Haunted Places in Punta Gorda Isles, Florida



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    Sandlin House

    Punta Gorda, Florida

    The Sandlin House has been advertised for sale for $1.59 million, and the ghost is included. The remodeled Victorian-style house is around 120 years old and is haunted by the spirit of then-owner James Sandlin's 14-year-old daughter Mary Leah, who in 1909 was ironing on the front porch and died ...


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    Indian Spring Cemetery

    Punta Gorda, Florida

    4.4 miles from Punta Gorda Isles, FL

    This is one of the oldest cemeteries in the area - there's even a former Governor of Florida buried here, named Albert Gilchrist (d. 1926). Lots of activity is reported, including ghost lights, disembodied noises that sound like screaming and moaning, and shadow figures.


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    Restlawn Memorial Gardens

    Port Charlotte, Florida

    6.7 miles from Punta Gorda Isles, FL

    There is (or was) supposedly an old worn-down shack on the premises of this cemetery where people experienced cold spots, bad smells, and ghostly visions of a woman. There is also a peculiar phenomenon in the immediately-surrounding area that locals call the "Killer Bee Phenomenon"... people continually hear the ...


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    Port Boca Grande Light

    Boca Grande, Florida

    17.8 miles from Punta Gorda Isles, FL

    The Port Boca Grande Lighthouse was first used on December 31st, 1890. It served local shipping trafic for nearly 80 years before it was finally abandoned in 1969. It nearly fell to complete ruin due to erosion, but Lee County took control of the building in 1972 and ...


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    The Hermitage

    Englewood, Florida

    19.1 miles from Punta Gorda Isles, FL

    This home, built around 1900, was a former nudist colony--but don't worry, we aren't dealing with a naked ghost here. Rumor has it that original builder, Swedish immigrant Carl Johanson, had a mother who was a healer. The mother used folk remedies and a mystical holy lead. When she passed ...


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    Useppa Island

    Captiva, Florida

    19.5 miles from Punta Gorda Isles, FL

    This island is named after a girl named Useppa who was kidnapped in Havana and imprisoned on this island by the pirate, Jose Gaspar. He murdered her here (beheaded her), and people swear they still see her headless ghost along the shore.


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    Cabbage Key Inn

    Captiva, Florida

    20.1 miles from Punta Gorda Isles, FL

    According to the locals, the inn’s restaurant specialty “Cheeseburger in Paradise” inspired the Jimmy Buffett hit. Another of its claims to fame is its ghost. The apparition of a woman with long brown hair has been known to visit guest rooms, and a busboy's tub once flew across the kitchen. ...


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    First National Bank Building

    Fort Myers, Florida

    22.8 miles from Punta Gorda Isles, FL

    This 1914 granite building, one of the grandest in its time, was more recently used as a setting for the film "Day of the Dead." Seen in the opening credits, the building was spattered with blood and filled with zombie actors. But the place is said to have a real ...


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    Plaza Hotel

    Arcadia, Florida

    24.5 miles from Punta Gorda Isles, FL

    The restaurant on the ground floor of this 1925 building is supposedly haunted. Staff have reported the apparition of an African American woman in a white apron in the kitchen and dining room, as well as a pair of ghostly men who have been arguing after the establishment has ...


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    Old Opera House

    Arcadia, Florida

    24.6 miles from Punta Gorda Isles, FL

    Now a museum, with an antique shop as well, the Old Opera House in Arcadia has a number of weird goings-on. One worker tells of hearing the distinctive noise of a crowd in the old auditorium, but of course when she went to investigate, there was no one there. ...


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    Old Blue House

    Arcadia, Florida

    24.7 miles from Punta Gorda Isles, FL

    Numerous paranormal websites claim there's an "Old Blue House" in Arcadia, FL where an entire family haunts the place. They supposedly were murdered in the house more than a century ago (though some reports say a new house has been rebuilt over this one). We've been told this house has ...


