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0Friendly Fisherman Restaurant
Madeira Beach, Florida
This restaurant has been here since it was open by Captain Wilson Hubbard in 1976. He died in 1994, but staff and patrons of the restaurant believe his spirit remains there to this day. A portrait of Wilson hangs on the wall there, and it is said his ...
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0John's Pass Bridge
Treasure Island, Florida
Locals say the ghosts of two pro-union farmers from Civil War times haunts this area. They were killed by Confederates and buried nearby. Some nights, especially with a new moon, the two are seen walking near the bridge or sailing their boat. Often the smell of death ...
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Eleanor Island
Treasure Island, Florida
There is a story about this mangrove island about two local men who found some human remains here around the middle of the 19th century. Thinking it might be part of an Indian burial mound, they dug around looking for hidden treasures. Alas for them, all they found ...
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Leverock's Restaurant
St. Petersburg, Florida
4.6 miles from Madeira Beach, FL
Reports say that when the building was under construction, a stone altar was found. The altar was believed to be as many as 2000 years old, used by Timucuan priests. Some say the altar may have brought its old spirits to the restaurant. It can be viewed in a garden ...
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Silas Dent's Steakhouse
St. Pete Beach, Florida
5.8 miles from Madeira Beach, FL
The steakhouse's namesake is said to haunt the place. Often the rocking chair by the fish tanks rock by itself, and the regular customers and staff are quite used to it. In fact, folks are a little disappointed if the ghost doesn't rock the chair during their visit!
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Historic Peninsula Inn and Spa
Gulfport, Florida
6.8 miles from Madeira Beach, FL
This hotel dates back to the turn of the 20th century. It was, at times, a military hospital, boarding house, and now, a hotel and spa. The resident ghost is named "Isabelle" - she is said to have lived and died here in the 1950s. She is ...
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La Cote Basque Winehouse
Gulfport, Florida
6.9 miles from Madeira Beach, FL
This restaurant was started in 1972 by Ernest Frohme, and is still in operation today under the watchful eye of his daughters, Carmen and Simone. According to Deborah Frethem's "Ghost Stories of St. Petersburg, Clearwater and Pinellas County" the restaurant is haunted by a playful spirit. She speculates ...
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Morris the Casino Cat
St. Petersburg, Florida
6.9 miles from Madeira Beach, FL
The Gulfport Casino is now owned by the City of Gulfport, and is rented out as a ballroom for weddings and special occasions. Back in 1970 a cute little cat wandered in and was so loved by the staff that he decided to make the casino his home. ...
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0Don CeSar Beach Hotel
St. Pete Beach, Florida
7.2 miles from Madeira Beach, FL
This hotel dates back to 1925, and used to have a large fountain around which the original builder and his lover used to meet. The fountain has since been removed but guests still claim to see the young couple's ghosts walking the spot, hand-in-hand.
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0St. Petersburg High School
St. Petersburg, Florida
8 miles from Madeira Beach, FL
The third floor of the school seems to be the home of at least one ghost who moves things and makes strange noises. Janitorial staff have claimed to see odd phenomena in the auditorium as well.
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Hurricane Seafood Restaurant
St. Pete Beach, Florida
8.4 miles from Madeira Beach, FL
This restaurant dates back to 1977. It was built on the site of the old Casa Bonita Hotel, which itself was once a bath house called "Page's Pavilion" back in the early 1910s. At least one waiter at the restaurant claims the place is haunted, but we don't ...
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Comfort and Joy - Galene's Paradise
St. Pete Beach, Florida
8.4 miles from Madeira Beach, FL
This home dates back to 1911 and was built by Judge Swerdtfeger - but he died in November of the same year and never got to enjoy it. Perhaps that's why some feel he still haunts the premises. Some have seen him on the porch, others through the ...
