Haunted St. Augustine

TRUTHS OR LEGENDS?

These are some of the legends and truths found here in the Nation’s Oldest City; quite arguably one of its most haunted as well.

Everything you hear on our Ghost Train Adventure can be verified through documentation on file at the St. Augustine Historical Society. The following are just some of the stories you might experience on your investigation.

“Elizabeth”

St. Augustine’s ghastly gal of greetings is Elizabeth.  For nearly two centuries she’s been welcoming visitors with a wispy wave at our City Gates. READ MORE »

“Battlefield at the Fort”

Re-enactors dressed as Spanish soldiers from the 1700’s appear daily to thousands of visitors at our amazing Castillo De San Marcos, but why would one or two of them suddenly materialize only late at night?
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“Harry’s Restaurant”

There’s nothing quite like bay front dining in the elegant courtyard at Harry’s Seafood Restaurant.  It is, after all, a wonderful old St. Augustine home from the 1750’s converted into a fine dining establishment.
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“St. Augustine Lighthouse”

Many visitors to St. Augustine feel as if they’ve already visited our lighthouse. The Sy-Fy Network’s “GhostHunters” have been there often…READ MORE »

“Judge Stickney”

Why do people see a man crawling on his hands and knees in one of our historic cemeteries?  And why does this man suddenly disappear READ MORE »

“Death in the Castle Warden”

The building that houses the original Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! Museum has not always been Ripley’s Believe It Or Not!…believe it or not.READ MORE »

“Tolomato Cemetery”

Rest in Peace. Nothing new here. All cultures throughout recorded history have acknowledged the sanctity of death, the promise of eternity, and the comfort of memorial. Well, almost all of them.READ MORE »

“The Old Drug Store”

They should have known better than to move this rickety old building to the edge of a cemetery.  Back in the yellow fever epidemics of the  1800’s bodies were often prepared for burial in this building.  But perhaps the hauntings have more to do with what’s under the building…READ MORE »

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