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    Walgreens

    Cape Coral, Florida

    25 miles from Punta Gorda Isles, FL

    Strange noises, movement in the stockroom, cooler door opening by itself. Items moved, a shelf falling down for no reason. (Submitted by Doris Goering)


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    Ringling Towers

    Nokomis, Florida

    27.2 miles from Punta Gorda Isles, FL

    No longer around (it was demolished in 1998), this old-school monster of a hotel was left to rot for many, many years in downtown Sarasota. It was a popular haunt for ghost hunters, who swore there were evil presences residing there.


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    Pelican Alley Restaurant

    Nokomis, Florida

    27.9 miles from Punta Gorda Isles, FL

    This restaurant is said to be haunted by an earlier owner. Footsteps are heard late at night, doors open and close on their own and objects move without anyone touching them.


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    Koreshan State Historic Site

    Estero, Florida

    37.2 miles from Punta Gorda Isles, FL

    The ghost of Cyrus Teed and his followers are said to haunt this state park and museum, waiting for their leader to resurrect. In 1869, the Chicago doctor changed his name to Koresh and developed a new religion in which he was the Messiah. In 1894 Teed brought his followers ...


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    Timber Chase Apartments

    Sarasota, Florida

    39.7 miles from Punta Gorda Isles, FL

    Supposedly the site of a 1992 stabbing murder, the ghost of the young female victim is said to still haunt the premises.


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    Belle Haven Inn

    Sarasota, Florida

    41 miles from Punta Gorda Isles, FL

    Orbs and full body apparitions have been reported here. One report says that flashes (on cameras) routinely fail while investigating this location.


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    Ringling School of Art and Design

    Sarasota, Florida

    42 miles from Punta Gorda Isles, FL

    Once the "Bay Haven Hotel," the Keating Center building of Ringling School of Art and Design is believed to be the "haunt" of a young girl who hanged herself there years ago. She appears walking down the hallways of the building. Some art students say she swishes their ...


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    Chart House

    Longboat Key, Florida

    42.5 miles from Punta Gorda Isles, FL

    This haunting is most often referenced as the "Old Ritz Carlton" haunting, but that's misleading, because there never was a Ritz-Carlton here. One was begun in the early 20th century but was never completed. During its initial construction, so the story goes, a worker's child fell down an ...


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    Popash School

    Zolfo Springs, Florida

    46.2 miles from Punta Gorda Isles, FL

    This eerie abandoned school building stood on the outskirts of Wauchula for years and years before it was finally demolished in 2008. Before it was torn down it was a favorite place for ghost hunters, as the sounds of children playing were constantly heard in the area, even when ...


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    Bloody Bucket Bridge

    Wauchula, Florida

    46.5 miles from Punta Gorda Isles, FL

    This spooky story starts more than a century ago with a slave midwife who was concerned that parents were having more babies than they could support. She is said to have smothered many babies and buried their bodies near the bridge. After many babies were killed, the midwife began to ...


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    Hardee Correctional Institution

    Bowling Green, Florida

    46.7 miles from Punta Gorda Isles, FL

    There are vague reports of "voices" and a feeling like someone's walking just behind you at this correctional institution... though I'd venture to say its not uncommon to experience either in a high security prison!


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    Manasota Memorial Park

    Bradenton, Florida

    46.9 miles from Punta Gorda Isles, FL

    A man and his wife claim to have heard a disembodied voice say "Hey you! Come here!" twice during a late-night visit to a family member's grave.


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    Braden Castle

    Bradenton, Florida

    48.9 miles from Punta Gorda Isles, FL

    This mid-1800s castle-like structure, now protected ruins, has had a long history of being haunted due to its years as a dilapidated, abandoned building. One amusing story centers on three men who set to explore the haunted site. They went through some harrowing scares before they were brave enough to ...


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    Manatee Avenue

    Bradenton, Florida

    49.2 miles from Punta Gorda Isles, FL

    A single claim here dates back to 1992, from a law enforcement officer who was patrolling the 1700-1800 block of Manatee Avenue in Bradenton. He claimed to see a Victorian-era man in all black clothing, with a very pale, white face for about 2-3 seconds, who then disappeared and ...


