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0Adelaida Cemetery
Paso Robles, California
13.2 miles from Cambria, CA
At Adelaida Cemetery, locals say its ghostly inhabitants may swipe your car keys. It is said to be haunted by Charlotte Sitton, a minister's wife who committed suicide at age 19 in December 1890. She visits late Friday nights in a white nightgown to lay flowers on the grave of ...
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0Paso Robles Inn
Paso Robles, California
22.2 miles from Cambria, CA
Room 1007 apparently has a ghost that likes to call the front desk and occasionally 911. Numerous people have reported unexplained phone calls coming from that room. Maintenance has not found a likely technical reason for the event. Some attribute the ghostly calls to a former employee ...
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0Mission San Miguel Arcángel
San Miguel, California
24.9 miles from Cambria, CA
According to legend, Mr. Reed bragged about having a hidden stash of gold underneath the mission. It was a fatal mistake, as British pirates killed the Reeds and others who were staying there to get at the gold. Their ghosts are said to linger here.
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Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa
San Luis Obispo, California
30.5 miles from Cambria, CA
There have been numerous brutal deaths in the history of this land, including massacres, accidents, and murders. A woman who was decapitated by a Native American tribe is said to be seen looking for her head and her lost baby. The Reed Family was viciously murdered by an axe in ...
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Mission San Antonio De Padua
Jolon, California
32.6 miles from Cambria, CA
Mission San Antonio De Padua was built in 1771 and is believed to be haunted by many ghosts. One is a monk whose apparition holds a candle and walks in the courtyard; another is a 7-year-old girl with cancer who got permission to be buried under the Mission's arch (her ...
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Victorian Pitkin Conrow Estate
Arroyo Grande, California
42.4 miles from Cambria, CA
Now strictly a wedding venue, this site was formerly the Crystal Rose Inn and the Rose Victorian Inn. The ghost of a 9-year-old girl named Alice haunts the tower; you may see her or hear her laughter. Alice is said to be a friendly spirit who loves cats, many of ...
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Far Western Tavern
Guadalupe, California
50 miles from Cambria, CA
Rumored to no longer be in existence at this site, the old Far West Tavern was said to be haunted. Witnesses have heard the sound of footsteps with a peg-leg, said to be the ghost of a 1930s-era guest named Mr. Franconeti. According to the story, the man lost his ...
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0Santa Maria Inn
Santa Maria, California
56.2 miles from Cambria, CA
Once a major stopping over spot for celebrities on their way in and out of California, the Santa Maria Inn's main attraction is its former star power. However, some people claim that rooms 210 and 221 are both haunted by the ghosts of former residents. Haunted activity ...
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Los Coches Adobe
Soledad, California
59.5 miles from Cambria, CA
Here you may see a ghostly lady in black walking the grounds, and hear the screams of trapped miners coming from the old well.
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0Point Sur Lighthouse
Monterey, California
68.7 miles from Cambria, CA
This lighthouse, which has been featured on the TV show Ghost Adventures, is said to be haunted by many victims of shipwrecks that have occurred off the coast over the years.
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0La Purisima Mission
Lompoc, California
72.2 miles from Cambria, CA
Visitors to this mission may catch a glimpse of the spirits of the Chumash Indians and Spanish soldiers who died during the 1820s Chumash uprising. The mission has been featured on TV's Ghost Adventures.
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Blue Sky Lodge
Carmel Valley, California
72.8 miles from Cambria, CA
Guests in the upper suites have said the rooms get very cold at night and they describe a feeling of uneasiness in the master bedrooms.
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Lompoc Furniture Mart
Lompoc, California
73 miles from Cambria, CA
This building was formerly the town morgue, and the apparition of a woman in period clothing has been seen walking around the upper floor of the building. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Chualar Road
Salinas, California
74.1 miles from Cambria, CA
At the end of Chualar Road at night, some say a ghostly woman walks along the roadside. She disappears as you drive past her. A report by a motorcyclist said he was thrown off the bike by something unseen, blacked out, and awoke to see a woman with black hair ...
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Old Stage Road
Salinas, California
82.1 miles from Cambria, CA
Old Stage Road is the center of a local legend about a woman who was walking along the road and was raped and decapitated by a man who stopped to offer her a ride. Her apparition is said to walk along the road holding her head.
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Carmel Mission
Carmel, California
82.3 miles from Cambria, CA
The mission was built directly adjacent to an ancient American Indian burial ground. There are several ghosts haunting the mission, including the ghost of a dog that is heard but not seen. The ghost of one of the of the original founder's Father Serra can be seen walking around with ...
