Haunted Places in Ocean City, Florida



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    Garmier Bayou

    Fort Walton Beach, Florida

    2.6 miles from Ocean City, FL

    Locals say near the end of Garmier Bayou, late at night, you can see shadow figures of Native Americans who were slaughtered centuries ago.


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    Brooks Bridge

    Fort Walton Beach, Florida

    2.9 miles from Ocean City, FL

    The Brooks Bridge is a four-lane steel and concrete structure that carries highway U.S. Route 98 over Santa Rosa Sound (mile 223 of the Gulf Coast Intracoastal Waterway) just west of the Choctawhatchee Bay between downtown Fort Walton Beach, Florida and the three-mile section of Okaloosa Island controlled by the ...


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    Jameson Inn / Quality Inn

    Crestview, Florida

    19.7 miles from Ocean City, FL

    Built in 2000, the Jameson Inn started off with a bang - almost immediately the ghost of a man was seen repeatedly walking the second floor hallways, hanging about near the elevators. Some employees claim room 208 is particularly active. Other stories are a bit more gruesome: On one ...


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    Nichols Creek Road

    Milton, Florida

    20.2 miles from Ocean City, FL

    Homeowner Michael Wright believes his property on Nichols Creek Road is home to several spirits that tend to appear around nightfall. Mr. Wright allows investigators only by appointment, so be sure to email him ahead of time (info below).


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    Cobb Cemetery

    Ocean City, Florida

    26 miles from Ocean City, FL

    Here's a ghost will really specific needs... supposedly, mostly in February, and mostly around 1:24 AM, the ghost of a retired officer haunts the cemetery, looking for his wife.


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    Arcadia Mill Archaeological Site

    Milton, Florida

    30.4 miles from Ocean City, FL

    Arcadia Mill is an historical park open to the public, based around the largest 19th century water-powered industrial mill in the area. There is a museum and elevated boardwalk that allows guests to wander through the archaeological remains of the mill. One of the caretakers believes the museum is haunted ...


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    Black Creek Cemetery

    Freeport, Florida

    32.2 miles from Ocean City, FL

    Had an old church next to the cemetery that was built in the 1800's. It is said that a young girl and her little brother were walking home one night in the early 1900's. They decided to cut across the cemetery. A bear chased them into the churches' bell tower ...


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    Sun Bright Manor

    DeFuniak Springs, Florida

    35 miles from Ocean City, FL

    A beautiful Victorian-era boarding house with a checkered past. Visitors report doors opening and closing on their own, and numerous other odd little occurrences. Also known as the Sidney Johnston Catts House (Florida's 22nd governor, who lived there at one time), this home has been on the U.S. National Register ...


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    H and M Hot Dog Shop

    DeFuniak Springs, Florida

    35.4 miles from Ocean City, FL

    Widely proclaimed as serving the best hot dogs in the world, this tiny establishment has been a staple part of the community for over half a century. The shop is also the second oldest hot dog stand in the country, and although soda is served instead of alcohol, it ...


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    Barkley House

    Pensacola, Florida

    35.4 miles from Ocean City, FL

    This 1820's style house was built and owned by an immigrant, and is partially constructed from the remnants of a fort. Used as both a private residence and a boarding house during the twentieth century, former residents reported many instances of ghostly sightings and paranormal activity. On the expansive ...


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    Axelson House

    Pensacola, Florida

    35.4 miles from Ocean City, FL

    This historic house is rumoured to be haunted by at least two ghosts. The first is that of a signalman, who has been seen signalling from the house to the general public through morse code, while the other is a female former owner who has been seen gazing out ...


