Victoria's Black Swan Inn

According to the inn's own historical materials, Ghost City Tours, and the Travel Channel's Ghost Adventures episode, the property's paranormal lore is one of the most populated in Texas. The most-cited spirits are: Joline Woods Street, a 'Lady in White' seen near the gazebo and in the main house; Hall Park Street, an angry male presence locally described as the inn's most unnerving entity; Heinrich 'Henry' Mahler, said to appear in the woods and the main house; Gustav Rippstein, associated with the dairy barn; and an unnamed child spirit attached to the Mahler family era.

In 2013, Travel Channel's Ghost Adventures team investigated the property; current owner Jo Ann Rivera has stated publicly that during the filming she was 'able to speak with her mother' through investigation equipment.

Visitors to paranormal-investigation packages routinely report physical sensations including bruises, scratches, and sudden temperature drops, alongside object movement, disembodied voices, and shadow figures in the upstairs bedrooms. The grounds also generate reports of Confederate-era soldier sightings near the gazebo and indigenous-figure apparitions near the creek; per the sensitivity flag for indigenous content, these accounts are presented as visitor reports rather than ethnographic claims and are not coupled with archaeological evidence of an on-site burial ground.

The Black Swan Inn has been featured on Sightings (1996), Ghost Adventures (2013), and a long list of regional paranormal documentaries and podcasts.