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Haunted Houses and Haunted Places in California

We've compiled a list of haunted houses and haunted places in California for you. These are the "real" thing, the best we can tell, with a history and some documented sightings. If you're looking for just-for-fun haunted houses that people like to go on Halloween, you'll have to try somewhere else.
Haunted Places in the West: Guidebooks
There are plenty of places to explore the supernatural in the western U. S., with tales of love gone wrong, gunslingers and disaster abounding. These guides detail the history and stories of haunted houses and places in the West.
Haunted Places in California: Guidebooks
Haunted places? California's full of em! These guides will help you find haunted houses, learn about them or even avoid them.
Ghost Tours and Haunted Places: Our Top Picks
The West is full of ghosts and haunted houses, and these are a few of my favorite tours. Some seem more like theatre, some are like swapping ghost stories on a stormy night and a few are just downright creepy places.
1895 National Hotel
At a haunted hotel in the Sierras, Flo is still looking for her lover.
Battery Point Lighthouse, Crescent City
This California lighthouse once lit the way for shiploads of lumber bound for San Francisco, but more recently people have heard the resident ghost's sea-booted feet slowly climbing the tower steps during storms
Toys R Us
The toy store in Sunnyvale may be one of California's most unlikely haunted places, but many report seeing the ghost of a young boy.
Moss Beach Distillery
On the California coast, a woman in blue is still searching for her lover.
Queen Mary
She was called the Grey Ghost during her years as a World War II transport ship, but even now, with her service long over, the Queen Mary is still associated with ghosts and one of California's creepiest haunted places: over a dozen apparitions have been reported aboard the ship.
Winchester Mystery House
Sarah Winchester supposedly took her building instructions from the spirits. Since her death, a number of strange goings-on have been reported, and many believe it is a haunted house.
Whaley House
In San Diego. They claim to one of a few haunted houses to be registered by the Department of Commerce.
California Haunted Hotel List
Why settle for haunted houses when you can get a whole hotel?
California Haunted Houses and Haunted Places Guide
From Shadowlands. An extensive list of haunted houses.
Columbia City Hotel
A gold rush hotel with a few other-worldly guests.
Groveland Hotel
Read about the haunted Groveland Hotel in Groveland California.
Hotel del Coronado
Kate Morgan reportedly killed herself in room 3312 and her ghost won't go home.
Mondo Weirdo Haunted House
A tale of the MacCallum haunted house in Mendocino.
San Juan Capistrano's Haunted Places
The city's historic district is full of haunted houses and other haunted places.
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