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Fortress of Nightmares Takes Place at a Massive, Naturally Spooky Old Fort on Newport Harbor (4 stars)
When building a Halloween attractions, it's smart to have a great location that is already spooky at night! Fortress of Nightmares
October 26, 2019
Fort Adams
25 Reviews for Creative Adventures in Connecticut
As  Bostonian, I never used to think about Connecticut for tourism. Its capital, Hartford, is smaller than Providence, Rhode Isla
October 25, 2019
Old New-Gate Prison and Copper Mine is Beyond Fascinating, New England’s Only Underground Tour (5 stars)
Wow! The Old New-Gate Prison and Copper Mine doesn't look like much from their website, and I almost didn't go, but I'm so glad th
October 24, 2019
Old New-Gate Prison and Copper Mine
RiverFire in Berlin, New Hampshire is New England’s Best Halloween Town Festival (5 stars)
I love finding the gems of New England. New England has plenty of fall festivals, and commercially run Halloween attractions, but
October 24, 2019
Service Credit Union Heritage Park
See the Declaration of Independence at the American Independence Museum (4 stars)
The American Independence Museum is a series of exhibits in a historic home, the Ladd-Gilman House, built in 1721, and which becam
October 23, 2019
American Independence Museum
Meals at The Wildcat Inn and Tavern Are Full of Unique Twists and Delights (5 stars)
The Wildcat Inn and Tavern is a classic country inn with a restaurant serving steakhouse and seafood cuisines, and more. It's set
October 23, 2019
The Wildcat Inn and Tavern
Santa’s Village is a Large, Fun Kids’ Amusement Park, But Beats Its Single Theme Too Much (4 stars)
Santa's Village is a kids' theme park in New Hampshire's White Mountains that brings you Christmas joy from May through December.
October 23, 2019
Santa's Village
The Haunted Nighttime Corn Maze at Beans & Greens Farm is a Beautiful Nighttime Walk (4 stars)
The Beans & Greens Farm, in New Hampshire on the drive up to the White Mountains, is open to the public during the daytime for
October 23, 2019
Beans & Greens Farm
Adventure Suites’ Fantasy-Themed Rooms Go Beyond Kid Stuff To Compelling and Comfortable (5 stars PLUS)
Adventure Suites is a theme hotel, meaning a hotel with a notable style, in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. They have 18 sui
October 22, 2019
Adventure Suites
Haunted Overload is New England’s Most Artistic Halloween Attraction (5 stars)
Haunted Overload is the most artistic Halloween attraction in New England. It is essentially an art installation that you can walk
October 16, 2019
DeMerritt Hill Farm
Ravenwood Haunted Farm Shows Promise in Its First Year (4.5 stars)
Ravenwood Haunted Farm is a brand-new Halloween attraction in 2019, on the site of Chris' Farm Stand in Haverhill, Massachusetts.
October 16, 2019
Chris' Farm Stand
Halls of Darkness at Hammond Castle Museum is Halloween’s Best Staging for Scares (4 stars)
Hammond Castle Museum is a European style castle that was built in the 1920s on Boston's North Shore, by a scientist and inventor
October 16, 2019
Hammond Castle Museum
The Truman Gillet House B&B Combines Comfort and Service (5 stars)
The Truman Gillet House in Granby, Connecticut, which is between Springfield, Massachusetts and Hartford, is a historic home from
October 13, 2019
The Truman Gillet House
The Haunted Graveyard is New England’s Best Halloween Attraction (5 stars PLUS)
The Haunted Graveyard isn’t just a standalone attraction. It’s based in the oldest amusement park in the United States, Lake C
October 13, 2019
Lake Compounce
Passengers is the Circus Show With Stories about Journeys in Life (4.5 stars)
Passengers is the latest touring show of 7 Fingers, that other circus from Montreal. They're unlike Cirque du Soleil, which goes b
October 13, 2019
Cutler Majestic Theatre
Intramersive: Daemonologie Goes Beyond Living History To Putting You on Stage in 1849 (4.5 stars)
Intramersive is a theatre troupe in Salem that hosts interactive, immersive games. It's like a murder mystery dinner, because you
October 12, 2019
Cotting–Smith Assembly House
The Mashantucket Pequot Museum is the World’s Largest Native American Museum (5 stars PLUS)
We're lucky to live in New England, which has our country's highest number of artists per capita, and because of our high populati
October 11, 2019
Mashantucket Pequot Museum
Nightmare Acres is a Spooky Woods Walk That Needs More Woods (4 stars)
Nightmare Acres is an outdoor haunt near Hartford, Connecticut, on the grounds of but separate from Nomads Outdoor Adventure, a tr
October 9, 2019
Nomads Outdoor Adventure
Fright Haven is a Good Cause But Not as Compelling or Long as Other Halloween Attractions (3.5 stars)
Fright Haven, in Southwest Connecticut between Hartford and New York City, is an all-indoor Halloween attraction, meaning that it
October 8, 2019
Fright Haven
The Pumpkin Place at Nature’s Art Village is a Festival of Not-So-Spooky Fun for Kids (4 stars)
Nature's Art Village is a series of attractions set in and around a small strip mall in Eastern Connecticut. They own a crafts sto
October 8, 2019
Nature's Arts Village
191 Halloween Attractions in New England for 2019
It's time! Every year, Events INSIDER tracks more than 200 Halloween destinations, including ratings and reviews for more than 60.
October 7, 2019
Various
Trail of Terror is New England’s Longest Woods Walk and a Good Cause (4.5 stars)
Trail of Terror is a haunted woods walk that takes place every Halloween just south of Hartford in Connecticut. It's run by Scare
October 2, 2019
Trail of Terror
Legends of Fear at Fairview Tree Farm is Creative, Theatrical, and Large Enough for a Whole Evening (5 stars PLUS)
Legends of Fear is a Halloween attraction at Fairview Tree Farm, a third-generation family farm in Connecticut that is open to the
October 2, 2019
Fairview Tree Farm
Enthusiastic Actors Make the Haunted Isle at the Shore Line Trolley So Delightful (4 stars)
During the day, the Shore Line Trolley Museum features the last 1.5 miles of the Branford Electric Railway, the oldest continuousl
October 1, 2019
The Shore Line Trolley Museum
Make Discoveries and Enjoy a Classy Day in the Sun at the Newport Mansions Wine and Food Festival (5 stars)
by Perrie Isidore At the Newport Mansions Wine and Food Festival, you can sample and learn about hundreds of local, national, and
September 29, 2019
Marble House