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Brand Park
Glendale, California
The park was once the Brand Family's estate, complete with mansion (now the park's Library & Art Center) and family cemetery. Folks say the cemetery is reached via a trail behind the house, and that spooky "occult" things have occurred near Mr. Brand's pyramid-shaped tomb.
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Woodbury University
Burbank, California
Woodbury University was a former monastery and is said to be haunted by Mother Cabrini, a nun who once lived here and whose likeness is sculpted into a building. She is said to ring the bell in the bell tower late at night.
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Haunted Table 29 at Griffith Park
Los Angeles, California
3.1 miles from Burbank, CA
A couple was crushed to death by a falling tree and had their ashes scattered here. A tree trimmer reportedly was chased out of here and then saw the phrase "Next you die" on his windshield. Another worker died of a heart attack; he could have been saved, but a ...
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Griffith Park
Los Angeles, California
3.2 miles from Burbank, CA
Supposedly cursed by Doña Petrenilla, niece of the person in charge of the land, she was enraged having been left out of the will. The following people who owned the land would later fall victim to the supposed curse, including Griffith J. Griffith, whom the park is named after (Griffith ...
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Hollywood Sign
Los Angeles, California
3.3 miles from Burbank, CA
Near the famous sign you may catch a glimpse of the ghost of actress Peg Entwistle. She committed suicide by jumping off the famed landmark.
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The Old L.A. Zoo
Los Angeles, California
3.4 miles from Burbank, CA
A man is reported to descend the staircase by the carousel. Psychics have also picked up on animals still trapped inside of their cages, believed to have been kept in terrible condition when they were once living. Submitted by Chris Berglund
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Universal Studios - Stage 28
Universal City, California
3.9 miles from Burbank, CA
Stage 28, where many silent horror classics is said to be a spot where Lon Chaney's ghost can be found. Workers report seeing a man in a black cape and continue to maintain that it is Chaney's phantom. Demolished, September 2014. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Rockhaven
Glendale, California
4.5 miles from Burbank, CA
Rockhaven Sanitarium is a refreshing take to the "haunted asylum" location. Unlike other plces where abuse and malpractice was common, Rockhaven was a calm location. The patients here were never viewed as being insane; they were all female, treated with respect, and allowed to recover at their own pace. Likewise, ...
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Charlie Chaplin Mansion
Los Angeles, California
4.9 miles from Burbank, CA
The Charlie Chaplin Mansion was once owned by the silent movie actor. After Chaplin sold it, another family bought it, and the father killed his mother, his wife and his children. An apparition of the murderer's mother and the sounds of children screaming have been reported here, as well as ...
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'Ghostbusters' House
Los Angeles, California
5.2 miles from Burbank, CA
Dan Aykroyd was living here at one point when he noticed unusual activity such as objects moving by themselves and doors opening and closing. It would eventually inspire him to write the script for Ghost Busters. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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John Sowden House
Los Angeles, California
5.2 miles from Burbank, CA
The John Sowden House was the site of the murder of Black Dahlia, aka Elizabeth Short, found surgically cut in half and dumped on a lot. Suspect Dr. George Hill Hodel fled the country. Subsequent residents of the home have heard voices, footsteps, and the sound of heavy chains dragging, ...
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Hollywood Tower
Los Angeles, California
5.3 miles from Burbank, CA
One of the more notable "guests" is a man in his 30's who appears and disappears. Other spirits are said to reside there as well. This location has inspired the Disneyland ride "The Hollywood Tower of Terror". (Submitted by Chris)
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Create Nightclub
Los Angeles, California
5.5 miles from Burbank, CA
Employees have claim to see black apparitions in the kitchen, lounge & dance floor. Many known cases are seeing moving objects in the corner of one's eye. Maybe the Museum of Death is responsible for these sightings since it's right next door to the venue. (Submitted by Abraham S)
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Avalon Hollywood
Los Angeles, California
5.5 miles from Burbank, CA
Avalon Hollywood, a former theater built in 1927, has also been called the Hollywood Playhouse and the Palace Theater over the years. It once featured Fanny Brice's radio show, the Baby Snooks Radio Show and Ken Murray's Blackouts Theater Revue, then became one of the earliest TV studios housing the ...
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Yamashiro
Los Angeles, California
5.5 miles from Burbank, CA
Multiple spirits can be found here including the former owner, someone who smashes dishes, and the voice of a woman crying. (Submitted by Chris)
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Knickerbocker Hotel - Hollywood Knickerbocker Apartments
Los Angeles, California
5.5 miles from Burbank, CA
Many Hollywood stars resided in this hotel, one woman, a costume designer named Irene Lentz, having jumped to her death here; another face in the area was D.W. Griffith who also died here, in the lobby. Seances held by Harry Houdini, as well as firsthand experiences around the hotel have ...
