Haunted places, ghost stories in Palm Beach County

When you visit some places in our district, do you sometimes feel a strange feeling? You are not alone. From a haunted pub to a spooky girl wandering around the hotel, come with us as we explore the numerous sites in the area Palm Beach County.

The Riddle House in West Palm Beach

Located in Yesteryear Village at the South Florida Fairgrounds, Riddle House It is said to be full of ghosts.

In the early 1900s, it was the home of the keeper of the West Palm Beach Cemetery. Years later it was moved and became part of the village. After the move, workers swore that their tools had been mysteriously moved, and one man claimed that the tool hit someone in the head.

Visitors reportedly saw a boy playing in a bedroom and a woman getting ready for bed.

Yesterday’s Village at the South Florida Fairgrounds: 9067 Southern Blvd., West Palm Beach

More scary stories: Tales from the Crypts at Woodlawn Cemetery

Blue Anchor Pub in Delray Beach

This Delray Beach The pub is said to be haunted by the ghost of Bertha Starkey, a British woman gruesomely stabbed to death by her jealous husband in a pub in 19th century London.

Her ghost haunted the original pub, built on Chancery Lane in 1865, until the owners demolished it. The bar’s facade and interior were relocated to Delray Beach from London in the 1990s.

Over the years, longtime employees have seen and heard strange and unexplainable things.

Blue Anchor Pub: 804 E Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach

Lake Worth Theater

The ghost of Lucian Oakley, the theater’s co-founder and suicide victim, is said to have been seen in mirrors, moving heavy objects and leaving a giant handprint on the theater’s walls. Lake Worth Theater.

Lake Worth Fun House: 713 Lake Ave., Lake Worth

The haunted Colony Hotel in Palm Beach

Built in 1926, this Delray Beach hotel is haunted by its original owners. Visitors reported seeing shadows, pulsating lights and hearing unexplainable sounds.

Hotel Colony: 525 E Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach

The Haunted Gulfstream Hotel in Lake Worth Beach

This historic 1920s hotel in Lake Worth is said to be haunted by the ghost of a 6-year-old girl. When the hotel opened, she allegedly turned on the televisions, turned on the flickering lights and played with the elevators.

The hotel has been closed for years and the developer promised a $70 million renovation.

Hotel Gulfstream: 1 Lake Ave., Lake Worth

Palm Beach

If you think that the island is inhabited only by the rich, you may be wrong. Palm Beach is said to be alive with another resident: ghosts! You can read about amazing phenomena here:

“From Logged Coral to Worth Avenue, Ghost Stories Live in Palm Beach.”

Jonathan Dickinson State Park (Martin County)

Nicknamed the “Wild Man of Loxahatchee”, Vince “Trapper” Nelson is the identity of the spirit who is said to wander Jonathan Dickinson State Park. After moving to the area in the 1930s, Trapper eventually amassed 858 acres of land along the Loxahatchee River. In 1968, Trapper was found dead from a gunshot wound. The coroner ruled it a suicide, but some who knew of his clashes with locals believed he had been murdered. After his death, the state acquired his land and in 1970 it became part of Jonathan Dickinson State Park.

Visitors can kayak on the Loxahatchee River and tour its cottages, docks and chicken shacks.

Jonathan Dickinson State Park: 16450 SE Federal Highway, Hobe Sound

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