This post may frighten you, but there are places in the city that are terrifying. Why? Because there are haunted and horrifying places that will make you nervous or even excited. Even though it is summer, these terrifying and haunted places in San Francisco still manage to be eerie. Check out these terrifyingly haunted spots around Fog City.
- Haskell House
Creative Commons/FoundSF.org This haunted house is located near the corner of Franklin Street and McDowell Avenue in Fort Mason. There have been many claims at the Haskell House pf reported ghosts. The tragic tale here is frightening and quite eerie.
Learn more about the Haskell House
- Buena Vista Park
Patrick Siemer/Flickr Buena Vista Park in the Haight-Ashbury area of San Francisco is full of some creepy surprises. This haunted hike features great views of the city in San Francisco’s oldest park. Beware because there are even more tombstones you may not recognize all over this park.
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- Haight Street
Kevin Y/Yelp Haight Street is San Francisco’s most haunted street after dark. According to the president of the San Francisco Ghost Society, Haight-Ashbury has housed many dark and sinister secrets.
Learn more about Haight Street
- Alcatraz Prison
Joel Bez/Flickr The federal prison on Alcatraz Island, located in the middle of the chilly waters of California’s San Francisco Bay, housed some of America’s most dangerous felons during its years of operation from 1934 to 1963. The haunted stories here are numerous.
Learn more about Alcatraz Prison
- The Palace Hotel
Jamie McCaffrey/Flickr San Francisco’s oldest hotel has an illustrious, haunted, and colorful past. The haunted history at The Palace Hotel is so extensive that there is even a tour, so this place is filled with haunted history.
Learn more about the Palace Hotel
- Sutro Baths Tunnel
Wade Tregaskis/Flickr At Sutro Baths, the former largest indoor swimming establishment in the world, and now reduced to eerie ruins. The tunnel that lies directly to the right of the old sunken building at Sutro Baths is reputedly haunted.
Learn more about the Sutro Baths Tunnel
- Mission Dolores Cemetery
Thomas Hawk/Flickr Many unsettled ghosts haunt this cemetery because numerous interments were removed and relocated to make way for road construction and growth. Paranormal activity has been detected in places where spirits have been forgotten, and now where kids play.
Learn more about the Mission Dolores Cemetery
- Cameron House
Josh C/Yelp There is a haunted house in the city related to that history of immigration in Chinatown. The sad and sordid history of exploitation, crimes, and more permeate here.
Learn more about the Cameron House
- Presidio Pet Cemetery
Matt Baume/Flickr Hidden in a forgotten corner of the old Presidio is a pet cemetery with sad, tiny grave markers. Ghostly figures, mostly animals and military officers have been spotted at this cemetery.
Learn more about other Haunted Cemeteries in San Francisco
Have you been to any of these places? Let us know. Share this story too! If you’re curious about taking a trip with a theme then check out This Haunted Road Trip Will Lead You To The Scariest Places Around San Francisco.
Creative Commons/FoundSF.org
This haunted house is located near the corner of Franklin Street and McDowell Avenue in Fort Mason. There have been many claims at the Haskell House pf reported ghosts. The tragic tale here is frightening and quite eerie.
Learn more about the Haskell House
Patrick Siemer/Flickr
Buena Vista Park in the Haight-Ashbury area of San Francisco is full of some creepy surprises. This haunted hike features great views of the city in San Francisco’s oldest park. Beware because there are even more tombstones you may not recognize all over this park.
Learn More about Buena Vista Park
Kevin Y/Yelp
Haight Street is San Francisco’s most haunted street after dark. According to the president of the San Francisco Ghost Society, Haight-Ashbury has housed many dark and sinister secrets.
Learn more about Haight Street
Joel Bez/Flickr
The federal prison on Alcatraz Island, located in the middle of the chilly waters of California’s San Francisco Bay, housed some of America’s most dangerous felons during its years of operation from 1934 to 1963. The haunted stories here are numerous.
Learn more about Alcatraz Prison
Jamie McCaffrey/Flickr
San Francisco’s oldest hotel has an illustrious, haunted, and colorful past. The haunted history at The Palace Hotel is so extensive that there is even a tour, so this place is filled with haunted history.
Learn more about the Palace Hotel
Wade Tregaskis/Flickr
At Sutro Baths, the former largest indoor swimming establishment in the world, and now reduced to eerie ruins. The tunnel that lies directly to the right of the old sunken building at Sutro Baths is reputedly haunted.
Learn more about the Sutro Baths Tunnel
Thomas Hawk/Flickr
Many unsettled ghosts haunt this cemetery because numerous interments were removed and relocated to make way for road construction and growth. Paranormal activity has been detected in places where spirits have been forgotten, and now where kids play.
Learn more about the Mission Dolores Cemetery
Josh C/Yelp
There is a haunted house in the city related to that history of immigration in Chinatown. The sad and sordid history of exploitation, crimes, and more permeate here.
Learn more about the Cameron House
Matt Baume/Flickr
Hidden in a forgotten corner of the old Presidio is a pet cemetery with sad, tiny grave markers. Ghostly figures, mostly animals and military officers have been spotted at this cemetery.
Learn more about other Haunted Cemeteries in San Francisco
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