If you’re looking for a bit of a ghostly scare this spooky season, there’s no need to leave the statre.
USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards just released its best of Halloween rankings , and two Rhode Island ghost tours ranked among the best in the country.
The annual awards highlight the best in travel, food and lifestyle, and winners are chosen by a public voting poll after being nominated by industry experts.
In the 2024 best of Halloween awards, ranking spooky attractions across the United States in a variety of categories, Providence Ghost Tour ranked sixth for best ghost tour, and Seaside Shadows Haunted History Tour ranked third.
Providence Ghost Tour
Ranked in sixth place is this Providence-based attraction that leads tours through the historic East Side of the city. While guides lead the tour group through dark shadows by lantern light, they tell stories of Providence’s most famous ghostly figures, including everyone from servants to famous authors.
Founded in 2006, the tours constantly evolve with the city’s ghost scene to offer something new. Each ghost story undergoes extensive historical and paranormal research before its debut to guarantee authenticity, according to the website .