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0Los Coches Adobe
Soledad, California
19.4 miles from San Benito County, CAHere 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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Chualar Road
Salinas, California
23.6 miles from San Benito County, CAAt 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
27.7 miles from San Benito County, CAOld 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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Blue Sky Lodge
Carmel Valley, California
37.3 miles from San Benito County, CAGuests 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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The Old Gilroy Hotel
San Jose, California
38.9 miles from San Benito County, CAHere 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
41.2 miles from San Benito County, CAFormerly 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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Mission San Antonio De Padua
Jolon, California
42 miles from San Benito County, CAMission 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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Dusty Treasures Antiques and Collectibles
Watsonville, California
43.2 miles from San Benito County, CAHoused 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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Veteran's Memorial Building
Watsonville, California
43.2 miles from San Benito County, CAThis 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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Chitactac-Adams County Park
San Benito County, California
43.5 miles from San Benito County, CASaid 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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Hotel Del Monte - Herrmann Hall
Monterey, California
44.3 miles from San Benito County, CAHotel 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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Mount Madonna County Park
Watsonville, California
44.9 miles from San Benito County, CALocals 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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Cathedral of San Carlos Borromeo
Monterey, California
45.2 miles from San Benito County, CAThe 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
45.4 miles from San Benito County, CAStevenson 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
45.6 miles from San Benito County, CAFormerly 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
45.6 miles from San Benito County, CAColton 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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Carmel Mission
Carmel, California
47.1 miles from San Benito County, CAThe 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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0La Playa Carmel
Carmel, California
47.4 miles from San Benito County, CAAlleged 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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0Tor House and Hawk Tower
Carmel, California
47.8 miles from San Benito County, CARobinson 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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0Point Sur Lighthouse
Monterey, California
50.3 miles from San Benito County, CAThis 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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Bayview Hotel Bed and Breakfast
Aptos, California
52.4 miles from San Benito County, CAThe 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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Rispin Mansion
Capitola, California
55.2 miles from San Benito County, CAThe 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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Minturn Cemetery
Chowchilla, California
56.7 miles from San Benito County, CAWitnesses say apparitions chase cars down the dirt road past the cemetery; some have seen a woman screaming, children crying or laughing, and a man picking up trash around the graves. The cemetery is on private property, so please use common sense and courtesy.
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Surf Bistro and Bakery
Santa Cruz, California
57.3 miles from San Benito County, CAThis 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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0Chowchilla Library
Chowchilla, California
57.4 miles from San Benito County, CAThe library is said to be haunted by a ghostly chef who used to work in the building long ago, when it was a bowling alley.
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Save Mart
Chowchilla, California
58.2 miles from San Benito County, CAEmployees have felt an eerie presence in store aisles and in the upstairs breakroom. Some claim to have seen an apparition or shadows walking in the store on Saturday nights after closing.
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Adolph's Restaurant - Fuji Restaurant
Santa Cruz, California
58.3 miles from San Benito County, CAThe 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
58.9 miles from San Benito County, CAGraham 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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Castle Air Museum
Atwater, California
59.2 miles from San Benito County, CAOnce a part of Castle Air Force Base, Castle Air Museum contains a large collection of aircraft, one of which is said to be haunted. The old B-29's landing lights turn on and off and the propellers turn, reportedly the signs of a ghostly crew member who died when a ...
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UC Santa Cruz - Porter College
Santa Cruz, California
61 miles from San Benito County, CAUniversity 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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Moose Lodge
Turlock, California
62 miles from San Benito County, CAThis fraternity lodge is supposedly haunted by a long-dead member known as 'Dapper Don'. Visitors report only occasional instances of paranormal activity, such as strange noises and objects moving around of their own accord. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Quimby Road Jogger
San Jose, California
62.9 miles from San Benito County, CAA ghostly jogger is said to run along Quimby Road at around midnight.
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0Mission San Miguel Arcángel
San Miguel, California
63.1 miles from San Benito County, CAAccording 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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Mount Hamilton Grandview Restaurant
Mount Hamilton, California
64.8 miles from San Benito County, CAThe lights have been known to flicker or even come on by themselves at this restaurant, even when no one is in the building. Also, the ghost of a young girl has been reported standing on the balcony that looks out over Silicon Valley.