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Haslam's Book Store
St. Petersburg, Florida
8.5 miles from Madeira Beach, FL
At least as old as the 1920s, the building that houses the bookstore (est. 1933) is said to have literary poltergeists in residence. Books have flown off the shelves, mostly those in the metaphysical section or those by author Jack Kerouac, who often visited the store during his lifetime. Cold ...
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0Alfano's Restaurant
Clearwater, Florida
9.4 miles from Madeira Beach, FL
My family owns the restaurant. I have heard stories from others, but I am only documenting what I have experienced first hand. I've been in the kitchen and felt ice cold wind rush by, like a freezing cold arctic wind blowing by in a hot kitchen with no air ...
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0Royal Palms Apartments
St. Petersburg, Florida
9.6 miles from Madeira Beach, FL
Some who live at the Royal Palms Apartments claim there's a ghost that likes to pull pillows from under their heads... violently at times. A few have actually seen an apparition of a man standing by the side of their bed.
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St. Petersburg Coliseum
St. Petersburg, Florida
9.7 miles from Madeira Beach, FL
This venue has been around since 1924 and is reputed to be haunted, but we don't currently have any more information than that. If you know more, please tell us via the comments section below!
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The Cordova Inn
Saint Petersburg, Florida
10 miles from Madeira Beach, FL
This 1921 boutique hotel is supposed to be haunted by the apparition of a well-dressed man in an old-fashioned suit. Employees believe this is the ghost of a former butler, who has saved the building from demolition and despair on several occasions. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Hotel Indigo - Martha Washington Hotel
St. Petersburg, Florida
10 miles from Madeira Beach, FL
This hotel dates back to 1926, but has had several names - "Martha Washington Hotel," "Heritage Hotel," and now, most recently, "Hotel Indigo". A 1987 renovation seems to have led to the appearance of a ghostly little girl, seen on the third-floor landing. Later, the figures of an ...
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0Belleview-Biltmore Hotel
Belleair, Florida
10.2 miles from Madeira Beach, FL
The Belleview Biltmore Resort and Spa is a historic resort hotel located at 25 Belleview Boulevard in the town of Belleair, Florida, USA. The hotel is closed, but a renovation plan has been announced. The hotel situated along the eastern shores of Old Clearwater Bay, with views of the bay and ...
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Beach Drive Inn Bed and Breakfast
Saint Petersburg, Florida
10.2 miles from Madeira Beach, FL
Guests staying in the Montego Room at this circa 1910 bed and breakfast have reported a rocking chair that rocks by itself, as well as hearing ghostly music and disembodied footsteps in the night. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Comfort Station
St. Petersburg, Florida
10.3 miles from Madeira Beach, FL
This lovely octagonal building in Romaesque Revival style is a public restroom that was built in 1927 by the same architect that designed the Vinoy Hotel (also reported to be haunted, by the way). It was originally called "Comfort Station One," and actually received national press when it was ...
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0Vinoy Hotel
St. Petersburg, Florida
10.3 miles from Madeira Beach, FL
Now owned by Marriott, the Vinoy Hotel is a favorite place for major league baseballers to stay while in town. Several claim to have seen a man in a top hat and long coat standing over their bed. One claims to have felt like someone pressed on his ...
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The Spontaneous Combustion of Mary Reeser
St. Petersburg, Florida
10.3 miles from Madeira Beach, FL
OK, this is not really a ghost story, but is perhaps the most famous case of human spontaneous combustion. It happened to Mary Reeser at 1200 Cherry St. on July 2, 1951, at about 8 a.m. The incident was first witnessed by Reeser's landlady Pansy Carpenter, who was attempting to ...
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Fort Harrison Hotel
Clearwater, Florida
11.4 miles from Madeira Beach, FL
This building opened in 1926, but fell into disrepair by the mid 1970s. It was bought by the Church of Scientology in 1975 and is now part of their spiritual headquarters in Clearwater. There have been a number of strange deaths in the building since it was taken ...
