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0Old Hamilton County Jail
Jasper, Florida
10.7 miles from Jennings, FL
The 1893 jail, used until the late 20th century and now a museum, is home to a haunt in a hurry. Witnesses have heard the sound of running footsteps here. Reports say that hangings may once have taken place within the building.
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500 N. Ashley St
Valdosta, Georgia
19.3 miles from Jennings, FL
This place, formerly Vito's Pizzeria and Lounge but no longer open for business, was said to be haunted by a former owner who hanged himself on the premises when the building was a private home. Chairs were said to move on their own, and a shadowy apparition was known to ...
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Hotel Blanche
Lake City, Florida
39.6 miles from Jennings, FL
Gangster Al Capone was among the guests to stay at this one-time luxury hotel. These days, it is inhabited by businesses on the ground floor and office space on the second, but the third floor remains empty--except for the hotel's haunts. Witnesses here have described disembodied footsteps and voices, the ...
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0Jefferson Correctional Institution
Monticello, Florida
42.1 miles from Jennings, FL
Inmates and guards alike agree that there are spirits abounding in the Jefferson Correctional Institution. Some inmates feel someone tapping on them while they sleep - others see ghostly children playing in the dormitory. A ghostly man on a horse is occasionally seen outside.
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Cogdell Light
Homerville, Georgia
44.8 miles from Jennings, FL
The Cogdell Light appears near the Okefenokee swamp late at night. Drivers go into the woods and turn off the car, then flash their headlights to call the "ghost." Then, a greenish-yellow glow seems to come out of the woods and head straight for the car. Some say this is ...
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Wirick-Simmons House
Monticello, Florida
46.1 miles from Jennings, FL
This historic home is one of the oldest in Monticello, dating to 1831. It is owned by the Jefferson County Historical Society and is open for tours (on request). Two ghostly apparitions of women have appeared here - one in pink, in the upstairs window, and another dressed ...
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0The Hanging Tree
Monticello, Florida
46.1 miles from Jennings, FL
The local ghost tours take people by the "old hanging tree" in Monticello, FL, and some swear the souls of those who died here still like to stir things up a bit. The tree is at the intersection of 90 and 19 in Monticello, just outside the court house, ...
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0Palmer House
Monticello, Florida
46.1 miles from Jennings, FL
Monticello, FL is considered by many to be the "Most Haunted Little Town in Florida". The Palmer House is one of the most active spots in town, and has been investigated by many regional ghost hunting operations. There's quite a little story to this old house: Dr. Palmer was the local ...
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0The Opera House
Monticello, Florida
46.2 miles from Jennings, FL
The Opera House in Monticello dates back to 1890, and is a regular part of the local ghost tours. Some regional ghost hunting outfits have investigated and claim to have found orbs and other phenomenon there.
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Old Jefferson County Jail
Monticello, Florida
46.3 miles from Jennings, FL
This jail dates back to the end of the 19th century. The local sheriff lived on the ground floor and basement - inmates were housed in the top floor. The small building out back housed female prisoners. It hasn't held an inmate since the mid 20th century, ...
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0John Denham House Bed and Breakfast
Monticello, Florida
46.3 miles from Jennings, FL
This bed and breakfast dates back to 1872, and features a "Blue Room" that seems to be the center of most of the paranormal activity. Sarah Denham's ghost is said to appear in the rocking chair in that room.
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Avera-Clarke House Bed and Breakfast
Monticello, Florida
46.3 miles from Jennings, FL
This house, now operating as a bed and breakfast, was built in 1890 by Thomas Clarke, a lawyer, judge and civil war veteran. It is said that his ghost is often seen roaming the house - he appears particularly often to guests staying in the Queen Anne Room.
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The Daffodale House
Monticello, Florida
46.4 miles from Jennings, FL
This charming old bed and breakfast lays claim to a number of paranormal sightings. According to their website, strange music is heard coming from the Safari room, pipe smoke inexplicably tinges the air near the elevator, and a "Woman in White" is often seen on the premises.
