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A Spooky and Haunted Guide to Halloween in New Orleans
Looking to experience Halloween in New Orleans? All you need to do is show up. Second only to Mardi Gras, Halloween is just second nature for a city like New Orleans. As a local told me during my recent visit: Don’t approach zombies or vampires on Halloween in New Orleans. They may just be real. I’ll be honest, New Orleans owns their creepy and haunted so well that a lot of the things to do for Halloween in New Orleans can be done all year such as ghost tours, visiting the cemeteries, voodoo shops, and more. However, it makes them extra creepy and cool to visit during Halloween, doesn’t it?…
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10 Spots Every Stephen King Fan Must Go in Bangor, Maine
If you’re a big Stephen King fan, you may already know that Maine serves as a source of much inspiration and setting for the king of horror himself. In fact, Stephen King actually spends much of his time at his home in Maine and was born and grew up in Maine. King describes in this beautiful and harrowing essay why Bangor, of all places, was chosen as home. This makes Maine the perfect spot for a self-guided Stephen King tour of all the places that gave him inspiration for his nightmare-inducing novels and the movies that branched off from them, the places where several films were shot, and possibly even…
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Guide to the Hocus Pocus Filming Locations in Salem, Massachusetts
I’m going to give you one guess as to what the most-watched Halloween movie is. Did you guess Hocus Pocus? I hope so. That’s right – the most-watched Halloween movie isn’t even a horror film. Although, if you started watching Hocus Pocus when it first came out as I did, in 1993, then maybe it scared you a tiny bit? The Sanderson Sisters were no joke, okay? If you were anything like me, Hocus Pocus just started your obsession with Halloween, witches, and possibly Salem, Massachusetts? Salem was the setting of Hocus Pocus and the filming location and when I finally – finally – got to visit recently, I made…
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9 Things to Do in Salem Massachusetts in October
Headed to Salem in October? The things to do in Salem MA in October are endless. It’s definitely one of the best Halloween towns in the entire world and even if you’re not a huge Halloween fan, there’s still plenty to do in October or any month that makes Salem a worthy destination. Salem is full of deep and fascinating (and tragic) history, beautiful and unique architecture, and a definite festive spirit. I have been dreaming of visiting Salem for as long as I can remember. I’ve always been drawn to the creepy and spooky stories and destinations. Halloween has always been my favorite holiday and fall my favorite season.…
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13 Destinations to Spend Your Next Halloween
Halloween. Allhalloween. All Hallows’ Eve. All Saints’ Eve. Samhain. However you classify it, it’s observed by many countries all over the world on the last day of October. Halloween is personally my favorite holiday and I love learning about the origins of my favorite holiday and finding the best Halloween towns to spend it in. It is widely believed that many of the traditions most of us love originated from ancient Celtic harvest festivals, more specifically Samhain. These pagan festivals were formed into Christian holidays much like Yule is to Christmas and Ostara to Easter. Many Halloween activities include trick-or-treating, costume parties, carving pumpkins into jack-o lanterns, bonfires, visiting haunted…
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Guide to the Haunted Houses in Nashville
I’ve always loved everything about Halloween and horror-themed entertainment so it’s natural that I love haunted houses – the entertainment kind. Although, I love visiting actual haunted houses or alleged haunted houses at least. I think I’m pretty lucky that there are so many good options for haunted houses in Nashville. I used to be deathly afraid of clowns and I’ll never forget the time a clown chased me from the haunted house to my car. And, yet, I keep on going back in for more. I’m no longer as afraid (I used to not be able to even look at one) but they still get my blood racing when…
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Exploring Two of Boston’s Garden Cemeteries
My dad has a thing for cemeteries. He’s a retired history teacher and is fascinated by old tombstones, in particular. He loves coming to visit me in Boston, where we have not one but four historic cemeteries downtown, which serve as the final resting place for many important figures from the early days of our nation. This is a guest post by Brianne Miers of A Traveling Life. On two recent visits, he and I decided to branch out of downtown and explore two of the most notable “garden cemeteries” in the U.S., which have a much different feel than urban cemeteries. Garden cemeteries – or “rural cemeteries” – sprung…
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Weird Things to Do in Austin
Keep Austin Weird, amiright? I actually heard this slogan first through Keep Portland Weird but upon some research, it was, in fact, Austin where it originated. It first started in order to bring awareness to supporting local businesses and establishments but Austin is definitely weird so I think it’s developed into an appreciation for all these odd and curious. On my inaugural visit to Austin, I tried to fit in as many spots as possible in order to find the best weird things to do in Austin. Weird Facts About Austin Texas Austin has the largest urban bat colony in North America. Austin has the only nude beach in all…
