Thread: Your 'haunted locations' travel wishlist...

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I don't really have any personal experiences with the paranormal and unexplained, but I've always been fascinated by it and there are many places with this kind of history that I would LOVE to visit in my lifetime, including.....

1. All of New Orleans, especially the Myrtle's Plantation and Brennan's restaurant--of course the various burial grounds there as well

2. The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado

3. St. Augustine lighthouse in Florida

4. The Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs, Arkansas

5. Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (preferably during one of their Halloween tours)

6. USS North Carolina, WWII battleship

7. The Lizzie Borden House in Fall River, Massachusetts

8. (Love to camp out at) the Civil War battlefields at Gettysburg

9. The Winchester Mansion in California


What are some haunted places you guys would like to tour in your lifetimes?....

yes! the winchester mansion looks freakin awesome, and of course salem is my number one.

SALEM!! Of course, Kallie, great one!! Add that to my list too!!

Laurie, my list would look much like yours. We could be travel mates! I've been to New Orleans three times but I just can't get enough of that city.

Stanley House is very high on my list. I keep trying to get my sister to go with me, not just for the "creep factor" but to see the fabulous terrain that surrounds it.

I think the Coronado Hotel in San Diego would be next...and then on to locations in the deep south.

What's next after we finish your list Laurie, England, Ireland, Scotland....

It reminds me of the Dr. Suess Story "Oh The Places You Will Go!" Have you read that one to your boys yet?

Been to New Orleans several times, love that city. Grew up very near the Winchester mystery house and went there many times. Recently stayed on the Queen Mary in Long Beach, CA and took the Ghosts and Legends tour, well worth it. We're in the process of moving to NC so hope to visit many of the east coast "haunted places".

Laurie S,

Like you list of which some of them I would love to do also, like attend the annual haunt at Eastern State Pen. Though I'm sorry to say this you can never do:

(Love to camp out at) the Civil War battlefields at Gettysburg

Since the NPS does not allow camping on the battlefield. Though I have had some very spooky fun times visiting spots like Devils Den in a period uniform with some of my pards late at night and scaring the whits out of some tourist. I guess they must of though we were ghost of Civil War soldiers rising from the dead! I did though camp once, while on location for a television series, near the battlefield where there was a field hospital and had a strange experience of my normally reliable pocket watch never being able to keep time there.

Madame,

England, Ireland, Scotland....

What no Wales! The land of the Castles, I'm beheaded!

Madame, I would LOVE to be travel mates!! As long as you don't mind my clinging to your sleeve periodically should I get spooked out of my wits! Hehehehe, it's so fun being scared! (Well, provided of course you're not actually being chased down by a chainsaw wielding maniac or something....) Glad to know you wouldn't mind another round of New Orleans. Hmmm, I say Ireland 1st on the overseas touring, but certainly we should make time for them all!!

'You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose--' 'Oh, the places WE will go!' (Yep, we've read it!)


Spookineer, I went to the Queen Mary once with my parents, is the Spruce Goose still there as well? The thing that creeped me out most was seeing those GIANT propellers down in the hull...very eerie! Kept imagining being caught in the currents of those blades....


Darnit, Spookzilla, I kinda figured we couldn't get away with camping out on the battlegrounds, ARRRRRRR. Maybe I should volunteer myself for a battle reinactment to have the chance at hanging out there for a while, though. That's weird about your watch!

Originally Posted by Laurie S.

Spookineer, I went to the Queen Mary once with my parents, is the Spruce Goose still there as well? The thing that creeped me out most was seeing those GIANT propellers down in the hull...very eerie! Kept imagining being caught in the currents of those blades....

No, unfortunately the Spruce Goose has been moved to Oregon.

Laurie,
I'll be at G-Burg at the end of June for a big reenactment, you welcome to put you best civilian impression on and join the fun!

Yes my watch going bonkers was spooky indeed since it never missed a beat before or since. They said there were some un-located Confederate graves around the barn that I was camping next to, who knows? Though what was cool was seeing the graffiti that wounded soldiers left scribbled throughout the barn.

Well now, a civilian impression I could do! The end of June, eh?....Man, I'd love to make that, I bet the kids would have a blast with it too. You never know Spookzilla, we may seriously be in the crowd somewhere--we love road trips!