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644 N Santa Cruz Avenue
Los Gatos, California
66.2 miles from San Benito County, CAThis office building that was once a private home is haunted by a ghost nicknamed Julius. He has been known to play with a calculator, roll a chair across the floor, open and close filing cabinets, and monkey with the phones. Cold spots have been felt here as well.
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Adelaida Cemetery
Paso Robles, California
66.5 miles from San Benito County, CAAt 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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0Brookdale Lodge - Brookdale Inn and Spa
Brookdale, California
66.8 miles from San Benito County, CAReportedly haunted by the niece of the former proprietor who is alleged to have drowned in the creek that runs through the dining room. People claim to have seen her ghost running through the dining area, sitting by the fireplace crying and other times at various places. One ...
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0Winchester Mystery House
San Jose, California
69 miles from San Benito County, CAThe eccentric Sarah Winchester, builder of the Winchester Mystery House, is said to have built the rambling mansion to protect her from the ghosts of all the people who were were killed by her late husband's famous Winchester line of rifles. In a strange turn of events, is she who ...
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0Paso Robles Inn
Paso Robles, California
71 miles from San Benito County, CARoom 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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0Acacia Cemetery
Modesto, California
72.2 miles from San Benito County, CAThis cemetery is 4 or 5 cemeteries in one: Acacia (Masonic), Longfellow, Pioneer, Pauper's Field and St. Stanislaus. Many accidents/deaths have occurred along Scenic Ave along with young, stupid gang bangers who've toppled tombstones and columns over the years. The old hospital across the street is also haunted. Acacia has ...
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Daydreams and Nightmares
Modesto, California
72.6 miles from San Benito County, CAThis is a costume store in the back of a small shopping center on 1408 N. Carpenter Rd. in SW Modesto, CA. I've talked to the owner of this store before and she showed me a great full body apparition caught on camera. I've also watched video clips of a ...
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Dry Creek Running Trail
Modesto, California
73.1 miles from San Benito County, CAThe apparition of a Native American man has been seen near the creek, believed to be watching over the joggers who run here or protecting his sacred land. Some say another spirit resides here as well, a young man who haunts the bridge on Clause Road. He allegedly jumped from ...
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Agnews Insane Asylum Site
Santa Clara, California
73.3 miles from San Benito County, CAIn the Great Earthquake of 1906, over 100 patients were killed and buried on this site. The hospital itself was said to be a place full of negative residual energy from shock treatment leaving the patients catatonic. Guests have been shoved and report the feeling of being watched. Objects have ...
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Red Lion Hotel - Clarion Inn
Modesto, California
73.5 miles from San Benito County, CAPeople claim to hear people talking when no one else is present. Also people believe the kitchen is haunted. Looking for a haunted night's stay? Supposedly rooms 152, 206, and 420 are the ones to try.
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Former Ambulance Call Center
Modesto, California
73.5 miles from San Benito County, CAI was told about this location from someone who either used to work at this former ambulance call center or knew someone who worked there, but it used to be a home that was haunted before it became an ambulance call center. You can still make out where the ...
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California's Great America
Santa Clara, California
73.9 miles from San Benito County, CAAt California's Great America, aka Paramount's Great America, a ghost of a boy who was killed on a ride is said to haunt the area where the ride once stood. Many other spots at this amusement park are also said to be haunted as well. For example, a man's ghost ...
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0Sunnyvalle Toys 'R Us
Sunnyvale, California
74.5 miles from San Benito County, CAThis retail store is said to be haunted by a ghost of a man named Johnson, John, or Johann. Psychics who have investigated say he was an 1880s ranch hand and preacher who died of axe wounds while working in an orchard. Employees report that objects jump off the shelves ...
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Fuddruckers
Modesto, California
75.4 miles from San Benito County, CAAt Fuddrucker’s restaurant, formerly a Blockbuster Video, a haunt is rumored to reside. When it was Blockbuster, the ghost was rumored to activate battery-powered toys, turn lights on and off, open doors, and speak over the sound system, saying things like "shh... listen," and "you've been bad." Blockbuster Video was ...
