Top 10 Best Destinations to travel to for Halloween
- Valerie Charoux
- 5 days ago
- 3 min read
Travel & Tourism News – Here are the Top 10 Best Destinations in the world to travel to for Halloween and have a spooky travel experience, according to Booking.com:
Top 10 Best Destinations to travel to for Halloween for a spooky experience:
1 – Braşov in Transylvania – Romania
The No. 1 Best Destination to travel to for Halloween for a spooky travel experience is Braşov in Transylvania, Romania.
The eerie landscapes and folklore of Transylvania are the setting of Bram Stoker’s Dracula. The gothic castles, medieval towns and mountainous borders are so spooky that they blur the difference between fiction and reality.
2 – The Paris Catacombs - France
The 2nd Best Destination to travel to experience Halloween for a spooky travel experience is the Paris Catacombs that are not for the faint-hearted. Otherwise, Disneyland Paris will allow you to experience Halloween without going to a place that is too scary.
3 – The French Quarter of New Orleans in Louisiana, USA
The 3rd Best Destination to travel to experience Halloween for a spooky travel experience is The French Quarter of New Orleans in Louisiana, USA.
Experience a spooky Halloween in the New Orleans French Quarter, with its voodoo shops and street parties, including the New Orleans' official Halloween parade, the Krewe of Boo.
4 – Oaxaca – Mexico
The 4th Best Destination to travel to experience Halloween for a spooky travel experience is Oaxaca in Mexico on the Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos) that is on November 1st - 2nd.
5 - Sleepy Hollow, New York - USA
The 5th Best Destination to travel to experience Halloween for a spooky travel experience is Sleepy Hollow in New York where the legend of the Headless Horseman remains alive.
Experience Halloween with cemetery tours, haunted hayrides and Gothic mansions in Sleepy Hollow. You can also take part in the Halloween street parades in the historic town and visit Washington Irving’s estate to really get a good scare this Halloween.
6 - Londonderry, Northern Ireland
The 6th Best Destination to travel to experience Halloween for a spooky travel experience is Londonderry in Northern Ireland.
Londonderry is so bewitching that Halloween is a full four-day festival. Londonderry has the biggest Halloween parade in Europe, that dates back to 1986, and you can expect mayhem, devilish fireworks displays, and ghoulish street parades.
7 - Salem, Massachusetts – USA
The 7th Best Destination to travel to experience Halloween for a spooky travel experience is Salem in Massachusetts that is famous for its 17th century Witch Trials.
Salem attracts modern-day Wiccans, mediums, psychics and crystal ball readers with its annual Psychic fair and Witchcraft Expo.
Don’t forget to participate in the Salem Witches’ Halloween Ball at the Hawthorne Hotel.
8 - Edinburgh, Scotland
The 8th Best Destination to travel to experience Halloween for a spooky travel experience is the Underground Ghost Tour in Edinburgh, Scotland.
You can visit Edinburgh Castle on Halloween to hear the chilling tale of The Headless Drummer, that is one of the castle’s ghosts. Follow the ghostly crowd to visit eerie landmarks such as the graveyards.
9 - Prague, Czech Republic
The 9th Best Destination to travel to experience Halloween for a spooky travel experience is Prague, in the Czech Republic.
Prague’s Gothic architecture defines the city’s eeriness on Halloween. Known as the City of a Hundred Spires, Prague’s looming towers, its 9th-century castle and cathedrals covered with macabre gargoyles will lend a chilling atmosphere to your Halloween experience.
10 - Anoka, Minnesota - USA
The 10th Best Destination to travel to experience Halloween for a spooky travel experience is Anoka, in Minnesota.
Anoka was the first city in the US to celebrate Halloween and is thus a petrifying experience. You can also take part in the city’s Ghost Run, that dates back to 1985, and run away from the ghosts all around the city.
