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Haunted History
St. Augustine’s historic haunts and spine-tingling
paranormal investigations make for ghoulish
ghost tours sure to put a spark in your spirit.

Historic Haunts of St. Augustine

Spooky Adventures Await Intrepid
Souls and Fun-Seeking Spirits.

The Haunted St. Augustine Lighthouse

back hundreds of years, a brooding
Spanish fortress and endless stories
of roaming spirits, St. Augustine is the
place to be for all things other-worldly.
And while Halloween is known as the
night that stirs up the supernatural,
St. Augustine features ghost tours,
paranormal adventures and spooky
encounters all year long.
There are so many different ways to track
down elusive phantoms and conduct
your own paranormal investigation
in St. Augustine. Take a walking tour
with a certified guide dressed in period
clothing who will share tales of murder,
mystery and mayhem. Board the Ghosts
& Gravestones Trolley or Ripley’s Ghost
Train Adventure to chase down legends
and lore. Tread lightly through Ripley’s
Haunted Castle Adventure or the
St. Augustine Lighthouse where you
can take the Dark of the Moon tour.
Members of the popular Ghost Hunters
television show on SyFy filmed a segment
there and point to the lighthouse as the

location of some of the most unexplained
paranormal activity they’ve ever
encountered. For an adults-only afterdark paranormal experience, chase down
Spirits with Spirits or do a Creepy Crawl
that guides you through haunted pubs
sampling libations along the way.
Ghosts and goblins even make great
cupids. As it turns out, horror breeds
romance. Blood curdling leads to cuddling.
Some cozy Bed & Breakfast Inns are also
haunted – with many guests requesting
rooms where ghostly activity is reported
to occur. A romantic horse-drawn carriage
ride is a great way to experience the
historic frights of the city at night. The
open carriage makes for freer access to
ghosts, orbs and other materials in the
spirit world.
Ghost tours and paranormal explorations
only take place after sunset, so book
your room for an overnight stay and just
maybe you’ll walk away with a ghost story
of your own to tell.

PHOTO: ©DARK OF THE MOON

When it comes to selecting the perfect
place for ghostly fun, you won’t find a
more haunted getaway destination than
the Nation’s oldest city. With 450 years
of history, ancient narrow streets, two
historic cemeteries with graves dating

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