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California Ghost Tours and Haunted Places

By Betsy Malloy, About.com

San Francisco Vampire Tour

San Francisco Vampire Tour

© Betsy Malloy 2001
Did you like telling ghost stories as a kid? Enjoy a good scary movie? California is full of ghost tours and other paranormal-focused activities.

Los Angeles

  • Dearly Departed Tours: Visit the twisted underbelly of Hollywood, sites of grisly murders and other creepy crimes
  • Ghost Tours of Catalina: Starts with the most historic haunting and ends at a site with the most active current paranormal activity.
  • Queen Mary: The Queen Mary could be one of California's most-haunted places, with over a dozen reported apparitions and sightings. Learn about them on the daily Ghosts and Legends Tour and special dinner tours with a paranormal specialist.
  • Haunted Hollywood Tours: A tour of the sites of death and scandal

San Francisco

  • San Francisco Ghost Hunt: They don't guarantee you'll see a ghost, but they do say you'll have fun trying.
  • Chinatown Ghost Tour: Find out about some of Chinatown's most unusual and inexplicable happenings.
  • Ghost Walk at City Hall: Offered in October only by San Francisco City Guides
  • Haunted Haight: Led by a ghost hunter and long-time area resident
  • Vampire Tour of San Francisco: Don’t be alarmed if you find a vampire walking the streets of San Francisco's Nob Hill. No doubt it's 127-year-old Mina Harker, leading a tour of the posh neighborhood.

San Diego

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