Haunted Places in Signal Hill, California



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    Sunnyside Cemetery

    Signal Hill, California

    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 by ...


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    Long Beach Marriott

    Long Beach, California

    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 ...


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    Rancho Los Cerritos

    Long Beach, California

    2.9 miles from Signal Hill, 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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    RMS Queen Mary

    Long Beach, California

    3.8 miles from Signal Hill, 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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    DeForest Park

    Long Beach, California

    4.6 miles from Signal Hill, 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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    Dominguez Rancho Adobe Museum

    Compton, California

    5.2 miles from Signal Hill, 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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    Drum Barracks

    Los Angeles, California

    5.3 miles from Signal Hill, 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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    Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach

    Seal Beach, California

    5.9 miles from Signal Hill, 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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    Liberty Theater - Joint Forces Training Base

    Los Alamitos, California

    6.5 miles from Signal Hill, 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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    Forest Lawn Memorial

    Cypress, California

    6.7 miles from Signal Hill, 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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    Kmart

    Bellflower, California

    7.4 miles from Signal Hill, CA

    The apparition of a woman is said to appear in the Kmart stockroom, working. Her identity is unknown.


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    Jack's Corner

    Cypress, California

    7.6 miles from Signal Hill, 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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    Hollydale Insane Asylum

    Downey, California

    8.2 miles from Signal Hill, 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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    Cerritos Crash Site

    Cerritos, California

    8.3 miles from Signal Hill, 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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    Cypress College Photography Department

    Cypress, California

    8.3 miles from Signal Hill, 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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    Rancho Los Amigos Hospital

    Downey, California

    8.6 miles from Signal Hill, 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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    Zamperini Stadium

    Torrance, California

    8.9 miles from Signal Hill, 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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    Fort MacArthur

    Los Angeles, California

    9.4 miles from Signal Hill, CA

    It is said that Fort MacArthur is inhabited by the spirits of soldiers who perished in accidents here.


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    Knott's Berry Farm

    Buena Park, California

    10.1 miles from Signal Hill, 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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    Midnight Adult Book and Video

    Garden Grove, California

    11 miles from Signal Hill, CA

    Rumor has it that back when this property used to be a night club, a man was stabbed to death here in a drug deal gone wrong. Employees have reported seeing the ghost of a man in a cowboy hat, hearing unexplained noises, and noticing things fall off shelves for ...


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    Veterans Memorial Park

    Commerce, California

    11.8 miles from Signal Hill, 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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    Templo De La Santa Muerte

    Huntington Park, California

    12.1 miles from Signal Hill, 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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    Vanderlip Mansion

    Rancho Palos Verdes, California

    12.3 miles from Signal Hill, 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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    Wayfarers Chapel

    Rancho Palos Verdes, California

    12.8 miles from Signal Hill, CA

    The Wayfarers Chapel, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright Jr., is said to be home to wispy apparitions at night and a phantom giant white owl. Eerie voices are said to call visitors by name, and the apparition of an elderly Native American man has been seen tending to a ghostly ...


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    K-Mart

    Anaheim, California

    12.9 miles from Signal Hill, CA

    A girl named Isabella is thought to be responsible for objects flying off of shelves. Some workers have even claimed to see her. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)


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    Stanley Ranch Museum

    Garden Grove, California

    13.1 miles from Signal Hill, CA

    The 1891 Stanley House at Stanley Ranch Museum in Heritage Park is said to be haunted. A former live-in caretaker woke up to a frank-speaking apparition of an older man next to his bed, who advised him "Don't take any bullsh--!" The caretaker also saw the ghost of an older ...


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    Chain Reaction

    Anaheim, California

    13.2 miles from Signal Hill, CA

    Chain Reaction is in a building that has been a biker bar, a club, and a Mexican restaurant. Reports say a homeless person was found dead in the back alley, and disembodied talking and laughing has been heard there at night and in the bathrooms.


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    East Whittier Women's Club

    Whittier, California

    13.7 miles from Signal Hill, 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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    King Richard's Antique Center

    Whittier, California

    13.7 miles from Signal Hill, 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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    SpringHill Suites Anaheim Maingate

    Anaheim, California

    13.9 miles from Signal Hill, CA

    This area used to be the site of the Paris Restaurant, since replaced by a hotel. Two people have died in this spot; the first being a woman who had a heart attack, the second being a man who choked to death. A chandelier was known to swing around by ...


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    Anaheim Performing Arts Center

    Santa Ana, California

    13.9 miles from Signal Hill, CA

    People feel like they are being followed on the second floor, as well as feel cold spots. Footsteps and whistling have also been heard here. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)


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    Huntington Beach Pier

    Huntington Beach, California

    13.9 miles from Signal Hill, CA

    Psychics report activity from people who used to love the area when they were alive returning for permanent stay. It also said that victims of suicide, murders, and accidents roam around here. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)


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    Red Cross House - The Stoffel House

    Anaheim, California

    13.9 miles from Signal Hill, CA

    The 1894 Red Cross House, aka the Stoffel House or the Woelke-Stoffel House, was built by John Woelke and purchased by the Stoffel Family in 1907. The house was moved to Founder's Park and is now on display. It is rumored to be haunted by the original caretaker, whose eyes ...