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0Tor House and Hawk Tower
Carmel, California
82.6 miles from Cambria, CA
Robinson Jeffers, poet and builder of the granite house and tower, is said to linger here. The site was featured on the TV show Ghost Adventures. The Tor House is open for tours by appointment on Fridays and Saturdays, but photos may be taken only once a year, at the ...
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Pea Soup Andersens
Buellton, California
82.6 miles from Cambria, CA
One of the former owners, Juliette Andersen, is thought to be here. She is said to move furniture around, play with lights, and shut doors. A family who all died nearby are also said to be here in the afterlife. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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0La Playa Carmel
Carmel, California
83 miles from Cambria, CA
Alleged to be haunted either by the ghost of a family member who drowned in the bay or by one of the original mistresses. It is not known precisely who the ghost is but many claim to see her and feel her presence.
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Hotel Del Monte - Herrmann Hall
Monterey, California
84 miles from Cambria, CA
Hotel Del Monte was a luxury resort hotel from 1880 until 1942, when it was leased to the Navy to be used as a school to train electronic technicians during World War II. After the war, the building became the Naval Postgraduate School, the main building of which is called ...
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Haunted Southern California: Ghosts and Strange Phenomena of the Golden State
Charles A. Stansfield Jr.
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Cathedral of San Carlos Borromeo
Monterey, California
84.4 miles from Cambria, CA
The Cathedral of San Carlos Borromeo, originally built in 1770, has been in operation for more than two centuries, but as legend has it, it wasn't haunted until the 1920s. According to witnesses, the Royal Presidio Chapel is home to some spirits: A priest's apparition has been seen, lighted candles ...
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Stevenson House
Monterey, California
84.6 miles from Cambria, CA
Stevenson House museum was an 1800s boarding house where author Robert Louis Stevenson once stayed (and it's now named for him). It is believed to be haunted by Manuela Giradin, who owned and ran the establishment. In 1879, Manuela's husband died of typhoid fever, and her two grandchildren came down ...
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Restaurant 1833 - Stoke's Adobe
Monterey, California
84.6 miles from Cambria, CA
Formerly Stokes Adobe and now Restaurant 1833, the adobe structure built by the Mexicans in the 1830s is said to be haunted. Said to happen in the early morning hours, footsteps walk through the upstairs when no one is there, and a child's cries ring out from the same area. ...
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Colton Hall
Monterey, California
84.7 miles from Cambria, CA
Colton Hall, built by Navy Chaplain Walter Colton (later a mayor and a judge), was the first public building constructed under the American flag. It was the site of the 1849 California Constitutional Convention as well as an execution spot: Convicted criminals were hanged from the second-floor porch balcony. Perhaps ...
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Calvary Cemetery
Hanford, California
95.4 miles from Cambria, CA
At Calvary Cemetery, legend has it that an apparition of an elderly lady appears in a white dress, and a certain mausoleum opens itself up every Friday night.
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Bastille
Hanford, California
96 miles from Cambria, CA
The Bastille, circa 1897, was a prison until 1964 when the old ceiling caved in. More recently it contained restaurants and night clubs, and, according to rumor, a few haunts. At restaurant kitchens, pots and pans would move on their own, and employees often described a heavy presence or a ...
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Irwin Street Inn
Hanford, California
96.1 miles from Cambria, CA
The former inn, now a restaurant, is said to be visited by at least three ghosts. Witnesses report apparitions in the dining room and on the second floor as well as slamming windows, moving bedsheets and lamps that come on and off.
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0Hanford Civic Auditorium
Hanford, California
96.1 miles from Cambria, CA
Built in 1924, this historic hall is said to be haunted by a few ghosts. Apparitions have been witnessed, including one man dressed in a 1940s suit and another who appears on the balcony as if watching a show. He applauds, then vanishes. And if you visit the men's restroom, ...
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Veteran's Memorial Building
Watsonville, California
100.4 miles from Cambria, CA
This historic venue is rumoured to be haunted by the apparition of a little boy in antiquated clothes, who has been seen running across the main stage of the building during events. This spook has also been attributed to moving the curtains during performances, as well as bouncing a ...
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Dusty Treasures Antiques and Collectibles
Watsonville, California
100.9 miles from Cambria, CA
Housed in an 1899 mansion, this old-fashioned antiques store is rumoured to be haunted. Visitors have reported the sound of keys being pressed on a typewriter when no one is around, as well as disembodied footsteps, ghostly laughter and doors slamming shut on the second floor. The apparition of ...
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Kearney Mansion
Fresno, California
103 miles from Cambria, CA
The mansion and the nearby railroad tracks are said to be haunted. The Kearney Witch is said to show up if you cross the tracks at night, wearing all white and begging cars to stop. And at Kearney Park, the laughter of children has been heard at 1:30 a.m.
