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Sep 23, 2021 · Sure, there are ghost tours in just about every town in south Florida, but most of the urban legends and ghost stories have real historical documentation backing them up. Florida is home to Cassadaga, the only town devoted purely to spiritualists, and is considered the psychic capital of the world.
- The Bloody Bucket Bridge
- The Florida Skunk Ape
- Spook Hill
- Robert The Doll
- The Devil’s Chair
- Grave of The Tallahassee Witch
- The Ghosts of The St. Augustine Lighthouse
- The Hanging Tree at Captain Tony’s Saloon
- Sunshine Skyway Ghost
- The Fairchild Oak
Wauchula is the county seat of Hardee County, just southeast of Tampa. It’s also the “Cucumber Capital of the World” apparently. But for our purposes, it’s also home to the Bloody Bucket Bridge. The details on this eery legend vary widely depending on the source. Apparently, around the time of the Civil War, a slave served as the town’s midwife. Ha...
Also known as the Swamp Cabbage Man, the Stink Ape and Myakka Skunk Ape, this legendary creature has been said to inhabit Florida, North Carolina and Arkansas. The stories date back to the ’60s and ’70s – during the time of Bigfoot mania – when an ape-like creature running on two legs was spotted in South Florida. The creature gets its name from it...
In Lake Wales, there’s a “gravity hill” that freaks out those traveling through by car. Stop your car in the right place on Spook Hill, put it in neutral and watch as your vehicle rolls UP the hill. (Just remember to turn your flashers on first; this is still an active road.) On North Wales Drive, a sign explains it: “Many years ago an Indian villa...
Okay, on a scale of one to 10, this tale rates a strong 11. Robert Eugene Otto was a boy who grew up in Key West under the care of a nanny who practiced voodoo. In 1906, she gave him a gift: a 40-inch-tall doll stuffed with wood wool and wearing a sailor outfit. For whatever reason, Robert decided to give the doll his own name and chose to be calle...
Cassadaga (a small unincorporated hamlet in Volusia County) is known for two unusual things: being called the “Psychic Capital of the World (for a large number of psychics and mediums who made their home there) and for the Devil’s Chair. Located in a small cemetery, the Devil’s Chair is a wide brick bench that legend has it was built by the devil h...
In 1889. Elizabeth “Bessie” Budd-Grahamwas buried in the Old City Cemetery in Tallahassee. The 23-year-old was a wife and mother, and yet her tombstone is among the elaborate in the cemetery. Could it be because she was a witch? That’s the legend (though no historical reports link her with witchcraft.) Among the clues: The grave faces west (contrar...
They’re built to keep sailors from crashing into land, and their keepers are often represented as lonely hermits. So by their very nature, aren’t all lighthouses pretty much haunted? The St. Augustine Lighthouse, built in 1874, is no exception. One favorite story involves one of the lighthouse’s early keepers, Peter Rasmussen. A big fan of cigars, ...
Most Key West visitors know that Captain Tony’s Saloon was the original location of the famous Sloppy Joe’s Bar. Over the years, the building has also served as a wireless telegraph station, a cigar factory and – oh yeah – a morgue. It turns out the building was originally built around the city’s “hanging tree,” which was often used to execute pira...
The Sunshine Skyway bridge was a modern marvel when it opened in 1954. The bridge spans the mouth of Tampa Bay, connected St. Petersburg on the north with Bradenton on the south. But due to its height, it has also been an infamous spot for suicide jumpersover the years. (More than 200 deaths over the decade, according to some reports.) Drivers on t...
Ask Florida wilderness fans, and they’ll say the Fairchild Oakis an awesome site. Located at Bulow Creek State Park in Ormond Beach, the ancient tree is a must-visit, with a wide trunk and lush canopy of branches and Spanish moss overheads. But urban legend also says the Fairchild was the site of two deaths (both of which are rumored to be suicides...
Oct 14, 2016 · From ghostly apparitions to human combustion, these are without doubt the 25 most unexplainable ghost stories from across the Sunshine State.
Jul 3, 2024 · Some seriously scary stories and legends come from the Everglades. As it turns out, alligators aren't all you have to worry about in the Florida wilderness. These Everglades urban legends range from mysterious disappearances to horrifying alligator-human hybrids.
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- The Oviedo Lights Chase Cars Between Chuluota and Snow Hill at Night. If you need to travel between Chuluota and Snow Hill, make sure to do so during day.
- A Carnivorous Pink Cloud Along the Tomoka River Devours People Whole. One of the spookiest urban legends in Florida comes from the woods along the Tomoka River in the west of Daytona Beach.
- Cars Mysteriously Break Down at Lady Lake’s Rolling Acres Road. If you turn west on Rolling Acres Road, your car will suddenly malfunction and you’ll be stranded in the woods and rolling hills.
- Tallahassee’s Witch Keeps Watch Over Her Grave At All Times. If you ever enter Tallahassee’s old City Cemetery, the first thing you’ll notice is the curious tomb of Elizabeth Budd-Graham.
Dec 4, 2015 · Florida has a lot of history, including the oldest city in the country–and with history usually comes ghost stories. There are plenty of tales of strange happenings around the state. Here are a few that we found, but we’d love to hear about your experiences or stories you’ve heard, as well.
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