Here we are in October (already!) and that means Halloween is looming! We all love eyeball jelly and spaghetti guts. But this year, why not give your colleague’s Halloween party a miss and check out some spooky Halloween adventures?
Halloween Adventures
I’ve trawled the interweb for the best spooky Halloween adventures! I’m a fan of the unusual and the energetic, you so you won’t find any standard walking ghost tours on this list!
Zombie escape – Pretty much anywhere!
Zombie escapes are everywhere this Halloween so you’re sure to find one nearby. Movie grade special effects and professional actors make these experiences real, so you can face your fear of zombie apocalypse!
Find a zombie experience near you
Horse safari to a ghost town – Turkey
Take a two-hour horse ride out to a ghost town in Turkey. This is a real deserted town with over 1000 houses and two churches – but are there really ghosts? I guess there’s only one way to find out.
San Antonio haunted legends Segway tour – San Antonio, Texas, USA
Take a 90-minute Segway tour of San Antonio’s most haunted sites, or find a similar tour in Chicago. You’ll visit haunted theatres, hotels and hospitals – but will you see a ghoul with your own eyes?
Halloween nights and frights on a classic cable car – San Francisco, California, USA
Travel the city by classic cable car whilst hearing about notorious characters who lived and died in San Francisco. You’ll visit the city’s most haunted spots, well known for spooky sightings!
Get spooked on a classic cable car
Fright Hike, Halloween Chicago Bike tour – Chicago, Illinois, USA
Bored of the same old ghost walks around a city? How about cycling instead! Chicago runs a Halloween bike tour which takes visits the most haunted spots on two wheels. Just be careful not to wobble when you get scared!
Cycle the dark side of Chicago
Saint Augustine Ghost Boat Tour – Saint Augustine, Florida, USA
Set sail on a 60-minute boat trip around Matanzas Bay, visiting a cemetery, a haunted fort and a creepy lighthouse. You can even bring your own drinks and share some spirits with the spirits!
Jack the Ripper’s black taxi tour – London, UK
Hop in a black cab in the East End of London and discover the dark side of London. You’ll hear about serial killers Jack the Ripper and Sweeney Todd, and listen to ghostly tales of the city.
Get spooked in the safety of a black cab
Edinburgh Ghost tour by vintage bus – Edinburgh, UK
To round off the alternative modes of transport theme, head to Edinburgh for a ghost tour by vintage bus. Listen to Edinburgh’s spookiest tales, presented by the creepy onboard conductor! You’ll be safe on the bus… unless that’s haunted too…
Take a ghost tour on a vintage bus
Halloween at Dracula’s castle – Romania
Surely the ultimate in Halloween adventures would be a visit to Dracula’s castle? Yes, it’s real. It’s called Bran Castle and you’ll find it in Transylvania (of course!) in Romania. What’s more is that you can actually spend the night there on Halloween! If you dare…
Spend Halloween at Draculas Castle!
Seen anything spooky on your travels?
The jury is out on whether I believe in ghosts and I’d prefer not to have it proven either way… but I did stay in a centuries-old inn in Bala, North Wales that made me feel very uncomfortable. Especially when the ‘Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’-style cupboard opened itself with a creek in the middle of the night!!
What’s the spookiest thing that’s happened to you on your travels?
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