Historic haunted places in Santa Barbara, CA. Each page gives the ghost story, whether visitors can go, and a link to the site the story came from. The stories are folklore, not documented fact.
Historic house museum open to the public (admission).
Santa Barbara ghost tours describe a woman in black seen at the back of this historic adobe, distressed and said to be hostile toward young children. Guides offer two versions of w…
State historic park open to the public (admission).
Visitors on Santa Barbara Ghost Tours describe friars in brown robes gliding across the grounds, Spanish soldiers in colonial armor and the sound of Chumash chanting. One of the od…
Staff blame stagehand Harry Pideola, who lived in a converted dressing room until his death in 1956, for clomping sounds from his old room and equipment switching itself on. Others…
Operating mission; museum and grounds open to the public (admission).
More than 4,000 Chumash people are buried in the mission cemetery, and ghost-tour guests report hearing chanting and singing there at night. Apparitions of Franciscan friars are de…
Active courthouse; grounds and free docent tours open to the public.
Staff in the Public Defender's Office described books sliding off shelves, a stapler flying across the room and people tripped by nothing near the elevator, accounts a docent colle…