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0RMS Queen Mary
Long Beach, California
1 miles from the center of Long Beach, CA
This retired ocean liner that once sailed for the Cunard Line is now a permanently docked museum ship. Inside are a hotel, several restaurants, and the ship museum. Her maiden voyage was in 1936, and she sailed until 1967. The historic attraction has hosted haunted houses for Halloween, complete with ...
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0Sunnyside Cemetery
Signal Hill, California
2.7 miles from the center of Long Beach, CA
A woman named Bessie M. Baxter was struck by an oncoming car and thought to be laid to rest here (though it was discovered that she was buried at an adjacent Sunnyside Cemetery). Still, people claim to have seen her in a white wedding dress wandering among the graves. (Submitted by ...
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Drum Barracks
Los Angeles, California
4.1 miles from the center of Long Beach, CA
The Drum Barracks served as a base during the Civil War; after the war, the area became a hospital, and not too long after that, the land was auctioned off. Around 100 years later, the Drum Barracks finally became the museum it is today, but it also includes the ghost ...
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0Long Beach Marriott
Long Beach, California
4.2 miles from the center of Long Beach, CA
Only a single report of this spot being haunted can be found on the internet so it's best to treat it as dubious, at best. Supposedly however room 217 is haunted with a ghost that prefers the television on and its guests not be bed hogs as it's prone ...
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Rancho Los Cerritos
Long Beach, California
5 miles from the center of Long Beach, CA
Some 50 Native American graves were uncovered here when the golf course was being laid out. Immediately afterward, guests and employees had the feeling that they were being watched or followed, objects would move by themselves, a rocking chair started rocking back and forth for no reason, some even reported ...
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Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach
Seal Beach, California
5.9 miles from the center of Long Beach, CA
At the U.S. Naval Weapons Station on Seal Beach, rumored to have been built atop ancient Native American burial grounds and historical seaport Anaheim Landing, strange shadows appear at night, apparitions of Native Americans have been seen, and footsteps have followed security guards at night. Witnesses also have described whispering ...
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0Fort MacArthur
Los Angeles, California
6.8 miles from the center of Long Beach, CA
It is said that Fort MacArthur is inhabited by the spirits of soldiers who perished in accidents here.
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DeForest Park
Long Beach, California
7 miles from the center of Long Beach, CA
People have seen shadows floating and running about. It's common to feel like someone is following you, hear disembodied voices, or feel sudden cold gusts. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Dominguez Rancho Adobe Museum
Compton, California
7.1 miles from the center of Long Beach, CA
At the historic Rancho Dominguez Adobe Ranch House museum, witnesses have seen orbs and flashes of light move around late at night. The hauntings are believed to stem from a man who was staying at the place when it was a hotel. He was beaten, robbed and left to die ...
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Liberty Theater - Joint Forces Training Base
Los Alamitos, California
8 miles from the center of Long Beach, CA
Former head nurse Edna Alcorn was jilted by her lover for a woman with red hair; long after her death, she is known to be feisty with anyone with the same hair color (usually shutting off lights and locking doors). The other ghost seen here is that of a sailor ...
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Zamperini Stadium
Torrance, California
8.5 miles from the center of Long Beach, CA
Locals tell of a young woman and her children who were murdered while walking home from a football game. Now, witnesses say they have heard children laughing and a woman crying and seen the apparitions throughout the neighborhood.
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Forest Lawn Memorial
Cypress, California
8.9 miles from the center of Long Beach, CA
One story from this cemetery involved a group a teenagers using a ouija board in the 1980's; at midnight, they jokingly tried to summon a ghost, but instead brought something onto them much more sinister. They said they were surrounded by fog, but an invisible force manifested and charged after ...
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Jack's Corner
Cypress, California
9.4 miles from the center of Long Beach, CA
Jack (one of the few nicknames he could have) is an apparition that stands in the middle of the road; some cars swerve to avoid him, others drive right through him. He has been seen up and down Walker St. by a few blocks. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Cypress College Photography Department
Cypress, California
10.3 miles from the center of Long Beach, CA
A ghost nicknamed Photy is said to reside in the main darkroom of the Cypress College Photography Department. Photy most often appears by the northwesternmost enlarger. He is said to be a friendly ghost, giving students a feeling of calm. The stories were said to have begun when one student ...
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Kmart
Bellflower, California
10.3 miles from the center of Long Beach, CA
The apparition of a woman is said to appear in the Kmart stockroom, working. Her identity is unknown.
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Vanderlip Mansion
Rancho Palos Verdes, California
10.6 miles from the center of Long Beach, CA
Vanderlip Mansion, in a private, gated community, is rumored to be haunted. One legend says it is haunted by a former resident, Mr. Vanderlip's daughter, who committed suicide after being prohibited from marrying her African-American lover. Mr. Vanderlip was said to have built an insane asylum and locked his daughter ...
