Halloween gets scientific as Delaware museum opens after dark for adults

Caption:  Museum of the Macabre, scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 24, from 6 to 9 p.m., will transform the museum on Kennett Pike into an evening of unusual discoveries, hands-on experiments, strange specimens and Halloween entertainment.

From creepy creatures and funeral mysteries to toxic minerals and cocktails, Saturday’s Museum of the Macabre offers a Halloween experience with an unusual twist.

WILMINGTON, Del. — Halloween isn’t just for kids, and the Delaware Museum of Nature & Science plans to prove it Saturday night with an adults-only celebration exploring the strange, spooky and sometimes unsettling side of science.

Museum of the Macabre, scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 24, from 6 to 9 p.m., will transform the museum on Kennett Pike into an evening of unusual discoveries, hands-on experiments, strange specimens and Halloween entertainment.

The event is open exclusively to adults 21 and older, offering an alternative to traditional costume parties and haunted houses…

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