Haunted Places in Compton, California
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Dominguez Rancho Adobe Museum
Compton, CA
2.0 miles from Compton, CA
At the historic Rancho Dominguez Adobe Ranch House museum, witnesses have seen orbs and flashes of light move around late at night. The hauntings are believed to stem from a man who was staying at the place when it was a hotel. He was beaten, robbed and left to die …
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DeForest Park
Long Beach, CA
2.5 miles from Compton, CA
People have seen shadows floating and running about. It's common to feel like someone is following you, hear disembodied voices, or feel sudden cold gusts. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Hollydale Insane Asylum
Downey, CA
3.8 miles from Compton, CA
Abandoned decades ago, the Hollydale Mental Hospital was originally a facility for TB and polio patients. Many rumors surround the place, such as one that tells of a mental patient who slashed the throat of a priest in the building. According to witnesses, there are many unhappy spirits here, and …
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Rancho Los Cerritos
Long Beach, CA
4.1 miles from Compton, CA
Some 50 Native American graves were uncovered here when the golf course was being laid out. Immediately afterward, guests and employees had the feeling that they were being watched or followed, objects would move by themselves, a rocking chair started rocking back and forth for no reason, some even reported …
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Rancho Los Amigos Hospital
Downey, CA
4.2 miles from Compton, CA
The Southern Campus here is abandoned, but was once a recovery center for people with the Spanish Flu. Victims were buried in a nearby field and said to still be as well as victims of polio, the 1933 Long Beach earthquake, a flood in the 1930's, and a secretary who …
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Templo De La Santa Muerte
Huntington Park, CA
5.4 miles from Compton, CA
This place is a church for La Santa Muerte. My mother worked here for a year and we lived in the apartment upstairs of it. We moved out a year ago because my mother got a new job, i was 12 years old and i had cats and we had …
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Kmart
Bellflower, CA
6.2 miles from Compton, CA
The apparition of a woman is said to appear in the Kmart stockroom, working. Her identity is unknown.
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Sunnyside Cemetery
Signal Hill, CA
6.7 miles from Compton, CA
A woman named Bessie M. Baxter was struck by an oncoming car and thought to be laid to rest here (though it was discovered that she was buried at an adjacent Sunnyside Cemetery). Still, people claim to have seen her in a white wedding dress wandering among the graves. (Submitted …
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Long Beach Marriott
Long Beach, CA
7.5 miles from Compton, CA
Only a single report of this spot being haunted can be found on the internet so it's best to treat it as dubious, at best. Supposedly however room 217 is haunted with a ghost that prefers the television on and its guests not be bed hogs as it's prone to …
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Kmart #7625
Los Angeles, CA
7.5 miles from Compton, CA
Many employee rumors surround this Kmart. Among them are a double murder/suicide that took place within a love triangle in a stockroom. All three spirits are said to haunt the store. A fourth apparition of an unknown man is said to walk in a stockroom.
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Veterans Memorial Park
Commerce, CA
7.5 miles from Compton, CA
The ghost who resides here is called Martin, and in life, he was a janitor at this park. Reports say folks who have called the park before opening hours spoke to a man who answered the phone, and his name was Martin. Lights turn on and off and doors open …
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Zamperini Stadium
Torrance, CA
7.7 miles from Compton, CA
Locals tell of a young woman and her children who were murdered while walking home from a football game. Now, witnesses say they have heard children laughing and a woman crying and seen the apparitions throughout the neighborhood.
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Drum Barracks
Los Angeles, CA
8.0 miles from Compton, CA
The Drum Barracks served as a base during the Civil War; after the war, the area became a hospital, and not too long after that, the land was auctioned off. Around 100 years later, the Drum Barracks finally became the museum it is today, but it also includes the ghost …
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Inglewood Park Cemetery
Inglewood, CA
8.7 miles from Compton, CA
Apparitions and unexplained noises have been seen and heard throughout the cemetery, including a woman who appeared to be lost. When staff members approached her trying to help, she vanished.
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Casa de Mexicano
Los Angeles, CA
9.6 miles from Compton, CA
According to a report from a caretaker, nine ghosts reside here. The witness has heard knocking and footsteps and seen lights turn on by themselves. Some witnesses have seen the apparition of a Mexican man in jeans, boots and a checkered shirt and felt cold spots.
