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0The Edwinola Hotel
Dade City, Florida
7 miles from Lacoochee, FL
Although this 1912 hotel is no longer in operation, the building remains in use to this day. Staff and tenants at living quarters in the current establishment have reported elevators operating by themselves, ghostly voices coming from empty rooms, and the smell of cigar smoke. Others working the night ...
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0St. Leo University
St. Leo, Florida
10.4 miles from Lacoochee, FL
Not much information on this one - just that some stories have it that the ghost of a young woman is seen on campus, often walking through walls.
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Frank Saxon House
Brooksville, Florida
14 miles from Lacoochee, FL
This 1870's manor house is in a state of disrepair nowadays, and local residents are running ghost tours of the very haunted property to raise funds to restore it. Rumoured to be haunted by a spectral groom and bride, visitors have also reported the apparition of a little girl ...
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0May-Stringer House
Brooksville, Florida
14.1 miles from Lacoochee, FL
Now a "Heritage Museum," the May-Stringer House dates back to the 1850s. The ghost of a girl named Jessie who died in the house at just 3 years of age is said to still be felt from time to time, rearranging toys and teacups to suit her whims. ...
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0Hernando County Court House
Brooksville, Florida
14.4 miles from Lacoochee, FL
Built in 1913, this court house is alleged to be haunted by the ghost of a criminal who tried to escape from the second floor. Some say blood stains still appear where he was shot by the bailiff... but we're not so sure.
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0The Old Weeks House
Brooksville, Florida
14.6 miles from Lacoochee, FL
An old house with quite a lot of colorful "history"... Among other things, locals say that when the house was unoccupied, strange candle lights would appear in the windows, moving slowly from side to side. Check out these snippets from a 2006 article by the Tampa Bay Times: Local ...
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Brooksville Nursing Manor
Brooksville, Florida
15 miles from Lacoochee, FL
Just one story here, from a nurse who says she definitely saw a woman enter the room of a patient who was dying.... and that when she herself entered the room, the patient was dead, and no one else was to be seen.
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0Spring Hill Cemetery
Brooksville, Florida
18.1 miles from Lacoochee, FL
The Spring Hill Cemetery, is located off of Fort Dade Ave. in Brooksville. It is an old black cemetery with the earliest "known" burial starting in the late 1800's. At dusk you can see what seems to be a man hanging from a tree limb. Also, groups of spirits can ...
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Fort Cooper State Park
Inverness, Florida
25.5 miles from Lacoochee, FL
This state park was once home to Fort Cooper during the Second Seminole War. Nothing of the fort remains apart from some archaeological finds, but at least one staff member thinks the spirit of an Indian chief still lingers. There aren't many sightings - most people just "feel" ...
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Harden House
Clermont, Florida
25.6 miles from Lacoochee, FL
The ghost that walks here is said to be John W. Hardin, who was shot to death in the back yard in 1975 sometime during or after his truck caught on fire. The mystery of who killed Hardin is unsolved, but his wife, Victoria Mango Hardin, claimed to see his ...
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Sumter County Service Center
Wildwood, Florida
29 miles from Lacoochee, FL
It begins with loud banging which echoes throughout the main hallway a few times every night. Sometimes after the banging you'll find the men's handicapped bathroom stall locked. Second floor in the hr offices there's one hallway that smells like death for about 20 ft and then it's back ...
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0Walmart
Leesburg, Florida
30.8 miles from Lacoochee, FL
Various claims of footsteps, lights turning on and off, and merchandise flying off the shelves (literally).
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HMS Architecture Building - USF Tampa
Tampa, Florida
31.3 miles from Lacoochee, FL
The fourth floor of this building - particularly room 469 - is considered to be haunted by a malevolent-feeling spirit by the late-night staff. Voices are heard, and on at least one occasion a wind-chime started jangling all by itself. One worker saw a spectral German Shepherd dog ...
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University of South Florida Library
Tampa, Florida
31.6 miles from Lacoochee, FL
Ghostly legend here tells of a young woman named Gottlieb, an English major who worked on the library's fourth floor, was found hanging from an oak tree. Foul play was suspected, and after that, strange things happened at the library. Book carts moved by themselves, automatic doors opened without being ...
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0Warren W. Willis United Methodist Camp
Fruitland Park, Florida
32.4 miles from Lacoochee, FL
Two cabins are alleged to be haunted: North Boys Cabin 5 - items are moved inside the cabin, particularly suitcases. Girls Cabin 41A - lights turn on and off, bathroom flushes on its own. No one feels threatened by these spirits - they just seem to be playful.
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Annie Pfeiffer Chapel
Lakeland, Florida
33 miles from Lacoochee, FL
Florida Southern College's chapel, one of the campus's famous Frank Lloyd Wright-designed buildings, may be home to the ghost of Wright himself. Rumor has it that the chapel's choir screen was installed incorrectly, and Wright's apparition has been seen in the chapel, poring over the improperly placed choir screen.
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0Florida Southern College
Lakeland, Florida
33.2 miles from Lacoochee, FL
Vague tales from the night staff saying "eerie presences" touched or breathed on them.
