Walk St. Petersburg's most haunted locations. 13 stops, self-guided. 3 stops free. No guide, no schedule — just you and the dark.
Three people died in a New Year's Eve stampede at the Coliseum Ballroom in 1947, and couples in 1940s formal wear still dance through its empty rooms. St. Petersburg's haunted history runs deeper than its sunshine reputation suggests. The Vinoy Park Hotel, built in 1925, hosted Babe Ruth and a permanent roster of spectral guests on its upper floors. At Haslam's Bookstore on Central Avenue — Florida's largest independent bookstore since 1933 — a man in a fedora reads in the rare books room, then dissolves when approached. The 1926 hurricane drowned entire families in the Old Northeast neighborhood, and residents on 5th Avenue NE still report wet footprints from figures in 1920s clothing. Walk 13 free, self-guided stops from haunted hotels to cursed gardens — no reservations needed.
You wander into Haslams, Floridas largest independent bookstore, a literary institution since 1933. The shelves tower overhead, packed with 300,000 bo...
Sunken Gardens opened in 1935 as a tourist attraction, a four-acre tropical paradise carved from a natural sinkhole. But something about this place fe...
The Old Northeast neighborhood rose during the 1920s Florida land boom, a district of Mediterranean Revival mansions built on dreams of endless prospe...
The Coliseum Ballroom opened in 1924, hosting big bands and dancers through the Jazz Age and beyond. But on New Years Eve 1947, a fire broke out durin...
The St. Petersburg Pier has been rebuilt multiple times since the first wooden structure in 1889, but the waterfront remembers everything it has witne...
Jungle Prada was a roadside attraction that operated from the 1930s through the 1980s, featuring exotic animals in cramped cages for tourist entertain...
Roser Park was St. Petersburgs first suburb, developed in 1910 for middle-class families seeking the Florida dream. But the neighborhood has always ha...
Bay Pines VA Hospital opened in 1933 to treat veterans, and over 90 years, thousands have died within its walls—some peacefully, others in agony that ...
The St. Petersburg ghost tour includes 13 documented haunted locations.
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. Petersburg tour is Haslams Book Store at 2025 Central Avenue.
3 stops free in St. Petersburg. No guide, no schedule — walk at your own pace after dark.
Last updated February 22, 2026. Researched by the History Nearby editorial team.