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0Capitol Theatre / Royal Theatre
Clearwater, Florida
11.6 miles from Madeira Beach, FL
The Capitol Theatre opened March 21, 1921. Royalty Theater Company signed leases with the Taylor family in February 1981 when it then became known as the Royalty Theater. During the renovations, Bill Neville's murdered body was found in the balcony. The theatre remained in the Taylor family estate until it ...
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Crabby Bill's Seafood
Clearwater, Florida
12.5 miles from Madeira Beach, FL
I was a former employee of Crabby Bill's Seafood on Clearwater Beach in the Clearwater Municipal Marina. I wasn't a server, host, nor did I work as a cook or a dishwasher. I worked from June/July of 2009 up until August of 2011 on the third shift. I was the ...
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0Eisenhower Elementary School
Clearwater, Florida
12.7 miles from Madeira Beach, FL
In recent years, a mysterious boy dressed in a baseball uniform is seen by custodians late at night in this school - possibly stirred up renovations begun in 2000. There are claims that audio recorders have picked up late night conversations between dead teachers and this little boy, who ...
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0Fort De Soto State Park
St. Petersburg, Florida
13.2 miles from Madeira Beach, FL
Check out the old fort at night and you may hear some ghostly voices. Footsteps have been heard in the powder room in the southern part of the fort.
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Clearwater IHOP
Clearwater, Florida
13.3 miles from Madeira Beach, FL
We have had several things happen recently and have some of this has been captured on the security cameras. The santa figurine near the front... the arm was picked up and thrown down. We tried to debunk it as the wind, but we could not duplicate what happened. The lights ...
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Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park
Clearwater, Florida
14.3 miles from Madeira Beach, FL
Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park is said by locals to be haunted. Just behind the garden of reflections there is a fence and behind that fence maybe 50 yards into the woods there is a dilapidated abandoned house. Legend says that at this house the father killed his son ...
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0Safety Harbor Resort and Spa
Safety Harbor, Florida
14.9 miles from Madeira Beach, FL
Lots of weird goings-on in this resort hotel. The front desk started getting phone calls from empty guestrooms during renovations in the mid-1990s. Voices are often heard in entirely empty parts of the buildings, and housekeepers swear they hear someone yelling their name from the women's bath area.
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0Sunshine Skyway Bridge
Terra Ceia, Florida
15 miles from Madeira Beach, FL
The most iconic bridge in Florida is beautiful... but it is also deadly. It replaced a bridge that partially collapsed in 1980, killing several people. But its best-known as one of the most popular places in Florida to commit suicide. More than 200 people have jumped ...
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0Britton Cinema
Tampa, Florida
19.3 miles from Madeira Beach, FL
Staff and visitors alike have reported several strange occurrences. Toilets flush on their own and doors mysteriously get locked in the ladies room. Apparitions have been seen in one of theatres. Ghostly voices were heard in the hallway outside theatre #5, and an usher swears someone called ...
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Bigelow-Helms Mansion
Tampa, Florida
20.1 miles from Madeira Beach, FL
This home dates to the early 1900s and is known as the "Bigelow-Helms Mansion", though lately it is used as office space for various businesses. People often claimed they heard screams and yelling from the building at odd hours of the night, and in general just got really weird vibes from ...
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0Bali Hai Beach Resort
Holmes Beach, Florida
20.1 miles from Madeira Beach, FL
Modern beach resort where there are claims that a newlywed couple checked in years ago... and never checked out!
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Academy of the Holy Names
Tampa, Florida
20.3 miles from Madeira Beach, FL
Academy of the Holy Names was established in 1881 and the current building opened in 1926. The school is run by the sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary. Ghosts of nuns have been seen walking around on the 4th floor, where the sisters used to ...
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Madira Bickel Mound
Terra Ceia, Florida
20.3 miles from Madeira Beach, FL
This state park was the first Native American location to be designated a "State Archaeological Site" in all of Florida. Occupation here goes back to around the 1st century AD. The mound itself is about 20 feet high and as wide as 170 feet, made of shells, sand and general ...
