Junípero Serra Museum / Presidio Hill - haunted presidio lore

The Junípero Serra Museum stands on Presidio Hill, the documented site of the 1769 Presidio of San Diego-the first European settlement in Alta California. Local folklore and ghost-tour narratives recount reports of ghostly soldiers and other hauntings linked to the presidio and mission-era events; these stories are part of popular interpretation but are anecdotal and disputed by historians. The museum contains exhibits on the presidio, the Portolá expedition, and regional history.