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Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios — Orlando, Florida, or Los Angeles, California.
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Halloween in New Orleans — New Orleans, Louisiana
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Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party — Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World, Orlando, Florida
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Halloween in Salem — Salem, Massachusetts, site of the notorious Salem Witch Trials of 1692.
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New York's Village Halloween Parade — Manhattan, New York City, New York
If you want to watch children trick-or-treating, American cities usually announce recommended hours for trick-or-treating. Unfortunately, the hours are almost always during daylight, which takes a lot of the magic out of it.
Nevertheless, it is still a lot of fun to walk through a beautiful residential area on an autumn day, to look at the home Halloween decorations, and see children running from door to door with their costumes and treat bags. So, I'm going to list some large American cities and where you might stroll:
CHICAGO — The suburbs of Oak Park or Evanston.
Oak Park has numerous homes designed by the great Frank Lloyd Wright, but
Evanston is equally lovely and on Lake Michigan.
NEW ORLEANS — The
Garden District, full of 19th century mansions. The more famous French Quarter will be packed with tourists and drunks.
BOSTON — Salem, Mass. is in the Boston area. Another picturesque suburb:
Milton, just a subway and trolley ride from downtown Boston.
LOS ANGELES — A correspondent writes, "My neighborhood is terrific. We're on
the west side between Olympic & Santa Monica and Sepulveda & Westwood. It's flat with moderate-size houses on small lots, sidewalks, and old-fashioned streetlights. We're in one of the best school districts in the city, so there are lots of people who moved into the neighborhood just to raise a family. This means a fairly high density of little kids. On Halloween there are dozens of groups wandering around, often with the parents in costume too. At least half the houses have someone at home giving out candy, and many of them have jack o'lanterns and other decorations -- some quite elaborate. Be sure to show up before sunset. The littlest kids start circulating while its still light out and the older kids will be mostly done by 8 or 9."
NEW YORK — Handsome old
Greenwich, Connecticut is in the New York area via subway and commuter train (about 75 min. from the station in Times Square, about 90 min. return trip).