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    House of Blues

    Anaheim, California

    14.1 miles from Signal Hill, CA

    Legend has it that a spirit resides in the area behind the mosh pit. Witnesses say something unseen has brushed against, touched or pushed them.


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    Disneyland

    Anaheim, California

    14.1 miles from Signal Hill, CA

    Walt Disney's first park is said to be haunted by the man himself, seen in or near his old apartment near the Main Street fire station. It is also said that the park is haunted by the spirits of park guests who have died on the Anaheim theme park's premises. ...


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    Founder's Memorial Park - Dead Man's Park

    Whittier, California

    14.4 miles from Signal Hill, 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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    Kmart #7625

    Los Angeles, California

    14.4 miles from Signal Hill, 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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    Fairfield Inn Anaheim

    Anaheim, California

    14.6 miles from Signal Hill, CA

    "They" say that this hotel is haunted by the ghost of a couple who died on the nearby highway. Because, really, who wants to die and haunt a freeway? Much better to haunt the nearby place with television.


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    The Continental Room

    Fullerton, California

    14.6 miles from Signal Hill, CA

    Scenes from the Prohibition Era are said to have been imprinted here. Other than cold spots and unexplained sounds, two bodygaurds from the 1930's have been felt here as well as two women from around the same time. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)


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    Melody Inn

    Fullerton, California

    14.7 miles from Signal Hill, CA

    Although the inn burned down in 1989, there is still a ghost who frequents the corner where it once stood. Folks say here, on the southeast corner of Harbor and Commonwealth, the apparition of Mr. Melody, the former owner’s father, appears holding a box of matches. The ghost has even ...


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    Stadium Tavern

    Fullerton, California

    14.7 miles from Signal Hill, CA

    The main ghost here is referred to as Chuck. He has been seen as a mist or fog that moves around by itself. Many people have also encountered the apparition of a man in overalls who appears by the basement; other people commonly report misplacing items which oddly return where ...


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    Cafe Hidalgo

    Fullerton, California

    14.7 miles from Signal Hill, CA

    A murder victim from the 1930's is believed to be responsible for flickering lights, strange noises, and throwing objects around. People have even seen shadows darting down the hallways. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)


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    The Brownstone Cafe

    Fullerton, California

    14.7 miles from Signal Hill, CA

    An elderly man (named Neri Sipe) leapt to his death in the nearby building is thought to be here. People associate his presence with a cold gust, pans and pots flying around, and some people hear a voice humming if tunes from the 1930's or 1940's are playing. Other ghosts ...


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    The Cellar - Villa del Sol

    Fullerton, California

    14.7 miles from Signal Hill, CA

    A paranormal investigation at the Villa del Sol building's The Cellar, a fine-dining spot rumored to be haunted, turned up some mysterious findings. According to the investigators, one of them was touched by hand that came out of a wall, electronic voice phenomena were recorded in the men's restroom, and ...


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    Spadra Ristorante

    Fullerton, California

    14.8 miles from Signal Hill, CA

    While it was open, guests and employees would here muffled conversations coming from empty rooms. Some people have also seen a man in period clothing walking around in front, but would vanish when people did a double-take. Faucets would also turn on, lights would flicker, and glasses were broken. (Submitted by ...


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    The Schumacher Building

    Fullerton, California

    14.8 miles from Signal Hill, CA

    Peter Schumacher was one of the main pioneers to the city of Fullerton; he was a real estate genius as well as having made a fortune in citrus and nuts. However, at the end of his life, he was gravely and decided to hang himself at the age of 90. ...


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    Le Potager

    Fullerton, California

    14.8 miles from Signal Hill, CA

    The original owner died in this building. During ghost tours, people will often pick up photos, videos, or EVPs. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)


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    Angelo's and Vinci's Ristorante

    Fullerton, California

    14.8 miles from Signal Hill, CA

    People will often catch the glimpse of an elderly man in the corner of their eyes. Psychics report that he is friendly, though not alone. The other spirits include two women (one elderly and the other young), a farmer type, and various people in period outfits. The basement is said ...


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    Fox Theatre

    Fullerton, California

    14.8 miles from Signal Hill, CA

    The ghost seen here is said to be Michael O'Donnell, once the troubled son of travel agency founded Dorothy O'Donnell. In life, Michael had substance-abuse problems although he was known to be a kind soul, and his spirit is still known for his kindness. Seen in the theater lobby, sometimes ...


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    Anaheim White House Restaurant

    Anaheim, California

    14.8 miles from Signal Hill, CA

    The ghosts of several children are reported here. They are heard running around down empty halls. An older woman is also believed to be here, as well as a mother and her daughter who occupy the Blue Room. One incident here involved a waiter who attempted to enter a room, ...


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