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0Flager Mansion - Whitehall
Palm Beach, Florida
Henry Flagler, one of the founders of Standard Oil, built Whitehall for his third wife, Mary Lily Kenan. The site of the home was purchased for $50,000 in 1893 by Flagler; later surveyed for construction in July 1900 and the home completed in time for Flagler and his wife to move ...
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0Palm Beach Atlantic University
West Palm Beach, Florida
The ghost of a former janitor haunts the library. He's heard most often in the old janitor's closet, even though its been locked for years and years.
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0Palm Beach Atlantic University Library
West Palm Beach, Florida
The University's Library, built many years ago, is claimed to be haunted by an old janitor. He worked there for many years, and then mysteriously disappeared. He is claimed to be heard rummaging through the old janitor's closet that has been locked up ever since the day of his ...
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Suncoast High School
Riviera Beach, Florida
5.7 miles from Palm Beach, FL
A ghost supposedly haunts the school auditorium, making scary noises from the rafters. Legend has it the ghost is of a small boy who is buried somewhere near the school.
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0Lake Worth Playhouse
Lake Worth, Florida
6.3 miles from Palm Beach, FL
Built by two brothers (Lucien and Clarence Oakley) in 1924, it seems this place was just too good to leave - and Lucien never has! People say Lucien's ghost has been seen in mirrors, objects get moved around, and footsteps are heard from the empty catwalk.
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0Lake Worth 8 Cinemas
Greenacres, Florida
8.5 miles from Palm Beach, FL
Cold spots and knocking sounds are reported in the hallways of this theatre, and some of the projectors stop working or jam at inopportune moments. (Could it be they just need to hire a better projectionist?)
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Riddle House
West Palm Beach, Florida
9.5 miles from Palm Beach, FL
The Edwardian house built in 1905 in West Palm Beach was moved to historical park Yesteryear Village at the South Florida Fairgrounds, Royal Palm Beach. It was originally a funeral parlor until its purchase by Karl Riddle in the 1920s, after which it was a private home. It is haunted ...
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0Our Lady Queen of Peace Cemetery
Royal Palm Beach, Florida
11.2 miles from Palm Beach, FL
Visit this cemetery and you might run into one of its famous "fogs" - paranormal mists that are very dense, appearing and disappearing suddenly. There are noticeable changes in temperature and the persistent feeling that someone is standing right next to you when actually you're entirely alone.
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0Holiday Inn / Courtyard
Boynton Beach, Florida
11.9 miles from Palm Beach, FL
Most sites on the net have this one listed as the "Holiday Inn" in Boynton Beach, but it appears this location is now a Marriott Courtyard. Vague descriptions of "human figures" roaming the hallways, and a suggestion that it may have been built on top of an old Indian ...
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Red Lion Pub / Dominos Pizza
Boynton Beach, Florida
13.5 miles from Palm Beach, FL
Sometimes it definitely pays to be blonde! Though now closed (a Dominos Pizza has replaced it) patrons for years claimed that brunette women would have objects mysteriously thrown at them, while blonde women would feel their hair and face gently being stroked. No word from Dominos on whether ...
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Delray Beach Playhouse
Delray Beach, Florida
16.2 miles from Palm Beach, FL
The ghost of founder Bob Blake has been seen here; witnesses say he appeared as a light drifting across the stage floor, and also has been known to slam the doors. He is said to appear only to check on the theater to make sure things are running smoothly, not ...
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The Colony Hotel
Delray Beach, Florida
16.9 miles from Palm Beach, FL
This 1926 hotel is said to be haunted by some of its early owners. Folks have reported seeing shadow figures and lights that pulse, as well as hearing unexplained sounds.
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Blue Anchor Pub
Delray Beach, Florida
17 miles from Palm Beach, FL
For over a century, the pub has been haunted by the ghost of a young woman named Bertha Starkey. The lady was stabbed by her husband after he found her having an affair with another man. Footsteps and wails have been heard at night after closing, candles light and extinguish ...
