Welcome To Mount Dora's #1 Rated Ghost Tour!

A young boy walks into a bathroom and vanishes without a trace. Fully-charged phones die in an instant, just before a glass of ale glides along the bartop. Mount Dora is a quirky kind of town where the living, the dead, and the otherworldly mingle in macabre harmony.

A Rogue’s Gallery of Ghosts

Once home to the Dora Hotel, the Renaissance Building has long since been divided into multiple shops and offices, but that hasn’t deterred its former inhabitants from maintaining their stranglehold on the place they once called home. And its otherworldly aura is so profound, it appears it can’t be contained.

Venture with Mount Dora Ghosts to the haunted heart of the town and learn about the various businesses that are flooded with patrons and poltergeists. Discover the unexplained activity that continues to spook staff and locals, such as sinks turning off and on, cleaning supplies moving on their own, items flying off shelves, and victims getting physically assaulted by unseen entities.  

Prepare to unearth Mount Dora’s most sordid stories and haunted locations, with each housing more than a centuries-worth of ghost stories and their main characters on this spine-chilling ghost tour with Mount Dora Ghosts.  

What Will I See?

Visit Mount Dora’s Most Haunted Locations, Including:

• Lakeside Inn – A 19th-century relic catering to a contemporary crowd, the Lakeside Inn has amassed its share of spectral guests. Learn about the hotel’s eternal inhabitants, like the ominous figure that awaits at the edge of the bed, and explore the intense emotional energy tied to the classic venue. 
• Renaissance Building – A multi-storied structure that once housed the Dora Hotel, the Renaissance Building has been an architectural fixture of Mount Dora since the early 20th century. From the shops on the uppermost floor to the renovated basement that houses a local haunt, unravel the many curious spirits and flood of orbs that predate the modern retail space. 
• Mount Dora Bistro – A small space with a big but mysterious history, the Mount Dora Bistro has welcomed everything from Victorian specters to vanishing children. Explore the unknown in an otherwise unassuming venue known for its classic flavors and resident spirits anchored by local tragedies and the natural energies of the namesake lake. 

An Eternal Stay in Mount Dora

A 19th-century property that predates Mount Dora’s rising popularity as a travel destination, the Lakeside Inn was originally the Alexander House. The hotel’s peculiar financier, John Alexander, didn’t just sink his money into a destination for inbound tourists. It appears he sunk himself into it, as well.

Take a deep dive into the odd life and afterlife of Alexander with Mount Dora Ghosts and learn why a man who clearly never wanted to leave Mount Dora, returned to watch over the property that once bore his name. However, he’s not the only haunt to find solace or refuge within the inn’s walls. 

Hear about the lost souls of the Lakeside Inn, like the young girl by the fireplace or the unseen specter known to draw out strong emotions. A pair of ethereal figures are said to linger by a staircase, their presence startling to all who happen upon their ghostly forms. At the Lakeside Inn, guests come for the creature’s comfort and stay for a chance encounter with its resident spirits.

Visits from Ghosts of Today and Yesteryear

At Mount Dora’s local Bistro, there’s no telling which specter will make its presence known in this quaint eatery. Hear how locals witnessed their first ghost while enjoying an otherwise quiet lunch, a Victorian-aged woman who starkly contrasts the bistro’s more contemporary incorporeal visitors. 

She’s not alone. Witness accounts include sightings of a little boy said to walk through the front door, only to disappear into the restrooms. His identity and story lost to time, he’s one of the many unnamed spirits that are forever bound to Mount Dora. Resurrect them on a heart-pounding ghost tour with Mount Dora Ghosts.

Why is Mount Dora so Haunted?

The Monsters of Mount Dora

Mount Dora’s Sunset Park is the perfect place to stop and explore a system of underground shelters built in response to the Cuban Missile Crisis of the 1960s. Though it remained fairly quiet, something unnatural seems to lurk within the ruins of these shelters. Prepare for an introduction to the true horror of Mount Dora amidst the contrasting beauty and serenity of Sunset Park. 

The indescribable cryptid may be worse than any ghost – a living, breathing nightmare that lurks within the old Mount Dora Catacombs. Are they what’s left of the fabled syphilis-infected monkeys? Find out on a thrilling ghost tour with Mount Dora Ghosts.

Grave Robbing, Cult Rituals, and Protective Spirits

The well-manicured, main Edgewood Cemetery is meant to be a light and welcoming space for families to visit their dearly departed. Unfortunately, the villainy of man tainted its aura. Grave robbers and cultist rituals are tied to the main Edgewood Cemetery, blanketing the once-peaceful grounds in an uncomfortable air. 

Risk an evening of bad dreams and listen to the terrible acts that befell four corpses within Edgewood Cemetery. Justice may have been served, but the actions of a few rattled once peaceful spirits from their slumber. Discover these gruesome tales and more on an unforgettable journey through the haunted downtown district of Mount Dora with Mount Dora Ghosts.

Mount Dora’s Most Haunted

Mount Dora may not have the long and storied history of a location that would be expectedly ripe with visitors from the other side. Yet, there’s a certain energy that flows throughout the quaint town that manifests haunts dating back as far as the Victorian age. 

Relics like the once-stately Castle on the Hill bolster local lore about lingering specters. Among them is the mansion’s former owner, Arthur Frothingham, an engineer from the oft-storied Sleepy Hollow, New York, who passed away before construction was completed. Accounts of the chilled hands of an unseen presence resting on a realtor’s back suggest that Frothingham never left his prized home.

The Donnelly House is another fascinating addition to the town’s most haunted hotspots. A carry-over from the late 19th century, the Gothic Victorian home exudes an eerie vibe, one that’s elevated by tales of the tower, where an ethereal form has been spotted pacing. The home of John P. Donnelly is as beautiful as it is filled with spiritually-charged energies.

* This is a walking tour and we do not enter privately-owned buildings or private property *