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9 of 7093 places

Hotels, theatres, prisons and back roads with a reputation.

  • Haunted34.1372° N, 118.3068° W

    Los Angeles, CA

    Picnic Table 29 in Griffith Park is the subject of a Los Angeles urban legend involving a couple reportedly killed by a falling tree, with the damaged table and tree becoming an eerie hiking destination. Visitors reach the area on foot through Griffith Park, so this is a strange outdoor legend stop rather than a staffed attraction.

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  • Haunted34.1015° N, 118.3417° W

    Los Angeles, CA

    The 1927 hotel is intertwined with early Hollywood history and long-running ghost stories involving figures such as Marilyn Monroe; paranormal claims remain folklore.

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  • Haunted34.0494° N, 118.2537° W

    Los Angeles, CA

    This monumental 1923 hotel has accumulated ghost lore alongside its film, political and awards-show history, including stories connected to its ornate ballrooms and corridors.

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  • Haunted37.5178° N, 122.5112° W

    Moss Beach, CA

    The operating coastal restaurant openly preserves the Prohibition-era 'Blue Lady' ghost legend associated with its former speakeasy history; the haunting is folklore.

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    Open to visitors
  • Haunted34.1734° N, 118.3277° W

    Burbank, CA

    A horror and occult-themed shop and exhibit space rotates immersive installations involving supernatural films, witchcraft aesthetics and paranormal culture.

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    Seasonal or ticketed
  • Haunted34.1076° N, 118.2761° W

    Los Angeles, CA

    Manly P. Hall founded this library and lecture center around comparative religion, mysticism, symbolism and esoteric traditions, and it still preserves his unusual collection.

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  • Haunted37.2503° N, 121.9007° W

    San Jose, CA

    Rebel Yell is a long-running San Jose home haunt built around a residential property, with elaborate Halloween displays and walk-through scares created for the season. It is a neighborhood attraction rather than a commercial year-round haunt, so visitors should only go during posted operating nights.

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  • Haunted32.7528° N, 117.1946° W

    San Diego, CA

    The 1857 Whaley House combines early San Diego history with one of California's longest-running haunted-house reputations and scheduled evening ghost programs.

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  • Haunted37.3183° N, 121.9514° W

    San Jose, CA

    Sarah Winchester's sprawling mansion is famous for stairs to ceilings, doors to nowhere and decades of supernatural legend layered over a genuinely eccentric building history.

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