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Crown Colony House
Tampa, Florida
33.4 miles from Lacoochee, FL
Built in 1964, the Crown Colony is a four-story building offering both a full-service restaurant and quick-serve café. If the stories are true, the building also harbors a few ghosts. In 2008, officials at Busch Gardens invited Haunted South and select members of the media to explore the park’s Crown Colony ...
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Rolling Acres Road
Lady Lake, Florida
33.5 miles from Lacoochee, FL
Those traveling this road claim to often hear screams and roars from the surrounding forests throughout the length of Rolling Acres Road. A few have seen a bright white ghostly figure walking up and down the road. Locals refer to her as "Julia".
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Sulphur Springs Tower
Tampa, Florida
35.3 miles from Lacoochee, FL
Stories say the historic tower was often used as a landmark on pirates' maps, a tale that may support the fact that a ghostly pirate is said to roam the area. Another story told around these parts is that of a marine monster who lives in the waters adjacent to ...
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0Disney World - Pirates of the Caribbean
Orlando, Florida
35.8 miles from Lacoochee, FL
Almost everyone's been on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disney World... but did you know that many believe the ride is haunted? According to employees, a welder named George died while the ride was originally under construction in the 1970s. His ghost still lingers according to ...
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Disney World - Haunted Mansion
Orlando, Florida
35.9 miles from Lacoochee, FL
The Walt Disney World Haunted Mansion is said to be haunted by several entities including a ghostly man in a tuxedo and a limping pilot with a cane said to have crashed his plane on this spot in the 1940s. Urban legend tells of a little boy who was cremated ...
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0Myrtle Hill Cemetery
Tampa, Florida
36.3 miles from Lacoochee, FL
The mausoleum here is supposedly haunted by a girl named Stephanie, who was killed in a car crash.
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James McCabe Theatre
Valrico, Florida
36.3 miles from Lacoochee, FL
Reports say that paranormal groups have offered ghost tours as fund-raisers here. The 1915 building, once the Valrico Civic Center and then a woman’s club, is rumored to have more than a few haunts. Witnesses have seen apparitions and heard strange sounds, and experienced other odd occurrences.
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0Center Place
Brandon, Florida
37.7 miles from Lacoochee, FL
A spirit called (for some reason) "Matilda" is said to haunt this building. She was seen by at least one witness, and others claim to have either felt her presence or actually seen paintings and other objects move without explanation. Allegedly at one point local news reporters came ...
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Scotty's Distribution Center
Winter Haven, Florida
38 miles from Lacoochee, FL
No longer a Scotty's Distribution Center, but back in the day there was supposedly the ghost of a forklift driver that would continually haunt this area - particularly on the 4th of March.
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0Zellie's Pub
Mount Dora, Florida
38 miles from Lacoochee, FL
This modern-day pub has its fair share of paranormal activity. Some workers have been physically pushed by unseen entities in the bathroom. One story has it that a beer mug was thrown across the length of the bar, all on its own. Lights go on and off ...
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Plantation Inn
Crystal River, Florida
38.2 miles from Lacoochee, FL
This replica plantation house now serves as an resort and golf course, but is supposedly haunted by a young girl heard calling for her mother. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Ybor City Museum
Tampa, Florida
38.4 miles from Lacoochee, FL
Kim Cool mentions this haunting briefly in her book, "Ghost Stories of Tampa Bay." The claim revolves around the Ybor City Museum gift shop, and a particular book that frequently moves to different places around the shelves, and sometimes even flies violently to the floor when no one is ...
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Sugar Palm Ballroom - 1550 E. Palm Ave
Tampa, Florida
38.5 miles from Lacoochee, FL
For a short time in the late 1990s, this building housed the "Sugar Palm Ballroom". Guests at the Sugar Palm would occasionally see a ghostly figure wandering the hallways. During renovations in 2000 workmen complained that they were constantly harassed by unseen entities.
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Carmine's
Tampa, Florida
38.5 miles from Lacoochee, FL
At least one waitress at Carmine's Restaurant in Tampa is convinced the place is haunted, according to Kim Cool in her book "Ghost Stories of Tampa Bay." She swears she hears ghostly footsteps on the second floor, and every time someone goes up to investigate, no one is there.
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Gaspar's Grotto
Tampa, Florida
38.5 miles from Lacoochee, FL
Haunted bars are a dime a dozen, but how many of them actually provide photographic proof that they're haunted? Gaspar's Grotto does - they proudly display two photos on their wall that may show the ghost of ... someone. No one's really sure what it shows, really, or if there's ...
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0Cuban Club - Circulo Cubano de Tampa
Tampa, Florida
38.5 miles from Lacoochee, FL
The Cuban Club, now a site rented out for events, was built in 1917 to serve the Cuban community. It has been the site of two deaths: One was an actor who committed suicide on the stage, the other was a murder in which one board member shot another in ...
