main Hotel
Los Angeles, California
Formerly the Cecil Hotel, this location has been a site of murder, suicide, and once even housed serial killers Richard Ramirez and Jack Unterweger; the last infamous case involved that of Elisa Lam who was last seen on security cameras hiding from an unseen force in the elevator before her ...
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Rockhaven
Glendale, California
Rockhaven Sanitarium is a refreshing take to the "haunted asylum" location. Unlike other plces where abuse and malpractice was common, Rockhaven was a calm location. The patients here were never viewed as being insane; they were all female, treated with respect, and allowed to recover at their own pace. Likewise, ...
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Los Angeles National Forest - Gravity Hill
Los Angeles County, California
A tragic accident happened near the Glen Memorial Park cemetery back in the 1990s. A bus driver lost control of the bus tipping it down the Gravity Hill killing all the students onboard. Legend has said that not only if you place your car out of gear it would move ...
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Create Nightclub
Los Angeles, California
Employees have claim to see black apparitions in the kitchen, lounge & dance floor. Many known cases are seeing moving objects in the corner of one's eye. Maybe the Museum of Death is responsible for these sightings since it's right next door to the venue. (Submitted by Abraham S)
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Horseshoe Canyon Road
Los Angeles, California
One night i was leaving my ex Noah's house with 2 of my male friends at the time and we had parked the car uphill at the fork in the road. The address I provided is directly across from that fork in the road where the spirit appeared. ...
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Los Angeles, California
In the late 60's it was call the Hullabaloo. It was a concert theater for many of the upcoming bands of that era. Chicago,the Doors, The Mandala and many other bands performed there. I was in a band that worked there and we would lock the place up after rehearsal ...
