The San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI) campus is rumored to be haunted, with claims including phantom footsteps and screams, misplaced tools, and apparitions. These paranormal accounts stem from beliefs that the campus is built on an old graveyard and feature paranormal activity centered around its iconic tower. SFAI has even referenced these local legends in an art exhibition titled Ghost Of The Tower. Visitors and former students have reported hearing unexplained footsteps, screams, and seeing visions of spirits. Construction workers at the SFAI campus have noted tools being moved or disappearing, an experience often attributed to ghostly activity. The SFAI's tower is a specific hotbed for paranormal occurrences, according to local lore. One prominent theory suggests the SFAI is built upon an ancient graveyard, leading to spirits being tied to the land. Another rumor claims the land was a burial ground for those who died during the California Gold Rush, contributing to the campus's ghostly reputation.