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0Homestead Restaurant / Taco Lulu
Jacksonville Beach, Florida
Once a Jacksonville institution, the Homestead Restaurant is today no more - replaced by a "Taco Lu". But there were plenty of ghostly claims at the location, including a mysterious "Lady in White" who walked the premises. No word on whether the taco place continues to experience these ...
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0Old Red Eyes - Kingsley Plantation
Jacksonville, Florida
According to local legend, an angry red-eyed ghost lurks here, a remnant of the area's past. The plantation was built in 1813 by Zephaniah Kingsley and grew cotton, sugar cane, citrus and corn. Kingsley had 60 African slaves, one of whom, named Ana, he took for a wife. Kingley moved ...
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Florida Theatre
Jacksonville, Florida
Elvis Presley performed in this historic theater in 1956, and although it closed in 1980, it re-opened in 1983. Reports say a strange, unexplained humming noise has been noted in the building, and at least one apparition has been caught on camera, sitting in balcony seat E2, section 500, waving.
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Theatre Jacksonville
Jacksonville, Florida
Also known as the Little Theatre, the 1938 art deco structure is said to be haunted. The lobby stairwell is home to a mysterious shadow that seems to be of a man wearing a bowler hat.
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San Marco Theatre
Jacksonville, Florida
At this art deco movie theater, folks say the ghost of a former manager sometimes pays a visit. Rumor has it that the manager died in the office, and his apparition has been seen in the room late at night.
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0Old St. Luke's Hospital
Jacksonville, Florida
Now an office for the Arthritis Foundation, this 1878 hospital building originally erected to treat those with tuberculosis has seen its share of tragedy. Rumor has it that it once even housed a coffin factory. Witnesses say that ghostly patients and nurses may be seen walking the halls here.
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Girvin Road Hitchhiker
Jacksonville, Florida
A ghostly girl wearing glasses has been known to appear along Girvin Road after midnight, motioning for passersby to stop their cars. She disappears as soon as the driver looks away.
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Dames Point Bridge
Jacksonville, Florida
Its actual name is the Napoleon Bonaparte Broward Bridge, and it seems to be a popular place for ghosts. The 1988 structure is said to be haunted by an African-American woman whose apparition is seen walking along the bridge. Reports say she died when she was thrown over the bridge ...
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Thomson Tabby House Ruins
Jacksonville, Florida
Referred to today as the "Thomson Tabby House" or just the "Tabby Ruins," this structure was begun by Charles Thomson in 1854, but was never completed. It is called the "Tabby" house because of its construction - tabby is like a kind of concrete made out of sand, oyster ...
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Carriage House Apartments - Chelsea Courtyards
Jacksonville, Florida
Now called Chelsea Courtyards, the Carriage House Apartments are known to ghost enthusiasts for its Apartment 40. Some say that since no one has been able to cohabitate with the ghost, the apartment was used for storage for many years. Witnesses describe poltergeist activity such as things being thrown, as ...
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Anne Lytle School - The Devil's School
Jacksonville, Florida
Many spooky legends have been told as to why this old school building now stands unused, including that of a cannibal principal who ate the students, a 1960s furnace explosion that killed many, or the killing spree of an unhappy janitor. This dilapidated building is dangerous, structurally, and is surrounded ...
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King House
Jacksonville, Florida
King House is a historic building used by the Mayport Cats Program, a group that assists feral cats. It is said to be haunted by many ghosts, including that of a sailor. Records say the land was once a Spanish burial ground and the building was once a boardinghouse for ...
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Casa Marina Hotel
Jacksonville Beach, Florida
This historic 1925 hotel was turned into an apartment building in 1983, stood abandoned from 1987 to 1991, and then was turned BACK into a hotel. It is said that ghostly shuffling can be heard coming from a vacant upstairs suite, and a portly figure has been known to apparate ...
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Jacksonville Beach Lifeguard Station
Jacksonville Beach, Florida
This building dates back to the war, although the principle of lifesaving in the locality dates back to the turn of the twentieth century. The lifeguard station was used to treat patients of ocean-related accidents, and is rumoured to be haunted by a ghostly drowning victim and a lifesaver ...
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33 Star Rock and Roll Boutique
Jacksonville Beach, Florida
Formerly a 1950's grocery store, this building now serves as a musical boutique store, and is rumoured to be haunted. Both of the two spirits that haunt this location date back to mid twentieth century, and are believed to be a former store manager and a female cashier. Visitors ...
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Ginger's Place
Jacksonville Beach, Florida
This 1950's style restaurant and bar is haunted by a former owner who didn't believe in ghosts, who still manages the establishment as if she never left. Some wonder if she even knows she dead. Current staff and diners have reported money that appears from nowhere, a shadowy apparition, ...
