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0Old DeLand Memorial Hospital
DeLand, Florida
Built in the 1920s this structure now houses the DeLand Memorial Hospital Museum. Some locals swear they have seen ghostly faces looking out through the windows. Another apparition of a man has been spotted sitting in the gazebo on the surrounding grounds, near the Veterans Memorial Wall.
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Deland Elk's Lodge
DeLand, Florida
This stucco-style building has been used as a masonic lodge since 1927, and is supposedly haunted by an elderly man, believed to be associated with the building in the past. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Putnam Hotel
DeLand, Florida
Reports say this hotel is no longer in operation, and was sold in 2013. Two ghosts are said to reside here. According to lore, a hotel guest once killed his wife and then committed suicide on the premises. Witnesses say sadness emanates throughout the building, and a shadowy figure has ...
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The Artisan Inn
DeLand, Florida
This 1927 historic hotel is one of the most haunted in the state, but unusually, the ghosts of this inn tend to be relatively inactive apart from during the winter months. A visiting medium stated that up to thirteen ghosts inhabit the building, proving that the hotel is immensely ...
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Deland Woman's Club
DeLand, Florida
This circa 1906 building has been used as the local women's club since its construction over a century ago, and is supposed to have picked up a mischievous poltergeist during this time. Visitors to the building have reported cold spots, running footsteps and loud noises during the day, while ...
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Hulley Tower
DeLand, Florida
Built in 1934 as a mausoleum for Lincoln Hulley (the second president of Stetson University) and his wife Eloise. It once housed a carillon called "The Eloise Chimes," which played daily from 1915 until 2005, when the upper part of the structure was dismantled due to weather damage. ...
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The Devil's Chair - Lake Helen Cassadaga Cemetery
Lake Helen, Florida
6.5 miles from West DeLand, FL
In a town known for its haunts, the Lake Helen-Cassadaga Cemetery is home to the local legend's Devil's Chair. Gravestones date back to the 1800s; Cassadaga founder George Colby is buried here. Some folks say shadowy figures lurk here at night, but the Devil's Chair is perhaps the most well-known ...
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0Cassadaga Spiritualist Camp
Lake Helen, Florida
6.8 miles from West DeLand, FL
The Cassadaga Spiritualist camp began when the Southern Cassadaga Spiritualist Camp Meeting Association was founded by George P. Colby, from Pike, New York, a trance medium who traveled to many different states, giving readings and seances. He was well known, and in his travels, Colby was referred to as the ...
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0Cassadaga Hotel
Lake Helen, Florida
6.8 miles from West DeLand, FL
The Cassadaga Hotel was created in the early 20th century and is located in the heart of a spiritualist community which was established in 1894. The hotel is known for its "spirits" and psychics. The hotel rents out rooms and also has psychics on-site and available daily. The hotel has been ...
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Phantom Car of I-4 - Orlando to Daytona Beach
DeLand, Florida
11.2 miles from West DeLand, FL
There are persistent stories of a "phantom car" that drives erratically (and sometimes crashes) along the deserted highway between Orlando and Daytona Beach. No one seems to ever be more specific than that, but as a local, my best guess would be the stretch of I-4 that runs through ...
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The I-4 Dead Zone
Sanford, Florida
12.7 miles from West DeLand, FL
The I-4 Dead Zone is an elevated area near where Interstate 4 crosses over Lake Monroe, and reports say that since 1963 more than 2000 accidents have occurred here. The reason? Rumor has it that four graves were paved over to make the road. Ghost hitchhikers are often seen here, ...
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0Pine Ridge High School
Deltona, Florida
13.6 miles from West DeLand, FL
The school's iconic clock tower was the site of a grisly accidental death in 1994, and supposedly that gentleman's ghost still haunts the area. Students swear they hear a "ghost bell" through the speakers, and the elevator in the clock tower building emanates a definitively "eerie" feeling. A ...