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Atkinson County Courthouse
Pearson, Georgia
49.9 miles from Jennings, FL
This 1920's courthouse is haunted, according to superstitious folk. The clock tower was the site of the execution of an innocent man, who vowed to wreak havoc on those who had unfairly punished him. Ever since, according to local lore, the clock won't keep correct time no matter how ...
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0Olustee Battle Field
Jennings, Florida
50.2 miles from Jennings, FL
Civil War reenactors claim to occasionally capture strange orbs in photographs, almost like they are soldiers' spirits interacting with the reenactments.
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Fort White Cemetery
Fort White, Florida
51.6 miles from Jennings, FL
Not to be confused with New Grove Cemetery, the Fort White Cemetery is a really old cemetery where most of the gravestones are unreadable or have been buried by leaves or dirt. It is definitely spooky and creepy there, it is really overgrown and goes back into the woods ...
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Grady House Bed and Breakfast
High Springs, Florida
61.2 miles from Jennings, FL
An apparition of a lady in an old-fashioned nightgown has been seen, bringing with her the scent of flowers, lilacs or orange blossoms. The Red Room is the spot where the ghost most often materializes. She also likes to move the chess pieces on a board set up in the ...
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Ashley-Slater House
Douglas, Georgia
64.2 miles from Jennings, FL
The historic Ashley-Slater House, built in 1914 by Mr. John Marshall Ashley, is now office space for the Douglas Coffee County Economic Development Authority and Chamber of Commerce (although it is available for tours). It is said to be haunted by at least one of the six people said to ...
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0Newnansville Cemetery
Alachua, Florida
66.5 miles from Jennings, FL
Vague reports have been made about "ghostly figures" walking through the cemetery at night. Newnansville, once a county seat, no longer truly exists - it was long ago swallowed up by the town of Alachua.
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Putnam Lodge Hotel and Spa
Cross City, Florida
66.6 miles from Jennings, FL
The historic lodge and hotel was frequented by Al Capone, who had his own room on the upper floor equipped with a ladder for a hasty exit if needed. Guests nowadays staying in the vicinity of the room claim to have heard arguing voices, disembodied footsteps and felt an ...
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Ghosts of Florida: The Haunted Locations of Jacksonville, Jacksonville Beach, Atlantic Beach and St. Augustine
Jeffrey Fisher
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Alachua Sports Pub and Grill
Alachua, Florida
66.6 miles from Jennings, FL
This local establishment has served the community for a long period of time, and was formerly a funeral parlour before its conversion to a bar and grill. Staff have reported that a mischievous spirit haunts the kitchen and main dining room, who has been known to throw pots and ...
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0Velda Mound Park
Tallahassee, Florida
67.3 miles from Jennings, FL
Velda Mound is an archaeological site located in northern Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, United States. The site was first occupied by peoples of the Fort Walton Culture (a regional variation of the Mississippian culture)[1] in the late prehistoric period and during the protohistoric period was part of the extensive Apalachee ...
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0Sunland Hospital
Tallahassee, Florida
69 miles from Jennings, FL
Sunland Hospital was a notorious eyesore in Tallahassee until it was demolished in 2006. Before then though it was a popular spot for amateur ghost hunters, who claimed to have seen all sorts of eerie things within the crumbling walls. Here's a bit of history about the place... Within a year ...
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Governor's Park - Myers House
Tallahassee, Florida
69.2 miles from Jennings, FL
Myers House was built by Hyman Myers,and it has 19 rooms. It is now abandoned in the middle of Governor's Park. This mansion is quite beautiful and people are seen having picnics and enjoying the view of this magnificent house. Though you can't go inside because it is all boarded ...
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0Old Gilchrist County Jail
Trenton, Florida
70.3 miles from Jennings, FL
Old Gilchrist County Jail has been open since 1928 and closed since 1968. Its a 2 story building with 3 cells downstairs and 5 upstairs. It has been visited by many a paranormal persons investigating the activity. It is most definitely haunted. There have been ...