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    City Walk Condominiums

    Bradenton, Florida

    49.2 miles from Punta Gorda Isles, FL

    Formerly known as Cedar Tree Village Apartments - now known as City Walk Condominiums. A spirit of a young man playing guitar has apparently been seen all over the Bradenton area. One sighting was allegedly under the 2013 building staircase here. (No staircase can be seen via ...


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    Ghost Lights of Heard Bridge Road

    Wauchula, Florida

    49.5 miles from Punta Gorda Isles, FL

    People have been reporting ghost lights since the 1950s on Heard Bridge Road in Fort Meade, as well as on Keller road, past Disong. We've marked the Keller Road location on the map below.


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    Manatee Playhouse

    Bradenton, Florida

    50.1 miles from Punta Gorda Isles, FL

    This old 1920's era playhouse is rumoured to be haunted by the apparition of a young girl. Staff also claim to have heard running footsteps in the hallways after dark. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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    Rogers Cemetery / Antioch Cemetery

    Punta Gorda Isles, Florida

    50.1 miles from Punta Gorda Isles, FL


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    Hampton Inn and Suites

    Bradenton, Florida

    50.2 miles from Punta Gorda Isles, FL

    This 1920's style hotel was recently refurbished, which appears to have stirred up a whole lot of paranormal activity. Workers renovating the building reported that their tools would go missing, and that they would occasionally catch of a mysterious woman in a white dress on the seventh floor, who ...


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    Harlee House

    Palmetto, Florida

    51.4 miles from Punta Gorda Isles, FL

    When a young family from Palmetto bought and restored the historic Harllee house on the Manatee River they were excited to renovate itl. Ironically, the original owner saw its potential all along. The new buyers found a love letter in one of the closets, only it was from Mrs. Harllee ...


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    Fogartyville Cemetery

    Bradenton, Florida

    51.7 miles from Punta Gorda Isles, FL

    Some folks say there's a generally "creepy" feel to this cemetery, and maybe a bit more fog there than is usual or to be expected. Judge for yourself. There's also this, from HauntedFlorida.com: There was many years ago a slab with a crypt top. The crypt box had apparently ...


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    Rosemary Cemetery

    Naples, Florida

    51.8 miles from Punta Gorda Isles, FL

    Most of this pioneer-era cemetery was covered up by shopping malls and roadways, and folks say stores located on the site are cursed and often go out of business. One small plot of land remains, and rumor has it that it has been the site of many hauntings and eerie ...


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    Witch's Brew Lounge & Package Store

    Naples, Florida

    52.1 miles from Punta Gorda Isles, FL

    This place was a Naples institution for years, but unfortunately it shut down in 2004 and is now just an empty lot on Tamiami Trail. In its heyday as a nightclub though there was a "shadow figure" that haunted the place, often unplugging wires from the DJ's equipment.


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    Coquina Beach

    Bradenton Beach, Florida

    52.5 miles from Punta Gorda Isles, FL

    On the far southern end of Coquina Beach, just before the bridge, there used to be a hotel that is now just a picnic area. Supposedly a "male figure" in black clothing walks back and forth between the picnic area and the beach, even during daylight.


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    Harder Hall

    Sebring, Florida

    53.5 miles from Punta Gorda Isles, FL

    Built in the 1920s, urban legend states that every owner of this hotel has died under "strange circumstances" - often within the limits of the property. And we wouldn't want the facts to get in the way of a good story. Other ghost stories abound of former visitors ...


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    Sun House Restaurant and Bar

    Bradenton Beach, Florida

    53.7 miles from Punta Gorda Isles, FL

    This upmarket restaurant appears to have changed ownership and name, but the ghosts that inhabit the building appear to have stayed behind. Staff working late hours have reportedly heard a man and woman arguing outside the managers office, but upon investigation, no one is there. Other reports of ...