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0New Tribes Mission
Sanford, Florida
14.8 miles from West DeLand, FL
This was once a hotel, but is now a missionary center. Poltergeist activity is claimed in the east wing, along with cold spots and other eerie phenomena.
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Wop's Hops Brewing Company
Sanford, Florida
14.9 miles from West DeLand, FL
Originally the Stokes Fish Market, this building was constructed in 1916. It closed in the early 70's and since been home to a few businesses and has some years of being vacant. The building is now Sanford's first micro-brewery, Wop's Hops Brewing Company. The building has reports of cold spots ...
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Celery Avenue - Ghost Horse
Sanford, Florida
16.1 miles from West DeLand, FL
Celery Avenue was so named because it was lined with celery fields, back when Sanford was called the Celery Capital of the U.S. Here, witnesses say a translucent phantom horse can be seen galloping up and down the street. It has been seen galloping alongside traveling cars, and then simply ...
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Page Jackson Cemetery
Sanford, Florida
16.3 miles from West DeLand, FL
Witnesses describe cold spots, uneasy feelings, strange noises, and shadow figures at this historic graveyard.
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Shiloh Cemetery
Sanford, Florida
16.4 miles from West DeLand, FL
Hard to find this cemetery - you have to find Page Jackson Cemetery first, then take a dirt road all the way down to Shiloh. There's an old stone sign in front that can barely even be read anymore. Check the map below for the exact location. There are ...
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Gobbler Road Campsites
Astor, Florida
16.4 miles from West DeLand, FL
There's an area of trailer homes called the "Astor Campsites" on Gobble(r) Road in Astor, Florida where a "glowing white male" is reported to have been seen walking down the road at night. Mapping this location is a bit tricky because sometimes it comes up as "Turkey Drive" and ...
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Stanna's Restaurant
Umatilla, Florida
21.2 miles from West DeLand, FL
The ghost of a young woman is said to haunt this restaurant. Supposedly she hung herself on the third floor sometime in the early 1900s. Shadows of a woman in a long flowing dress are seen, and objects are thrown around in the women's bathroom. Cold spots ...
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Old Cemetery - Mount Dora Country Club
Mount Dora, Florida
21.7 miles from West DeLand, FL
This long forgotten and overgrown cemetery is now on land belonging to the Mount Dora Country Club. Locals claim they've heard the cries of a woman around here, and seen a ghostly green light floating around the area. The graves here are not taken care of and only ...
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The Inside-Outside House
Longwood, Florida
21.8 miles from West DeLand, FL
This house was built by Captain W. Pierce (later to become a director of Orlando's "National Bank") in 1873. It was first constructed in Boston, then shipped to Florida and reassembled. Originally it was located on Boston Ave in Altamonte Springs, but it was moved to its current ...
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0Longwood Hotel
Longwood, Florida
21.8 miles from West DeLand, FL
These days the Longwood Hotel has been converted to offices, but its the same building, still featured on the city's historical walking tours. Workers claim that lights and elevators seem to have a mind of their own. Strange noises and footsteps are heard on the third floor. ...
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0Umatilla Cemetery
Umatilla, Florida
21.9 miles from West DeLand, FL
Female screams, calls for help and other strange noises are heard in this cemetery late at night. Lots of orbs/mist photos have been taken here. Most of the activity centers on the older section, near the back of the cemetery.
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Merchants Bank Building - Halifax Historical Museum
Daytona Beach, Florida
23.2 miles from West DeLand, FL
The Halifax Historical Museum has been housed in the old Merchant's Bank Building since 1986. The building itself dates back to 1910. The museum displays local artifacts covering the last 7,000 years. There is alleged to be a female ghost here who has been seen and heard multiple times. ...
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0Greenwood Cemetery
Eustis, Florida
23.2 miles from West DeLand, FL
This cemetery dates back to the late 1800s, and is one of the largest in Lake County. There are numerous reports of the ghost of a woman seen (and heard) weeping over one of the gravestones.
