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0The 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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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 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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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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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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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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0Fort MacArthur
Los Angeles, California
25.7 miles from Avalon, CA
It is said that Fort MacArthur is inhabited by the spirits of soldiers who perished in accidents here.
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Wayfarers Chapel
Rancho Palos Verdes, California
27.8 miles from Avalon, CA
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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Vanderlip Mansion
Rancho Palos Verdes, California
28.4 miles from Avalon, CA
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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Huntington Beach Pier
Huntington Beach, California
28.7 miles from Avalon, CA
Psychics report activity from people who used to love the area when they were alive returning for permanent stay. It also said that victims of suicide, murders, and accidents roam around here. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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0RMS Queen Mary
Long Beach, California
29.4 miles from Avalon, CA
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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John Wayne’s "Wild Goose" Yacht
Newport Beach, California
29.7 miles from Avalon, CA
John Wayne's very own ghost has been reported on his former yacht. He can be heard laughing, walking around, and sometimes he plays with the lights or locks on doors. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Drum Barracks
Los Angeles, California
30.8 miles from Avalon, CA
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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Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach
Seal Beach, California
31.3 miles from Avalon, CA
At the U.S. Naval Weapons Station on Seal Beach, rumored to have been built atop ancient Native American burial grounds and historical seaport Anaheim Landing, strange shadows appear at night, apparitions of Native Americans have been seen, and footsteps have followed security guards at night. Witnesses also have described whispering ...
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Sunnyside Cemetery
Signal Hill, California
33 miles from Avalon, CA
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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Zamperini Stadium
Torrance, California
33.2 miles from Avalon, CA
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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0Long Beach Marriott
Long Beach, California
34.2 miles from Avalon, CA
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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Rancho Los Cerritos
Long Beach, California
35.1 miles from Avalon, CA
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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Liberty Theater - Joint Forces Training Base
Los Alamitos, California
35.2 miles from Avalon, CA
Former head nurse Edna Alcorn was jilted by her lover for a woman with red hair; long after her death, she is known to be feisty with anyone with the same hair color (usually shutting off lights and locking doors). The other ghost seen here is that of a sailor ...
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Anaheim Performing Arts Center
Santa Ana, California
35.9 miles from Avalon, CA
People feel like they are being followed on the second floor, as well as feel cold spots. Footsteps and whistling have also been heard here. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Midnight Adult Book and Video
Garden Grove, California
35.9 miles from Avalon, CA
Rumor has it that back when this property used to be a night club, a man was stabbed to death here in a drug deal gone wrong. Employees have reported seeing the ghost of a man in a cowboy hat, hearing unexplained noises, and noticing things fall off shelves for ...
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Jack's Corner
Cypress, California
36.7 miles from Avalon, CA
Jack (one of the few nicknames he could have) is an apparition that stands in the middle of the road; some cars swerve to avoid him, others drive right through him. He has been seen up and down Walker St. by a few blocks. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Dominguez Rancho Adobe Museum
Compton, California
36.8 miles from Avalon, CA
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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DeForest Park
Long Beach, California
37.1 miles from Avalon, CA
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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Forest Lawn Memorial
Cypress, California
37.3 miles from Avalon, CA
One story from this cemetery involved a group a teenagers using a ouija board in the 1980's; at midnight, they jokingly tried to summon a ghost, but instead brought something onto them much more sinister. They said they were surrounded by fog, but an invisible force manifested and charged after ...
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Cypress College Photography Department
Cypress, California
37.7 miles from Avalon, CA
A ghost nicknamed Photy is said to reside in the main darkroom of the Cypress College Photography Department. Photy most often appears by the northwesternmost enlarger. He is said to be a friendly ghost, giving students a feeling of calm. The stories were said to have begun when one student ...
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Stanley Ranch Museum
Garden Grove, California
37.8 miles from Avalon, CA
The 1891 Stanley House at Stanley Ranch Museum in Heritage Park is said to be haunted. A former live-in caretaker woke up to a frank-speaking apparition of an older man next to his bed, who advised him "Don't take any bullsh--!" The caretaker also saw the ghost of an older ...
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Yost Theater
Santa Ana, California
38.6 miles from Avalon, CA
Opened since 1913, a presence is sensed here. Singer Ernest Ball died here in 1927 and is believed to remain here since. Another ghost named Molly has been seen here by stagehands and security. The Green Room is said to have much activity as well. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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K-Mart
Anaheim, California
38.6 miles from Avalon, CA
A girl named Isabella is thought to be responsible for objects flying off of shelves. Some workers have even claimed to see her. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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The Frida Cinema
Santa Ana, California
38.7 miles from Avalon, CA
I used to volunteer here and all of the experience I had involved theater 2, on the right. Even when the lights are on, the room feels unpleasant and you get the sensation that you're being watched or followed. Occasionally, I'd peripherally see a shadow walk into the theater, or ...