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Pantages Theater
Los Angeles, California
5.5 miles from Burbank, CA
Pantages Theater, named after Alexander Pantages, was once owned by Howard Hughes--and Hughes is thought to remain here in spirit to this day. According to theater legend, a 1990 break-in by vandals spurred the hauntings on the second floor where Hughes had his office. Witnesses have felt a presence, an ...
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Hollywood Pacific Theatre
Los Angeles, California
5.6 miles from Burbank, CA
The 1927 Hollywood Pacific Theatre, aka Warner Pacific Theater, is the largest theater in Hollywood and is believed to be haunted by one of the Warner Brothers. Harry, Albert, Sam and Jack Warner were responsible for the construction of the theater, as well as the first talkie film, The Jazz ...
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Hudson Apartments
Los Angeles, California
5.6 miles from Burbank, CA
A former home for actors during the silent film era, a young man supposedly shows up around the area. (Submitted by Chris)
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Vogue Theatre
Los Angeles, California
5.7 miles from Burbank, CA
It's been reported that more than 4,000 people have had paranormal experiences at this historic theater. Entire audiences of more than 600 were said to have witnessed a ghostly little girl skipping up and down the aisles, and at least seven different entities have been identified here. A ghost named ...
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Hollywood Wax Museum
Los Angeles, California
5.7 miles from Burbank, CA
Seances have revealed that souls still wander among the wax figures. Some people actually witness the apparitions running around or are lucky enough to catch them on camera. (Submitted by Chris)
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Graumann's Chinese Theater
Los Angeles, California
5.8 miles from Burbank, CA
A man named Victor was murdered nearby here, but is still reported here. A little girl nicknamed Annabell also can found here tugging on people clothing and appearing to people backstage. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Madame Tussauds Hollywood
Los Angeles, California
5.8 miles from Burbank, CA
Madame Tussauds Wax Museum is said to be haunted by moving figures, a sign that turns on and off by itself, and unexplained music after closing time. Museum staff says the eyes move on the wax figure of Bette Davis, too. There's been speculation that the museum is haunted by ...
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El Capitan Theatre
Los Angeles, California
5.8 miles from Burbank, CA
El Capitan Theater, on Hollywood Blvd., opened in 1926 and is known for its 1920s Hollywood glamour. It was beautifully restored by the Walt Disney Company and Pacific Theaters in 1989 and now hosts grand premieres of Disney films. The theater is said to be visited by apparitions in the ...
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Nelson House
Los Angeles, California
5.8 miles from Burbank, CA
The Nelson House was used as a model for the stage sets on the 1950s-1960s TV show The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet. Ozzie Nelson's ghost has been seen several times inside the home in many different locations. Owners also have noted doors that open and close by themselves, disembodied ...
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Nickelodeon on Sunset
Los Angeles, California
5.8 miles from Burbank, CA
In the late 60's it was call the Hullabaloo. It was a concert theater for many of the upcoming bands of that era. Chicago,the Doors, The Mandala and many other bands performed there. I was in a band that worked there and we would lock the place up after rehearsal ...
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Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
Los Angeles, California
5.8 miles from Burbank, CA
Although no famous actor died in the hotel, the place is rife with celebrity "hauntings". If they are, they are of the residual sort, as many claim to see Marilyn Monroe peering at them from a mirror she once favored when she stayed there, or Carol Lombard seen in ...
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Off Vine Restaurant
Los Angeles, California
5.9 miles from Burbank, CA
A lovely turn-of-the-century craftsman-style bungalow, built in 1908, it was surrounded by fruit trees and orange groves, off a newly formed country road called Vine Street. Since then it has survived through the Roaring Twenties, the Great Depressions, Hollywood's Silent and Golden Eras, numerous earthquakes, ambitious land-owners and most ...
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Houdini Mansion
Los Angeles, California
5.9 miles from Burbank, CA
Being Harry Houdini's former residence if not only for a brief period of time, it has since burned down and been rebuilt. People who explore these premises report seeing the ghost of Houdini himself wandering the grounds. Having also been used as a recording studio, some band members have reported ...
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The Mansion
Los Angeles, California
5.9 miles from Burbank, CA
This place acts as a recording studio for bands like Slipknot, Red Hot Chili Peppers, System of a Down, Linkin Park and several other famous groups. Members of these bands claimed that other forces reside here; they've reported doors opening and closing by themselves, being touched, and electrical problems that ...
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Bessie Love's Cabin
Los Angeles, California
5.9 miles from Burbank, CA
The Bessie Love Cabin was part of a development of cabins or bungalows built in this area in the early 1900s. It was screen actress Bessie Love's first home. But it was built over a site where, in the mid-1800s, two robbers were caught and killed while trying to steal ...
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Horseshoe Canyon Road
Los Angeles, California
6 miles from Burbank, CA
One night i was leaving my ex Noah's house with 2 of my male friends at the time and we had parked the car uphill at the fork in the road. The address I provided is directly across from that fork in the road where the spirit appeared. ...