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    Palm View Cemetery

    Palmetto, Florida

    53.7 miles from Punta Gorda Isles, FL

    This is listed on several paranormal websites as a "haunted location," but without a single story to back it up. If you happen to know of anything odd that's happened here, please let us know. Otherwise, as far as we're concerned, it's just a normal graveyard!


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    Madira Bickel Mound

    Terra Ceia, Florida

    54.8 miles from Punta Gorda Isles, FL

    This state park was the first Native American location to be designated a "State Archaeological Site" in all of Florida. Occupation here goes back to around the 1st century AD. The mound itself is about 20 feet high and as wide as 170 feet, made of shells, sand and general ...


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    Kenilworth Lodge

    Sebring, Florida

    55.5 miles from Punta Gorda Isles, FL

    There are a number of ghost stories surrounding this building, which dates back to 1916. Eerie feelings are reported on the staircase, and doors have been seen opening and closing entirely on their own. One guest heard voices outside his door throughout the night, and when he complained ...


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    Central Fire Station

    Sebring, Florida

    56 miles from Punta Gorda Isles, FL

    Forrest Howard, Sebring's fire chief in the 1940s and 1950s, is said to still roam the halls of his favorite fire station. Modern day firefighters swear they see him in the bunk area, and they occasionally smell faint scents of his much-beloved cigars.


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    Palm Cottage

    Naples, Florida

    56.8 miles from Punta Gorda Isles, FL

    This is the oldest house in Naples, dating back to 1895, and is now open to the public for guided tours thanks to the Naples Historical Society. Ghostly encounters here started, as happens so often, it seems, during renovations. Workers noticed that their tools would constantly be moved, ...


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    Bali Hai Beach Resort

    Holmes Beach, Florida

    57.2 miles from Punta Gorda Isles, FL

    Modern beach resort where there are claims that a newlywed couple checked in years ago... and never checked out!


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    Ghost Lights of Bereah Road

    Fort Meade, Florida

    57.5 miles from Punta Gorda Isles, FL

    You may have to wait for a while, but supposedly if you hang about at night near the four-way stop of W. Bereah Road and County Line Road in Frostproof, you'll see some eerie "Ghost Lights" approach your car.


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    Cracker Barrel

    Naples, Florida

    57.9 miles from Punta Gorda Isles, FL

    Another restaurant with a gruesome past. Three people were murdered in the back freezer in November 1995, and employees swear strange things still happen back there. Details of the original crime from the Naples News: Jennings and his accomplice, Charles Jason Graves, now 33, were each convicted of three ...


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    The Mailman of Avon Park

    Avon Park, Florida

    58.7 miles from Punta Gorda Isles, FL

    There have been persistent claims of seeing a ghostly mailman walking the streets near the intersection of Main Street and Lake Avenue, especially on foggy mornings. He disappears the moment you try to contact him.


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    The Fisherwoman of Lake Arcola

    Avon Park, Florida

    59.6 miles from Punta Gorda Isles, FL

    Lake Arcola is no more - it dried up decades ago and is now mostly open fields with some water and a few small structures. And that's what makes it so weird that drivers on North Buckingham Road, which skirts the western edge of what used to be Lake ...


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    Sunshine Skyway Bridge

    Terra Ceia, Florida

    60.1 miles from Punta Gorda Isles, FL

    The most iconic bridge in Florida is beautiful... but it is also deadly. It replaced a bridge that partially collapsed in 1980, killing several people. But its best-known as one of the most popular places in Florida to commit suicide. More than 200 people have jumped ...


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    Arbuckle Creek Bridge

    Lorida, Florida

    61 miles from Punta Gorda Isles, FL

    Legend has it that an old woman, one who was knowledgable with potions and healing, used to live nearby, and her spirit still haunts the bridge. So the tales say, the woman was hired to make a love potion, for which her payment was to be the client's first-born child. ...


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    Fort De Soto State Park

    St. Petersburg, Florida

    62.6 miles from Punta Gorda Isles, FL

    Check out the old fort at night and you may hear some ghostly voices. Footsteps have been heard in the powder room in the southern part of the fort.


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