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L'Unione Italiana - The Italian Club
Tampa, Florida
38.6 miles from Lacoochee, FL
In this building, over a century old, folks say a ghost named Virginia sometimes makes an appearance on the front staircase. Reports say Virginia was once a member of the cleaning staff.
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Trelles Clinic - Ybor Resort and Spa
Tampa, Florida
38.6 miles from Lacoochee, FL
The former Trelles Clinic, now the Ybor Resort and Spa, is housed in a 1904 building. Witnesses say the many ghostly phenomena here include a child that tugs on people's clothing, unexplained slamming windows, and an apparition of Conchita, a deceased wife of a doctor. TV's Ghost Hunters featured the ...
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La France
Tampa, Florida
38.6 miles from Lacoochee, FL
Apparently there's said to be a ghostly presence in this vintage clothing shop that likes to move items around on the racks, according to Kim Cool's excellent book, "Ghost Stories of Tampa Bay."
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0El Centro Espanol - The Spanish Club
Tampa, Florida
38.6 miles from Lacoochee, FL
The 1912 El Centro Espanol building is home to some strange occurrences. Folks say that the sound of crying babies can be heard in the building when there are no babies around. Also, when candles are blown out, they sometimes re-ignite.
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Island Flowers
Tampa, Florida
38.6 miles from Lacoochee, FL
This flower shop got a quick mention in Kim Cool's "Ghost Stories of Tampa Bay." The ghost here, if it is a ghost, likes to swing the front door back and forth, ringing the security bell each time.
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0Don Vicente Inn
Tampa, Florida
38.6 miles from Lacoochee, FL
Staff report a ghost in the lady's basement bathroom. The Travel Channel once ran a TV special on this hotel.
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King Corona Cigars and Cafe Bar
Tampa, Florida
38.6 miles from Lacoochee, FL
Dave Lapham recounts the story of King Corona Cigars in his excellent book, "Ghosthunting Florida." The owner was renovating the store one night when he saw a huge, hulking figure in the back. He was about to run for the front door when the figure just dematerialized into thin air. ...
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Ybor Factory Building - Ybor Square
Tampa, Florida
38.6 miles from Lacoochee, FL
This factory was built in 1886 by Vicente Martinez-Ybor - at the time it was the largest cigar-factory in the world. It changed hands a number of times through the 1950s, but always remained in the cigar business, until it became Ybor Square in the 1970s. Now it ...
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Tampa Florida Brewery Building
Tampa, Florida
38.8 miles from Lacoochee, FL
Ybor City has a rich history, and with it comes several ghost stories, including one about the drunken Cuban ghost at the Tampa Florida Brewery. Now the Swope Law Group’s law offices, rumor has it that at the old brewery's opening ceremony, where free beer was available, two drunken men ...
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JPV Woods
Winter Haven, Florida
39.2 miles from Lacoochee, FL
Locals say if you go on the old dirt trail around midnight of August 13th, every year, you'll hear children screaming and crying for help.
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Lakeview Rodeo
Holiday, Florida
39.3 miles from Lacoochee, FL
A 2002 fire gutted the Lakeview Rodeo that used to be a hot spot for line-dancing in Holiday, FL... and ever since, some claim they see the spectre of a man standing in the exact location where the building once stood. We're not sure but it looks like its ...
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Oaklawn Cemetery
Tampa, Florida
39.4 miles from Lacoochee, FL
A number of famous Tampa residents are buried here, and there are vague reports of ghosts haunting the grounds. Many feel uneasy as they walk the cemetery, as if someone is watching them.
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Jackson House
Tampa, Florida
39.4 miles from Lacoochee, FL
Deborah Frethem writes of this house in her book, "Haunted Tampa: Spirits of the Bay." According to Frethem, this building dates back to 1901 and was a boardinghouse once used by a number of African American greats during the days of segregation, like Ray Charles, Count Basie and even ...
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Windsor Rose Tea Room
Mount Dora, Florida
39.4 miles from Lacoochee, FL
Paranormal activities include sightings of shadows of a female in period costume sitting alone at table four. A young lad walking in through the front door going into the restroom locking the door only to find the door locked without anyone in there. Food sliding across the table at table ...
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0Blake High School
Tampa, Florida
39.4 miles from Lacoochee, FL
A cold spot is felt in the exact place in the auditorium where a teacher died years ago of a heart attack. The back of the library has a similar cold spot where people get "eerie feelings". The main theatre sometimes has strange lights appear in the wings, ...
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0Lakeside Inn
Mount Dora, Florida
39.4 miles from Lacoochee, FL
Several ghosts are said to reside in the charming Lakeside Inn, which was built in 1883. Two of the inn's ghosts are young girls from the 1890s to 1920s. One is about 9 who wears a frilly red dress. She is believed to be Amy, a little girl who disappeared ...
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Mount Carmel Simpson Cemetery
Mount Dora, Florida
39.5 miles from Lacoochee, FL
This is a long-disused "black cemetery" from the days of segregation. It dates back to the late 1880s. It was all but forgotten until recently when the Mount Dora Historical Society began cleaning up the area and identifying grave sites whose markers have long since disintegrated. They've begun ...
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