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0Payless ShoeSource
Banning, California
Some say the ghost of a little boy appears in the Payless breakroom. So his story goes, he badly wanted a pair of shoes but his mother said no. Upset, he ran out of the store and was struck by a car and died.
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Sunnyslope Cemetery
Beaumont, California
5.1 miles from Banning, CA
At Sunnyslope Cemetery, witnesses have reported cold spots, strange noises, uneasy feelings, and touches from an unseen hand. Perhaps even more intriguing is a ghostly groundskeeper said to disappear into a shed.
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The Oak Tree
Yucaipa, California
7.1 miles from Banning, CA
This location has been a popular teen hangout spot for decades. Locals know it as "The Oak Tree." The tree covers some old stone ruins which are now heavily covered in graffiti and refuse. Mostly used for drinking and doing drugs, but several bodies have been discovered ...
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Prospect Park
Redlands, California
18.7 miles from Banning, CA
Prospect Park is one of the oldest and largest parks in Redlands CA. The land was given to the city as an 80th birthday present. It was originally owned by 2 of Redlands co-founders in the 1800's. The park owes its name to a small hotel that was built on ...
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0Fieldmoore Estate
Redlands, California
19 miles from Banning, CA
Built in 1906 in the middle of Mira Flores Park by builder Davis Donald for Mr. and Mrs. Kirke Field. Both had moved West due to suffering from 'Consumption' (Tuberculosis). They met at a sanitarium in Colorado and were friends of Doc Holiday. Mrs. Field died shortly after the mansion ...
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0Morey Mansion
Redlands, California
20.5 miles from Banning, CA
The Morey Mansion was built in 1890 by David and Sarah Morey, and it is said that both of them remain in the house today. Reports say Sarah died a tragic death and her husband committed suicide shortly thereafter, in 1901. The house became a bed-and-breakfast in 1985. Ghost-hunting teams ...
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Barton Mansion
Redlands, California
21.3 miles from Banning, CA
The Barton Mansion, built by Dr. Ben Barton in the 1860s, is a location made infamous in a video shot by a group of paranormal investigators in the early 2000s. The video depicted a demon or ghost emerging from a room in the then abandoned building. Whether or not the ...
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452 AMDS Bldg 2300
March Air Reserve Base, California
21.8 miles from Banning, CA
On several occasions I have personally experienced paranormal activity in our bldg. It used to be a tuberculosis ward for children. I am usually the last one to leave the bldg for the day and must ensure all the clinic doors are locked. One night I was locking up and ...
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Captain's Anchorage
Big Bear Lake, California
22.1 miles from Banning, CA
The ghost of a man named George has been seen here; it is said he was an embezzler who either killed himself or was murdered. Other than George, three other ghosts are said to be here. The activity includes full-bodied apparitions, beer bottles being thrown, lights flickering, footsteps, and other ...
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California Theatre
San Bernardino, California
27.1 miles from Banning, CA
None other than Will Rogers is believed to haunt California Theatre. Why? It's the venue where he made his last performance before he died in a plane crash. Those in the know say Rogers' ghost haunts a practice room that's always cold, and his apparition has been seen through its ...
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Pinnacle Peak Steak House
Colton, California
27.3 miles from Banning, CA
Just before the entrance of the women's restroom, on the wall is a hand print believed to be of a young girl who would eat there in the early 70"s until her death in 1974.. employees have cleaned,sanded the hand print... once gone it reappears as if by magic. (Submitted by ...
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Bracken Fern Manor
Lake Arrowhead, California
28 miles from Banning, CA
Bugsy Siegel used to stay here back when the building was still relatively new. Along with him were many prostitutes, gamblers, and other people with crime connections. It's said that some of those people still remain and can be found upstairs or in the tunnel connecting it to the Tudor ...
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Saddleback Inn
Lake Arrowhead, California
28.6 miles from Banning, CA
An 8 year-old girl named Hanna died here and is said to be found in Room 33. She plays with electrical obejcts (lights, TV, etc.), flush toilets, and move objects around. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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0Mission Inn
Riverside, California
28.7 miles from Banning, CA
This hotel is awesome. If you are interested in amazing architecture, stairways that descend to nowhere, towers, flying buttresses, and just a constant feeling of "this place was designed by a madman" the Mission Inn is definitely a place that you must visit. Quite probably one of the most interesting ...