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Knott's Berry Farm
Buena Park, California
39.4 miles from Avalon, CA
At Knott's Berry Farm, many places are rumored to be haunted. At Camp Snoopy, Peanuts Playhouse is rumored to be haunted. Employees have reported chills, voices, lights that go on and off when the power is off, and the felling of someone following them. Also, the Kingdom of the Dinosaurs ...
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Cerritos Crash Site
Cerritos, California
39.8 miles from Avalon, CA
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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House of Blues
Anaheim, California
39.8 miles from Avalon, CA
Legend has it that a spirit resides in the area behind the mosh pit. Witnesses say something unseen has brushed against, touched or pushed them.
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Montanez Abode
San Juan Capistrano, California
39.8 miles from Avalon, CA
This 1794 abode, built for artisans and soldiers, is reputedly haunted by the original deed holder. Visitors have apparently been chased out of the building by a hovering white light, while others claim to have heard chanting coming from the building late at night. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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0El Adobe de Capistrano
San Juan Capistrano, California
39.9 miles from Avalon, CA
This restaurant is set in a building that was once the 1797 home of Miguel Yorba as well as the town's court and jail, built in 1812. The former jail, in which currently stands the restaurant's wine cellar, is said to be haunted by a ghost. The apparition of a ...
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0Mission San Juan Capistrano
San Juan Capistrano, California
39.9 miles from Avalon, CA
Visitors here may catch a glimpse of any of three ghosts: a Native American girl, a bellringer, and a Spanish soldier who is missing his head.
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0Disneyland
Anaheim, California
39.9 miles from Avalon, CA
Walt Disney's first park is said to be haunted by the man himself, seen in or near his old apartment near the Main Street fire station. It is also said that the park is haunted by the spirits of park guests who have died on the Anaheim theme park's premises. ...
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SpringHill Suites Anaheim Maingate
Anaheim, California
40.1 miles from Avalon, CA
This area used to be the site of the Paris Restaurant, since replaced by a hotel. Two people have died in this spot; the first being a woman who had a heart attack, the second being a man who choked to death. A chandelier was known to swing around by ...
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0Fairfield Inn Anaheim
Anaheim, California
40.2 miles from Avalon, CA
"They" say that this hotel is haunted by the ghost of a couple who died on the nearby highway. Because, really, who wants to die and haunt a freeway? Much better to haunt the nearby place with television.
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Best Western - Quality Inn
Lake Forest, California
40.4 miles from Avalon, CA
Employees claim to feel "a presence" and cold spots.
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Chain Reaction
Anaheim, California
40.5 miles from Avalon, CA
Chain Reaction is in a building that has been a biker bar, a club, and a Mexican restaurant. Reports say a homeless person was found dead in the back alley, and disembodied talking and laughing has been heard there at night and in the bathrooms.
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Kmart
Bellflower, California
40.6 miles from Avalon, CA
The apparition of a woman is said to appear in the Kmart stockroom, working. Her identity is unknown.
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Anaheim White House Restaurant
Anaheim, California
41 miles from Avalon, CA
The ghosts of several children are reported here. They are heard running around down empty halls. An older woman is also believed to be here, as well as a mother and her daughter who occupy the Blue Room. One incident here involved a waiter who attempted to enter a room, ...
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Irvine Katie Wheeler Library
Irvine, California
41.1 miles from Avalon, CA
A "lady in blue" is seen here. It is believed to be the daughter of the former property owner; she died while giving birth. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Red Cross House - The Stoffel House
Anaheim, California
41.1 miles from Avalon, CA
The 1894 Red Cross House, aka the Stoffel House or the Woelke-Stoffel House, was built by John Woelke and purchased by the Stoffel Family in 1907. The house was moved to Founder's Park and is now on display. It is rumored to be haunted by the original caretaker, whose eyes ...
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The Victorian Manor Tea House
Orange, California
41.2 miles from Avalon, CA
This building is now closed, but once was said to house many ghosts. Psychics, mediums, and sensitives reported felt that there were numerous children here, a Confederate soldier who moved out to California after falling in love with a local, a man who died after falling down the stairs, and ...
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Hollydale Insane Asylum
Downey, California
41.2 miles from Avalon, CA
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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Rutabegorz
Orange, California
41.3 miles from Avalon, CA
The original owners as well as two children are thought to be here. Employees have reported objects falling off of the walls, electronic objects malfunctioning, and doors slamming shut. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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