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Paso Robles Inn
Paso Robles, California
10.6 miles from Whitley Gardens, CA
Room 1007 apparently has a ghost that likes to call the front desk and occasionally 911. Numerous people have reported unexplained phone calls coming from that room. Maintenance has not found a likely technical reason for the event. Some attribute the ghostly calls to a former employee ...
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Mission San Miguel Arcángel
San Miguel, California
12.2 miles from Whitley Gardens, CA
According to legend, Mr. Reed bragged about having a hidden stash of gold underneath the mission. It was a fatal mistake, as British pirates killed the Reeds and others who were staying there to get at the gold. Their ghosts are said to linger here.
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Adelaida Cemetery
Paso Robles, California
20.6 miles from Whitley Gardens, CA
At Adelaida Cemetery, locals say its ghostly inhabitants may swipe your car keys. It is said to be haunted by Charlotte Sitton, a minister's wife who committed suicide at age 19 in December 1890. She visits late Friday nights in a white nightgown to lay flowers on the grave of ...
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Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa
San Luis Obispo, California
27.6 miles from Whitley Gardens, CA
There have been numerous brutal deaths in the history of this land, including massacres, accidents, and murders. A woman who was decapitated by a Native American tribe is said to be seen looking for her head and her lost baby. The Reed Family was viciously murdered by an axe in ...
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Victorian Pitkin Conrow Estate
Arroyo Grande, California
38.5 miles from Whitley Gardens, CA
Now strictly a wedding venue, this site was formerly the Crystal Rose Inn and the Rose Victorian Inn. The ghost of a 9-year-old girl named Alice haunts the tower; you may see her or hear her laughter. Alice is said to be a friendly spirit who loves cats, many of ...
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Far Western Tavern
Guadalupe, California
47.7 miles from Whitley Gardens, CA
Rumored to no longer be in existence at this site, the old Far West Tavern was said to be haunted. Witnesses have heard the sound of footsteps with a peg-leg, said to be the ghost of a 1930s-era guest named Mr. Franconeti. According to the story, the man lost his ...
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Mission San Antonio De Padua
Jolon, California
48.3 miles from Whitley Gardens, CA
Mission San Antonio De Padua was built in 1771 and is believed to be haunted by many ghosts. One is a monk whose apparition holds a candle and walks in the courtyard; another is a 7-year-old girl with cancer who got permission to be buried under the Mission's arch (her ...
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Santa Maria Inn
Santa Maria, California
49.6 miles from Whitley Gardens, CA
Once a major stopping over spot for celebrities on their way in and out of California, the Santa Maria Inn's main attraction is its former star power. However, some people claim that rooms 210 and 221 are both haunted by the ghosts of former residents. Haunted activity ...
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Calvary Cemetery
Hanford, California
65.8 miles from Whitley Gardens, CA
At Calvary Cemetery, legend has it that an apparition of an elderly lady appears in a white dress, and a certain mausoleum opens itself up every Friday night.
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Bastille
Hanford, California
66.7 miles from Whitley Gardens, CA
The Bastille, circa 1897, was a prison until 1964 when the old ceiling caved in. More recently it contained restaurants and night clubs, and, according to rumor, a few haunts. At restaurant kitchens, pots and pans would move on their own, and employees often described a heavy presence or a ...
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Hanford Civic Auditorium
Hanford, California
66.8 miles from Whitley Gardens, CA
Built in 1924, this historic hall is said to be haunted by a few ghosts. Apparitions have been witnessed, including one man dressed in a 1940s suit and another who appears on the balcony as if watching a show. He applauds, then vanishes. And if you visit the men's restroom, ...
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Irwin Street Inn
Hanford, California
66.8 miles from Whitley Gardens, CA
The former inn, now a restaurant, is said to be visited by at least three ghosts. Witnesses report apparitions in the dining room and on the second floor as well as slamming windows, moving bedsheets and lamps that come on and off.
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Los Coches Adobe
Soledad, California
68.5 miles from Whitley Gardens, CA
Here you may see a ghostly lady in black walking the grounds, and hear the screams of trapped miners coming from the old well.
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La Purisima Mission
Lompoc, California
68.6 miles from Whitley Gardens, CA
Visitors to this mission may catch a glimpse of the spirits of the Chumash Indians and Spanish soldiers who died during the 1820s Chumash uprising. The mission has been featured on TV's Ghost Adventures.
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The Green Hotel
Shafter, California
70.1 miles from Whitley Gardens, CA
The 1913 hotel is haunted by two spirits, believed to be linked with the past of the historic town. The first is a female ghost, perhaps the apparition of Marion Hitchcock, who has been observed parting the upstairs curtains and peering into the street. The second is a man ...
