Haunted Florida

Apollo I Launch Complex 34

Located at Launch Complex 34 on Cape Canaveral, this was the site of the fatal 1967 fire for the Apollo 1 mission. Since then visitors have reported eerie sounds and the sense of a lingering presence off the pad.

Source: Orlando Haunts: Launch Complex 34 Haunted
Official Site: NASA: Apollo Program History

Bellamy Bridge

The historic Bellamy Bridge in Jackson County (built circa 1914) is known as “Florida’s most haunted bridge.” Legend holds that a bride who died tragically still wanders the swamp near the span on moonlit nights.

Source: Explore Southern History: Ghost of Bellamy Bridge
Official Site: Bellamy Bridge Heritage Trail (Visit Jackson County)

Biltmore Hotel

The Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables (opened 1926) once served as a luxury resort and later a military hospital. A mobster murdered on the 13th floor is said to haunt the hotel’s historic corridors.

Source: WLRN: A history of the Biltmore
Official Site: Biltmore Hotel Coral Gables

Blue Anchor Pub

The Blue Anchor Pub in Delray Beach (originally an 1840s London pub moved to Florida) is said to be haunted by “Bertha Starkey” who appears around 10 p.m., rattling pots and mouaning in the kitchen.

Source: WPTV: Blue Anchor Pub haunted by Bertha Starkey
Official Site: Blue Anchor Pub – About Us

Cassadaga Cemetery

Within the spiritualist community of Cassadaga, the cemetery’s “Devil’s Chair” bench invites mischief — leave a beer and sit and legend says a dark spirit might emerge.

Source: US Ghost Adventures: Devil’s Chair of Cassadaga
Official Site: Cassadaga Spiritualist Camp – Who We Are

Castillo de San Marcos

The 17th-century Spanish fort in St. Augustine, Florida — the oldest masonry fort in the continental US — has tales of phantom muskets, unseen footsteps in the turrets, and a sense of soldiers still on guard.

Source: Ghosts and Gravestones: The Haunting Tales of the Castillo
Official Site: National Park Service: Castillo de San Marcos

Cuban Club

The Cuban Club (Círculo Cubano) in Tampa’s Ybor City (built 1917) is one of America’s most haunted buildings — reports include a drowned child in the basement pool, ballroom balcony ghosts, and hundreds of unseen presences.

Source: FOX 13: The Cuban Club haunted
Official Site: Cuban Club Ybor City

Devil’s Tree

Located near New Smyrna Beach, this lone tree is an old oak said to house the ghost of an executed man; local legend warns visitors of ominous feelings and strange lights.

Source: Devil’s Tree Florida
Official Site: Visit Florida: Devil’s Tree

Gilbert’s Bar House of Refuge

On Hutchinson Island near Stuart, Florida, this 19th-century shipwreck survivor station turned refuge is said to be haunted by castaways and lost mariners whose voices echo through the old building.

Source: Phantom History: House of Refuge – History
Official Site: Gilbert’s Bar House of Refuge State Park

Island Hotel

The Island Hotel in Cedar Key, Florida (built in the late 1800s) has rumored hauntings: footsteps in vacant rooms, doors opening on their own, and a guest who awoke to a figure beside the bed.

Source: Island Hotel Ghost Stories
Official Site: Island Hotel Cedar Key

Key West Cemetery

The historic Key West Cemetery is known for its “graveyard jokes” and for spirits said to wander among the headstones — visitors report cold spots, whispering, and the sense of being watched.

Source: Ghosts and Graveyards: Haunted Cemeteries
Official Site: Key West Cemetery – Official

Koreshan State Park

In the grounds of this former theocratic community near Estero, Florida, visitors report ghostly figures in vintage dress and unexplained footsteps inside the old settlement’s buildings.

Source: Koreshan State Park Ghost Stories
Official Site: Koreshan State Park

Ma Barker House

The house in Ocklawaha where outlaw gang leader Ma Barker and her son Fred reportedly took refuge — folklore holds the house is haunted by their violent history and shadowy figures seen at dusk.

Source: Ghosts in the Barker House
Official Site: Visit Marion County: Ma Barker House

May-Stringer House

The May-Stringer House (Brooksville, Florida) is often called “Florida’s most haunted house.” Reports include the ghost of a child, cold spots, orbs of light, and whispers in the attic. :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}

Source: The Most Haunted Home In Florida
Official Site: Hernando Historical Museum Association

Robert the Doll

Housed in Key West, the infamous Robert the Doll is said to move on his own, giggle, and bring misfortune if disrespected. Visitors tell chilling tales of photos failing and strange feelings.

Source: HauntedKeyWest: Robert the Doll
Official Site: Robert the Doll – Visit Page

St. Augustine Lighthouse

On Anastasia Island, the St. Augustine Lighthouse and keeper’s house are reputedly haunted by drowned children and a former keeper — shadowy figures and strange voices have been reported.

Source: GhostCityTours: The Ghosts of the St. Augustine Lighthouse
Official Site: St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum

Stranahan House

The oldest surviving structure in Fort Lauderdale, the Stranahan House is said to host the spirit of Annie Stranahan, whose kitchen ghostly figure has been seen by visitors and staff.

Source: the Stranahan House in Fort Lauderdale
Official Site: Historic Stranahan House Museum

Sunshine Skyway Bridge

Spanning Tampa Bay, the Sunshine Skyway Bridge is linked to tragic ship collisions, many suicides, and numerous ghost stories — phantom vehicles plunging, lights beneath the water, and unexplained calls for help.

Source: Tampa Terrors: Haunted Sunshine Skyway Bridge
Official Site: Sunshine Skyway Bridge

Tampa Theatre

The historic Tampa Theatre (opened 1926) hosts reports of a ghostly projectionist, eerie voices in the balcony, and footsteps in the old original projection booth long after sunset.

Source: the Haunted Tampa Theatre
Official Site: Tampa Theatre

The Old Jail – St. Augustine

Built in 1891, the Old Jail in St. Augustine features hanging gallows, creaking cell doors, and reports of past inmates lingering in the dark corridors — many visitors say they felt watched or heard whispers.

Source: Ghosts and Gravestones: Haunted Guide to the Old Jail
Official Site: Old Jail – St. Augustine Museum