If your vision of San Diego was just sun and surf, think again. The southern California city has a particularly ghostly history of ghosts, goblins and shady places. Fun for kids and adults alike, a shot past the spooky San Diego is perfect for your next vacation. Here are some must-see places to include in your itinerary:
Start your San Diego tour at the historic Whaley House. Located in San Diego’s Old Town area, the Whaley House is one of the nation’s most famous haunted houses. Built in 1857, the home of the United in a> United States of America and it was called the most enclosed. visitors over the years since it was opened to the public in 1960. The house was built on a former barn and has been the scene of several gruesome murders, including the death of an infant and the death of a young girl who shot herself. near the Clothesline. Visitors have heard laughter, footsteps, and smelled cigar smoke and perfume in the halls of the haunted house and mirrors are reported to show thin figures.
Blocks from the Whaley House is the El Campo Santo Cemetery, which was built in 1849. Home to 477 bodies, the cemetery is said to host at least two ghosts, including Yankee Jim Robinson, who was hanged nearby at the Whaley House. and is said to frequent both sites. Visitors have noted chills, visions of flashing figures and mishaps to passing cars – not surprising, since more monuments have been razed to make way for the road.
Once you’re done in Old Town, head to Coronado to visit one of San Diego’s most famous landmarks. the historic Hotel del Coronado. In the Hotel Del there was at least two destructions and it is said that ghosts are the guests in rooms 3502 and 3312. These ghosts are the best known of Coronado they are – Del’s staff regularly even invites them to their Christmas parties! You can catch a glimpse of the ghost-walks past as you stroll around the building sites of Victoria and walk along the beach near the lonely rocks and beach.
If the water catches your fancy, head to San Diego Harbor to visit the Star of India, which is the world’s oldest active ship. The iron vessel has made over 21 circumnavigations of the globe with a group of sailors and passengers, many of whom have been transported in dire straits from accidents. The most famous star of India is the ghost of young stowaway John Campbell, who fell to his death and was buried at sea in the 1880s. Visitors to the ship can feel an icy grip on the near-fall of the ship.
These are just a few places to visit in San Diego, but they are a great way to get to know not only the city’s past, but also its present. If you want to be more involved in the shadowy areas, try the Saints and Graveyards tour, a nocturnal tour through San Diego’s mysterious and haunted places.