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The Old Gilroy Hotel
San Jose, California
103.3 miles from Cambria, CA
Here you may catch a glimpse of a ghost or two. A young woman in her 20s and a little girl are said to haunt here. The woman is usually seen at the top of the stairs, while the little girl prefers the hallway. Many other strange sounds and electrical ...
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Gilroy Gardens - Bonfante Gardens
Gilroy, California
104.1 miles from Cambria, CA
Formerly Bonfante Gardens but now called Gilroy Gardens, the garden-themed family amusement park is said to be haunted. Workers at this park say they have seen its carousel turn on and start running by itself at night. The carousel is located in Claudia's Garden.
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Mount Madonna County Park
Watsonville, California
105.9 miles from Cambria, CA
Locals say that for decades, around the mansion ruins, the spirits of former owner Henry Miller and his daughter have been seen riding horseback. The daughter was killed when she broke her neck in a riding accident. A ghostly girl also has been reported walking in the night, wearing a ...
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Chitactac-Adams County Park
Cambria, California
106.2 miles from Cambria, CA
Said to be on the site of an ancient Native American burial ground, the park contains trails where visitors can view ancient rock carvings. Some folks have reported that when they drove past the park at night, their car air-conditioners suddenly turned on and blew a blast of cold air.
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Bayview Hotel Bed and Breakfast
Aptos, California
107.8 miles from Cambria, CA
The former owner, his wife, and two of their friends are thought to be here after they all died in a car accident. Numerous apparitions are seen here (all of which wear out of date clothing), electric items turn on and off by themselves, footsteps are heard, and the smell ...
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Meux Home Museum
Fresno, California
108.8 miles from Cambria, CA
Built around 1890, the Victorian Meux Home of Dr. Thomas Meux and his family is rumored to be haunted. Now a museum, the home is the setting for stories locals tell of children's ghostly laughter coming from the upstairs and doorknobs going missing on several of the doors overnight.
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Rispin Mansion
Capitola, California
109.3 miles from Cambria, CA
The abandoned Rispin Mansion, originally built in 1922 by a real-estate baron, is the centerpiece for many local legends and ghost stories. Once grand, it has been burned, graffitied, and left to fall to ruin.
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Mission Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, California
109.7 miles from Cambria, CA
Mission Santa Barbara, established in 1786, has a graveyard that is the burial site of over 5,000 pioneers and Native Americans. Various apparitions have been seen roaming here.
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Surf Bistro and Bakery
Santa Cruz, California
109.8 miles from Cambria, CA
This bistro is haunted according to diners and staff. Activity reported here includes pictures being moved by unseen hands, a ghostly male voice and the apparition of a disheveled old man. The resident spook is believed to be a Canadian freight train hopper, who frequented a prior establishment on ...
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Adolph's Restaurant - Fuji Restaurant
Santa Cruz, California
111 miles from Cambria, CA
The former Adolph's Restaurant, and now Fuji Restaurant, is said to be haunted. Workers have seen several apparitions, and some historians have supposed they may them stem from a murder that happened here around 1900.
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Graham Hill Road Cemetery - Santa Cruz Memorial Cemetery
Santa Cruz, California
111.6 miles from Cambria, CA
Graham Hill Road Cemetery, aka Santa Cruz Memorial Cemetery, is said to be haunted by apparitions, faces in headstones, dark shadows, and orbs. Some reports say if see a white figure coming toward you, get out of the way, because this is not a friendly ghost.
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0Del Rey Cemetery - Prairie Cemetery
Del Rey, California
111.7 miles from Cambria, CA
Shadowed figures, whispering voices, and a strange glowing headstone are among the mysterious things you may experience here.
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Hyatt Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, California
112.5 miles from Cambria, CA
As an employee, I have witnessed many supernatural things. Whether it be footsteps or a gray shadow in the corner of my eye, there has been an occurrence every week or so for me. Around the times of 2:45-4:00 A.M, our security cameras have picked up motion sensor detection in ...
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UC Santa Cruz - Porter College
Santa Cruz, California
113 miles from Cambria, CA
University of California Santa Cruz - Porter College has several sites rumored to be haunted. In the A Building, the apparition of a student who committed suicide has been seen, as well as others. On the B Building's 1st Floor, there are strange noises and voices, objects that fly across ...
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0Wolfe Manor
Clovis, California
115.1 miles from Cambria, CA
The historic Wolfe Manor, later known as Clovis Avenue Sanitarium, was built as a private residence in 1922. In 1935 it became the Hazelwood Sanitarium for treating those with terminal illnesses such as tuberculosis. In 1942 it became Clovis Avenue Sanitarium, treating those with mental illness, and there, reports say, ...
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