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0Spook Hill
Lake Wales, Florida
Spook Hill is a gravity hill (an optical illusion where cars appear to roll up the spooky hill) in Lake Wales, Florida. Spook Hill is located on the Lake Wales Ridge, a geologically significant range of sand and limestone hills, which were islands from two to three million years ago, when ...
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0Webber International University - Camilla Hall
Babson Park, Florida
5.4 miles from Lake Wales, 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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0JPV Woods
Winter Haven, Florida
14.2 miles from Lake Wales, 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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Scotty's Distribution Center
Winter Haven, Florida
15.2 miles from Lake Wales, 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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0The Stanford Inn
Bartow, Florida
15.5 miles from Lake Wales, FL
A "noisy" apparition, believed to be a former owner named Lee Meriwether, is said to inhabit this quaint modern-day bed and breakfast. Doors also allegedly close on their own, and disembodied footsteps can be heard on the staircase. The Stanford Inn was featured the 1991 film "My Girl," starring Dan ...
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0Old Polk County Courthouse
Bartow, Florida
15.7 miles from Lake Wales, FL
The Old Polk County Courthouse in Bartow was built in 1909 on the foundations of the original courthouse, which dated back to the early 1880s. There are many claims here, including: - Screams from the basement (supposedly from a worker killed in an explosion on the site) - Apparitions appearing on ...
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Ghost Lights of Bereah Road
Fort Meade, Florida
17.8 miles from Lake Wales, FL
You may have to wait for a while, but supposedly if you hang about at night near the four-way stop of W. Bereah Road and County Line Road in Frostproof, you'll see some eerie "Ghost Lights" approach your car.
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The Fisherwoman of Lake Arcola
Avon Park, Florida
18 miles from Lake Wales, FL
Lake Arcola is no more - it dried up decades ago and is now mostly open fields with some water and a few small structures. And that's what makes it so weird that drivers on North Buckingham Road, which skirts the western edge of what used to be Lake ...
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The Mailman of Avon Park
Avon Park, Florida
21.7 miles from Lake Wales, 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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0Florida Southern College
Lakeland, Florida
23.6 miles from Lake Wales, FL
Vague tales from the night staff saying "eerie presences" touched or breathed on them.
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Annie Pfeiffer Chapel
Lakeland, Florida
23.9 miles from Lake Wales, 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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Ghost Lights of Heard Bridge Road
Wauchula, Florida
25.1 miles from Lake Wales, FL
People have been reporting ghost lights since the 1950s on Heard Bridge Road in Fort Meade, as well as on Keller road, past Disong. We've marked the Keller Road location on the map below.
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Bloody Bucket Bridge
Wauchula, Florida
27.9 miles from Lake Wales, FL
This spooky story starts more than a century ago with a slave midwife who was concerned that parents were having more babies than they could support. She is said to have smothered many babies and buried their bodies near the bridge. After many babies were killed, the midwife began to ...
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0Popash School
Zolfo Springs, Florida
28.2 miles from Lake Wales, FL
This eerie abandoned school building stood on the outskirts of Wauchula for years and years before it was finally demolished in 2008. Before it was torn down it was a favorite place for ghost hunters, as the sounds of children playing were constantly heard in the area, even when ...
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Susan's Courtside Café
Kissimmee, Florida
29 miles from Lake Wales, FL
Susan's Courtside Café is housed in a 1912 home, and is said to be haunted. The restaurant's rooms are themed with items from Kissimmee's past, including a firefighter room. Witnesses have seen eerie shadows and heard strange noises in the building at night.
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Central Fire Station
Sebring, Florida
29.4 miles from Lake Wales, 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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Arbuckle Creek Bridge
Lorida, Florida
29.4 miles from Lake Wales, 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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Kenilworth Lodge
Sebring, Florida
30 miles from Lake Wales, 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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St. Cloud Chamber of Commerce
St. Cloud, Florida
30.1 miles from Lake Wales, 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
30.2 miles from Lake Wales, 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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0Big Bamboo Lounge
Kissimmee, Florida
30.6 miles from Lake Wales, FL
The Big Bamboo Lounge was a Kissimmee institution, a popular hangout for Disney and ex-Disney employees as well as British expats. Unfortunately it was damaged during a hurricane and closed down for a while, during which time some vagrants moved in and accidentally burned it down. So it's ...