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Brownie the Town Dog's Grave
Daytona Beach, Florida
23.3 miles from West DeLand, FL
One day in 1940, a little brown dog pranced into a Beach Street cab company, and history was made. The cabbies built him a little dog house and "Brownie," as they called him, lived there the rest of his days. He'd sleep in the house at night, and ...
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0New Smyrna Sugar Mill Ruins
New Smyrna Beach, Florida
23.7 miles from West DeLand, FL
The ruins of this sugar mill, built around 1830, are rumored to lie on the site of a chapel built by Christopher Columbus. The ruins are said to be haunted by Seminole Indians, who run through the woods in the early morning hours, and dark shadow people, who appear near ...
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0Veterans Memorial Bridge - Orange Avenue Bridge
Daytona Beach, Florida
23.9 miles from West DeLand, FL
The northeast side of the Orange Avenue Bridge (aka Veterans Memorial Bridge) is reportedly haunted by a dark-haired woman wearing a robe. Objects mysteriously get thrown about in this area.
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0Tuscawilla Country Club
Winter Springs, Florida
23.9 miles from West DeLand, FL
According to staff, on the last Friday of every month the ghost of a young man is seen washing down the bar. No one has any idea who he could be, but some claim he was violent and attacked them.
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Lilian Place
Daytona Beach, Florida
23.9 miles from West DeLand, FL
This 1880's Italianate mansion has been restored to its former grandeur in recent years, and is rumoured to be haunted. Former tenants of the heritage house have reported sighting the apparition of a woman in a 1920's style dress roaming the hallways, who is known as 'Lucille'. Another spirit ...
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Eustis Historical Museum
Eustis, Florida
24 miles from West DeLand, FL
This 1910 private residence is now the local historical museum, but the ghosts of the past appear to have never really left. Staff and visitors have reported hearing conversation emanating from empty rooms, disembodied footsteps, cold spots and the apparition of a man in period clothing. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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The Palms Mansion
Eustis, Florida
24 miles from West DeLand, FL
This Queen Anne style mansion was built in 1876 for a wealthy citrus grower, and is best known for its owner William Pendleton, the president of an arts college. Due to ailing health, he moved to the house in 1886, but died several years later prior to the turn ...
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0Lakeside Inn
Mount Dora, Florida
24.1 miles from West DeLand, FL
Several ghosts are said to reside in the charming Lakeside Inn, which was built in 1883. Two of the inn's ghosts are young girls from the 1890s to 1920s. One is about 9 who wears a frilly red dress. She is believed to be Amy, a little girl who disappeared ...
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0Bay Street Theatre
Eustis, Florida
24.1 miles from West DeLand, FL
Lots of paranormal claims here, including screams from the upstairs rooms, orbs appearing in photographs, eerie phantom presences felt around the building... one visitor was unlucky enough to see a glimpse of a man hanging from the balcony. Lights turn on and off on their own without explanation. Of particular ...
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Windsor Rose Tea Room
Mount Dora, Florida
24.1 miles from West DeLand, FL
Paranormal activities include sightings of shadows of a female in period costume sitting alone at table four. A young lad walking in through the front door going into the restroom locking the door only to find the door locked without anyone in there. Food sliding across the table at table ...
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Mount Carmel Simpson Cemetery
Mount Dora, Florida
24.1 miles from West DeLand, FL
This is a long-disused "black cemetery" from the days of segregation. It dates back to the late 1880s. It was all but forgotten until recently when the Mount Dora Historical Society began cleaning up the area and identifying grave sites whose markers have long since disintegrated. They've begun ...
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Boot Hill Saloon
Daytona Beach, Florida
24.2 miles from West DeLand, FL
This famous biker bar is home to a number of spirit activity - maybe long-dead bikers who refuse to leave their favorite watering hole. The jukebox plays by itself... when unplugged. Items are hurled across the bar by unseen hands. Toilets flush and faucets turn on when ...