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Linda Vista Community Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
9.8 miles from Compton, CA
Seen on the TV show Ghost Adventures, the historic hospital is said to be haunted by many patients who died traumatically here. The site has been used as a setting for a great number of films including Outbreak, To Live and Die in L.A., and Day of the Dead 2: …
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Franks Liquor
East Los Angeles, CA
10.0 miles from Compton, CA
Frank's Liquor in East Los Angeles is haunted by the ghost of a gang member that was killed during a robbery attempt at the store in the 70's. It is said the ghost walks up and down the beer aisle late at night. (Submitted by TB)
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RMS Queen Mary
Long Beach, CA
10.0 miles from Compton, CA
This retired ocean liner that once sailed for the Cunard Line is now a permanently docked museum ship. Inside are a hotel, several restaurants, and the ship museum. Her maiden voyage was in 1936, and she sailed until 1967. The historic attraction has hosted haunted houses for Halloween, complete with …
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Los Angeles Airport Marriott
Los Angeles, CA
10.1 miles from Compton, CA
Apparitions are alleged to appear on the 18th floor. People claim to feel "a presence".
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Cerritos Crash Site
Cerritos, CA
10.2 miles from Compton, CA
In 1986, two airplanes collided, one of which crashed into a neighborhood killing 82 altogether. At night and early in the morning, apparitions can be seen walking around and there's an overall eerie feeling as if you aren't alone. (Submitted by Chris)
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Forest Lawn Memorial
Cypress, CA
10.4 miles from Compton, CA
One story from this cemetery involved a group a teenagers using a ouija board in the 1980's; at midnight, they jokingly tried to summon a ghost, but instead brought something onto them much more sinister. They said they were surrounded by fog, but an invisible force manifested and charged after …
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Stay on Main Hotel
Los Angeles, CA
10.4 miles from Compton, CA
Formerly the Cecil Hotel, this location has been a site of murder, suicide, and once even housed serial killers Richard Ramirez and Jack Unterweger; the last infamous case involved that of Elisa Lam who was last seen on security cameras hiding from an unseen force in the elevator before her …
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King Eddy Saloon
Los Angeles, CA
10.5 miles from Compton, CA
A form of the vanishing hitchhiker story exists here involving an inebriated woman who demands people pull over at Evergreen Cemetery only for people to discover her grave. Another possible ghost here is Benjamin E. Smith who went on a suicidal drinking binge before shooting himself nearby. (Submitted by Chris …
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One-Eyed Gypsy
Los Angeles, CA
10.6 miles from Compton, CA
Before it closed, guests would be touched or even fondled by an unseen man. One rumor is that this place was built on the site of a brothel that burned down; the lady who ran it is believed to be here. The male ghost is thought to be that of …
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Hotel Alexandria
Los Angeles, CA
10.6 miles from Compton, CA
The 9th, 11th, and 12th floors are said to have the most activity. Two Mafiosos are also said to be here in the basement of this location. The elevators here also have a knack to go to floors that aren't selected (usually it's the 3rd floor). (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Figueroa Hotel
Los Angeles, CA
10.7 miles from Compton, CA
Haunted, or merely bad wiring? Elevators that stop on random floors, lights that flicker and TVs that come on of their own accord, most of the reports of hauntings seem to involve the electric grid. No way of knowing unless you go and check it out for yourself.
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Hilton Checkers Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
10.8 miles from Compton, CA
A woman identified as Teresa Brauden jumped to her death here and two other suicides have taken place here. One of those three may very well be responsible for the sudden chills guests feel or a CCTV recording of a door opening and closing by itself. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Millennium Biltmore Hotel
Los Angeles, CA
10.8 miles from Compton, CA
The hotel gives off an eerie feeling all around. Guests experience weird noises, being pushed or shaken, and seeing light anomalies. Ghosts of a little girl, nurse, and a woman in a black dress have been reported. (Submitted by Chris)
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Los Angeles City Hall
Los Angeles, CA
11.0 miles from Compton, CA
According to reports, the second, third, fourth, 27th and 28th floors of City Hall are haunted by ghosts who make themselves known during the overnight hours. On the second floor folks report noises and the feeling of being watched; on the third and fourth, an unseen presence follows you as …
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Pico House
Los Angeles, CA
11.1 miles from Compton, CA
This historic residence is said to be the home of lingering spirits of those who were killed in the Chinese massacre. Pio Pico's apparition also has been seen here. The house was featured on the TV show Ghost Adventures.
