19El Adobe de Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano
Once frequented by President Richard Nixon, this historical restaurant, built-in 1812, has garnered a reputation for not only delicious food but ghostly residents as well. The structure was once the town’s jailhouse and court. It’s now haunted not only by one of its former inmates but also by the ghosts of those who died during the earthquake that devastated the adjoining San Juan Capistrano mission that same year. Various visitors have reported seeing a decapitated friar at the front door, feeling touches from ghostly hands, and feeling as if they were being watched.
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