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Mount Rubidoux
Riverside, California
29.1 miles from Banning, CA
Along this area, human-like shadows can be seen roaming the hills. (Submitted by Chris)
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Agua Mansa Pioneer Cemetery
Colton, California
29.1 miles from Banning, CA
As locals it, many years ago a beautiful lady drowned her six children, and she now haunts the who stretch of the road around Agua Mansa Pioneer Cemetery. She is known in Hispanic legend as La Llorona, or the Weeping Woman, doomed to roam in search of the children she ...
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Riverside City College
Riverside, California
29.1 miles from Banning, CA
Doors opening and closing on their own. Ghost of a man in a suit roaming the Quad building. Doors slamming and mysterious voices heard in the Theater. Ghosts in the parking garage and the ghost of a woman in the lower parking lot near the Automotive Building. Multiple Class ...
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Evergreen Cemetery
Riverside, California
29.5 miles from Banning, CA
A green, glowing mist is sometimes seen. Ghosts of those who died during the influenza epidemic of the early 20th century will manifest on camera or through EVP. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Green Acres Cemetery
Bloomington, California
30.5 miles from Banning, CA
Legend has it that on Halloween every year, blood appears on the table between the three marble chairs in the graveyard's southeast part.
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Rialto Historical Society
Rialto, California
30.8 miles from Banning, CA
Back when the building served as a schoolhouse, the ashes of a little girl was buried there. She has been seen on several occasions on the second floor of the building, looking out of the windows into the street. The ghost a woman in a white dress frequents the stairway, ...
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1888 Bath House - Chime's Antiques
Lake Elsinore, California
31.5 miles from Banning, CA
This circa 1888 former bath house now houses a quaint, old-fashioned antique's store which is rumoured to be haunted. Apparitions reported here include a drowning victim in the basement, a spirit who moves a set of china dolls and an entity that is believed to be a man who ...
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0Old Abandoned School House
Murrieta, California
32.3 miles from Banning, CA
Creepy abandoned school house with lots of unusual activity after dark. (Submitted by Marsi)
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KEA Grain Mill
Murrieta, California
32.4 miles from Banning, CA
Legend has it that a teenage girl wearing a blue dress haunts the middle window at the top of the tower... A mysterious fire completely destroyed the inside and charred the outside of KEA milling..... (Submitted by Don S.)
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Palomar Inn
Temecula, California
33.7 miles from Banning, CA
Dating back to the 1920's, this historic inn formerly served as sleeping quarters for travellers between the major towns such as San Diego and Los Angeles. The hotel features a whole assortment of memorabilia, such as a phoenix totem hanging over the hotel entrance to bring good luck. Alas, this ...
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Olive Groves
Lake Elsinore, California
33.7 miles from Banning, CA
These olive groves sit at the bottom of the Ortega mountains off of Grand Ave. There have been numerous sightings of a woman running away from someone or something and hiding behind olive trees. The place has been olive groves for many years but also a fire destroyed ...
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Castle Park
Riverside, California
33.9 miles from Banning, CA
A ghostly lady in a white dress and another apparition on a balcony above the Plaza Café have been reported. Also, Native American apparitions have been seen near the railroad tracks and doors have been known to close by themselves. The apparition of a fire burning in one corner has ...
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Lake Elsinore Country Club
Lake Elsinore, California
34 miles from Banning, CA
This country club is believed to have brunt down, but was abandoned for several years prior to this. Locals who ventured inside reported seeing strange figures following them around and hearing voices that called out to them. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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0Joshua Tree Inn
Joshua Tree, California
34.6 miles from Banning, CA
Some people believe that the ghost of Gram Parsons, father of country rock, inhabits room 8, which is where he died of a drug overdose in the early 70's. He will allegedly move or relocate small items such as earrings and will move the mirror that hangs on the ...
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Horse Thief Canyon
Corona, California
35.1 miles from Banning, CA
Behind the neighborhood is a wooded area with a trail hidden somewhere among it. The trail supposedly leads to a water tower where shadows run around and ghostly footsteps can be heard. Another figure is known as the blonde lady who will pass by in the distance or follow you ...
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Devore Gravity Hill
San Bernardino, California
36.3 miles from Banning, CA
To get to this gravity hill, follow Glen Helen Road until you pass two consecutive railroad tracks. When you pass a third set, go past the stop sign that's about 100 hundred feet ahead and stop on the line. If you put the car in neutral, it should roll uphill, ...
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Foothill Boulevard
Fontana, California
36.4 miles from Banning, CA
Once a part of Route 66, the boulevard is haunted by the ghost of a young man in a striped shirt carrying a long stick, thought by some to be a buggy whip. The ghost crosses the street as cars approach, and then disappears. He is sometimes accompanied by a ...