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0Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse
Jupiter, Florida
17 miles from Palm Beach, FL
Strange noises and cold spots abound here. Some say they can feel "ghostly hands" on their shoulders, only to turn around and see nobody's there.
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"The Hole"
Delray Beach, Florida
17.3 miles from Palm Beach, FL
This one's hard to track down... several web sites mention a place in Boca Raton called "The Hole" where a woman was raped in the 1960s. Supposedly people see her still walking a parking lot in this area. We've done some digging and so far haven't found a place referred ...
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Trapper Nelson - Jonathan Dickinson State Park
Jupiter, Florida
21 miles from Palm Beach, FL
"Wild Man of the Loxahatchee," nickname of Vince “Trapper” Nelson, is the identity of the ghost said to roam this state park. Trapper moved to this area in 1929, trapping and selling furs for a living, earning his nickname by his often-strange antics like swinging out over the river on ...
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0Humanities Building - Florida Atlantic Univeristy
Boca Raton, Florida
23.6 miles from Palm Beach, FL
A ghostly spirit allegedly haunts the hallways and amphitheatre of the Arts and Humanities Building. She was seen in the amphitheatre on at least one occasion, and at other times noises were heard in the hallways of someone running and slamming doors.
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Boca Raton Historical Society and Museum
Boca Raton, Florida
24.7 miles from Palm Beach, FL
This 1926 museum was formerly the town hall, and is rumoured to be haunted. Staff and visitors have reported strange noises, vanishing objects and the sound of an old-fashioned telephone ringing when there is no one around. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Boca Raton Cemetery
Boca Raton, Florida
25.2 miles from Palm Beach, FL
Many spirits are said to reside in this peaceful cemetery. Some of the most well known are the Screaming Man and Mary. The Screaming Man, according to witnesses, begins by cring piteously and gradually buildings to screaming, shouting, and curses. The noise is so loud that those nearby have had ...
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Boca Raton Resort and Club
Boca Raton, Florida
25.3 miles from Palm Beach, FL
This 1926 hotel was originally the Ritz-Carlton Cloister Inn. Its spirit lore boasts of a ghost named Esmerelda, a former hotel maid who died in a 1920s fire. Other ghosts may reside here as well.
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0South Inlet Park
Boca Raton, Florida
25.7 miles from Palm Beach, FL
There are tales of a young woman supposedly buried in this park, though no one has yet been able to find her. On cold nights people report feeling "warm spots" and sometimes even seeing orbs.
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0Coral Springs Medical Center
Coral Springs, Florida
33.1 miles from Palm Beach, FL
A long-dead nurse supposedly haunts the area just outside the main elevators. Guests will often find that the elevator doors mysteriously open for them just before they're about to hit the request button... and nobody's inside...
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0Coral Square Mall
Coral Springs, Florida
34.8 miles from Palm Beach, FL
There have been sightings of the ghost of a small boy roaming the premises, as well as strange sounds and things being moved mysteriously near the Burdines area of the mall.
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Gilbert’s Bar - House of Refuge Museum
Stuart, Florida
35 miles from Palm Beach, FL
The old building, used to house shipwrecked passengers 1876-1945, is now a museum. It is said to be haunted by the residents who lived on the land some eight centuries ago, the Ais Indian tribe, as well as some more recent spirits. The kitchen, which has not been in use ...
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The Elliott Museum
Stuart, Florida
36.2 miles from Palm Beach, FL
Several haunts are said to reside in this 1961 building erected by Harmon P. Elliott to honor his late father, inventor Sterling Elliott. The many apparitions that have been seen here, witnesses say, are hauntings that stem from the museum's pieces. In other words, the exhibits have brought with them ...
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0Tuckahoe / Leach Mansion
Jensen Beach, Florida
37.7 miles from Palm Beach, FL
Tuckahoe, also known as the Leach Mansion or as the Mansion at Tuckahoe, is an historic home located at 1921 North East Indian River Drive in Jensen Beach, Martin County, Florida. The name was thought to be a Native American word for "welcome". It is inside the present day Indian ...