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Hopewell Church Cemetery
Tampa, Florida
20.4 miles from Madeira Beach, FL
Although its called the "Hopewell Church Cemetery", no church stands here anymore. And don't confuse it with the American Legion Cemetery just next door. The one you want is surrounded by an old brick wall and has two wrought-iron gates at either end. The caretaker of the ...
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0Palm View Cemetery
Palmetto, Florida
21.6 miles from Madeira Beach, FL
This is listed on several paranormal websites as a "haunted location," but without a single story to back it up. If you happen to know of anything odd that's happened here, please let us know. Otherwise, as far as we're concerned, it's just a normal graveyard!
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0Falk Theatre
Tampa, Florida
22.7 miles from Madeira Beach, FL
Once the Park Theatre, now called "Falk Theatre." Back in the "Park Theatre" days an actress named Bessie Snavely supposedly hung herself in her third floor dressing room. Her ghost is said to haunt the entire theatre.
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0Plant Hall
Tampa, Florida
22.8 miles from Madeira Beach, FL
Onetime Tampa Bay Hotel servants are said to haunt the Science Wing. Witnesses have felt something watching them and had an eerie feeling. Apparitions have been seen all over the campus; in fact, folks say ghosts abound in this University of Tampa hall after hours—and there are quite a few ...
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0Blake High School
Tampa, Florida
23.1 miles from Madeira Beach, 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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Old Tampa Book Company
Tampa, Florida
23.1 miles from Madeira Beach, FL
This quaint used bookstore might be haunted, according to Deborah Frethem in her book "Haunted Tampa." The owners say a couple of chairs they inherited from a previous owner tend to move all on their own. One night the store's alarm went off, but the store was still ...
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Ghost of Irene Randall
Tampa, Florida
23.1 miles from Madeira Beach, FL
According to legend, Irene Wengel came to Tampa in 1902 to get an illegal abortion in a building that once stood near the parking garage. A couple days after Dr. Frederick Weightnovel performed the abortion, Irene became very ill with blood poisoning; she died shortly thereafter. Irene’s uneasy spirit is said ...
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Fort Brooke Parking Garage
Tampa, Florida
23.2 miles from Madeira Beach, FL
Built in 1980, this municipal parking garage was built over a cemetery. The bones unearthed during the construction were deemed to be the remains of soldiers and Native Americans. Although the bones were removed and properly placed, some say they have heard the ghostly sounds of Native Americans drumming and ...
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Old City Hall
Tampa, Florida
23.2 miles from Madeira Beach, FL
According to Deborah Frethem in her book "Haunted Tampa," strange ghost lights have been seen along the hallways and clock tower of the Old City Hall. She speculates they may be related to Donald Brenham McKay, who served two non-consecutive terms as mayor of Tampa in the early 20th ...
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0Old Tampa Theater
Tampa, Florida
23.2 miles from Madeira Beach, FL
A projectionist from the 1940s supposedly haunts this theatre. Staff hear his footsteps and chains rattling in the hallways and behind the stage. Some claim to even see him up in the projecting room when it is supposed to be empty. There are reports of weird "bad ...
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Ghost of Charlie Wall - Old Federal Courthouse
Tampa, Florida
23.3 miles from Madeira Beach, FL
Charlie Wall was an infamous gangster based out of Tampa of the 1930s and 1940s. He dabbled in all the usual rackets - gambling, prostitution, numbers, etc. What made him truly infamous was when he was called to testify before a federal committee investigating organized crime in 1950. He held ...
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Kennedy Blvd and Marion St
Tampa, Florida
23.3 miles from Madeira Beach, FL
Tim Reeser mentions this "haunted intersection" in his book, "Ghost Stories of Tampa Florida". Apparently Kennedy and Marion was the site of the old "Florida House Hotel". This hotel burned to the ground in Victorian times, and one of the victims was a little girl who was asleep ...
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Oaklawn Cemetery
Tampa, Florida
23.4 miles from Madeira Beach, 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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