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Lompoc Furniture Mart
Lompoc, California
70.6 miles from Whitley Gardens, CA
This building was formerly the town morgue, and the apparition of a woman in period clothing has been seen walking around the upper floor of the building. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Pea Soup Andersens
Buellton, California
74.4 miles from Whitley Gardens, CA
One of the former owners, Juliette Andersen, is thought to be here. She is said to move furniture around, play with lights, and shut doors. A family who all died nearby are also said to be here in the afterlife. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Hillman Healthcare Center
Tulare, California
75 miles from Whitley Gardens, CA
At Hillman Health Clinic, formerly Tulare County General Hospital, the elevator is said to run by itself, and heavy footsteps have been reported on the stairs.
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Gaslight Melodrama Theatre and Music Hall
Bakersfield, California
78.8 miles from Whitley Gardens, CA
This former theater is said to be haunted by the former owner of a toy shop that this building once housed. The owner committed suicide here. Although haunting incidents don't occur as often now, in the 1980s props and stage settings were known to move by themselves and many witnesses ...
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Cinema 1-2-3 Site
Visalia, California
80 miles from Whitley Gardens, CA
Three boys were usually seen here, all of which were transparent. One boy was apparently thrown off of the roof and sometimes, people would see a shadow being tossed off of the roof. The site has since been demolished, but the activity could possibly remain there. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Kearney Mansion
Fresno, California
80.5 miles from Whitley Gardens, CA
The mansion and the nearby railroad tracks are said to be haunted. The Kearney Witch is said to show up if you cross the tracks at night, wearing all white and begging cars to stop. And at Kearney Park, the laughter of children has been heard at 1:30 a.m.
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LJ Williams Community Theater
Visalia, California
81.7 miles from Whitley Gardens, CA
This 1930's theatre is usually used for school productions, and is reportedly haunted by actors and theatre patrons who loved the building so much that they refused to leave. Visitors have seen a pair of ghostly children in various parts of the building and a teenage girl who hanged ...
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Fox Theater
Visalia, California
82.1 miles from Whitley Gardens, CA
The balcony at this historic theatre is supposed to be haunted. Visitors have reported feeling an eerie presence accompanied by a temperature drop, while others have sworn they've seen a figure sitting in the wings after closing hours when the building is empty. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Chualar Road
Salinas, California
84.4 miles from Whitley Gardens, CA
At the end of Chualar Road at night, some say a ghostly woman walks along the roadside. She disappears as you drive past her. A report by a motorcyclist said he was thrown off the bike by something unseen, blacked out, and awoke to see a woman with black hair ...
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Meux Home Museum
Fresno, California
84.9 miles from Whitley Gardens, CA
Built around 1890, the Victorian Meux Home of Dr. Thomas Meux and his family is rumored to be haunted. Now a museum, the home is the setting for stories locals tell of children's ghostly laughter coming from the upstairs and doorknobs going missing on several of the doors overnight.
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Del Rey Cemetery - Prairie Cemetery
Del Rey, California
85.4 miles from Whitley Gardens, CA
Shadowed figures, whispering voices, and a strange glowing headstone are among the mysterious things you may experience here.
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Kern County Museum
Bakersfield, California
85.7 miles from Whitley Gardens, CA
Formerly the 1882 Norris School and now Kern County Museum, the place is said to be haunted. Witnesses have heard the mysterious tapping of chalk on the blackboard.
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Garces Memorial Circle
Bakersfield, California
85.8 miles from Whitley Gardens, CA
There is a statue in the circle, and locals say its hands move or it can be heard muttering prayers right before a major car accident takes place here.
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The Padre Hotel
Bakersfield, California
85.8 miles from Whitley Gardens, CA
Believed to be haunted by people who died in a fire there decades ago, floor 7 is supposedly the hot spot of activity. Allegedly workers who were involved in a 2008 renovation reported numerous poltergeist/haunted activity including being touched, pushed and other sorts of mischief.
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Bakersfield Californian Building
Bakersfield, California
85.9 miles from Whitley Gardens, CA
The old newspaper building is said to be haunted by a phantom German shepherd, a former security guard, and the paper's former editor.
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Kern County Kids Shelter - Sinaloa Mexican
Bakersfield, California
86.3 miles from Whitley Gardens, CA
Once the Kern County Kids Shelter, the Mexican restaurant Sinaloa's 100-plue-year-old building is said to be a hotspot for paranormal activity. The feelings experienced here are generally good ones, reports say.
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Club Paradise
Bakersfield, California
86.3 miles from Whitley Gardens, CA
At this former night club, folks say they have seen apparitions and objects that move on their own, and some reports say something unseen has locked employees in the storeroom from the outside. Customers inside also have been groped or pushed by something unseen.
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Central Park
Bakersfield, California
86.6 miles from Whitley Gardens, CA
The apparition of a woman in a flowing gown has been seen along the canal near dawn, believed to be the spirit of a woman who was murdered nearby. Her bones were discovered in the foundry across from the park with bullet holes in them.
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Blue Sky Lodge
Carmel Valley, California
88.6 miles from Whitley Gardens, CA
Guests in the upper suites have said the rooms get very cold at night and they describe a feeling of uneasiness in the master bedrooms.
