The 24 most haunted places in the Orlando area

By Orlando Weekly Staff on Fri, Sep 27, 2024 at 12:23 pm

Orlando already gets plenty of recognition for its high-production haunts and gothic seasonal celebrations, but outside of the theme parks and tourism corridors remains a number of spots that are reportedly actually haunted.

And we're not just talking Halloween gimmicks. These places have been host to sightings, stories and unanswered questions for years — and in some cases, decades.

From ruins, historic buildings, motels, bars to even a furniture store, here are Orlando's 24 most haunted locations and the spooky legacies they leave.

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Super 8 International Drive

5900 American Way, Orlando
Room 206 is the room of all your fears, locals say. If you make the bed, a human imprint might appear under the sheets. Guests have reported feeling a body next to them in the bed and said that the bed has suddenly shaken violently. The room has been reported to be shivering cold even when the air conditioning unit is turned off. Yeah, go ahead, make a reservation.

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Harry P. Leu Gardens

1920 N. Forest Ave., Orlando
People who have toured the mansion on the property have reported frequent apparition sightings — not just of any old ghosts but of the owner himself, Harry Leu, and his wife, Mary Jane. The couple have been spotted on the second-story porch, and the sound of footsteps can be heard around the house when no one is around.

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The I-4 "Dead Zone"

Interstate-4, at the south end of the interstate bridge across the St. Johns River, Seminole County
According to legend, this part of I-4 was built on a Swedish settlement plagued by yellow fever. The graves, the story goes, were plowed over to build the highway. People have reported seeing pioneer ghosts standing on the road and hearing voices ask “Who’s there?” and “Why?” on truck radios. There have also been a huge number of accidents here, anywhere from 1,000 to 2,000 since it opened, depending on the source.

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Enzian Theater

1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland
This art house theater in Maitland seems relatively normal, right? Wrong! At around 1 a.m. on some moonless nights, a screaming disembodied head has been spotted in the north corner of the building before it disappears into the kitchen.