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Things You Should Do Suggestions for October, 2005

Jack Sim’s Ghost Tours – Brisbane, Australia

australia-ghost-tours.jpgHorror, Heritage & Hauntings

Australia’s longest running Ghost Tours, established in 1998 by local horror historian JACK SIM, Ghost Tours combines the unique experience of visiting some of the nations most historic HAUNTED SITES with the ancient art of … More things you should do’…

The Ghosts of Gettysburg – Pennsylvania

ghosts-of-gettysburg.jpgThe Ghosts of Gettysburg

Over the years since the battle, stories of scores of sightings, stranger than reality, have emerged from the quaint houses and gentle fields in and around the town of Gettysburg: Stories of sightings of these soldiers, moving again in … More things you should do’…

Lizzie Borden Bed & Breakfast – Fall River, Massachusetts

lizzie-borden-bed-breakfast.jpgLizzie Borden Bed & Breakfast

August 4, 1892. A wealthy businessman and his wife are found brutally murdered in their Victorian home in Fall River, Massachusetts. The Accused: the youngest daughter, Lizzie. The Verdict: Not Guilty!

So goes the lore of the most … More things you should do’…

Parade of Lost Souls – Vancouver, Canada

parade-of-lost-souls.jpgThe site and the procession route were reversed from previous years. We began in the all weather field at William and Cotton where altars, shrines, fire dancers and an ancestral dome helped us prepare for our journey. Then, musical guides appeared, beckoning us … More things you should do’…

Jack the Ripper Walk – London, England

jack-the-ripper-walk.gifJack the Ripper Walk

He came silently out of the midnight shadows of August 31, 1888, striking terror at the hearts – and throats – of raddled, drink-sodden East End prostitutes and leaving a trail of blood and gore that led nowhere. Jack … More things you should do’…

Walk of the Dead – Sacramento Zombie Walk

Walk of the Dead – Sacramento Zombie Walk

Starting in Old Sacramento, across from the Railroad Museum, we’ll meet at the grass lot located @ Front and I St. We will then walk through K Street Mall to our destination, the State Capital. What do we want???? BRAINS! … More things you should do’…

Honolulu City Haunts – Waikiki, Hawaii

oahu-ghost-tours.jpgOn our tours, guests are taken to some of the most haunted places on O’ahu, if not in all of the islands. Oahu Ghost Tours® will take you close-up and allow you to witness firsthand these very unique places…from the much … More things you should do’…

Queen Mary’s Shipwreck – Long Beach, California

queen-mary-shipwreck.jpgEvery October the Queen Mary in Long Beach transforms into “The Most Terrifying Place On Earth” for Shipwreck, the Queen Mary’s Halloween Terror Fest. Each year Shipwreck unveils a new creation that delivers ultimate horror to the daring mortals that brave this … More things you should do’…

Voodoo Music Experience – New Orleans

voodoo-music-fest.jpgVoodoo Music Experience

This year The festival grounds has moved to an area in city park adjacent to the New Orleans Museum of Art. It contains two sections, “The Ritual,” with its two main stages, and “Flambeau” with the Preservation Hall tent and … More things you should do’…

Haunted Happenings – Seattle, Washington

haunted-happenings-seattle.gifHaunted Happenings – A Seattle Ghost Tour

Jake, a local ghost enthusiast, takes you on a van tour visiting various haunted locations:

The Elegant Hotel
The Mortuary
The Market
Gambling Den
Poor Farm
The Voice
The Castle
Old Burial Ground
The Basketball Player
Haunted Theater
Notorious Rooming House

…. and much, much more!

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