Haunted Places, Ghost Stories in Palm Beach County

Have you ever had an eerie feeling while visiting certain places in our country? You are not alone. From a haunted pub to a ghostly girl wandering around a hotel, come with us as we explore the many locations around Palm Beach County.

Mystery House in West Palm Beach

Located in Yesteryear Village at the South Florida Fairgrounds, house of mysteries it is said to be full of ghosts.

In the early 1900s, it was the caretaker’s house for a West Palm Beach cemetery. Years later, it was moved to become part of the village. After the move, workers swore their tools were mysteriously moved, and one man claimed a tool hit someone in the head.

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

Yesteryear Village at the South Florida Fairgrounds: 9067 Southern Blvd., West Palm Beach

More spooky stories: Stories from the Crypts at Woodlawn Cemetery

The Blue Anchor Pub in Delray Beach

It Delray Beach This pub is said to be haunted by the ghost of Bertha Starkey, a British woman who was brutally stabbed to death by a 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 facade and interior of the bar were transported to Delray Beach from London in the 1990s.

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

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

Lake Worth Theatre

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

Lake Worth Theater: 713 Lake Ave., Lake Worth

Haunted Colony Hotel in Palm Beach

Built in 1926, this Delray Beach hotel is said to be the haunt of its original owners. Visitors have reported seeing shadows, pulsating lights and hearing strange sounds.

Colony Hotel: 525 E Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach

The Haunted Gulfstream Hotel on 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, flashed the lights and played with the elevators.

The hotel has been closed for many years, and the developer has pledged to give it $70 million in renovations.

Gulfstream Hotel: 1 Lake Ave., Lake Worth

Palm Beach

If you thought only the rich live on the island, you might be wrong. Palm Beach is said to thrive with its other inhabitants: ghosts! Read about creepy phenomena here:

“From Coral Reef to Worth Avenue, Palm Beach Ghost Stories”

Jonathan Dickinson State Park (Martin County)

Nicknamed “The Loxatchee Wild” Vince “The Catcher” Nelson is a ghost said to be on the prowl 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 local residents believed he had been murdered. After his death, the state purchased his land and it became part of Jonathan Dickinson State Park in 1970.

Visitors can canoe along the Loxahatchee River to explore its cabins, docks, chicken coops.

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

The Palm Beach Post Archives and hauntedplaces.org contributed to this list.