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Condé Nast TravelerOct 6, 2026

5 Underrated Halloween Towns Across the US

Some are abandoned Gold Rush boomtowns; others are rife with haunted history. All are worth skipping Salem for.

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  • Hotel MonteleoneHotelNew Orleans, United StatesFrench Quarter landmark with reported ghost stories
  • Sleepy Hollow CemeterySightSleepy Hollow, United StatesWalk grounds by lantern light in October
  • Old Dutch ChurchPlace of worshipSleepy Hollow, United StatesIconic landmark from Washington Irving's story
  • Perry MansionHotelTerlingua, United StatesPrivate mansion turned hotel in ghost town
  • Bodie State Historic ParkParkBodie, United StatesPreserves ghost town's state of 'arrested decay'
  • Great Jack O'Lantern BlazeFestivalSleepy Hollow, United States7,000 illuminated pumpkins line a half-mile trail
  • Marie Laveau's House of VoodooSightNew Orleans, United StatesLearn about 19th-century voodoo practitioner
  • New Orleans Historic Voodoo MuseumMuseumNew Orleans, United StatesHelps put voodoo traditions into context
  • Buckner MansionSightNew Orleans, United StatesGreek Revival house from American Horror Story: Coven
  • Copper VineRestaurantNew Orleans, United StatesCopper Vine Wine Pub & Inn located in Downtown New Orleans featuring Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Boutique Hotel, and Special…
  • Endless Night Vampire BallFestivalNew Orleans, United StatesAdults-only Halloween event at House of Blues
  • The MortuarySightNew Orleans, United StatesA Haunted House In A Real Haunted House!
  • New Orleans NightmareSightNew Orleans, United StatesExperience New Orleans Nightmare Haunted House, New Orleans’ ultimate Halloween event.
  • Chisos Mining CompanySightTerlingua, United StatesRemnants of a former mercury-mining operation
  • Starlight Theatre and SaloonRestaurantTerlingua, United StatesWe are the finest dining establishment in the entire Terlingua Ghost Town, offering a fine selection of gourmet dishes…
  • Boot HillSightVirginia City, United StatesVirginia City's first cemetery with vigilante burials
  • Terlingua CemeterySightTerlingua, United States
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Atlas ObscuraSep 30

The Best Haunted Hotels to Book for a Spooky Getaway

Nothing beats staying in a hotel whose suites hold some stories — especially if they’re of the spooky variety. The same friends who roll their eyes at mentions of luxury amenities and amazing views will be wide-eyed when you tell them about the ghost you accidentally ate breakfast with, the wailings you heard on your way to the icebox, or your run-in with an uncanny Victorian woman wearing all…

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  • The Stanley HotelHotelEstes Park, United Statesinspired Stephen King's "The Shining"
  • Hotel Alex JohnsonHotelRapid City, United Statesbuilt in 1927 to attract high society to Mount Rushmore
  • The Marshall HouseHotelSavannah, United StatesSavannah's oldest hotel, established in 1851
  • 1886 Crescent Hotel and SpaHotelEureka Springs, United Statesstaff lead daily ghost tours
  • The Drovers InnHotelArgyll and Bute, United Kingdomrural Scottish inn on the edge of Loch Lomond
  • The Lodge at Hot Lake SpringsHotelLa Grande, United StatesA haunted hot springs hotel that went from healing retreat to asylum before it was restored.
  • Gran Hotel BolivarHotelLima, Peruswankiest place to stay in Lima in its heyday
  • St. James HotelHotelCimarron, United Statesoffered weary travelers a place to rest their heads
  • The Mermaid InnHotelRye, United Kingdomquaint inn with over 600 years of history
  • Hotel del CoronadoHotelSan Diego, United Statesself-proclaimed birthplace of the American beach vacation
  • Clown MotelMotelTonopah, United Statesfully embraces its role as nightmare fodder
  • The Mizpah HotelHotelTonopah, United Statesrestored to its former glory after sitting abandoned
  • The Aztec HotelHotelSan Diego, United States
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