In the heart of central Florida a community of spiritualists with some of the world's finest psychic-mediums draws people from around the world to uncover the mysteries of their future. According to the century-old Cassadaga Hotel Web site, the town of the same name draws people who are on spiritual quests as well as those looking for self-discovery or old-fashioned romance.

The town name means "stones beneath the water" and it is home to numerous psychic-mediums willing to aid people in going through the enchanted gateway to whatever it is they are looking for.

There are about 40 mediums who call the town home. Located a short drive from Disney World, the town began as a spiritualist camp and was founded by a man named George Colby more than 100 years ago.

The camp's historian claims that spirit guides brought Colby to Cassadaga. One of the spirit guides was a Native American Indian known as Seneca, BBC news reports.

People come for various reasons. Some want to visit the haunted buildings while others want to speak to their dead loved ones.

"Many, many people want to be reassured that their relatives are alright on the other side. They want to know where they are, what they're doing. They want to talk to them," guide Bob Cox, who is known as Reverend, told BBC news.

When Cox isn't conducting religious services, he acts as a tour guide. He encourages people to take photographs of orbs of light that are invisible to the naked eye.

Mediums operate out of their homes, with waiting lists for some of the more popular mediums. Many of them offer such services as old-fashioned seances, complete with creakings and tappings that allegedly come from the dead, BBC news reported on Friday.