The Port Isabel Lighthouse has a reputation for being haunted, with claims of spirits of Civil War soldiers and cholera victims lingering there, and some even reporting a halo-like light during storms, according to Yesterday's America and US Ghost Adventures. While the Port Isabel Historical Museum itself is not detailed as haunted, it is within an area rich with historic and allegedly paranormal locations, as seen in the Hauntings of the Rio Grande Valley. Ghosts of soldiers and cholera victims: Yesterday's America claims the lighthouse has been home to the spirits of soldiers and cholera victims for a century. A "Lighthouse Angel" is said to appear, and sailors have claimed to see a halo around the lighthouse during storms. The lighthouse has a dark past, according to US Ghost Adventures. The lighthouse is considered one of the most haunted locations in the South Padre Island and Port Isabel area.