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0Driftwood Resort
Vero Beach, Florida
4.8 miles from Indian River Shores, FL
Former owner Waldo Sexton is the haunt who resides here, a man who was known to be a bit eccentric. Guests who stay in the suites once occupied by the Sextons have reported hearing noises coming from adjacent empty rooms, and security guard once felt a tap on his shoulder ...
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The Patio
Vero Beach, Florida
5.4 miles from Indian River Shores, FL
The Patio Restaurant on 21st Street close to the downtown area of Vero Beach was built in the 1930s by Waldo Sexton and was leased as one of the original Howard Johnson’s ice cream parlors. Later it was used as a gift shop/fruit stand and as the location of Waldo’s ...
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Sebastian Inlet
Melbourne Beach, Florida
10.7 miles from Indian River Shores, FL
The area of the Sebastian Inlet was said to be adored as sacred ground (Locals call them the Icee Indians) many Indian artifacts have been found here over the years, and modern day spiritualists and pagans are very attracted to this area, saying it has energy cleansing properties. In 1872, Ideas ...
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Marsh Landing Restaurant
Fellsmere, Florida
13.8 miles from Indian River Shores, FL
The building was built around 1926, and previously housed the headquarters for a sugar company. Now a delightful restaurant specialising in local cuisine, the complex is believed to be haunted, and even has its own ghost tour dinners available to diners. Staff have reported sighting the apparition of a ...
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Fellsmere Town Hall
Fellsmere, Florida
13.8 miles from Indian River Shores, FL
The current town hall was formerly the local schoolhouse, and is rumoured to be haunted. Visitors to the building at night have heard strange noises, had their hair pulled and seen a shadowy apparition. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Marian Fell Library
Fellsmere, Florida
13.9 miles from Indian River Shores, FL
Paranormal investigators claim to have produced evidence of a haunting at this quaint library, named after the daughter of the original founder of the township. Activity reported includes orbs appearing in photographs, temperature drops and disembodied footsteps in unoccupied rooms. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Treasure Coast Antique Mall
Fort Pierce, Florida
14.6 miles from Indian River Shores, FL
The mall is housed in a 1920s historic home is said to be rich with hauntings from its past. It has been a private home, an inn, a bar, a gambling casino, and a bordello. Among the ghosts said to reside here is a bordello client from the 1950s-1960s who ...
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Sunrise Theater
Fort Pierce, Florida
19 miles from Indian River Shores, FL
This 1926 theatre is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and is supposed to have some hauntings dating back to its glory days. Patrons have reported a phantom usher who disappears after showing them to their seats, while staff closing up for the night have heard ghostly ...
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0The Boston House - Cresthaven
Fort Pierce, Florida
19.1 miles from Indian River Shores, FL
In the early 1900s, William T. Jones, who later became the third Sheriff of St. Lucie County, worked as an engineer for Henry Flagler on the Florida East Coast Railway. Jones suffered an injury in a railroad accident and received a settlement for his injury. With his settlement he built ...
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0Indian River Community College
Fort Pierce, Florida
20.2 miles from Indian River Shores, FL
The theatre at Indian River Community College is apparently haunted by a tall fellow who appears mostly blue in color. He hangs about in the broom closet near the left side of the stage, or in the sound room. Some people swear he danced or waved at them, ...
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The Compound
Palm Bay, Florida
24.7 miles from Indian River Shores, FL
The Compound is infamous in Melbourne for drag racing, dirt biking, four wheeling, paint ball and more, it is a large area of paved streets, of about 200 miles of road. The streets were paved in the 1980s by General Development Corporation (GDC), intended for housing development, instead, the company ...
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Downtown Melbourne Train Bridge
Melbourne, Florida
28.2 miles from Indian River Shores, FL
The old train tracks bridge was constructed in during the expansion of the Florida East Coast Railway to West Palm Beach in 1894 by Florida East Coast Industries (FECI). Dating back to the 1920s, many women had perished from trains along this bridge, the most recent cases being three teenage girls ...
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Betty's Antiques
Melbourne, Florida
28.4 miles from Indian River Shores, FL
We don't have much information about this location, other than that it has been mentioned as a "haunted place" in several online sources. If you have any additional information please let us know!
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The Petite Boutiques
Melbourne, Florida
28.4 miles from Indian River Shores, FL
This upscale mini-mall was once a funeral home. After the conversion, folks started to witness strange things happening. Merchandise, specifically the Christmas decorations, have been found to be rearranged, and customers have noticed many different entities throughout the building.
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1900 Building
Melbourne, Florida
28.4 miles from Indian River Shores, FL
This building was constructed in 1924 and was originally the "Melbourne Hotel." Later it was a bank, and then stores and office space. It is now referred to as the "1900 Building". There is a story attached to the building that centers around a girl named Amelia. She ...
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Giftique - Myles Building
Melbourne, Florida
28.4 miles from Indian River Shores, FL
This building dates to 1913. It originally housed a restaurant and billiards parlor on the ground floor, and a hotel upstairs. Later it was home to the Melbourne Times newspaper. Once prohibition ended, it became "Shorty's Bar," where local legend has it that Al Capone himself once ...