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Charlie Chaplin Studios - Jim Henson Studio
Los Angeles, California
6.1 miles from Burbank, CA
Featured in an episode of TV's Ghost Hunters, the motion-picture studios built in 1917 by Charlie Chaplin (now Jim Henson Studio) is rumored to be haunted. An apparition has been seen on the roof wearing a top had and coat, and a woman's form was seen walking through a door. ...
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El Compadre Restaurant
Los Angeles, California
6.2 miles from Burbank, CA
At least three ghosts are believed to call El Compadre Restaurant home, two of whom are former patrons who like to linger around the piano during nighttime. The third ghost shows up in a mirror.
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Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Los Angeles, California
6.3 miles from Burbank, CA
The burial site of many big name stars, Hollywood Forever is also reported to have some activity. Apparitions come up in photographs, but most notably are the claims of Rudolph Valentino wandering the streets of the city and usually stopping when he reaches his grave site. (Submitted by Chris)
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Corralitas Red Car Trail
Los Angeles, California
6.3 miles from Burbank, CA
It is said that the remains of former railway workers and people who died during the creation of this pathway are buried here. Hikers sometimes catch a glimpse of these spirits while taking this road. Submitted by Chris Berglund
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Wonderland Massacre Site
Los Angeles, California
6.5 miles from Burbank, CA
Four people were murdered at this spot. Their voices are heard and are believed to haunt the site. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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The Laugh Factory
Los Angeles, California
6.5 miles from Burbank, CA
The ghost of Groucho Marx frequents here. The owner has reported the smell of cigar smoke or a trail of cigar ashes manifesting despite no one being around. While the building was being replastered, Marx's face appeared in the plaster despite no one having a key to get inside. Marx's ...
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American Idol Mansion
Los Angeles, California
6.6 miles from Burbank, CA
Used as the housing for a season of American Idol, many of the contestants wanted to leave after a ghost would play with the lights and rip off bedsheets while they were sleeping. They also reported seeing strange things on the staircase and in the garage. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Chateau Marmont
Los Angeles, California
6.6 miles from Burbank, CA
No one knows who is haunting the Chateau Marmont. Some claim it is John Belushi who died there in 1982 of a drug overdose. Others believe it was a random guest who died in one of the rooms. In any event, many people have reported many different sightings. ...
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Occidental College
Los Angeles, California
6.6 miles from Burbank, CA
Two spots at Occidental College are rumored to be haunted. Erdman Hall is said to be haunted by two spirits: a young person who plays tricks like turning water faucets or lights on and off or writes messages on the walls, and a dark entity that inhabits a closet. Newcomb ...
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Paramount Studios
Los Angeles, California
6.7 miles from Burbank, CA
Hollywood Memorial cemetery is right behind this building and closest to the stages between 29 and 32. People are seen walking around in 1930's to 1940's attire, usually through walls. Electrical equipment for sound and lights are commonly tampered with by unseen forces. Doors are also heard slamming and footsteps ...
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The Comedy Store
West Hollywood, California
7 miles from Burbank, CA
Witnesses have reported that, appropriately enough, a prankster ghost haunts this building. Employees have stacked roomfuls of chairs away only to find that, seconds later, they were all set up again. A dark entity also is said to reside in the basement. Comedians Blake Clark and Joey Gaynor have reportedly ...
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Antonio's Restaurant
Los Angeles, California
7.2 miles from Burbank, CA
Lights turn on and off, objects move, and the owner has even stated that someone tugged on his shirt before. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Barney's Beanery
West Hollywood, California
7.3 miles from Burbank, CA
Employees say the restaurant is haunted, and report having seen apparitions here.
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Silent Movie Theater
Los Angeles, California
7.5 miles from Burbank, CA
The original owner developed cancer as a result of working with toxic chemicals in an effort to preserve film. The next owner was shot and killed inside of the theater. Both of them are seen in different spots of the theater long after closing hours. (Submitted by Chris)
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Elysian Park
Los Angeles, California
7.7 miles from Burbank, CA
The White Lady of Elysian Park is said to be the ghost of a woman who drowned her children in the river and now wanders the park crying. In some versions of her tale, headless dogs appear along with her apparition. Some say apparitions also have been seen entering the ...
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Doheny Mansion - Greystone Mansion
Beverly Hills, California
8.1 miles from Burbank, CA
On February 16, 1929, Ned Doheny died in his bedroom. Reports say he had a murder-suicide pact with his secretary Hugh Plunket. Now, witnesses say screams and other noises can be heard inside the house at night. Another point of interest: In 2007, a part of the film "There Will ...
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Bullocks Wilshire Building
Los Angeles, California
8.3 miles from Burbank, CA
Bullocks Wilshire Building is an Art Deco building that was built in 1929 as a department store. Many famous folks shopped here in its day, including Walt Disney, Mae West, John Wayne, Marlene Dietrich, Alfred Hitchcock, Greta Garbo and Clark Gable. The ending of 1984's hit film "Ghostbusters" was shot ...
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