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Sunset Point Park
Tamarac, Florida
38 miles from Palm Beach, FL
Dark figures with red eyes have been seen in the park. Orbs have also been seen. Some people have been scared out of there, they say that a dark figure with white glowing eyes appears in front of them and then vanishes. They also report that they have scratches all ...
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Site of Old Wilton Manors City Hall
Wilton Manors, Florida
38.6 miles from Palm Beach, FL
Local legend tells of strange happenings at the former City Hall building, built in 1957. Cold spots, a heavy atmosphere, and unexplained soft music are said to be the work of a ghostly maintenance man named John Bold. Bold loved his work, and it seems that he stayed on--even after ...
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Old Holiday Inn Oceanside
Jensen Beach, Florida
38.9 miles from Palm Beach, FL
Once a popular tourist hotel, the old "Holiday Inn Oceanside" has been abandoned since it sustained severe damage in 2004 from both Hurricanes Frances and Jeanne. Local residents decry it as an eyesore. Several plans have been hatched to renovate and reopen the building, but to date none ...
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Lucky's Tavern - Coyote Ugly Saloon
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
41 miles from Palm Beach, FL
The building was built around the turn of the century, and was previously frequented by gangsters and other lawless folk. Rumours has it that a gangster was shot out the front of the building and still haunts the saloon to this day. The ghost of a woman in white has ...
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0Stranahan House
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
41 miles from Palm Beach, FL
This house museum is rumored to be haunted by former owner Frank Stranahan, a businessman who fell upon hard times during the Great Depression and drowned himself in the nearby river. Folks say his spirit returned to his house and resides there still. His wife Ivy died much later in ...
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King-Cromartie House
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
41.1 miles from Palm Beach, FL
The 1907 twin storey home is still believed to be haunted by the ghost of Louise Cromartie and her children. Her translucent apparition has been seen, looking out her second floor bedroom window. Some people are treated to the full paranormal package. She is described as wearing her blonde hair ...
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Henry E. Kinney Tunnel - New River Tunnel
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
41.1 miles from Palm Beach, FL
This underwater tunnel was built in 1958 to replace a drawbridge that was notorious for causing major gridlock in the city. In 1986 it was officially renamed the "Henry E. Kinney" tunnel, after the newspaper editor who had originally advocated its construction. Two apparitions are sited here - one is ...
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New River Inn
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
41.1 miles from Palm Beach, FL
The New River Inn (built in 1905) now houses the Old Fort Lauderdale History Museum, but visitors still report seeing apparitions in the historic building. The first is that of a man in an old-fashioned rancher's outfit, who paces the first floor and the front porch but vanishes when ...
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The River House
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
41.1 miles from Palm Beach, FL
The River House was a restaurant reported to have closed in 2009. But originally, it was two early 1900s built by brothers Thomas and Reed Bryan. The Bryan family, owned them until the 1970s, when they were merged and converted to a restaurant. The place is said to be haunted ...
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Smoker Park
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
41.2 miles from Palm Beach, FL
Smoker Park is a small section of land on the south side of the New River, across the water from the Stranahan House (also haunted). The park has been a hotbed of contention between locals and potential developers - at one time it was very nearly destroyed to ...
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Fort Lauderdale Fire and Safety Museum
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
41.2 miles from Palm Beach, FL
Robert Leland Knight is station's most active ghost. He was electrocuted in 1940 at age 28 when he stepped in a puddle into which a downed power line had fallen. The ghost has been known to play pranks. One story involves a witness who was tiling a station wall when ...
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Cooley's Landing Park
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
41.3 miles from Palm Beach, FL
William Cooley was an early settler in East Florida. He moved to the New River area (later to become Fort Lauderdale) in 1826 and started an arrowroot plantation. Eventually he became involved in local administration, and in 1835/6 he was involved in adjudicating a case in which white ...
