The Haunted Porter Mansion
The Porter Mansion, located in the heart of Key West, Florida, is a place where history and hauntings intertwine. This grand residence, built in the mid-19th century, has long been a focal point of ghost stories and eerie legends. Its past is rich w ...
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The Haunted Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church Graveyard
When you think of Key West, images of endless azure waves, fresh seafood buffets, and late-night bonfires on the beach likely come to mind. However, beneath this vibrant facade lies a shadowy past. A ghost tour with Southernmost Ghosts unveils this ...
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The Haunted Firehouse Museum in Key West
The Key West Firehouse is one of the most visited buildings in the city. Located at the corner of Virginia and Grinnell Street, it was built in 1907 and named Fire Station No. 3. It is one of the oldest fire stations in Florida. About 12 firemen and ...
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The Haunted House of Captain Watlington
The golden sands of Key West attract tourists, all looking to make the most of Florida’s beach weather and the bright cobalt-blue waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Little do many of them know that a relic older than the state it was built in is nestle ...
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The Haunted La Concha Hotel
La Concha Hotel sits right on Duval Street, and is just around the corner from famous Key West landmarks like Mallory Square, the Hemingway House, and the Key West Aquarium. Built in 1926, the hotel is a bonafide part of Key West history, and its ha ...
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Carl Tanzler & The Corpse Bride
Who doesn’t love a good love story? Except, we tend to fall in love with someone while they’re still alive. Not Carl Tanzler. Carl, also known as Count von Cosel, took his obsession with the beautiful Elena de Hoyos way too far. The German-born ...
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Carysfort Reef Lighthouse – Seminoles, sharks, and Ghosts.
The Garysfort Reef Lighthouse"That's the Garysfort Reef lighthouse...""That's a cork swaying in the water...""That too, but also a lighthouse. Speaking of corks...""You're drunk, Johnny... You're seeing ghosts..."When as a whole, ...
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Fort Jefferson in The Dry Tortugas – ghost, goblins and assassins in paradise.
The Dry Tortugas, just a stone’s throw away from Key West and Fidel’s less that prosperous economic wonderland is one of the hidden gems of American history. As a proud Floridian, and even prouder American, I can’t help but bump folks over the ...
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The Lusca – Monsters of the Deep
In Caribbean mythology, the lusca or luska is the term given to one of the most feared sea monsters in the region. A deadly creature that prowls the deep and feeds on the unsuspecting. A being or a pod of beings that scour the Gulf eating up all in ...
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The Conch Republic A Tale Of The Underdog Winning
Only in Florida, and more to the point, only in Key West could something like this have happened. The Conch Republic, the nation within the nation that made a fool out of the Navy, the government, and proved once more that liquid courage isn’t onl ...
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