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0Harder Hall
Sebring, Florida
30.7 miles from Lake Wales, 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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Osprey Links at Hunter's Creek
Orlando, Florida
33.5 miles from Lake Wales, FL
At this apartment complex off of Town Center Boulevard and John Young Parkway, reports say a resident witnessed cold spots, lights turning on by themselves, and strange sounds. A shadowy form of a man was seen as well. The strange occurrences were attributed to the fact that the apartment is ...
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0Hardee Correctional Institution
Bowling Green, Florida
33.7 miles from Lake Wales, FL
There are vague reports of "voices" and a feeling like someone's walking just behind you at this correctional institution... though I'd venture to say its not uncommon to experience either in a high security prison!
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0Disney World - Pirates of the Caribbean
Orlando, Florida
35.7 miles from Lake Wales, 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 Lake Wales, 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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Haunted Creek down Jones Road
St. Cloud, Florida
35.9 miles from Lake Wales, 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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0Peabody Hotel
Orlando, Florida
37 miles from Lake Wales, FL
Built in 1986, the Peabody (famous for its marching ducks) was the second-tallest building in Orlando. There are claims that a number of people have committed suicide in the building over the years, and that their spirits can sometimes be seen roaming the hallways. The Peabody building still stands, but ...
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Crowne Plaza
Orlando, Florida
38.7 miles from Lake Wales, FL
There are vague reports of a ghostly entity inhabiting room 621. A guest swore they saw a full-bodied apparition and insisted on switching rooms.
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Super 8 International Drive
Orlando, Florida
39.7 miles from Lake Wales, FL
Room 206 has long been considered a haunted hot-spot in this Orlando hotel. Make the bed in this room and sometimes you'll find the faint imprint of a human form underneath the covers. Others swear they have felt someone in the bed with them, or that it starts ...
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James McCabe Theatre
Valrico, Florida
41.2 miles from Lake Wales, 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
42.8 miles from Lake Wales, 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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Orange Hill Cemetery
Orlando, Florida
44.4 miles from Lake Wales, FL
Although it hardly looks like it, this mostly empty-looking plot of land is actually a pauper's cemetery. In fact, the cemetery was almost completely forgotten until county officials researching the area for possible development in 1996 discovered its true use in old documents. Roughly 522 people were buried there between ...
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Sioux Villa
Orlando, Florida
45.2 miles from Lake Wales, FL
Sioux Villa was the home of Mahlon and Caroline Gore. Mahlon was an early mayor of Orlando. They built the home in 1906 on the shore of Lake Lucerne, but it was later moved to its current location on Waverly Place, just off Orange Avenue. Modern-day occupants have ...
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Lake Lucerne - Lady in White
Orlando, Florida
45.5 miles from Lake Wales, FL
David Whitehead mentions in his "Field Guide to Haunted Orlando" a "Lady in White" figure that has been spotted multiple times near an old oak tree on the south shore of Lake Lucerne.
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Miller, Sellen, Conner and Walsh
Orlando, Florida
45.5 miles from Lake Wales, FL
Amanda Branham writes of this location in "Orlando Ghosts," though the law-firm no longer appears to be located here. (The sign out front now says "Page, Eichenblatt, Bernbaum & Bennett") Employees of the firm would hear disembodied voices and often would get the feeling that they were being watched. ...
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Republic Bank - Citrus Center
Orlando, Florida
45.9 miles from Lake Wales, FL
The Citrus Club is an elite business/networking organization located at 255 S. Orange Ave. A Republic Bank used to be attached to it (it appears now to be a Suntrust branch). Clubhouse members have seen shadow figures roaming the building and peculiar noises are heard when no one ...
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0Hamburger Mary's - Bumby Block
Orlando, Florida
45.9 miles from Lake Wales, FL
The Bumby Block building dates back to the 1880s. Currently it houses "Hamburger Mary's Bar and Grille", but originally it was a hardware store. Staff in the building regularly see the apparition of a young girl dressed in Victorian clothing. She seems to enjoy tapping on the windows and waving to ...
