Haunted things to do in Tampa
Looking for haunted places & dark-history spots in Tampa? These 8 are the genuinely strange ones — The Cuban Club (El Círculo Cubano de Ybor), Oaklawn Cemetery, Sulphur Springs Water Tower (at River Tower Park) and more — each hand-vetted and sourced, not pulled from a top-ten list. Great for an unusual date, a weird afternoon, or showing a visitor the side of Tampa they'd never find on their own.
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The Cuban Club (El Círculo Cubano de Ybor)
Built in 1917 as a mutual-aid society for Cuban cigar workers, this four-story yellow-brick landmark harbors…
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Oaklawn Cemetery
Deeded in 1850 as Tampa's first public burial ground 'for white and slave, rich and poor,' this shaded downto…
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Sulphur Springs Water Tower (at River Tower Park)
Soaring 214 feet above the Hillsborough River, this 1927 Gothic Revival water tower with medieval-style battl…
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Memorial Park Cemetery
Established in 1919 during Jim Crow segregation, this 20-acre historic African American cemetery contains ove…
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May-Stringer House (Hernando Historical Museum)
Perched on a hill 45 miles north of Tampa, this 1855 four-story Victorian 'Painted Lady' contains over 11,000…
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Tampa Baseball Museum at the Al Lopez House
Set inside the relocated 1905 childhood bungalow of Hall of Famer Al Lopez, this site focuses exclusively on…
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Tampa Theatre (Midnight Sky & Paranormal Investigation)
Built in 1926 as a Mediterranean atmospheric movie palace, this grand landmark features an auditorium ceiling…
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Balance House Studio
A sleek, modern recovery venue in St. Pete’s Grand Central District dedicated to thermal contrast protocols.…