This adobe was the scene of a home-invasion robbery in which the thieves got away with some $35,000 in gold, as well as a pair of earrings literally ripped from the ears of Teodora Olivas, the matriarch. The spirit is believed to be that of one of the Olivas daughters, Dominga, who died during childbirth, but could possibly beTeodora herself. The apparition can be seen wearing a black-dress roaming the grounds. Note: Special thanks go to Richard Senate and Ventura Historian, Glenda Jackson, in regards to this story.

An aged monk wearing a gray robe can be seen roaming the garden of the mission.

Two ghosts are known to haunt Ventura City Hall, the first is the possible ghost of “Ma” Duncan, a lady convicted of killing an in-law. Her spirit is known to be focused mostly on making life uncomfortable for police officers and is blamed for unusual malfunctions with the chamber’s emergency telephone line. The other spirit is an as-yet unidentified ghost lady who is dressed in blue clothing from the 1940’s. She has been seen lingering near the doors of the third-floor elevator.

Haunted by the lone ghost of Sylvia Michaels, a former prostitute. She was found dead of an apparent suicide (She hung herself in a closet). Her spirit has engaged in poltergeist activities ever since.

As I understand it, the inn runs ghost tours there, check it out sometime and tell me how it was.

The ghosts of the mission can be seen inside the adjoining cemetery.

The spirit of a woman in white can be seen floating towards the ocean and disappearing in a flash of blue light.

In 1848, a band of rogues slaughtered the inhabitants of the mission believing that there might be some kind of hidden treasure buried somewhere beneath it. The owner of the property, which had since been converted to an inn, would occassionally make comments about his special stash to random guests and such.

It seems that the pirates got word and decided to act on it. Now, the spirits of the butchered owner, his family, and his guests, can be seen occasionally roaming the grounds.

Haunted by the spirit of a woman in white seen near the door as well as other places in the restaurant, she is believed to have been Senora Maria Antonia Machado de Silva. Her spirit has been seen rushing towards the flagpole in the center of the Old Town square on many occasions.

During the Yankee invasion of California which was then Mexican territory, Senora Machado de Silva was believed to have taken down the Mexican flag to protect it from the grubbing gringo hands. At the time of the invasion the flag rested on the same flagpole in the center of Old Town.

The source of years of feuds, Indian raids, murders and other sorts of mayhem, Rancho Jamul is still believed to house the same dark spirits that terrorized the area when they were alive. Employees and visitors alike claim to have seen both apparitions and mysterious lights as well as hearing disturbing voices.

This San Diegan structure is the setting for the book Ramona, written by Helent Hunt Jackson. Believed to be based on a true story involving a white woman, a native american man and a doomed love affair. Ever since it was first published in 1884 it has been visited by countless numbers of Ramona fans from around the globe.

Casa De Estudillo is constantly haunted by strange voices, flashes of light coming from nowhere, and the appearance of shadowy figures. Possibly the spirit of Jose Antonio Estudillo, the patriarch of the Casa. Then again, possibly not.