Haunted St. Augustine, Florida – Located in Northeast Florida, St. Augustine is the oldest continuously occupied European-established settlement and port in the continental United States. It is appropriately called the “Nation’s Oldest City,” and many locals know it as the “Ancient City.” After more than 450 years, it is also said to be one of America’s most haunted cities. Several ghostly spirits are said to linger among its iconic buildings, military forts and facilities, and historic streets, left behind by war, sickness, and death.

At Castillo de San Marcos, the oldest existing permanent seacoast fortification in the continental United States, a female apparition roams the grounds, along with Spanish soldiers on patrol and the ghost of a Seminole Indian who was imprisoned there and seemingly leaps to freedom from the high fortress walls. Henry Flagler, who began building the Hotel Ponce de León, now Flagler College, seemingly doesn’t want to leave. The old Huguenot Cemetery is said to be so haunted that it is often called “Spirit Central.” At the Lighthouse, there are numerous reports of ghosts who continue to reside on the grounds, some of whom are believed to be previous lightkeepers and their families. More haunting tales can be found at the Spanish Military Hospital, the Old Jail, and the St. Francis Inn.

Because of St. Augustine’s long history of hauntings, the city offers several ghost tours.

 

Also See:

Castillo de San Marcos

Legends, Ghosts, Myths & Mysteries

St. Augustine – Oldest U.S. City

St. Augustine Photo Gallery