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San Francisco
Gold Rush violence, the 1906 earthquake, Alcatraz, and countless tragedies haunt the city by the bay. The Queen Anne Hotel's Mary Lake still tucks guests in at night.
1776 - Present
California, United States
20000+ witnesses
San Francisco is one of America’s most haunted cities.
The 1906 Earthquake
Devastating disaster:
- 7.9 magnitude
- 3,000+ killed
- Fires burned for days
- Mass graves
- Trauma lingers
Queen Anne Hotel
Most haunted hotel:
- Mary Lake, headmistress
- Girls’ school formerly
- Tucks guests in
- Benevolent spirit
- Room 410 most active
Alcatraz
The prison:
- See separate entry
- Adds to city’s haunting
- Visible from shore
- Dark energy
- Connected to city
The Barbary Coast
Historic vice district:
- Murders common
- Shanghaied sailors
- Violence everywhere
- Ghosts remain
- Now cleaned up
Sutro Baths
Ruins by the sea:
- Burned 1966
- Swimmers drowned
- Apparitions seen
- In the fog
- Eerie ruins