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Knott House Museum
Tallahassee, Florida
71.2 miles from Jennings, FL
This history museum is said to be haunted by a ghost who appeared in a photograph one of the staff members took while doing inventory. The photograph is displayed proudly among the museum's collection.
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The Lively Building
Tallahassee, Florida
71.3 miles from Jennings, FL
Once the location of a rough and tumble place called "The Leon Bar" (1892-1904). Several murders took place there, and some locals claim to see ghostly cowboy entities hanging about the corner at night. Note that there is a "Lively House" also in Tallahassee that sometimes gets confused with this ...
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0Calvin Phillips Mausoleum - Oakland Cemetery
Tallahassee, Florida
71.4 miles from Jennings, FL
Calvin Phillips built himself the first, and most famous, mausoleum in Oakland Cemetery in 1900. He hired a master carpenter to make a cherry-wood casket in the mausoleum, and when it was finished, he crawled inside, locked the door behind him and died. No one is exactly sure why he ...
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The Columns
Tallahassee, Florida
71.4 miles from Jennings, FL
This historic home dates back to 1830 and now houses the James Madison Institute. The paranormal activity here centers around the first floor, where the figure of a woman is sometimes seen walking into the fireplace.
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0Old City Cemetery
Tallahassee, Florida
71.6 miles from Jennings, FL
The oldest cemetery in Tallahassee, dating back to 1829. One "resident" of note is Elizabeth Budd Graham (d. 1889) who was known as a "white witch." She has an impressive gravestone that is a must-see.
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0Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida
71.9 miles from Jennings, FL
The local story says that FSU is haunted by Civil War era cadets of the West Florida Cadet Battalion, who will sometimes still be seen drilling on the campus. Power outages are common, especially when a student is showering - and supposedly the letters "TB" are found drawn on ...
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0Florida State University - Cawthon Hall
Tallahassee, Florida
72 miles from Jennings, FL
There is allegedly a poltergeist in the Cawthon Hall dormitory of Florida State University, in Tallahassee. According to the story, a female student was struck by lightning and killed on the roof in the 1940s. Since then, residents report objects moving all on their own, unexplained noises, and ...
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Chi Omega Sorority House
Tallahassee, Florida
72.1 miles from Jennings, FL
At this house, serial killer Ted Bundy took two of his victims: Margaret Bowman and Lisa Levy, who were bludgeoned to death. Their ghosts may be walking here still, and in fact some believe they prevented other sorority sisters from walking out of their bedrooms into harm's way on the ...
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Leon County Jail
Tallahassee, Florida
74.6 miles from Jennings, FL
The current Leon County Jail was built in the 1990s, but is in the same spot as the previous one (which housed Ted Bundy for a while). Staff claim to see a female entity walking the halls at night, crying. Shadow figures abound.
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0Tallahassee Community College
Tallahassee, Florida
74.7 miles from Jennings, FL
Several claims abound at Tallahassee Community College... First, a strange "shadow figure" that appears in certain classrooms. Second, a garbage can lid started hovering in front of a couple of night janitors. And finally there is a female entity occasionally seen about campus, and the strong scent of ...
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Devil's Millhopper Geological State Park
Gainesville, Florida
75 miles from Jennings, FL
This state park features a natural sinkhole, 120 feet deep and 500 feet wide. It was originally called the "Devil's Millhopper" because bones and fossils were found at the bottom, and it resembled a "millhopper" funnel used in grist mills at the time. Locals thought the devil used ...
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Wakulla Springs Lodge
Crawfordville, Florida
76.2 miles from Jennings, FL
This 1930's hacienda-style lodge was built in the swamplands of southern Florida to preserve the natural environment, and to allow society to interact with it in the way the builder and former owner intended. The establishment is rumoured to be haunted, and witnesses have reported seeing a giant stuffed ...