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0Waffle House Murders
Plantation, Florida
44.1 miles from Palm Beach, FL
A grisly murder-robbery at the Davie Waffle House in 2002 supposedly sparked some paranormal activity that causes employees to "sense presences" and get an overall creepy feeling. Some say if you move a couple of boxes around in the freezer, you'll still find bloodstains on the floor. (Pretty ...
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0Broward College
Davie, Florida
44.9 miles from Palm Beach, FL
A grisly 2002 murder-suicide at Broward Community College supposedly sparked some paranormal activity near Building 5. Students claim to experience strange smells and see white figures at night in this area, and allegedly there are permanent blood stains remaining on the spot to this day.
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Devil's Tree of Oak Hammock Park
Port St. Lucie, Florida
45.6 miles from Palm Beach, FL
In 1971, sheriff's deputy Gerard John Schaefer sexually assaulted and hanged two 19-year-old girls from an oak tree, then buried their bodies under it. The deputy returned for more unspeakable acts over the next 5 days. In 1977 the bodies were found by some fishermen. Local legend has it that ...
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0Maritime Manor
Dania Beach, Florida
46.5 miles from Palm Beach, FL
Woodhaven Cemetery which is the oldest cemetery in East Coast South Florida is within 200 yards of the Maritime Manor Vacation Rental. Although it's not listed on vrbo or airbnb as haunted, The Maritime Manor is believed to host the first two police officers ever murdered in the line ...
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0Hollywood Beach Resort
Hollywood, Florida
48.2 miles from Palm Beach, FL
This hotel dates back to 1926 and was once home to Al Capone. Residents on the seventh floor have claimed to have captured numerous orbs and heard strange voices throughout the night.
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Joseph Wesley Young House - Zeller Residence
Hollywood, Florida
48.2 miles from Palm Beach, FL
This was the home of Hollywood's very first mayor, Joseph Wesley Young. Built in 1925, it boasts 6 bedrooms and 6 bathrooms - and possibly one ghost. There are claims that Joseph Young never left his beloved mansion.
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0Condomium Apartments at Hollybrook
Hollywood, Florida
50.6 miles from Palm Beach, FL
Hollybrook is a retirement community, and it seems there's one old resident who liked it so much she never wanted to leave. She also seems to have a thing against speeding motorists. If you're leaving Hollybrook late at night and you're driving significantly faster than the posted speed ...
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Snake Warrior Island Natural Area
Miramar, Florida
51.6 miles from Palm Beach, FL
Locals tell of eerie beams of light that come from the island and shoot toward the sky, seen as early as 1895. Old legends say the Native Americans in the 1800s wouldn't set foot on this island, and that African-Americans working here saw an apparition in the 1920s. Some say ...
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0Indian River Community College
Fort Pierce, Florida
53.5 miles from Palm Beach, FL
The theatre at Indian River Community College is apparently haunted by a tall fellow who appears mostly blue in color. He hangs about in the broom closet near the left side of the stage, or in the sound room. Some people swear he danced or waved at them, ...
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0The Boston House - Cresthaven
Fort Pierce, Florida
54.1 miles from Palm Beach, FL
In the early 1900s, William T. Jones, who later became the third Sheriff of St. Lucie County, worked as an engineer for Henry Flagler on the Florida East Coast Railway. Jones suffered an injury in a railroad accident and received a settlement for his injury. With his settlement he built ...
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Sunrise Theater
Fort Pierce, Florida
54.2 miles from Palm Beach, FL
This 1926 theatre is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and is supposed to have some hauntings dating back to its glory days. Patrons have reported a phantom usher who disappears after showing them to their seats, while staff closing up for the night have heard ghostly ...
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0Clewiston Inn
Clewiston, Florida
55.4 miles from Palm Beach, FL
Two rooms here are said to be especially haunted. Room 255 is said to be visited by Anita Conklin, a longtime inn resident who lived there with her husband, manager of the Miami Seaquarium. Ms. Conklin passed away in the room in 1994; her husband had passed away earlier. The ...
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