Aerial view of Winchester Mystery House with their l

Like most other tourist destinations, the Winchester Mystery House is closed due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. However, they had an exciting story in the newsletter they sent out today. At least, it was exciting to me. A way to take a virtual tour of the house. Even better? OtherContinue Reading

Aerial view of Winchester Mystery House with their l

Out of an “abundance of caution” due to coronavirus concerns, the Winchester Mystery House decided to close until April 1, 2020, which also means no Friday the 13th Flashlight Tours. As usual, I’m all kinds of behind on emails, updating the Ghost Tours & Ghost Hunting Events page, etc. InContinue Reading

The Lizzie Borden Bed & Breakfast/ Museum

Guests booked at the Lizzie Borden Bed & Breakfast receive a night tour with their stay, and it includes the basement. Day tours don’t go down there. However the Lizzie Borden Bed & Breakfast/Museum is now offering a new night tour that does take guests to the basement, no overnightContinue Reading

Hand holding K2 meter in a dark place during a ghost hunt

Is it me, or are there more ghost hunts and ghost tours this Valentine’s Day than in years past? Could be me. Or it could be because Valentine’s Day coincides with a weekend this year and haunted places and tours are taking advantage. Whatever it is, I noticed there areContinue Reading

Creepy scary Santa holding open a dirty bag in a menacing way

I was late updating the Christmas Haunted Houses on the Halloween Cons & Haunted House Events page this year, so I’m late getting this post out. Several haunts were open the weekend of December 6th and 7th to celebrate Krampusnacht. (December 5th every year. It’s one of my favorite listingsContinue Reading

One of the stories that stuck with me from the Ghost Tours of Anchorage tour was the ghost of the Snow City Cafe. Maybe because the delightful eatery had already bewitched me? It was only a block from our hotel. We’d ended up grabbing lunch there after we’d checked intoContinue Reading

Photo of girl with Halloween face paint

This is a guest contribution from Sally Writes. With 100 million Americans planning to go on a family vacation in 2019, many will be considering a fall holiday. However, for families who enjoy the Halloween season and wish to embark on a seasonally appropriate trip, finding a destination suitable forContinue Reading

Fox bat

This post contains affiliate links. See affiliate disclaimer here. Every year International Bat Night falls on the last full weekend in August, which means for 2019 it’s August 24-25. (And in case you’re wondering. Yep. This is one of the things I have listed on the Weird Holidays & ObservancesContinue Reading

Hales Bar Dam

Back in March, Lesia shared info about how the Hales Bar Dam haunted tours had closed. Sadly, the ghost tour operators turned out to be shysters. After booking tours and taking people’s money up front, the tours abruptly stopped. No explanation. Just pffft. Changed all their contact info, deleted theirContinue Reading

Stanton Opera House and Saloon

Ever wanted to see what it was like in an old Arizona mining town? Haunted Scottsdale Ghost Tours is now conducting tours of the deserted ghost town of Stanton, Arizona. Amy Currie Schrader and her crew greet guests at their rendezvous point, the Arrowhead Bar and Grill, north of WickenburgContinue Reading

The Haunting at Moon River Brewing logo

I don’t always write about individual events that I add to the Ghost Tours & Ghost Hunting page, but this one is a little different so I figured it deserved it’s own post. It’s an event called “The Haunting” happening at Moon River Brewing Company. Moon River is the mostContinue Reading

Lit and Phil Inside

Summer Hauntings was among the events I highlighted in June’s Paracons, Ghost Tours and Ghost Huntings events. I noted that I needed to dedicate a post to it, because I’ve never seen anything like this. But I’d love to see more events like it. Especially some closer to home. (SummerContinue Reading