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0Henegar Center for the Performing Arts
Melbourne, Florida
28.6 miles from Indian River Shores, FL
Check out the balcony in this theatre for a friendly (but troublesome) ghost named "Jonathan." Supposedly he likes to move things around and make all kinds of strange noises.
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Devil's Tree of Oak Hammock Park
Port St. Lucie, Florida
30.4 miles from Indian River Shores, FL
In 1971, sheriff's deputy Gerard John Schaefer sexually assaulted and hanged two 19-year-old girls from an oak tree, then buried their bodies under it. The deputy returned for more unspeakable acts over the next 5 days. In 1977 the bodies were found by some fishermen. Local legend has it that ...
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Rossetter House Museum
Melbourne, Florida
32.1 miles from Indian River Shores, FL
Eerie things witnessed in the museum include the apparition of a woman hovering over the foyer who spoke, saying “There’s too much commotion in my house.” The name “Sam” has been whispered into the ears of some guests in the nearby cemetery, where there is a grave, sans headstone, of ...
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Mathers Bridge
Merritt Island, Florida
32.8 miles from Indian River Shores, FL
Mathers Bridge used be home to Mathers Bridge restaurant, which had unfortunately closed in 1992 after 52 years of business, due to the neighbors who had made their homes near the restaurant complained of the noise and cars. Across the street, there was also a small hotel, that burned down ...
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Eau Gallie Cemetery
Melbourne, Florida
33 miles from Indian River Shores, FL
Rumored to be haunted, this cemetery is the site of a paranormal investigation in which researchers caught a disembodied female voice answering a direct question.
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Old Holiday Inn Oceanside
Jensen Beach, Florida
34.2 miles from Indian River Shores, FL
Once a popular tourist hotel, the old "Holiday Inn Oceanside" has been abandoned since it sustained severe damage in 2004 from both Hurricanes Frances and Jeanne. Local residents decry it as an eyesore. Several plans have been hatched to renovate and reopen the building, but to date none ...
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0Tuckahoe / Leach Mansion
Jensen Beach, Florida
35.4 miles from Indian River Shores, FL
Tuckahoe, also known as the Leach Mansion or as the Mansion at Tuckahoe, is an historic home located at 1921 North East Indian River Drive in Jensen Beach, Martin County, Florida. The name was thought to be a Native American word for "welcome". It is inside the present day Indian ...
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The Elliott Museum
Stuart, Florida
36.9 miles from Indian River Shores, FL
Several haunts are said to reside in this 1961 building erected by Harmon P. Elliott to honor his late father, inventor Sterling Elliott. The many apparitions that have been seen here, witnesses say, are hauntings that stem from the museum's pieces. In other words, the exhibits have brought with them ...
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Gilbert’s Bar - House of Refuge Museum
Stuart, Florida
38.2 miles from Indian River Shores, FL
The old building, used to house shipwrecked passengers 1876-1945, is now a museum. It is said to be haunted by the residents who lived on the land some eight centuries ago, the Ais Indian tribe, as well as some more recent spirits. The kitchen, which has not been in use ...
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0The Old Bank
Okeechobee, Florida
42.8 miles from Indian River Shores, FL
These days the "Old Bank" is just a boarded up building (though in 2012 several murals were added to make it look a bit nicer), but back in the 1920s it was the pride of the town. Local legend has it that a member of the Ashley Gang (a ...
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0Georgiana Cemetery
Merritt Island, Florida
43.2 miles from Indian River Shores, FL
One of the oldest cemeteries in the area, Georgiana Cemetery (also known as "Crooked Mile Cemetery") dates back to the 18th century. It is covered in Spanish moss and fairly run-down, lending it that all-too-familiar "creepy" feel. Numerous paranormal reports have been made in this area, including: - unusual ...
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Wakulla Suites Hotel
Cocoa Beach, Florida
45.9 miles from Indian River Shores, FL
A guest staying at this hotel several years ago reported that the clocks would run backwards of their own accord, and that her children were frightened by the apparition of an old man that appeared in their closet. Upon speaking to management, she discovered that other guests had reported ...
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0Ashley's of Rockledge
Rockledge, Florida
47.4 miles from Indian River Shores, FL
In 1934 the body Ethel Allen, a nineteen-year-old local of the area, was found brutally murdered on the shores of the nearby Indian River. She was a regular of Jack’s Tavern, and it was one of the last places she was seen. At least one of the psychics who have ...
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0Cocoa Village Playhouse / Aladdin Theatre
Cocoa, Florida
48.8 miles from Indian River Shores, FL
Allegedly haunted by the spectre of a former handyman. Doors open and close on their own, footsteps are heard at odd hours and in strange places.
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Black Tulip
Cocoa, Florida
48.8 miles from Indian River Shores, FL
The Black Tulip has been a casual fine dining spot in historic downtown Cocoa Village for many years. I can't remember the original owner's name, except that it was Don. He and his wife purchase the property and it was known previously as Myrt's Cafe - also a favorite spot for ...
