Where can you go to investigate haunted towns and even join a spooky tour? When the air cools and the leaves turn, certain towns seem to hum a little louder. The veil feels thinner. Shadows stretch longer. Some towns lean right into it—embracing their ghosts, their legends, and their haunted histories. And ghostly tours and extraterrestrial sightings are available in some places during other months, so keep your antennae up.
Spooky Season in Haunted Towns
This season, let’s go ghost chasing through towns that don’t just tell ghost stories—they live them. From Conway’s witchy streets to the lantern-lit lanes of Corning, from Washington’s haunted halls of power to ghostly figures in the foggy South Carolina Lowcountry to the carnival thrills of California’s Knott’s Scary Farm—each stop shares its own eerie tale.
Buena Park, California — Ghosts with a Theme Park Twist
The West Coast does Halloween differently. You are given the option of fear-factor or ghostly charm (think Casper) when you visit Knott’s in Buena Park…