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    The Little Big Store

    DeFuniak Springs, Florida

    35.4 miles from Ocean City, FL

    This old-fashioned general store is rumoured to be haunted by a ghost from the past, perhaps a former owner. Phenomena reported here includes disembodied footsteps in the aisles and items being knocked from shelves by unseen hands. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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    Hotel DeFuniak

    DeFuniak Springs, Florida

    35.5 miles from Ocean City, FL

    This hauntings at this 1920's era bed and breakfast hotel are mainly confined to an upstairs suite, so if you're looking for a paranormal experience in this old building, look no further than Room #008. Known as the 'Aviary Room', housekeeping staff and guests have reported a ghostly pair ...


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    William Fordham House

    Pensacola, Florida

    35.5 miles from Ocean City, FL

    The 1875 cottage is supposedly haunted due to a series of renovations that stirred up the houses paranormal past. Current tenants have reported disembodied footsteps in certain parts of the building, as well as a shadowy apparition that appears in mirrors. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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    The Gray House

    Pensacola, Florida

    35.6 miles from Ocean City, FL

    The Gray House is said to be haunted by an old 18th century sea captain named Thomas Moristo. People claim to see his ghost through the windows. Residents have had stoves turned on and off, paint cans have been moved as well as other objects. The house is part ...


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    St. Michael's Cemetery

    Pensacola, Florida

    35.6 miles from Ocean City, FL

    Voices have been heard in the cemetery late at night, as well as strange lights that circle some of the headstones.


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    Dorr House

    Pensacola, Florida

    35.6 miles from Ocean City, FL

    Lots of strange phenomenon here. The house is open to regular visitors as part of the local walking tours. Often female visitors looking in the mirror in the formal sitting room will have their skirts tugged on. Others claim to smell fresh cut roses and feel cold ...


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    Old Christ Church

    Pensacola, Florida

    35.6 miles from Ocean City, FL

    This 1832 church has an odd tale to tell. When renovations disturbed the final resting place of three of its former vicars, a reburial service was held. During that service, some folks noted that the three vicars were walking among the living guests.


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    Lear-Rocheblave House

    Pensacola, Florida

    35.7 miles from Ocean City, FL

    At this 1890 Victorian house, legend tells of a ghost girl who dances across a locked room. She is said to be one of the Rocheblave daughters, and folks have also smelled her old-fashioned perfume when she is present.


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    Arbona Building - Pensacola Children's Museum

    Pensacola, Florida

    35.8 miles from Ocean City, FL

    When the museum moved to the Arbona building, the staff realized that the ghost of a former resident inhabited the building. Eugenio Arbona, who came to the area in the late 1800s, apparently never left. Witnesses have detected his strong cigar smoke, objects are moved around by unseen hands, and ...


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    Seville Quarter

    Pensacola, Florida

    35.8 miles from Ocean City, FL

    At the historic Seville Quarter, a ghost named Wesley walks, once a bartender at Rosie O’Grady’s. He is said to have died of hypothermia after hitting his head in the walk-in freezer. Other events attrubited to Wesley include poltergeist activity in the bar and the pinching of women's rear ends. ...


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    Pensacola Cultural Center

    Pensacola, Florida

    35.8 miles from Ocean City, FL

    Originally built in 1911 as the Escambia County Building, including the jail and place of execution, this center is said to be haunted by some of the lawbreakers who met their ends here. Apparitions and shadowy figures have been seen, one of whom is said to be Hosea Poole, the ...


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    Quayside Art Gallery

    Pensacola, Florida

    35.8 miles from Ocean City, FL

    This former firehouse has a haunting dating back to 1892, when a trio of firemen were harassed by a floating apparition. Staff nowadays at the modern art gallery have reported disembodied footsteps, cold spots and the sound of a body being dragged across a level on the building that ...


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    Saenger Theatre

    Pensacola, Florida

    35.9 miles from Ocean City, FL

    Folks say the balcony is where strange voices may be heard, and odd things happen with the lighting system here as well. The reason? Rumor has it that a worker once died in a boiler-room explosion, and his ghost still hangs around.


