American Haunted Places

Stories of mansions, battlefields, and historic sites said to host restless spirits.

RMS Queen Mary in Long Beach harbor at dusk surrounded by soft mist.

Ghost Legends of the Queen Mary Ship California Folktale

by Elizabeth Fabowale

October 21, 2025

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Beneath the soft California sky, the RMS Queen Mary rests quietly in the harbor of Long Beach, her grand silhouette reflected in the water like a sleeping giant. To visitors who admire her by daylight, she appears majestic and peaceful, a monument to the age of great ocean liners. But when evening settles and the sea turns silver beneath the

St. Augustine Lighthouse at night with a faint child figure and glowing light.

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The Haunted St. Augustine Lighthouse

On the windswept shores of Florida’s Anastasia Island stands the St. Augustine Lighthouse, a black and white spiral tower that has watched over the Atlantic since 1874. Its light once guided countless ships through fog and storm toward the safety of the coast. But as sailors and travelers will tell