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Cerritos Crash Site
Cerritos, California
10.8 miles from the center of Long Beach, CA
In 1986, two airplanes collided, one of which crashed into a neighborhood killing 82 altogether. At night and early in the morning, apparitions can be seen walking around and there's an overall eerie feeling as if you aren't alone. (Submitted by Chris)
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Hollydale Insane Asylum
Downey, California
10.9 miles from the center of Long Beach, CA
Abandoned decades ago, the Hollydale Mental Hospital was originally a facility for TB and polio patients. Many rumors surround the place, such as one that tells of a mental patient who slashed the throat of a priest in the building. According to witnesses, there are many unhappy spirits here, and ...
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Wayfarers Chapel
Rancho Palos Verdes, California
10.9 miles from the center of Long Beach, CA
The Wayfarers Chapel, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright Jr., is said to be home to wispy apparitions at night and a phantom giant white owl. Eerie voices are said to call visitors by name, and the apparition of an elderly Native American man has been seen tending to a ghostly ...
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Rancho Los Amigos Hospital
Downey, California
11.3 miles from the center of Long Beach, CA
The Southern Campus here is abandoned, but was once a recovery center for people with the Spanish Flu. Victims were buried in a nearby field and said to still be as well as victims of polio, the 1933 Long Beach earthquake, a flood in the 1930's, and a secretary who ...
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Midnight Adult Book and Video
Garden Grove, California
12 miles from the center of Long Beach, CA
Rumor has it that back when this property used to be a night club, a man was stabbed to death here in a drug deal gone wrong. Employees have reported seeing the ghost of a man in a cowboy hat, hearing unexplained noises, and noticing things fall off shelves for ...
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Knott's Berry Farm
Buena Park, California
12.2 miles from the center of Long Beach, CA
At Knott's Berry Farm, many places are rumored to be haunted. At Camp Snoopy, Peanuts Playhouse is rumored to be haunted. Employees have reported chills, voices, lights that go on and off when the power is off, and the felling of someone following them. Also, the Kingdom of the Dinosaurs ...
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Huntington Beach Pier
Huntington Beach, California
13.2 miles from the center of Long Beach, CA
Psychics report activity from people who used to love the area when they were alive returning for permanent stay. It also said that victims of suicide, murders, and accidents roam around here. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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K-Mart
Anaheim, California
14.3 miles from the center of Long Beach, CA
A girl named Isabella is thought to be responsible for objects flying off of shelves. Some workers have even claimed to see her. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Stanley Ranch Museum
Garden Grove, California
14.4 miles from the center of Long Beach, CA
The 1891 Stanley House at Stanley Ranch Museum in Heritage Park is said to be haunted. A former live-in caretaker woke up to a frank-speaking apparition of an older man next to his bed, who advised him "Don't take any bullsh--!" The caretaker also saw the ghost of an older ...
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Templo De La Santa Muerte
Huntington Park, California
14.4 miles from the center of Long Beach, CA
This place is a church for La Santa Muerte. My mother worked here for a year and we lived in the apartment upstairs of it. We moved out a year ago because my mother got a new job, i was 12 years old and i had cats and we had ...
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Anaheim Performing Arts Center
Santa Ana, California
14.6 miles from the center of Long Beach, CA
People feel like they are being followed on the second floor, as well as feel cold spots. Footsteps and whistling have also been heard here. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Veterans Memorial Park
Commerce, California
14.6 miles from the center of Long Beach, CA
The ghost who resides here is called Martin, and in life, he was a janitor at this park. Reports say folks who have called the park before opening hours spoke to a man who answered the phone, and his name was Martin. Lights turn on and off and doors open ...
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Chain Reaction
Anaheim, California
15 miles from the center of Long Beach, CA
Chain Reaction is in a building that has been a biker bar, a club, and a Mexican restaurant. Reports say a homeless person was found dead in the back alley, and disembodied talking and laughing has been heard there at night and in the bathrooms.
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SpringHill Suites Anaheim Maingate
Anaheim, California
15.5 miles from the center of Long Beach, CA
This area used to be the site of the Paris Restaurant, since replaced by a hotel. Two people have died in this spot; the first being a woman who had a heart attack, the second being a man who choked to death. A chandelier was known to swing around by ...
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House of Blues
Anaheim, California
15.6 miles from the center of Long Beach, CA
Legend has it that a spirit resides in the area behind the mosh pit. Witnesses say something unseen has brushed against, touched or pushed them.
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0Disneyland
Anaheim, California
15.6 miles from the center of Long Beach, CA
Walt Disney's first park is said to be haunted by the man himself, seen in or near his old apartment near the Main Street fire station. It is also said that the park is haunted by the spirits of park guests who have died on the Anaheim theme park's premises. ...
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Red Cross House - The Stoffel House
Anaheim, California
15.7 miles from the center of Long Beach, CA
The 1894 Red Cross House, aka the Stoffel House or the Woelke-Stoffel House, was built by John Woelke and purchased by the Stoffel Family in 1907. The house was moved to Founder's Park and is now on display. It is rumored to be haunted by the original caretaker, whose eyes ...
