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Sanford, Florida
Shiloh Cemetery, also known as Shiloh Baptist Cemetery or the Friendship and Union Lodge Cemetery, is one of five historic burial grounds…
Kissimmee, Florida
Shingle Creek Cemetery, on Old Vineland Road behind Shingle Creek United Methodist Church, is the burial site of a Confederate soldier who…
Silver Springs, Florida
Silver Springs, one of Florida's oldest tourist attractions, saw Hullam Jones and Philip Morrell invent the glass-bottom boat here in 1878.…
Everglades City, Florida
Chokoloskee residents say the island has more ghosts than living people and that many of them visit Smallwood Store at night; the one most…
Captiva Island, Florida
South Seas Resort occupies the site of a key lime plantation established in 1923 by Clarence Chadwick; the property has weathered repeated…
St. Augustine, Florida
Visitors and staff at the Spanish Military Hospital Museum describe flashes of light and apparitions throughout, most often a one-legged…
St. Augustine, Florida
Completed in 1874 on Anastasia Island, the St. Augustine Lighthouse replaced Spanish colonial watchtowers that had guided ships into the…
St. Augustine, Florida
Built in 1791 during St. Augustine's Spanish colonial period, St. Francis Inn is one of the city's oldest lodgings and is listed on the…
Pensacola, Florida
At St. Michael's Cemetery, visitors report lights circling gravestones and voices heard within the cemetery at night. Officially designated…
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Built in 1901 by Fort Lauderdale founder Frank Stranahan and his wife Ivy, the Stranahan House is the city's oldest surviving structure and…
DeFuniak Springs, Florida
Merchant James T. Sherman and his wife Abigail built this three-story Victorian home over four years starting in 1886, inspired by the…
Gainesville, Florida
The Sweetwater Branch Inn occupies a pair of restored Victorian mansions in Gainesville dating to the 1890s and listed on the National…
Jacksonville, Florida
Alpha Paynter was a prominent Jacksonville Beach businesswoman from 1930 until her death in 1962, known for two beloved restaurants: the…
Tallahassee, Florida
Staff and students at Tallahassee Community College describe a shadow figure that appears in certain classrooms, a female presence seen…
Tampa, Florida
The Tampa Theatre opened in 1926 as an ornate movie palace and still operates today. Projectionist Foster "Fink" Finley ran its booth for…
Jupiter, Florida
At Trapper Nelson's camp, visitors describe a feeling of being watched near the restrooms, and his apparition has been reported waving from…
JENSEN BEACH, Florida
At Tuckahoe, visitors and staff describe a strange, chilling feeling upon entering, unexplained noises from the upper floors, sudden cold…
Inverness, Florida
Pearl G. Maddox built this theater in 1927 and named it after her daughter; the first film shown was The Only Woman. It survived a 1939…
Tallahassee, Florida
Velda Mound was built around 1450 by the Fort Walton culture and used by their descendants, the Apalachee, until about 1625 — a platform…
St. Petersburg, Florida
Built in 1925 by Aymer Vinoy Laughner and known locally as "The Pink Lady," the Vinoy was a roaring-twenties resort hotel that closed in…
Orlando, Florida
Cast members at Pirates of the Caribbean have long told the story of "George," a welder said to have fallen to his death during the…
Brooksville, Florida
Built in 1882, this Victorian family home has drawn coverage from the Tampa Tribune and the Tampa Bay Times over the years, including a…
Palm Beach, Florida
Standard Oil co-founder Henry Flagler, one of the most influential developers of Florida as a tourist destination, built this Beaux-Arts…