Here’s The Creepiest Place In FL, New List Says

FLORIDA — The creepiest place in Florida isn’t the Halloween display or haunted house that emits blood-curdling screams and ghostly images.

It’s the St. Augustine Lighthouse. That’s according to HGTV, whose list of the creepiest places in all 50 states includes rundown prisons, defunct hospitals and hotels where ghosts are said to appear in guest rooms and halls.

The lighthouse makes the list because, HGTV wrote:

“Completed in 1874 and still active to this day, the St. Augustine Lighthouse is said to be haunted by several former keepers and their families. The most famous ghosts of the lighthouse are two young sisters, Eliza and Mary, who drowned in the nearby water. Their laughter can supposedly be heard at the top of the tower late at night, while Eliza has been spotted on the grounds wearing the same blue dress she died in. For paranormal enthusiasts, the Dark of the Moon tour takes visitors inside the lighthouse tower and the keepers’ house at night.”

The lighthouse and maritime museumis open daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., depending on weather. The last ticket is sold at 5:30 p.m.

The venue is closed Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. It closes at 3 p.m. on Christmas Eve.

Here are a few examples of other creepy places on the list:

• Police in Birmingham, Alabama, have taken more than 100 reports of paranormal activity in the Sloss Furnaces, a National Historic Landmark that was once the world’s largest manufacturer of pig iron. About 47 workers died under the brutal work conditions pushed by the graveyard shift foreman, and workers reported an “unnatural presence” and being pushed from behind or told to “get back to work.”
• The Ax Murder House in Villisca, Iowa, the site of the gruesome murder of six members of the Moore famiy as they slept, is said to be haunted by spirits that pinch and shove. It’s available for daytime tours and overnight stays for reservations.
• The Lemp Mansion in St. Louis, now a restaurant and inn, is said to be haunted by the spirits of at least four members of the doomed Lemp Brewing Co. who died in the house. Guests on weekly ghost tours have reported encountering them.

Explore the full list.