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Quality Inn and Suites Sunnyvale
Sunnyvale, California
75.9 miles from San Benito County, CAThe full body apparition of a man is reportedly seen throughout the hotel.
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Quality Inn and Suites at NASA Ames
Mountain View, California
77.7 miles from San Benito County, CA1.) During a trip in 2014, while almost asleep, something jumped on my bed. After rapidly turning on a light, no-one or anything was there. 2.) A colleague was staying at the same hotel (same year). While sitting on his room bed, he said he felt as if at least three ...
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Lord Bradley's Inn
Fremont, California
79.2 miles from San Benito County, CAPeople claim to have seen apparitions in old-fashioned clothing throughout the building and hear footsteps and odd noises late at night.
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0Mission San José
Fremont, California
79.3 miles from San Benito County, CAMission San Jose was founded in 1797, and although it is now a museum and sightseeing site, it once suffered an earthquake. Witnesses have described various incidences of paranormal activity including unexplained sounds, cold spots, eerie feelings, and even apparitions of Native Americans.
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Ohlone Burial Grounds
Fremont, California
79.7 miles from San Benito County, CAReports say these grounds just down the road from Mission San Jose are fenced off, but a plaque designates the site as an Ohlone burial ground. Here, witnesses say they have photographed orbs, believed to be spirits of Ohlone Indians who died at the mission and were buried here.
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Rengstorff House
Mountain View, California
79.8 miles from San Benito County, CARengstorff House was originally built by German immigrant Henry Rengstorff on Stierlin Road in the 1860s, but was moved to its current location to be restored and turned into a museum. The 16-room mansion with beautiful period furnishings, a widow's walk and a garden was occupied by the Rengstorff family ...
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Niles Canyon Road
Fremont, California
83.1 miles from San Benito County, CAA woman in a white dress was ran over sometime in the 1920's. Some people have seen a woman in a bloddy white gown walking along this road and hikers using the secret sidewalk have supposedly gone missing trying to aid this woman. Submitted by Chris Berglund
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Prim Boutique
Pleasanton, California
85.2 miles from San Benito County, CAHi, my name is Sara White. I currently work at Prim Boutique in downtown Pleasanton. This past weekend we had a ghost walk (people walk around downtown and visit the shops/restaurants that are haunted & receive history on the ghost/ghost's story). Prim Boutique participated in the ghost walk because ...
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Blue Agave Club and Restaurant
Pleasanton, California
85.3 miles from San Benito County, CAThis Mexican restaurant is housed in one of the oldest residence's in town, and is rumoured to be haunted by a variety of spirits. The building use to house offices, and workers would report desk chairs rolling around of their own accord and papers mysteriously going missing. A ...
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0The Rose Hotel
Pleasanton, California
85.3 miles from San Benito County, CALights turning on and off, a full body apparition of a male ghost, heavy items being moved without explanation and other ghostly happenings make up the main features of this California haunted hotspot.
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Pleasanton Hotel
Pleasanton, California
85.4 miles from San Benito County, CAThis former hotel is now a restaurant with tenants living on top. It is not a functioning hotel. Reportedly haunted by a prostitute who was murdered there in the late 1800's.
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Bronco Billy's Pizza
Union City, California
88 miles from San Benito County, CAThe building this branch of the local pizza restaurant is housed in is one of the oldest in town, and dates back to before the city was established. The back room of the place is supposedly where most of the supernatural activity is confined to. Submitted by Callum Swift
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Lone Tree Cemetery
Hayward, California
91.4 miles from San Benito County, CAAt this haunted cemetery, witnesses have reported faces that appear in the bushes, unexplained noises, objects that move on their own, flashes of light and chiming bells. Some folks have seen orbs, others have had them show up later in photographs.
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Hayward Plunge
Hayward, California
91.7 miles from San Benito County, CAAccording to reports, in the late 1960s a swimming coach led his students to the creek and later murdered them. Now, witnesses say they have felt cold spots and seen eerie shadows, and those who stop in a clearing will see children's footsteps all around them and hear laughter, running, ...
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CineLux Chabot Cinema
Castro Valley, California
93.5 miles from San Benito County, CAAccording to employees, the disembodied laughter of a man has been heard here, and shadows have been seen going up and down the aisles late at night.
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