since 'East Coast' covers everything from Ft Lauderdale to Acadian Maine, it would probaby help if you narrow it down just a bit for us. 
And welcome to the forum.
And welcome to the forum. 
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Hi and welcome! I can't personally vouch for this because I'm a big chicken, but I'm not super-far from Philadelphia and a big hit around here is the Eastern State Penitentiary. They do a "Terror Behind the Walls" Halloween Haunt there. Here's a quote from their webpage ~
"Eastern State Penitentiary was once the most famous and expensive prison in the world, but stands today in ruin, a haunting world of crumbling cellblocks and empty guard towers. Known for its grand architecture and strict discipline, this was the world’s first true “penitentiary,” a prison designed to inspire penitence, or true regret, in the hearts of convicts. Its vaulted, sky-lit cells once held many of America’s most notorious criminals, including bank robber “Slick Willie” Sutton and Al Capone."
Another option close by is the Fort Delaware State Park on Pea Patch Island in Delaware City, DE. During the Civil War, it was a prison for Confederate soldiers and is said to be haunted. They do different tours & such at night during Halloween season.
If you are at all a fan of roller coasters or amusement parks, I firmly & happily recommend going to Knoebel's Amusement Park in Elysburg, PA during Halloween season. They have one of the best rated classic Haunted Houses in the country. It consistently gets voted as a top "Dark Ride" by amusement park associations & guests alike. Also, at Halloween season, Knoebel's will decorate the park with scenes, especially their Antique Car ride and the train ride through the woods & campground. They are perfect to ride at night, the food is wonderful and you can't beat the location in the mountains!
If you like a very scary amusement park, in the same Philly-metro area as the Penitentiary & Pea Patch Island is Six Flags Great Adventure in NJ. It's all pretty easily driveable via I-95 or the NJ Turnpike.
Hope you'll follow up & let us all know where you end up going! Would love to read a "trip report" of your journey!
"Eastern State Penitentiary was once the most famous and expensive prison in the world, but stands today in ruin, a haunting world of crumbling cellblocks and empty guard towers. Known for its grand architecture and strict discipline, this was the world’s first true “penitentiary,” a prison designed to inspire penitence, or true regret, in the hearts of convicts. Its vaulted, sky-lit cells once held many of America’s most notorious criminals, including bank robber “Slick Willie” Sutton and Al Capone."
Another option close by is the Fort Delaware State Park on Pea Patch Island in Delaware City, DE. During the Civil War, it was a prison for Confederate soldiers and is said to be haunted. They do different tours & such at night during Halloween season.
If you are at all a fan of roller coasters or amusement parks, I firmly & happily recommend going to Knoebel's Amusement Park in Elysburg, PA during Halloween season. They have one of the best rated classic Haunted Houses in the country. It consistently gets voted as a top "Dark Ride" by amusement park associations & guests alike. Also, at Halloween season, Knoebel's will decorate the park with scenes, especially their Antique Car ride and the train ride through the woods & campground. They are perfect to ride at night, the food is wonderful and you can't beat the location in the mountains!
If you like a very scary amusement park, in the same Philly-metro area as the Penitentiary & Pea Patch Island is Six Flags Great Adventure in NJ. It's all pretty easily driveable via I-95 or the NJ Turnpike.
Hope you'll follow up & let us all know where you end up going! Would love to read a "trip report" of your journey!
Hi everyone! Just wanted to let you all know what became of our Halloween road trip.
We initially planned to go to Sleepy Hollow, but things changed at the last minute and we ended up going to Philadelphia instead. We visited the Philly zoo during their 'Boo at the Zoo.' Not overly Halloweenish, but I was impressed with their tombstone display for extinct or nearly extinct species. Some cool designs there.
But the BIG find was Laurel Hill Cemetery. If you ever get the chance to go, I highly recommend it. They do tons of programs throughout the year, but we just wandered around. There's so much inspiration to be had there.
I added an album with a few photos if anyone's interested.
Hope everyone had a great Halloween!
We initially planned to go to Sleepy Hollow, but things changed at the last minute and we ended up going to Philadelphia instead. We visited the Philly zoo during their 'Boo at the Zoo.' Not overly Halloweenish, but I was impressed with their tombstone display for extinct or nearly extinct species. Some cool designs there.
But the BIG find was Laurel Hill Cemetery. If you ever get the chance to go, I highly recommend it. They do tons of programs throughout the year, but we just wandered around. There's so much inspiration to be had there.
I added an album with a few photos if anyone's interested.
Hope everyone had a great Halloween!
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