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0Fairfield Inn Anaheim
Anaheim, California
16.1 miles from the center of Long Beach, CA
"They" say that this hotel is haunted by the ghost of a couple who died on the nearby highway. Because, really, who wants to die and haunt a freeway? Much better to haunt the nearby place with television.
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Kmart #7625
Los Angeles, California
16.3 miles from the center of Long Beach, CA
Many employee rumors surround this Kmart. Among them are a double murder/suicide that took place within a love triangle in a stockroom. All three spirits are said to haunt the store. A fourth apparition of an unknown man is said to walk in a stockroom.
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Anaheim White House Restaurant
Anaheim, California
16.5 miles from the center of Long Beach, CA
The ghosts of several children are reported here. They are heard running around down empty halls. An older woman is also believed to be here, as well as a mother and her daughter who occupy the Blue Room. One incident here involved a waiter who attempted to enter a room, ...
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East Whittier Women's Club
Whittier, California
16.5 miles from the center of Long Beach, CA
A benign spirit is supposed to haunt this historic women's club, where members have reported report feeling an unseen entity brush past them and try to hold their hand. The identity of the spirit is unknown. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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King Richard's Antique Center
Whittier, California
16.5 miles from the center of Long Beach, CA
King Richards Antique Center is housed in a structure that was built in 1903 and was once an old citrus packing house. Two workers reportedly have died here: One who was closed into a freezer in the basement and another who was crushed by falling machinery. Witnesses have reported black ...
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Inglewood Park Cemetery
Inglewood, California
16.6 miles from the center of Long Beach, CA
Apparitions and unexplained noises have been seen and heard throughout the cemetery, including a woman who appeared to be lost. When staff members approached her trying to help, she vanished.
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0Los Angeles Airport Marriott
Los Angeles, California
16.7 miles from the center of Long Beach, CA
Apparitions are alleged to appear on the 18th floor. People claim to feel "a presence".
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The Continental Room
Fullerton, California
16.7 miles from the center of Long Beach, CA
Scenes from the Prohibition Era are said to have been imprinted here. Other than cold spots and unexplained sounds, two bodygaurds from the 1930's have been felt here as well as two women from around the same time. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Melody Inn
Fullerton, California
16.8 miles from the center of Long Beach, CA
Although the inn burned down in 1989, there is still a ghost who frequents the corner where it once stood. Folks say here, on the southeast corner of Harbor and Commonwealth, the apparition of Mr. Melody, the former owner’s father, appears holding a box of matches. The ghost has even ...
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Stadium Tavern
Fullerton, California
16.8 miles from the center of Long Beach, CA
The main ghost here is referred to as Chuck. He has been seen as a mist or fog that moves around by itself. Many people have also encountered the apparition of a man in overalls who appears by the basement; other people commonly report misplacing items which oddly return where ...
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Cafe Hidalgo
Fullerton, California
16.8 miles from the center of Long Beach, CA
A murder victim from the 1930's is believed to be responsible for flickering lights, strange noises, and throwing objects around. People have even seen shadows darting down the hallways. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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The Brownstone Cafe
Fullerton, California
16.9 miles from the center of Long Beach, CA
An elderly man (named Neri Sipe) leapt to his death in the nearby building is thought to be here. People associate his presence with a cold gust, pans and pots flying around, and some people hear a voice humming if tunes from the 1930's or 1940's are playing. Other ghosts ...
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Spadra Ristorante
Fullerton, California
16.9 miles from the center of Long Beach, CA
While it was open, guests and employees would here muffled conversations coming from empty rooms. Some people have also seen a man in period clothing walking around in front, but would vanish when people did a double-take. Faucets would also turn on, lights would flicker, and glasses were broken. (Submitted by ...
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The Cellar - Villa del Sol
Fullerton, California
16.9 miles from the center of Long Beach, CA
A paranormal investigation at the Villa del Sol building's The Cellar, a fine-dining spot rumored to be haunted, turned up some mysterious findings. According to the investigators, one of them was touched by hand that came out of a wall, electronic voice phenomena were recorded in the men's restroom, and ...
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The Schumacher Building
Fullerton, California
16.9 miles from the center of Long Beach, CA
Peter Schumacher was one of the main pioneers to the city of Fullerton; he was a real estate genius as well as having made a fortune in citrus and nuts. However, at the end of his life, he was gravely and decided to hang himself at the age of 90. ...
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Angelo's and Vinci's Ristorante
Fullerton, California
16.9 miles from the center of Long Beach, CA
People will often catch the glimpse of an elderly man in the corner of their eyes. Psychics report that he is friendly, though not alone. The other spirits include two women (one elderly and the other young), a farmer type, and various people in period outfits. The basement is said ...
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Le Potager
Fullerton, California
17 miles from the center of Long Beach, CA
The original owner died in this building. During ghost tours, people will often pick up photos, videos, or EVPs. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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