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    Pensacola Victorian Bed and Breakfast

    Pensacola, Florida

    36.1 miles from Ocean City, FL

    Built by ship captain William Northup in the 1890s, this inn is home to some mysterious happenings. Witnesses have heard sounds with no apparent source, including classical music and children playing and giggling. The apparition of a woman in a Victorian nightgown has been noted, and the smells of cooking ...


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    Noble Manor Bed and Breakfast

    Pensacola, Florida

    36.1 miles from Ocean City, FL

    This 1905 bed and breakfast inn was formerly a boarding house for men during the days of the timber boom, but the two ghosts that have been reported here are both female. A woman in an old-fashioned dress has appeared to the housekeeper and guests on several occasions, and ...


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    Walton County Emergency Operations Center

    DeFuniak Springs, Florida

    36.6 miles from Ocean City, FL

    A little girl named Sally May allegedly died on this spot in the 1920s, and she continues to haunt the area (now an Emergency Operations Center) by keeping the local 911 midnight-shift on their toes.


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    Euchee Valley Presbyterian Cemetery

    Ponce de Leon, Florida

    39.2 miles from Ocean City, FL

    A malevolent spirit of a man supposedly appears at night and chases after anyone foolish enough to visit after sundown.


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    Landmark Skate and Fun Center

    Pensacola, Florida

    39.5 miles from Ocean City, FL

    Many people, for many years, have reported seeing an older man in the building, wearing denim coveralls and a long sleeve, cotton, plaid shirt. He appears in the room or walks around, never setting off the motion detectors, yet clearly visible. Clearly this is Mr. Vic, the builder ...


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    Pensacola Naval Air Station

    Pensacola, Florida

    40.9 miles from Ocean City, FL

    The base is said to be haunted by Captain Guy Hall, an ace with the Marine Corps who passed away in a training mission after WWI. Also, Commodore Melanchton B. Woolsey, who died of yellow fever despite meticulous precautions, is said to walk along a cupola on Admiral's Row. A ...


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    Fort Pickens

    Pensacola Beach, Florida

    41.2 miles from Ocean City, FL

    This Civil War fort was also used later as a prison for Apache chief Geronimo and his braves. The spirits of Native Americans have been both seen and heard here by several witnesses.


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    Pensacola Lighthouse

    Pensacola, Florida

    41.9 miles from Ocean City, FL

    Tourists often feel cold spots throughout the lighthouse, and there is a general feeling that the spirit of a former lighthouse keeper remains on the premises.


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    Corinth Church

    Westville, Florida

    46.4 miles from Ocean City, FL

    This church was supposedly the site of a boy's grisly death in the 1960s. His bloody handprints are said to still be visible on the walls inside, particularly just to the left of the entrance. Some have even seen the young boy and his murderer walking around the ...


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    Coon Hill Cemetery

    Jay, Florida

    49 miles from Ocean City, FL

    Reports of people being pushed by "unseen hands"... also disembodied voices and lots of alleged ghostly images appearing in photographs.


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    Holiday Inn

    Panama City Beach, Florida

    50.7 miles from Ocean City, FL

    Apparently one tourist checked in here and never checked out! Guests near the top floors of the building have reported strange things, like alarms, televisions and lights turning on and off... always it seems around 4AM. Some have claimed to have seen a man in shorts and t-shirt, ...


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    Fort Crawford Cemetery

    East Brewton, Alabama

    52.6 miles from Ocean City, FL

    Reportedly haunted by a confederate soldier as well as the ghostly voices of children laughing.


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    Confetti's Nightclub / El Potosino

    Panama City, Florida

    55.9 miles from Ocean City, FL

    This location has changed hands A LOT in the past few years. It was Confetti's Nightclub for a while, and patrons would complain about objects being thrown at them, toilets flushing on their own, and generally "violent" sounds emanating from the bathrooms. A few claimed to have seen ...