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0Hardee Cemetery
Chiefland, Florida
78.2 miles from Jennings, FL
Hardee Cemetery, or Hardeetown Methodist Cemetery, is supposedly haunted, but details are few and far between. It's the final resting place of Isaac P. Hardee (1817-1879), and, allegedly, many of his slaves. The house, called "Pine Hill," still stands nearby, though it has been moved from its original ...
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McLauchlin House
Havana, Florida
78.4 miles from Jennings, FL
The 1860's house is now used for wedding receptions, but the owner says its not certain that a few unexpected guests may make an appearance. Visitors have reported several mischievous entities, and an eerie presence has been felt on the front porch. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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0Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Gainesville, Florida
78.4 miles from Jennings, FL
The back part of this cemetery has been left to ruin, and supposedly its in that area that ghost hunters have the most success capturing orbs on their digital cameras.
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0Walmart on 13th Street
Gainesville, Florida
78.6 miles from Jennings, FL
Until January 2013 there was a Walmart on 13th Street, in Gainesville. It's now shut down (Walmart moved to a larger facility) but we don't know if anyone told the resident ghost that! A female spirit, possibly an ex-employee, is said to have haunted certain areas of the ...
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Chief Theater
Chiefland, Florida
79.1 miles from Jennings, FL
Two ghosts, one is supposedly a little girl from the time when there was a General Store/Post Office on the location. The second is supposedly a man named Tom. The story is that while it was a movie theater (segregated) the blacks were in the balcony and whites were down ...
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0Purple Porpoise / Gator City Grille
Gainesville, Florida
79.6 miles from Jennings, FL
The Purple Porpoise was a Gainesville institution for years, until it shut down in 2002. According to some, a female student was brutally murdered in the upstairs bathroom of this building in the 1960s, and her spirit (and possibly that of her killer) still remains in the tiny upstairs ...
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0Thomas Hall - University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida
79.7 miles from Jennings, FL
Thomas Hall, built in 1905, is a historic building located in Murphree Area on the campus of the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, United States. The building is named for William Reuben Thomas, the Gainesville mayor and businessman responsible for bringing the University of Florida to Gainesville. Architect William Augustus ...
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0Norman Hall - University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida
80.2 miles from Jennings, FL
Norman Hall (originally known as P. K. Yonge Laboratory School) is an historic academic building on the eastern campus of the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. It was designed by architect Rudolph Weaver in the Collegiate Gothic style, and built in 1932. It originally housed the university's research and ...
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0Crispers Restaurant
Gainesville, Florida
80.3 miles from Jennings, FL
In earlier days this building was a record studio and a Goodwill - now it's a Crispers restaurant. Locals believe someone died in the Goodwill store long ago, and that person's spirit still haunts the place. Shadows and knocking sounds have been experienced after closing time, as well ...
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0Beaty Towers
Gainesville, Florida
80.3 miles from Jennings, FL
Local legend has it that a girl committed suicide in the 1960s by jumping from the Beaty Towers, but no records of any such incident exists. Locals go even farther to say that Tom Petty (who was resident in Gainesville at around this time) wrote the song "American Girl" ...
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0Goody's / Trader Joe's
Gainesville, Florida
80.3 miles from Jennings, FL
Once a "Goody's", as of late 2012 this store is now a Trader Joe's, in Butler Plaza. During its Goody's days, employees were constantly harassed by a ghost that would rearrange things to his or her own whims, and set off alarms in the middle of the night. ...
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Hippodrome State Theater
Gainesville, Florida
80.6 miles from Jennings, FL
So the story goes, the historic theatre is haunted by the apparition of a woman in a beautiful white dress. The theatre building was originally the country courthouse, and during this time, a man went on trial for a murder he didn't commit. His wife, who had evidence to ...
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0Sweetwater Branch Inn
Gainesville, Florida
80.6 miles from Jennings, FL
The Sweetwater Branch Inn has several buildings, but the blue one in particular seems to have the most paranormal activity - particularly in the attic rooms. Guests sometimes complain of a "heavy feeling" on their chest while sleeping up there. Occasionally the bureau door will open and close ...
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