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Today at Intelligent Travel, we're bringing you a slew of local haunts in celebration of Halloween. Ghosts, spirits, and other oddities can be found anywhere you're traveling, and these stories can often help to fill in the history of a place (all while giving you the willies).
For example, I'm from Long Island, New York, home of the famed Amityville Horror
house. But I was surprised to find out that according to some local
paranormal "experts," one of my favorite area attractions is apparently
haunted as well. The iconic Fire Island Lighthouse is said to be haunted by the ghost of a former keeper who hung himself in the building. People have reported that "heavy doors open and close by themselves,
strange laughing and banging sounds seem to come from inside, and have experienced eerie
feelings, as well as the appearance of a shadowy figure in the caretaker's
house."
O.K., I'm officially creeped out.
What are your own local haunts? Share your favorite spooky travel tales in the comments, below.
Photo: Via Long Island Paranormal Investigators
I think one of the most haunting and likely haunted places I've ever been to was Ellis Island. The lives and stories of countless immigrants add structure and presence to the each building just as brick and mortar do. I could not help but walk the corridors and hear the voices of my great grandparents and the millions who joined them in pursuit of a better life in America.
Posted by: Tom Overheard | October 31, 2008 at 02:03 PM
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Posted by: Janelle | October 31, 2008 at 02:39 PM
Galveston Island is a very haunted place in Texas too. Especially after the 1900 Great Storm where 6-8,000 people lost their lives. They still give haunted tours at the Hotel Galvez.
Posted by: RoShelle | November 03, 2008 at 01:15 PM