Many amusement parks have attracted some paranormal activity, and Castle Park in Riverside, CA, is no exception. Castle Park is a long-standing roadside attraction built in 1976 by the same ride designer behind Knott’s Berry Farm. However, it is believed that at least part of Castle Park is built on top of what was once…
Evergreen Cemetery is the oldest cemetery in the city of Riverside, and it is also a place steeped in history. Until it was refurbished a couple of years ago, Evergreen Cemetery was rundown and poorly maintained. However, it is now restored to its former glory, and you can see the graves of the prominent citizens…
Mount Rubidoux stands almost 500 feet above Riverside, on the border separating Jurupa Valley. It is a popular spot for hiking and serves as a station to view the fireworks on the Fourth of July. Those who have been up on the trails at night say that they have seen shadowy figures and apparitions and…
Among the unexplained activity in the college, there are reports of doors that open and close all by themselves, often slamming shut with some force. There are also reports of disembodied voices in the theatre and ghosts roaming the parking garage. It is said that a female apparition, in particular, haunts the lower parking lot…
Folktales from the Indonesian island of Flores tell of a mysterious race of little people called the “Ebu Gogo,” who abducted children and spoke in murmurs. Scientists began to take the myths more seriously when in 2003, the remains of a new humanoid species called Homo floresiensis was discovered in caves on the island. Fossil dating suggests…
Also known as the Tasmanian tiger or wolf, the thylacine was a large meat-eating marsupial that lived in Australia. It had a long, stiff tail, dark stripes on its back and rump, and a pouch similar to other marsupials like the koala and kangaroo. It was driven to extinction by human activity and the introduction…
Judge James W. Robison built had a home built for him in 1853. The building was not only his home but also served as an office for a newspaper and a railroad over the years. Eventually, the ravages of time destroyed the home, leaving nothing. To preserve some of the history, it was rebuilt in…
Long ago, Jose Manuel Machado moved to San Diego in 1781. Machado had three homes for his wife and 15 children. One of the homes burned to the ground. Many things were built on the spot; currently, there is a two-story building on the site. It features office rooms, a banquet hall, and indoor and…
Early settlers of San Diego needed to construct a place to bury the dead. Thus the El Campo Santo Cemetery opened in 1849. Hundreds of people were buried in one of the most haunted places in San Diego. As the city expanded, living residents decided that the graves could either be moved or built over….
The largest burial mound in the United States holds the remains of prehistoric West Virginians. WHAT APPEARS TO BE A simple grass hill in the appropriately named town of Moundsville, West Virginia is actually a prehistoric burial pile known as the Grave Creek Mound. Slowly built over 100 years from around 250 to 150 BCE, the…