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Pinewood Historic Cemetery
Daytona Beach, Florida
24.2 miles from West DeLand, FL
Reportedly the oldest cemetery in Daytona Beach, Pinewood is said said to be haunted by an apparition of a woman. A headless ghost also has been reported, rumored to be that of Adler Rawlings, whose gravesite and bones were said to have been defaced by teens.
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Auditorium Boulevard
Daytona Beach, Florida
24.2 miles from West DeLand, FL
This area, right across from Pinewood Cemetery, is reportedly a hot-spot for ghosts who like to appear in photographs. Supposedly a murder took place on this spot in the 1970s, when there used to be houses on this block.
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Whispering Fence
Daytona Beach, Florida
24.2 miles from West DeLand, FL
On the Daytona Beach Ghost Walks you'll occasionally be taken past this fence late at night, and told to stand at a certain point where a tree has recently been cut down. You'll hear a strange, echoing "whisper" noise - plain as day. I'm sure it's something to ...
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0Daytona Playhouse
Daytona Beach, Florida
24.3 miles from West DeLand, FL
Sources claim there are two spectres here - a man and a woman, who were once lovers. The man died fighting in Spain, and the woman committed suicide by throwing herself and her unborn child into the Halifax River.
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The Villa Bed and Breakfast
Daytona Beach, Florida
24.4 miles from West DeLand, FL
The wife and I decided upon staying a night while I was in the states. We are locals and both have been by this home numerous times in our lives. It is an old home built around the turn of the 20th century. During the night I ...
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Hilton Daytona Beach
Daytona Beach, Florida
24.5 miles from West DeLand, FL
Some weird experiences in room #703. Simultaneously all pillows on two beds moved 2 inches at night. Same night a lamp moved six inches toward and backwards twice, knocking water bottles off of the table. Next night, the thermostat went up to a setting of 70 when set at ...
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The Plaza Resort and Spa
Daytona Beach, Florida
24.6 miles from West DeLand, FL
The Plaza opened originally as "The Clarendon" in 1888, but was destroyed by fire in 1909. It went back up in 1911 and was renamed to "The Plaza" many years afterward. In 2013 the hotel made a bit of a stir on the local news after security cameras picked up... ...
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Turnbull Ruins
New Smyrna Beach, Florida
24.9 miles from West DeLand, FL
The ruins in Old Fort Park have always been a bit of a mystery. Why would the ruins of an old Spanish fort be here, where there was never a Spanish settlement? Perhaps the only one who knows the answer to the enigma is the site's ghost. Witnesses say the ...
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Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse
Ponce Inlet, Florida
24.9 miles from West DeLand, FL
The lighthouse is said to be haunted by a few spirits, one of which is said to be assistant lightkeeper Joseph Davis, who had a heart attack while working in 1919. The unexplained waft of kerosene sometimes detected here is attributed to his ghost. Kerosene has not been used in ...
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Woodbridge Cemetery
Fern Park, Florida
25 miles from West DeLand, FL
Woodbridge Cemetery is considered by many to be one of the most haunted places in the Orlando area, though few sources provide any sort of detail on what exactly has been seen and experienced there. There are claims that what exists there now is only part of what was ...
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Oviedo Baseball Fields
Oviedo, Florida
25.5 miles from West DeLand, FL
People claim to have seen the ghost of a Native American man on the outskirts of the Oviedo baseball fields (Oviedo Sports Complex). The visions seem always to happen around 7pm. He simply appears and walks into the woods - says nothing, and interacts with no one.
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0Zellie's Pub
Mount Dora, Florida
25.5 miles from West DeLand, FL
This modern-day pub has its fair share of paranormal activity. Some workers have been physically pushed by unseen entities in the bathroom. One story has it that a beer mug was thrown across the length of the bar, all on its own. Lights go on and off ...
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0Highland Manor
Apopka, Florida
25.8 miles from West DeLand, FL
Townsend Plantation was built by the Eldredge family in 1903. The McBride family purchased it in the 1940s. After the owner died in 1978, it remained empty for several years. In the 1980s it was purchased by the Townsend family. They moved the house, the other plantation buildings, and even ...
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