9 hours ago 2009-07-11T19:28:45-07:00
NEW YORK – Among the best-known events held each year around Halloween time are Keene, N.H.'s Pumpkin Festival (Oct. 25), New York's Greenwich Village Halloween Parade (Oct. 31), New Orleans' Voodoo Festival (Oct. 24-26), and the pumpkin-tossing contest in Bridgeville, Del., called Punkin Chunkin (Oct. 31-Nov. 2).
But if none of those are convenient and you're looking for some spooky fun closer to home, here are 13 of the Haunted House Association's top picks for haunted houses around the country, chosen from among 2,200 such attractions:
_7 Floors of Hell, Cleveland, Ohio, http://www.7floorsofhell.com
_13th Gate Haunted House, Baton Rouge, La., http://www.midnightproduction.com/the13thgate.htm
_Nightmare on 13th, Salt Lake City, Utah, http://www.nightmareon13th.com
_Nightmare on the Bayou, Houston, Texas, http://www.nightmareonthebayou.com
_Cutting Edge, Fort Worth, Texas, http://www.cuttingedgehauntedhouse.com
_The Bates Motel, Philadelphia, Pa., http://www.thebatesmotel.com
_The Darkness, St. Louis, Mo., http://www.scarefest.com
_Dreamreapers Haunted House, Chicago, Ill., http://www.dreamreapers.com
_Erebus Four Story Haunted Attraction, Pontiac, Mich., http://www.hauntedpontiac.com
_The Haunted Hotel, San Diego, Calif., http://www.hauntedhotel.com
_Headless Horseman Hayrides and Haunted Houses, Ulster Park, N.Y., http://www.headlesshorseman.com
_Kersey Valley SpookyWoods and Maize Adventure, Greensboro, N.C., http://www.spookywoods.com
_NETHERWORLD Haunted House, Atlanta, Ga., http://www.Fearworld.com
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