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19 of the Spookiest Places in America to Visit This Halloween Season

If you’re anything like me, you enjoy the spookiest places in fall. Haunted houses, scary hayrides, ghost tours… Activities that make your adrenaline go nuts. Luckily, there are places all across the nation that provide willing participants with the freaky-good scare they crave.

1. Erebus Haunted Attraction (Pontiac, MI)

This scary place is a 4-story haunted attraction that held the Guinness World Record for the largest walk-through haunted attraction from 2005-2009.

Ticket price: $20+ (date specific)

2. Bennett’s Curse (Baltimore, MD)

Running as Maryland and Washington D.C.’s #1 Halloween event, this spookiest place has operated as a family-owned small business since 2001.

Ticket price: $25+

3. Dent School House (Cincinnati, OH)

This haunted attraction is in the real school where dozens of children allegedly went missing from 1942-1955. It has also been named one of the spookiest places by USA TODAY, Buzzfeed, and Oprah Magazine.

Ticket price: $20+ (date specific)

4. Hangman’s House of Horrors (Fort Worth, TX)

This haunted house has been in business for over three decades and is based on real, scary legends.

Ticket price: Prices vary

5. Terror Behind the Walls (Philadelphia, PA)

Held in one of the most famous and expensive prisons in the country, the Eastern State Penitentiary, this haunted experience is one of the country’s top-ranked attractions.

Ticket price: $34+ (date specific)

6. Fright Factory (Philadelphia, PA)

Created in a 120+-year-old factory basement, this 25,000 square feet attraction is split into three themes and was featured on the Travel Channel.

Ticket price: $25+ (date specific)

7. Bates Motel and Haunted Hayride (Glen Mills, PA)

Listed as the “Best Haunted House in America” by CNN Travel, this haunted experience also offers laser tag and escape rooms.

Ticket price: $40+ (date specific)

8. Thrillvania (Terrell, TX)

This haunted house is based on legends including vampires and werewolves.

Ticket price: $35.95+

9. Netherworld Haunted House (Stone Mountain, GA)

Created by film and TV professionals, this haunted house has gotten attention from CNN, AOL, The Wall Street Journal, and more.

Ticket price: $25 (date specific)

10. The Beast (Kansas City, MO)

This haunted attraction has been around for 47 years and includes a live alligator, voodoo, phantoms, and more.

Ticket price: $27+

11. The Haunted Trail (San Diego, CA)

With one mile of terrifying twists and turns, this haunted attraction features Pennywise, steampunk clowns with chainsaws, and other scary sights.

Ticket price: $25+ (date specific)

12. The Haunted Hotel (San Diego)

Created in the hotel basement, visitors must find their way through the “suffocating boiler room, killer kitchen, musty old luggage room, spirit-saturated hotel bar, bloody bathrooms, and […] bone chilling chainsaw bridal suite.”

Ticket price: $25+

13. Hundred Acres Manor (Pittsburgh, PA)

Ranked as “Pittsburgh’s Best Haunted House,” this haunted attraction is also considered one of the nation’s spookiest places by USA Today, LA Times, Forbes.com, and more.

Ticket price: $27+

14. Knott’s Scary Farm (Buena, CA)

This place is a theme park-turned haunted Halloween attraction that includes a maze, shows, and over 1,000 terrifying creatures lurking in the fog.

Ticket price: $50+

15. Shocktober Fest (Sinking Spring, PA)

Positively rated by USA Today, Travel Channel, Buzzfeed, The Oprah Magazine, and more, this haunted attraction provides a wide range of terrifying scares.

Ticket price: $25+ (date specific)

16. Bayville Scream Park (Bayville, NY)

Found on Long Island, attractions in this haunted experience include a Bloodworth Haunted Mansion, Uncle Needle’s Funhouse of Fear, Bayville Haunted Asylum, Temple of Terror, Evil in the Woods, and The Cage.

Ticket price: $47.75+

17. The Haunted Mines (Colorado Springs, CO)

This spookiest attraction is built into an old abandoned mine that dates back to 1856 – more than a decade before Colorado Springs was founded. Evidence from the mine showed that the area was once populated, but was mysteriously abandoned in 1859.