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Trapper Nelson - Jonathan Dickinson State Park
Jupiter, Florida
52.2 miles from Indian River Shores, FL
"Wild Man of the Loxahatchee," nickname of Vince “Trapper” Nelson, is the identity of the ghost said to roam this state park. Trapper moved to this area in 1929, trapping and selling furs for a living, earning his nickname by his often-strange antics like swinging out over the river on ...
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Route 520 Ghost Lights
Cocoa, Florida
55.3 miles from Indian River Shores, FL
This is said to be among the top 3 most dangerous roads in all of Florida, the site of many accidents and deaths over the years. Perhaps not unexpectedly, people also claim to see greenish "ghost lights" along the more deserted sections of Route 520 which connects Cocoa Beach ...
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0Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse
Jupiter, Florida
56.2 miles from Indian River Shores, FL
Strange noises and cold spots abound here. Some say they can feel "ghostly hands" on their shoulders, only to turn around and see nobody's there.
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0Apollo 1 Launch Complex 34
Indian River Shores, Florida
56.7 miles from Indian River Shores, FL
Many touring the Apollo 1 launchpad have claimed to have eerie feelings around the spot where three astronauts were killed in 1967.
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Arbuckle Creek Bridge
Lorida, Florida
61.1 miles from Indian River Shores, FL
Legend has it that an old woman, one who was knowledgable with potions and healing, used to live nearby, and her spirit still haunts the bridge. So the tales say, the woman was hired to make a love potion, for which her payment was to be the client's first-born child. ...
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Haunted Creek down Jones Road
St. Cloud, Florida
63.3 miles from Indian River Shores, FL
If you take Jones Road all the way down to the end and then continue on a dirt path you'll find the "haunted creek." Locals say a little boy died there years ago, and his spirit still haunts the creek. He seems to be an angry ghost and ...
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St. Cloud Chamber of Commerce
St. Cloud, Florida
66 miles from Indian River Shores, FL
Rattling, whistling, and unexplained shadows and footsteps have been detected in this 1910 building, formerly a bank. Rumor has it that the hauntings stem from incidents in the structure's past: a major bank robbery and a double homicide.
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0Hunter Arms Hotel
Saint Cloud, Florida
66 miles from Indian River Shores, FL
A ghost named Vivian is alleged to haunt the Hunter Arms Hotel. Strange noises and cold spots have been reported. Doors tend to slam when no one is around.
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Central Fire Station
Sebring, Florida
66.4 miles from Indian River Shores, FL
Forrest Howard, Sebring's fire chief in the 1940s and 1950s, is said to still roam the halls of his favorite fire station. Modern day firefighters swear they see him in the bunk area, and they occasionally smell faint scents of his much-beloved cigars.
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Kenilworth Lodge
Sebring, Florida
66.6 miles from Indian River Shores, FL
There are a number of ghost stories surrounding this building, which dates back to 1916. Eerie feelings are reported on the staircase, and doors have been seen opening and closing entirely on their own. One guest heard voices outside his door throughout the night, and when he complained ...
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0Pritchard House
Titusville, Florida
66.9 miles from Indian River Shores, FL
Some members of the Pritchard family never left their 1891 home, some say. One of the haunts here is said to be Lola Pauline Smith Pritchard, or Miss Lovie, who, when she was alive, didn't care for people to visit her home. Some of the strange things reported to happen ...
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0Emma Parrish Theater
Titusville, Florida
67 miles from Indian River Shores, FL
Objects move on their own in the attic of this theatre. Cold spots and weird smells are also reported.
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0U. S. Space Walk of Fame Museum
Titusville, Florida
67 miles from Indian River Shores, FL
Officials at the museum have reported exhibits being moved by unseen hands, although nothing has been taken away. To add to the mystery, some folks have detected an unexplained energy field in a certain section of the museum.
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Suncoast High School
Riviera Beach, Florida
67.5 miles from Indian River Shores, FL
A ghost supposedly haunts the school auditorium, making scary noises from the rafters. Legend has it the ghost is of a small boy who is buried somewhere near the school.
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N and B Pawn Shop
Titusville, Florida
67.8 miles from Indian River Shores, FL
The Pawnshop's building is bordering a cemetery. Prior the the building being used as pawnshop, it was used as a tombstone maker shop. The property is over two acres and contains Indian Burial Mounds. Countless paranormal experiences have been recorded on security camera's. Items flying off shelves, item captured ...
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0Harder Hall
Sebring, Florida
68.5 miles from Indian River Shores, FL
Built in the 1920s, urban legend states that every owner of this hotel has died under "strange circumstances" - often within the limits of the property. And we wouldn't want the facts to get in the way of a good story. Other ghost stories abound of former visitors ...
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The Mailman of Avon Park
Avon Park, Florida
68.9 miles from Indian River Shores, FL
There have been persistent claims of seeing a ghostly mailman walking the streets near the intersection of Main Street and Lake Avenue, especially on foggy mornings. He disappears the moment you try to contact him.
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0Webber International University - Camilla Hall
Babson Park, Florida
70.6 miles from Indian River Shores, FL
Camilla Hall, one of the girls-only dormitories at Webber International University, supposedly has a shadowy figure haunting the second floor.
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