The 15 Best Places to Celebrate Halloween in the USA

Halloween is just around the corner, which means it’s time to don your costumes, pick up some candy, and spend your evenings screaming along with your favorite scary movies.

But for some of us Halloween lovers, staying home during the spooky season just won’t do. That’s where these incredible Halloween towns come in.

Planning a spooktacular spooky season trip? We’ve compiled a list of the best cities to spend Halloween in, from historic haunted spots to locations from your favorite Halloween movies and shows.

Experience the Haunted Happenings in Salem, Massachusetts

From ghost tours to tons of haunted houses, a visit here during Halloween is bound to scare even the biggest thrill-seeker, making Salem one of the best Halloween cities.

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Journey to Halloweentown in St. Helens, Oregon

If you’ve always wanted to pretend to be a Cromwell, you’ll light up with joy when you see that iconic jack-o’-lantern in front of City Hall, just like you remember from the beloved Disney classic “Halloweentown.”

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Go to Orlando, Florida, for Frightful Fun

Step inside Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights and enter a world of nightmares around every corner. This Halloween festival is not for the faint of heart, and please leave young kids with a babysitter because no one is safe here.

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Look Out for the Headless Horseman in Sleepy Hollow, New York

Sleepy Hollow is appropriately named as it’s a sleepy little village in New York’s Hudson Valley. It’s particularly beautiful in the fall when the leaves change color and make it look like something out of a painting – or perhaps out of a story.

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Take a Ghost Tour in New Orleans, Louisiana

Long considered one of the most haunted places in the US, New Orleans is filled with ghostly attractions all year round, but there’s no better time for frightening fun than Halloween.

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