{"id":6339,"date":"2025-10-16T10:30:18","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T10:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/6339\/"},"modified":"2025-10-16T10:30:18","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T10:30:18","slug":"whats-the-most-haunted-place-in-jacksonville-heres-where-you-can-go-to-get-scared","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/6339\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s the most haunted place in Jacksonville? Here’s where you can go to get scared"},"content":{"rendered":"

October in Jacksonville comes with two guarantees: the weather finally drops below 90 and ghost stories making the rounds again. While some locals search for Florida scares or head straight for theme parks in Orlando or Tampa<\/a>, others are more interested in places right in Northeast Florida for their hauntings.<\/p>\n

With recurring ghost sightings, tour stops and long-standing local legends, these are the top haunted attractions, ghost tours and allegedly haunted sites in Northeast Florida.<\/p>\n

What is the most haunted place in Jacksonville?<\/p>\n

While Jacksonville doesn\u2019t have centuries-old crypts like St. Augustine, many locals consider Kingsley Plantation<\/a> on Fort George Island and Evergreen Cemetery<\/a> among the most haunted locations in the city. Visitors report unexplained footsteps, cold spots despite Florida heat and voices heard near the preserved slave cabins and burial sites.<\/p>\n

Other sites with repeated ghost claims include:<\/p>\n

Evergreen Cemetery: Jacksonville\u2019s oldest operating cemetery, known for glowing orbs and shadowy figures spotted after dark.<\/p>\n

The Florida Theatre:<\/a> Staff have reported seeing a man in a fedora pacing the balcony after closing time.<\/p>\n

Historic Riverside mansions turned law offices: Motion sensors and alarms reportedly trip in empty rooms overnight.<\/p>\n

What is the scariest haunted house in Jacksonville?<\/p>\n

For staged, high-production scares, the 13th Floor Jacksonville<\/a> haunted house is considered the city\u2019s most intense Halloween attraction. And this year, it has national recognition to back it up.<\/p>\n

Halloween in Orlando: Are Halloween night tickets still available for Halloween Horror Nights, Mickey\u2019s party?<\/a><\/p>\n

What is the 13th Floor?<\/p>\n

The Haunted Attraction Association<\/a> certified 13th Floor Jacksonville as a 2025 Top Haunt, placing it alongside 67 other haunted attractions nationwide.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s featured themes include:<\/p>\n

The Asylum: A decaying hospital where a sadistic Nurse still roams the halls.<\/p>\n

Horror High: Inspired by a local urban legend involving a janitor who disappeared beneath the school.<\/p>\n

Rise of the Kraken: A fog-choked ghost ship rising from the St. Johns River.<\/p>\n

How much are tickets to 13th Floor Jacksonville?<\/p>\n

General admission starts at $19.99, with VIP, skip-the-line and Respawn Pass options available at 13thfloorjacksonville.com.<\/p>\n

\"This<\/p>\n

This beautifully restored home in St. Augustine’s Lighthouse Park was built in 1905 to house a wireless telegraph station for the U.S. Navy. Located at 106 Carver St. E., the three-bedroom, two-bath home occupies a spacious lot at the edge of Salt Run, and is listed for $3.6 million.<\/p>\n

Are there real haunted houses in Northeast Florida?<\/p>\n

Outside of commercial haunted attractions, ghost connoisseurs point to<\/a> Evergreen Cemetery, Kingsley Plantation and the basement of historic downtown buildings as the most active paranormal hotspots.<\/p>\n

Fort George Island residents have long told stories of \u201cthe woman in white\u201d near the plantation\u2019s shoreline. Some claim to hear whispers coming from the slave quarters after sunset.<\/p>\n

Are there haunted graveyards in Jacksonville?<\/p>\n

Evergreen Cemetery is considered one of the most active haunted graveyards in Northeast Florida, with visitors reporting ghostly figures and strange lights.<\/p>\n

Is St. Augustine really haunted?<\/p>\n

St. Augustine<\/a> \u2014 which earned the No. 5 spot for USA Today\u2019s Best Ghost Tours in 2020<\/a> \u2014 is considered one of the most haunted cities in America.<\/p>\n

\"Climb<\/p>\n

Climb the tower at the St. Augustine’s Colonial Quarter for a view of the Castillo de San Marcos and the Matanzas Bay.<\/p>\n

What are the most haunted places in St. Augustine?<\/p>\n

St. Augustine<\/a> ghost tours run nightly, and many offer EMF meters, spirit boxes and access to locked historical sites after dark.<\/p>\n

Where can I go ghost hunting near Jacksonville?<\/p>\n

St. Augustine offers nighttime ghost hunts at Castillo de San Marcos and The Old Jail that include access to EMF detectors and spirit communication tools.<\/p>\n

What is the most haunted building in St. Augustine?<\/p>\n

The Castillo de San Marcos fort and The Old Jail are among the top-rated for ghost sightings and paranormal activity tours.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

The May Stringer House in Brooksville, Florida, is considered to be one of the most haunted places in the Sunshine State by many ghost-hunters.<\/p>\n

Is there a real haunted house in Florida with ghost sightings?<\/p>\n

The May-Stringer House in Brooksville<\/a> is considered one of Florida\u2019s most haunted locations with 11 reported spirits and multiple TV ghost investigations.<\/p>\n

Contributing: Lianna Norman, C. A. Bridges, USA Today Network – Florida<\/p>\n

This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Jacksonville’s most haunted places include this theater, a cemetery<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"October in Jacksonville comes with two guarantees: the weather finally drops below 90 and ghost stories making the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6340,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[1787,6962,28,6966,6960,2660,6961,6964,116,118,117,6965,349,2663,6963],"class_list":["post-6339","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-jacksonville","tag-attraction","tag-evergreen-cemetery","tag-florida","tag-fort-george-island","tag-ghost-sightings","tag-ghost-stories","tag-ghost-tours","tag-haunted-house","tag-jacksonville","tag-jacksonville-headlines","tag-jacksonville-news","tag-kingsley-plantation","tag-northeast-florida","tag-st-augustine","tag-top-haunted-attractions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6339","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6339"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6339\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6340"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6339"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6339"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}