America's oldest city has 450 years of ghosts. Walk St. Augustine's 13 haunted stops. 3 free, no guide needed.
The oldest city in America has been stacking bodies since 1565. On September 29 of that year, Spanish commander Pedro Menéndez de Avilés executed 245 French Huguenot survivors at Fort Matanzas — matanzas means slaughter. The Castillo de San Marcos, built from coquina over 23 years, absorbed the deaths of dozens of soldiers and enslaved laborers within its walls. Henry Flagler paid $10,000 to relocate the county jail away from his luxury hotel — the Old Jail became one of Florida's most actively haunted buildings. This self-guided walking tour covers 13 free stops spanning 460 years of occupation, from the coquina walls of the Old City Gates to the González-Alvarez House, standing since 1723.
Henry Flagler needed the land where the old jail sat. A county jail across from a luxury resort was bad for business. So he paid $10,000 to build a ne...
Guests have reported feeling an unexpected chill, even on the warmest of nights, as if the very spirits of the departed brush against their skin. Esta...
The oldest masonry fort in the continental United States has absorbed more death than almost any structure in the country. Built from coquina over 23 ...
Established in 1821, this sacred ground holds the stories of early settlers, Spanish colonial figures, and the lives lost to the yellow fever epidemic...
For over a century, these were the only way into St. Augustine after dark. The Spanish built the original wooden gates in 1704 after the British siege...
Henry Flagler built this place to be immortal. The Ponce de León Hotel opened in 1888 as the most luxurious resort in the South — electricity by Ediso...
The St. Francis Inn has been taking in guests since the 18th century, and some never left. Built in 1791, it's one of the oldest continuously operatin...
In the 1790s, this was where Spanish soldiers came to die. The original hospital operated during the Second Spanish Period, treating wounds, tropical ...
The bayfront property at 22 Avenida Menendez has changed hands and names repeatedly since the early 1900s, but the resident ghost has stayed put. Staf...
Matanzas means slaughter. On September 29, 1565, Spanish commander Pedro Menéndez de Avilés executed approximately 245 French Huguenot shipwreck survi...
The house at 14 St. Francis Street has stood through three centuries of occupation — Spanish, British, and American — making it the oldest surviving r...
The St. Augustine ghost tour includes 13 documented haunted locations covering 219 years of documented history.
The first 3 stops are completely free — no account required. To unlock all 13 stops, a History Nearby premium subscription is $4.99/month or $49.99/year.
No. This is a self-guided walking tour. Each stop includes the address, a map pin, and the full haunting story. Walk at your own pace, start anytime, and take any route you like.
Plan for approximately 2.5 hours. This accounts for walking between stops and reading each haunting story. You can also split it across multiple evenings.
The most visited stop on our St. Augustine tour is Old St. Johns County Jail at 167 San Marco Ave, St. Augustine, FL 32084, dating back to 1891.
3 stops free in St. Augustine. No guide, no schedule — walk at your own pace after dark.
Last updated February 22, 2026. Researched by the History Nearby editorial team.