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    The Dancing Ghost of Grancer Harrison

    Kinston, Alabama

    59.9 miles from Ocean City, FL

    William "Grancer" Harrison loved dancing and parties so much, that he built a dance hall on his property to hold weekly festivities. As he aged he realized he would not live forever and so had a grave site with an above ground tomb constructed near the dance hall so ...


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    Old Covington County Jail

    Andalusia, Alabama

    60.5 miles from Ocean City, FL

    This historic jail is no longer in operation, but is rumoured to be haunted. Visitors to the jail claim to have heard voices, felt cold spots and smelt new paint, despite the fact that the building was never renovated. Others claim to have seen a figure peering out of the ...


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    Wait's Mansion Bed and Breakfast

    Bonifay, Florida

    60.6 miles from Ocean City, FL

    Although this bed and breakfast inn is currently up for sale, the 1920's mansion it is housed in is rumoured to be haunted. Visitors have reported cold spots and strange noises, while others claim to have seen strange lights in the house. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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    Martin House

    Panama City, Florida

    63.2 miles from Ocean City, FL

    This home is infamous among locals of Panama City, Florida. An entire family was allegedly murdered there years ago, and it is now supposed to be haunted by their anguished spirits. The house is owned by the Smurfit Stone Papermill across the street, and is still used by ...


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    Pondtown Road

    Hartford, Alabama

    68.7 miles from Ocean City, FL

    Pondtown Road and Justice Mills Creek are haunted by the apparition of a German Shepard, which was run over by a car. People have claimed to seen and to have heard the frightening apparition. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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    Woodhaven Dairy

    Silverhill, Alabama

    70.8 miles from Ocean City, FL

    This is another haunting story that needs to be taken with a shaker of salt. Legend has it you can smell blood in the old dairy barn, which is a neat trick since the exact location of the structure is not known (the structure itself is long gone). ...


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    Graceville Spook Lights

    Graceville, Florida

    73.4 miles from Ocean City, FL

    A series of ghostly lights have continually been spotted near the intersection of Jones Road and SR 2 at this spot near Gracefille, Florida. Dale Cox in his book "Ghosts of Bellamy Bridge" speculates that this might be related to the lynching of Edward Christian and Hattie Browman which ...


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    Graceville Spook Lights

    Graceville, Florida

    73.4 miles from Ocean City, FL

    A series of ghostly lights have continually been spotted near the intersection of Jones Road and SR 2 at this spot near Gracefille, Florida. Dale Cox in his book "Ghosts of Bellamy Bridge" speculates that this might be related to the lynching of Edward Christian and Hattie Browman which ...


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    Graceville Bridge

    Graceville, Florida

    73.7 miles from Ocean City, FL

    In this version of the bridge ghost, participants put their cars in park on the old bridge. It is said that the ghost of a girl who died nearby will push the car to safety across the bridge.


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    Aunt B's - Southern Hospitality

    Elba, Alabama

    74.5 miles from Ocean City, FL

    Originally built in 1910 for the family of a doctor, Aunt B's was an inn that was rumored to be haunted. Reports say it is no longer in operation and is for sale. Witnesses say the hauntings here consist of men who try to break into the window or peer ...


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    The Rawls Hotel

    Enterprise, Alabama

    75.3 miles from Ocean City, FL

    The original owner, Mr. Rawls, as well as a gaggle of ghostly children are said to haunt this quaint hotel in Enterprise, AL. Numerous reports of hearing ghostly children as well as unexplained events have been reported at this hotel which dates back to 1903.


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    Old Public Library

    Bay Minette, Alabama

    75.6 miles from Ocean City, FL

    People claim to feel unseen presences watching and hovering over them in the library.


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    Old Daphne Masonic Hall

    Daphne, Alabama

    77.7 miles from Ocean City, FL

    The 1920's masonic building is haunted by a ghostly soldier who perished during combat in the woods adjacent to the hall. His body was never found, and it has been speculated that his spirit is responsible for a pair of strange lights seen roaming the nearby forest and the ...


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