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La Quinta Resort and Club
La Quinta, California
36.4 miles from Banning, CA
A shaded apparition and ghostly voices and noises have been reported in several of the bungalows at this 1920’s resort. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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J.J. Live Oak Steakhouse - Rockefellas Bar
Corona, California
37 miles from Banning, CA
Once J.J. Live Oak Steakhouse and El Cerrito Inn and now Rockefellas Bar, the place is said to be haunted. Local legend tells of a 1988 waitress who was strangled and left in the trunk of a car behind the inn. Her ghost is said to flush toilets near closing ...
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Marie Callender's
Corona, California
39.5 miles from Banning, CA
Marie Callender's restaurant is believed to be haunted. Witnesses have described objects such as a metal pie cutter flying off a shelf and salt and pepper shakers that filled themselves. Strange sounds, floating orbs and electrical appliances turning on and off also have been reported. A worker shampooing the carpet ...
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Hells Gate
Corona, California
40.9 miles from Banning, CA
Up in the hills of corona on a dead end street there is an old signal tower. Past that, a small trail leads you to a walkway and a burn site. The story is... there was a house that stood there in the 80’s. Two parents lived there along ...
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Fallbrook Masonic Cemetery
Fallbrook, California
42.3 miles from Banning, CA
Some witnesses have said that when they touched the trees in Fallbrook Masonic Cemetery, they felt a hot surge of energy.
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Trabuco Creek Road
Corona, California
42.5 miles from Banning, CA
An Acjachemen tribe still remains at this location watching over their territory, often trying to protect it from evil. They appear as shadows or figures in peripheral vision. While the orbs that appear in photographs could very well be dust, some contain unusual faces upon closer inspection. It is also ...
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Santa Margarita River Bridge
Fallbrook, California
42.7 miles from Banning, CA
Local legend tells of many strange things that have happened nearby, perhaps the first being a small wagon train that was demolished during the California Gold Rush. Then in the 1900s when the Fallbrook Union High School was built nearby, three pairs of teens disappeared from their prom only to ...
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Live Oak Park
Fallbrook, California
43.2 miles from Banning, CA
According to locals, there are some large boulders in Live Oak Park that Native Americans in used long ago to grind acorns to make bread. The indentations worn into the rocks by the process can still be seen. Reports say that the local police department has received dozens of calls ...
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Jicarilla Road
Apple Valley, California
44.2 miles from Banning, CA
Some say the shape of a man can be running across Jicarilla Road very quickly. It may start chasing witnesses, and then suddenly vanish.
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Beverly Hotel
Ontario, California
45.4 miles from Banning, CA
At this site used to stand the Beverly Hotel; reports are unclear as to what stands here now. At the Beverly, shadows were seen in the southwest 2nd floor corner window, and visitors heard footsteps and fire alarms. Also reported were flickering lights and cold spots.
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Molly's Souper
Upland, California
45.8 miles from Banning, CA
This old-fashioned establishment is located in a 1912 historic mansion, formerly owned by a local citrus grower and his wife. The apparition of a gentleman has been seen on the front porch of the building, and there are reports of poltergeist activity in the dining room and kitchen. (Submitted by ...
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0Black Star Canyon
Silverado, California
47.4 miles from Banning, CA
There are reports of paranormal activity stemming from an Indian massacre that occurred here in 1831. There are also many other urban legends surrounding this canyon. Some are not paranormal but involve things such as a homeless man who will chase you away with a gun, and cults that perform ...
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Oak Park Cemetery
Montclair, California
49 miles from Banning, CA
There have been sightings of small grey apparitions running around at night. They have been known to attack people. Hologram People have also been seen by me. I have also recorded many EVPs. Winged apparitions were caught on video behind a tombstone of a gargoyle. I also have video of ...
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Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden
Claremont, California
49.6 miles from Banning, CA
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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Chino Hills Aerojet Facility
Chino Hills, California
49.9 miles from Banning, CA
Many people have reported a green mist near this empty facility. Another person took a photograph around this area only to have a little girl show up when the photographer was alone. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Griswold's Old School House
Claremont, California
50 miles from Banning, CA
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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Thompson Creek Trail
Claremont, California
50.4 miles from Banning, CA
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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El Evado Road
Victorville, California
50.6 miles from Banning, CA
Along this stretch of road, dozens of people have lost their lives. One of the most famous cases along this road involves a little girl who is seen walking around. Other cases involve people walking or standing around who immediately vanish. One team of investigators picked up an EVP of ...
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Antique Row
Pomona, California
50.8 miles from Banning, CA
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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