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Point Sur Lighthouse
Monterey, California
89.7 miles from Whitley Gardens, CA
This lighthouse, which has been featured on the TV show Ghost Adventures, is said to be haunted by many victims of shipwrecks that have occurred off the coast over the years.
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Wolfe Manor
Clovis, California
90.9 miles from Whitley Gardens, CA
The historic Wolfe Manor, later known as Clovis Avenue Sanitarium, was built as a private residence in 1922. In 1935 it became the Hazelwood Sanitarium for treating those with terminal illnesses such as tuberculosis. In 1942 it became Clovis Avenue Sanitarium, treating those with mental illness, and there, reports say, ...
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Old Stage Road
Salinas, California
92.2 miles from Whitley Gardens, CA
Old Stage Road is the center of a local legend about a woman who was walking along the road and was raped and decapitated by a man who stopped to offer her a ride. Her apparition is said to walk along the road holding her head.
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Mission Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, California
95.6 miles from Whitley Gardens, CA
Mission Santa Barbara, established in 1786, has a graveyard that is the burial site of over 5,000 pioneers and Native Americans. Various apparitions have been seen roaming here.
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Hyatt Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, California
98 miles from Whitley Gardens, CA
As an employee, I have witnessed many supernatural things. Whether it be footsteps or a gray shadow in the corner of my eye, there has been an occurrence every week or so for me. Around the times of 2:45-4:00 A.M, our security cameras have picked up motion sensor detection in ...
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Carmel Mission
Carmel, California
99.7 miles from Whitley Gardens, CA
The mission was built directly adjacent to an ancient American Indian burial ground. There are several ghosts haunting the mission, including the ghost of a dog that is heard but not seen. The ghost of one of the of the original founder's Father Serra can be seen walking around with ...
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Hotel Del Monte - Herrmann Hall
Monterey, California
100.1 miles from Whitley Gardens, CA
Hotel Del Monte was a luxury resort hotel from 1880 until 1942, when it was leased to the Navy to be used as a school to train electronic technicians during World War II. After the war, the building became the Naval Postgraduate School, the main building of which is called ...
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Tor House and Hawk Tower
Carmel, California
100.2 miles from Whitley Gardens, CA
Robinson Jeffers, poet and builder of the granite house and tower, is said to linger here. The site was featured on the TV show Ghost Adventures. The Tor House is open for tours by appointment on Fridays and Saturdays, but photos may be taken only once a year, at the ...
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La Playa Carmel
Carmel, California
100.4 miles from Whitley Gardens, CA
Alleged to be haunted either by the ghost of a family member who drowned in the bay or by one of the original mistresses. It is not known precisely who the ghost is but many claim to see her and feel her presence.
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Cathedral of San Carlos Borromeo
Monterey, California
100.7 miles from Whitley Gardens, CA
The Cathedral of San Carlos Borromeo, originally built in 1770, has been in operation for more than two centuries, but as legend has it, it wasn't haunted until the 1920s. According to witnesses, the Royal Presidio Chapel is home to some spirits: A priest's apparition has been seen, lighted candles ...
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Stevenson House
Monterey, California
100.9 miles from Whitley Gardens, CA
Stevenson House museum was an 1800s boarding house where author Robert Louis Stevenson once stayed (and it's now named for him). It is believed to be haunted by Manuela Giradin, who owned and ran the establishment. In 1879, Manuela's husband died of typhoid fever, and her two grandchildren came down ...
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Restaurant 1833 - Stoke's Adobe
Monterey, California
101 miles from Whitley Gardens, CA
Formerly Stokes Adobe and now Restaurant 1833, the adobe structure built by the Mexicans in the 1830s is said to be haunted. Said to happen in the early morning hours, footsteps walk through the upstairs when no one is there, and a child's cries ring out from the same area. ...
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Colton Hall
Monterey, California
101.1 miles from Whitley Gardens, CA
Colton Hall, built by Navy Chaplain Walter Colton (later a mayor and a judge), was the first public building constructed under the American flag. It was the site of the 1849 California Constitutional Convention as well as an execution spot: Convicted criminals were hanged from the second-floor porch balcony. Perhaps ...
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Chowchilla Library
Chowchilla, California
102.1 miles from Whitley Gardens, CA
The library is said to be haunted by a ghostly chef who used to work in the building long ago, when it was a bowling alley.
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Save Mart
Chowchilla, California
102.3 miles from Whitley Gardens, CA
Employees have felt an eerie presence in store aisles and in the upstairs breakroom. Some claim to have seen an apparition or shadows walking in the store on Saturday nights after closing.
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Minturn Cemetery
Chowchilla, California
103.2 miles from Whitley Gardens, CA
Witnesses say apparitions chase cars down the dirt road past the cemetery; some have seen a woman screaming, children crying or laughing, and a man picking up trash around the graves. The cemetery is on private property, so please use common sense and courtesy.
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