Local Ish Halloween Guide: Ghost Tours

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Halloween is still a couple of weeks away, but the Halloween-themed events have already begun and I want to make sure to make you aware of them.  Unlike most Local Ish columns, this one does not just include a weekend’s worth of events, but more like a few weeks worth.

I will be adding to this every couple of days and then will add events as they are announced…so make sure to check back often.

Washington DC is rich in history and also the site of many battles which is why Washington DC is regarded as America’s Most Haunted City.  So, for this first installment, I have decided to feature a number of local Ghost Tours & some Haunted Houses around the area.

Ghost Tours

The National Building Museum is having lantern-light tours led by “the ghost of Mary Surratt” and reveals some of the secrets behind the popular museum’s exhibits.  [Tickets]

The Virginia Scientific Research Association is the official home of the Leesburg (VA) Ghost Tours.  Go on a tour of downtown Leesburg and learn about some of the haunted areas in the city, the science behind what constitutes “a haunting,” and hear some weird and interesting stories along the way.  Also, if you have ever personally experienced a paranormal event yourself, they have a survey that you can fill out in order to add your experience to their database.  [Tickets]

Did you know that Washington’s Lafayette Park is also known more ominously as Tragedy Square?  Take a Washington DC Ghost Tour and find out why, as a professional tour/spirit guide (dressed in Victorian garb) takes you along a Washington DC road map of the paranormal as you discover the hauntings of the 6 apparitions witnessed at St. John’s Church, the poltergeist of the Hay-Adams Hotel and haunted accounts of Lincoln’s ghost within the White House.  [Tickets]

Old Town Alexandria is a town not only rich with history, but also with folklore.  Listen to tales of mystery and romance (and an angry ghost out for revenge) as you take an hour-long, 6 block walking tour of this historic area.  Be prepared however, as Alexandria’s Original Ghost & Graveyard Tour ends (not surprisingly given the name) with you abandoned in a graveyard.  [Tickets]

Another city rich with history, and another city full of hauntings and paranormal activity is Annapolis (Are you starting to see a connection yet?)  The Ghosts of Annapolis Tours fills you in on the tales of Joe Morgue (the enthusiastic gravedigger), Thomas Dance (who died building the State House dome), the Headless Man, and the “working girl” (who will forever haunt Rams Head Tavern), and many more.  [Tickets]

Frederick is often considered Maryland’s most haunted city because after the battle of Antietam, the entire city was essentially turned into a hospital to care for all of those wounded during the war’s single bloodiest day.  Since many of the soldiers suffered greatly before perishing, it is thought that their restless spirits can still be felt today in certain places.  The Candlelight Ghost Tours of Frederick show you these places and tells you the stories of their sitings.  [Tickets]

Up Next…”Haunted Houses, Pumpkin Patches & Corn Mazes” followed by “The Halloween Club Scene”

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