Ticket price: $22+ (date specific)

18. Halloween Horror Nights (locations vary)

Held at Universal Studios, this iconic scary attraction features haunted houses like The Haunting of Hill House, Beetlejuice, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Bride of Frankenstein Lives, Revenge of the Tooth Fairy, and more.

Ticket price: $71+

19. Reaper’s Revenge (Blakely, PA)

Maybe the spookiest one of them all, this haunted experience requires a signed waiver before participation. Attractions include Lost Carnival, Delerium, Pitch Black, and Sector 13.

Ticket price: $50+

If spooky activities just aren’t your thing, I would highly suggest sitting these 19 attractions out. However, if you’re ready for a good scare, check out these places for a spook you’ll never forget.

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Celebrate The Fall Feels Season With These Ten Leaf Changing Ideas

Okay, Summer ending is ALWAYS a bummer. Truly it is.. however, the fall season brings its own joys and pleasures. So here are ten things to do to celebrate fall that I am rearing to enjoy. Celebrate Fall as one leaf turns orange and then the next and so on an so forth. Fall means breaking out the smokey colored clothes and corduroys. Oh and did I mention boots? YASS the boots!!

 

1.) Pumpkin Spice Lattes

Pumpkin ANYTHING–is a must do. I mean– I am having a latte anyway, so why not add some spicy goodness? Nutmeg, cinnamon, pumpkin and apple are all savory spiced in teas and coffees as the season begins.

 

2.) Fall Picnic

There is nothing sweeter or more romantic than a fall picnic with your love..  So break out the wine- and charcuterie plate or put together some sandwiches and your favorite snacks. Put a sweet playlist together and find a remote spot or a nearby park. With the kids in school those places are a bit quieter and much more serene. Spend some quality time together and get close as the cool breeze encourages extra cuddles.

 

3.) Patio Dining

The ‘squitos’ are asleep, the crisp air beckons and the patios are open! So put on that dress you love to twirl in and support local with a nice evening dinner. Leave the cooking for another night. Take it as an opportunity to discuss holiday plans and to enjoy each others company. You can hold hands as you stroll to your favorite local eatery. And jus be a couple!

4.) Happy Hour With Friends

Go from work to play seamlessly with your coworker wifey and work family. As restaurants regain their footing since COVID-19 began, show them some love and gratitude by enjoying their specials with your favorite work crew. And don’t forget to tip big! Celebrate Fall with your closest friends.

 

5.) Shop til you drop

Shopping with your bestie is one of the best things to do as you and your BFF both Fall into the season. It’s sweater weather and hat season so find your local boutique, consign and sell last years items you no longer covet and find your new and next items together!

 

6.) Keep Summer Alive

Perhaps you just want a little more Summer? There are a few things you can do to delay the inevitability of the change of seasons. Pop on some punchy summer nail color, add tights to your summer dresses and replace your summer sandals with boots. Or take a trip to a summer destination with your beau or bestie. You are bound to get some great deals right now.

 

7.) Find a Fall Festival

Apple orchards, pumpkins everywhere, local music, tasty festival eats will get you into the season. So get your fall bucket list on and remember to layer those clothes!

 

8.) Celebrate Fall Host A Fall Party

Fall is the perfect time to entertain friends. People are back from their Summer vacations and have not quite taken off for their Thanksgiving dinners. So plan an outdoor fall bbq, beckoning your friends over for some time together. You can keep the party outdoors while the weather is right.

 

9.) Binge Some Streaming Series

There are so many shows and so many streaming outlets to binge from. Catching up on Gossip Girl via Netflix is one way, but why not check out some Docuramas too? There is The Way We Move, for example. And remember, as we get into spooky season, maybe it is time to get into the creepier shows like You.

 

10.) Start Planning Spooky Season NOW

Halloween Costumes? What will you be? Are you hosting the Halloween party? is there a theme? How many Halloween movies can I watch before the big day? And how should we decorate or place? Getting into Fall green lights getting into Halloween season too.

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