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Avila Adobe
Los Angeles, CA
11.2 miles from Compton, CA
Francisco Avila, former owner of the house has been seen and heard here. His second wife, Encarnacion, has also been seen in the master bedroom. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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La Golondrina Cafe
Los Angeles, CA
11.2 miles from Compton, CA
A ghost nicknamed "La Consuela" walks the stairs and is sometimes seen on the balcony. Items also move by themselves or are hidden elsewhere in the building. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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King Richard's Antique Center
Whittier, CA
11.4 miles from Compton, CA
King Richards Antique Center is housed in a structure that was built in 1903 and was once an old citrus packing house. Two workers reportedly have died here: One who was closed into a freezer in the basement and another who was crushed by falling machinery. Witnesses have reported black …
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Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
Culver City, CA
11.6 miles from Compton, CA
While vacationing in Los Angeles (Friday, January 28, 2005), I went out to Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery in Culver City to take some pics of some celebrity graves. I got pictures of the graves of Sharon Tate, Bing Crosby, Bela Lugosi, Rita Hayworth, Rosalind Russell and wanted to get pictures …
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Liberty Theater - Joint Forces Training Base
Los Alamitos, CA
11.6 miles from Compton, CA
Former head nurse Edna Alcorn was jilted by her lover for a woman with red hair; long after her death, she is known to be feisty with anyone with the same hair color (usually shutting off lights and locking doors). The other ghost seen here is that of a sailor …
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Plum Tree Inn
Los Angeles, CA
11.7 miles from Compton, CA
One former owner was murdered here Halloween night of 1974 and another victim was forced to dig his own grave. Some believe that the property itself is cursed and others have reported seeing one of the former employees here long after his death. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Founder's Memorial Park - Dead Man's Park
Whittier, CA
11.8 miles from Compton, CA
A ghostly fog is said to cover Dead Man's Park, which reportedly was once an Old Quaker cemetery. The headstones were removed when the park was built and a marker now lists the names of those who were buried here. The fog is believed to be a spiritual representation of …
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Jack's Corner
Cypress, CA
11.9 miles from Compton, CA
Jack (one of the few nicknames he could have) is an apparition that stands in the middle of the road; some cars swerve to avoid him, others drive right through him. He has been seen up and down Walker St. by a few blocks. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Cypress College Photography Department
Cypress, CA
12.1 miles from Compton, CA
A ghost nicknamed Photy is said to reside in the main darkroom of the Cypress College Photography Department. Photy most often appears by the northwesternmost enlarger. He is said to be a friendly ghost, giving students a feeling of calm. The stories were said to have begun when one student …
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Bullocks Wilshire Building
Los Angeles, CA
12.1 miles from Compton, 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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John F Kennedy Memorial Library
Los Angeles, CA
12.2 miles from Compton, CA
A story is told about some people experimenting with drugs in the third-floor bathroom, then going crazy and bludgeoning people to death there. Now, witnesses say faucets turn on and off, locked doors pop open, cold spots are felt and eerie laughter is sometimes heard.
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East Whittier Women's Club
Whittier, CA
12.3 miles from Compton, CA
A benign spirit is supposed to haunt this historic women's club, where members have reported report feeling an unseen entity brush past them and try to hold their hand. The identity of the spirit is unknown. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Dodger Stadium
Los Angeles, CA
12.3 miles from Compton, CA
A screaming woman dressed in white has been seen by employees. According to legend, it's a mother who killed her children. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Lincoln Heights Jail - Bilingual Foundation of the Arts
Los Angeles, CA
12.6 miles from Compton, CA
The Bilingual Foundation of the Arts occupies a building that was once the Lincoln Heights Jail. In 1951, the unprovoked beating of seven prisoners (known as "Bloody Christmas") occurred here, and the spooky setting has led to its use in many films and music videos. Among them, "L.A. Confidential" (whose …
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Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach
Seal Beach, CA
12.6 miles from Compton, CA
At the U.S. Naval Weapons Station on Seal Beach, rumored to have been built atop ancient Native American burial grounds and historical seaport Anaheim Landing, strange shadows appear at night, apparitions of Native Americans have been seen, and footsteps have followed security guards at night. Witnesses also have described whispering …
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Doubletree Hotel - Rosemead
Rosemead, CA
12.6 miles from Compton, CA
Reportedly haunted by a ghost who likes to play with the lights. Bad wiring or a haunting? You decide.
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Elysian Park
Los Angeles, CA
13.1 miles from Compton, 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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Fort MacArthur
Los Angeles, CA
13.2 miles from Compton, CA
It is said that Fort MacArthur is inhabited by the spirits of soldiers who perished in accidents here.
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Vanderlip Mansion
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
13.2 miles from Compton, CA
Vanderlip Mansion, in a private, gated community, is rumored to be haunted. One legend says it is haunted by a former resident, Mr. Vanderlip's daughter, who committed suicide after being prohibited from marrying her African-American lover. Mr. Vanderlip was said to have built an insane asylum and locked his daughter …
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Knott's Berry Farm
Buena Park, CA
13.2 miles from Compton, CA
At Knott's Berry Farm, many places are rumored to be haunted. At Camp Snoopy, Peanuts Playhouse is rumored to be haunted. Employees have reported chills, voices, lights that go on and off when the power is off, and the felling of someone following them. Also, the Kingdom of the Dinosaurs …
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