Salem Spooks

October 31st, 2008 by Kathy - NWA WorldVacations

In the spirit of Halloween, here are some spooky destinations you can travel to any time of year.

One of our employees braved the chills and thrills of Salem, MA. Her family vacation story is next … and some others have provided some of their scary travel tips below.

Don’t be afraid!!!

Salem Spooks
In mid-October of this year, my family and I headed to Boston. After walking the freedom trail, visiting Ol’ Ironsides, and visiting every historic place in Boston, we thought it would be fun to go to Salem, MA. If you were not aware, Salem is the home of the Salem Witch Trials. After we explain what had happened there, my niece and nephew were a little scared to go to Salem. We had to do some compromising – they would go, but only during the day.

So we all jumped in the car and headed to Salem. On the way there, we wanted to get into the spooky mood, so we read about the city of Salem and what happened there long ago, and what gave it the name and reputation. By the time we arrived, I think everyone was a bit edgy.

After exploring the city, we decided to visit the Salem cemetery. The sun was starting to go down and my family was starting to get a little freaked out. As we walked through the cemetery, we realized how old it was by looking on the gravestone dates. There were headstones from the early pilgrims in this cemetery. And of course, my brother and dad had to jump out from behind gravestones and scare us all. I remember one guys saying, “Does anyone else notice that there are no birds in these trees? They know something bad happened here.”

As we were walking out of the cemetery, we walked through a little Halloween festival taking place. They had lots of people dressed up in costume selling “scary” trinkets. And of course, there was a haunted house. As we were walking by the haunted house, people were coming out of the house screaming.

My mom must have been on edge from the cemetery, the people screaming and the general atmosphere. When she turned around, there was a man standing next to her – just a Salem visitor like us, not in costume or anything – and my mom looked at him and screamed at the top of her lungs. We all laughed so hard and felt bad for the guy. He had no idea what was going on, and why she screamed at him.

I would say that Salem would be a fun town to visit any time of the year. But if you can go around Halloween, I think it’s even better!

More spooky places to visit on Halloween

1. Los Angeles has some cool haunted tours, such as The Roosevelt Hotel.
2. Savannah, GA has a night-time haunted tour of the city.
3. Universal Studios in Orlando, FL, has a Halloween Horror Nights event.
4. New Orleans has all sorts of haunted ghost tours, and is claimed to be one of the most haunted cities in the United States.

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