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0Bliss Nightclub
Orlando, Florida
45.9 miles from Lake Wales, FL
Closed as of 2013, "Bliss" was one of Orlando's premiere dance clubs. When it was open, staff would refuse to into one of the refrigerated rooms after dark. They constantly felt like someone was watching them - an evil presence. Furniture would often move around on its own as well.
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Greenwood Cemetery
Orlando, Florida
45.9 miles from Lake Wales, FL
Many children from Sunland Hospital were buried at this cemetery, and there are creepy sections within called "Baby Land 1" and "Baby Land 3", etc. which house nothing but infants and children under five years of age. Visitors to these sections hear music box tunes and sometimes children's laughter. ...
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0Ceviche
Orlando, Florida
45.9 miles from Lake Wales, FL
This building was originally a church, and later a hotel - now it is a popular restaurant called Ceviche. Check out the large, antique mirror behind the bar at Ceviche - some nights guests will see an out-of-place woman dressed in 19th century garb, standing behind them in the reflection. Of ...
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Exchange Building
Orlando, Florida
45.9 miles from Lake Wales, FL
All the activity here centers around an old piano in the building, which some guests have heard play on its own (no, its not a player piano). A few have even seen a ghostly piano player sitting beside it.
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0First National Bank and Trust Company Building
Orlando, Florida
45.9 miles from Lake Wales, FL
This hefty building went up in the 1920s, and was initially the First National Bank and Trust Company. That name still is etched into the stonework at the top, but today it is used by Valencia Community College. David Whitehead writes of this building in his "Field Guide to Haunted Orlando," ...
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Kress Building - Kres Chophouse
Orlando, Florida
45.9 miles from Lake Wales, FL
This building was designed by architect Edward Sibbert in the 1930s, an excellent example of the Art Deco style. It was originally an "S.H. Kress and Co." five and dime store (hence the name "Kress" that's still seen at the top of the building). According to David Whitehead ...
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Terror on Church Street Site
Orlando, Florida
45.9 miles from Lake Wales, FL
"Terror on Church Street" was a big hit in the 1990s, before the days when Disney and Universal had spooky, more adult-themed entertainment options. It was open on the northwest corner of Church and Orange between 1991 and 1999. It was an interactive, walk-through haunted house that was kept open ...
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Carey Hand Building
Orlando, Florida
45.9 miles from Lake Wales, FL
Now used as a branch office of the University of Central Florida, known as the Ying Academic Center, this was once the Carey Hand Funeral Home. (That company still exists, with numerous Orlando area branches.) Footsteps and whispering are commonly heard when no one is around.
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0Elijah Hand Building
Orlando, Florida
45.9 miles from Lake Wales, FL
Elijah Hand was an undertaker and furniture-maker from Indiana who moved to Orlando in 1885. It might sound like an odd juxtaposition, but back in the day it was fairly common, as the undertaker often was also responsible for crafting coffins. Elijah was different from other undertakers because he was a ...
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Ellis Building
Orlando, Florida
46 miles from Lake Wales, FL
Known as the "Reynolds Building," "Giles-Ellis Building" or just the "Ellis Building", this dates back to 1886. It was home to the Orlando Telephone Company for a time in the mid 1910s. David Whitehead in his "Field Guide to Haunted Orlando" lists this location as the "O'Connell Building", ...
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City Arts Factory - Phillips Theatre
Orlando, Florida
46 miles from Lake Wales, FL
Built in 1916, this was originally the "Phillips Theatre". It became the "Ritz Theatre" in 1929, and later a W.T. Grant Store in 1934. The building changed hands a couple of times after W.T. Grant went out of business in the 1970s - it is now home to ...
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Pine Street Bar and Grill
Orlando, Florida
46 miles from Lake Wales, FL
This building housed the Pine Street Bar and Grill from 1992 until 2013 - unfortunately it closed for good in April of 2013, and is slated for renovations. When it was open, several "dancing ghost torsos" were seen by patrons. No legs ever appeared, but from what they could ...
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