Robert the Doll Experience

Robert the Doll Experience VIP Experiences with Robert the Doll in Key West. A Sloan Family business.

We research, investigate, and care for the spirits inhabiting one of the world's most mysterious haunted dolls.

VIPs can experience the Estes Method firsthand. We have all the best ghost hunting equipment for you to try out on your ...
08/11/2025

VIPs can experience the Estes Method firsthand. We have all the best ghost hunting equipment for you to try out on your own investigation!

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08/07/2025

National Doll Day!?! Let’s make it National Doll Month! Use code: DOLLDAYS for 20% off our truly memorable VIP Robert th...
08/05/2025

National Doll Day!?!

Let’s make it National Doll Month!

Use code: DOLLDAYS for 20% off our truly memorable VIP Robert the Doll Experience.

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I think there are a lot of lobster spirits crossing through the fort’s portals tonight. #🔥
07/31/2025

I think there are a lot of lobster spirits crossing through the fort’s portals tonight.

#🔥

Swim like no one is watching. 🙄
07/31/2025

Swim like no one is watching. 🙄

We’re not just a ghost tour. We’re a paranormal adventure inside one of America’s most haunted destinations. ...
07/28/2025

We’re not just a ghost tour. We’re a paranormal adventure inside one of America’s most haunted destinations.

07/26/2025

Not just a ghost tour. It’s a paranormal adventure.

Activity captured during the VIP Robert the Doll Experience is featured on a new episode of Paranormal Caught On Camera....
07/26/2025

Activity captured during the VIP Robert the Doll Experience is featured on a new episode of Paranormal Caught On Camera. Now streaming on Travel Channel.

Wishing all of the Ernests a magical time in Key West.
07/24/2025

Wishing all of the Ernests a magical time in Key West.

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3501 S. Roosevelt Boulevard
Key West, FL
33040

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Our Story

I started Key West’s first ghost tour in 1996. That’s when I first heard about Robert the Doll. I have been obsessed ever since.

Nobody knew much about Robert, except that he once belonged to Gene Otto and was haunted. I love tracing legends back to their origins, and with Robert, I was the first to identify him as a Steiff creation from Germany. But it was my discovery of a treasure trove of photos, letters, and documents pertaining to Robert’s family that really added depth and explanation to the mysterious haunting of Robert the Doll. I documented many of my findings in the biography of Robert the Doll.

In 2020, after nearly 25 years of hunting ghosts in Key West, I’ve partnered with the non-profit Key West Art & Historical to bring you an authentic Robert the Doll Experience that blends history, mystery, and paranormal exploration. We dispel the misinformation circulating the internet, tour the Fort East Martello’s off-limits tunnel, do a Spirit Box session with Gene Otto’s ghost, and spend 20-minutes locked-down with Robert the Doll.

I still can’t believe I have keys to an 1862 Civil War fortress that is home to the world’s most haunted doll. Join us for a nighttime experience at the fort, and I think you will be as excited as we are.