Planning on heading to North America? Want to explore the dark history and spooky travel in various North American Destinations?
From the Salem WitchTrials to the Voodoo Queen of New Orleans to a haunted doll named Robertina. The history and spooky travel stories from North America are incredible.
Be sure to check out all of the posts about North American Destinations below.
Looking for more dark history posts in North America or Europe? Visit the United States Destinations page here or the Canadian Destinations page here. Check out the list of European Countries full of dark history and spooky stories here.
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All North American Posts
San Antonio is one of the most haunted places in the United States. If you want to experience a terrifyingly supernatural history, spend the evening taking a ghost tour. With…
Are you heading to Florida and want to take one of the best ghost tours in Key West? Known to be one of the most haunted cities in America, Key…
Nicolas Cage and I have a few things in common. We both love haunted houses, New Orleans, and The Big Easy, a place unlike any other. Nicolas Cage loves haunted…
Are you spending Halloween in Boston and looking for the best Halloween events, parties and activities? You can take a ghost tour, attend a haunted Halloween party on a yacht,…
Make Halloween in Edmonton extra spooky in 2024 by spending the spooky season going on ghost tours, exploring Halloween Alley or attending some of the creepiest haunted houses in Edmonton…
If you are looking to take one of the best ghost tours in St. Augustine and you aren’t sure which one to take, I can help you choose the best…
New Orleans is known for its spooky atmosphere and tales of ghosts, pirates, and vampires. It is said to have been the home of North America’s first vampires and is…
Salem Massachusetts is well known for the infamous 17th-century Salem Witch Trials, but the city is more than just witches. Salem is overflowing with a dark, creepy and macabre history…
New Orleans radiates a supernatural atmosphere and has some of the best haunted locations in the United States. Whether you are into ghosts or just want to learn some of…
Chicago’s history is filled with mobsters, speakeasies, fires and the infamous horror house owned by H.H. Holmes. But, with so much darkness comes the tales of the supernatural entities that…
Savannah is home to some of the most beautiful historic cemeteries in the US. And, if you love to wander through cemeteries, then Savannah is the perfect place to be…
If you are heading to Charleston and love a good pub crawl, the Holy City has several great bar crawls for everyone. Do you want to enjoy Charleston’s haunted history…
Take one of the best ghost tours in Williamsburg and explore the historic streets where some of the most important history in America took place. Williamsburg is a hot spot…
If you’re heading to America’s most haunted city and want to experience the ghosts that haunt the historic city, I recommend going on one of the best ghost tours in…
If you are visiting New Orleans and want to learn the history and lore behind New Orleans Voodoo, you must take a New Orleans Voodoo Tour. If you want to…
A visit to New Orleans isn’t complete without a cemetery tour. New Orleans cemeteries are full of history, and the above-ground tombs, monuments and mausoleums are stunning and should not…
What is a trip to Charleston without taking a ghost tour? Charleston is known for being one of the most haunted cities in America. It is hard to find an…
Savannah is one of the most haunted cities in the US, and it has no shortage of haunted cemeteries, buildings, and hotels that you can stay the night at. Who…
Calling all history lovers! Head to Savannah to step back in time to the Civil War. Savannah is one of the only towns that survived the Civil War and is…
If you like to sip delicious cocktails and locally brewed beer with a side of spooky history, you must spend an evening taking a Savannah haunted pub crawl. Grab a…
Are you considering staying the night at one of the most haunted hotels in Salem Mass? The Witch City is known for its dark history and haunted locations. From the…
Spend the night on a haunted pub crawl in New Orleans on your next visit to the Big Easy. Walk around the streets of the French Quarter with the dead…
A trip to New Orleans isn’t complete without a swamp tour. Step out of the bustling city and venture into Cajun Country by taking one of the best swamp tours…
Galveston Ghost Tours takes you to the most haunted historical sites around Galveston, Texas. The city is among one of the most haunted cities in the United States. With many…
If you want to spend the evening with the ghosts of Gettysburg, check out the list of the 10 best ghost tours in Gettysburg. Whether you are looking for a Gettysburg ghost hunt or spending…
Chicago is one of the best cities in the US for people who love dark history. But, at the same time, Chicago is known for its music scene, stunning art…
Salem, Massachusetts, is well known for the witchcraft hysteria in 1692. While many of the buildings standing during the witch trials are long gone, the dark history still lingers through…
Explore the haunted history behind the Most Wicked Town in the US by going on a ghost tour in Jerome, AZ. Jerome is known for being the largest ghost town…
Spend an evening exploring the most haunted places in Chattanooga by taking one of the best ghost tours in Chattanooga. From haunted pub crawls to going on a ghost hunt…
Do you want to explore all of Asheville’s most haunted locations? Then, why not visit Asheville’s historic sites by going on one of the many spooky Asheville ghost tours? From…
Why not spend an evening going on one of the best ghost tours in Boston? The city is full of so much history, from the arrival of Puritan colonists to…
New Orleans is one of the most haunted cities in America. Ghost hunters, dark history fans and people who love great jazz flock to the Big Easy every year. Is…
Saskatchewan, one of the prairie provinces in Canada, is full of tiny towns and long-forgotten history. Saskatchewan ghost towns are scattered throughout the province just waiting to be discovered, crumbling…
Salem has a fascinating history that stretches back hundreds of years and involves one of the most horrific witch trials the United States has ever witnessed. It is also home…
The Charter Street Historic District has a sinister history tied to the dark romantic writer Nathaniel Hawthorne. In the district, on the corner of the Old Burying Point Cemetery, sits…
Deep in the rural valleys of Southern Alberta sits a little blue farm building full of unusual, strange objects. The Museum of Fear and Wonder is a unique rural museum…
Boston is home to boundless intriguing history, from being the birthplace of the macabre mystery writer Edgar Allan Poe to being a city where so many political events took place…
Salem in Massachusetts is famous for the dark history which fell upon the city over 300 years ago when Puritans ruled the land with their strict authoritative rules. The dark…
Have you ever read a book and wanted to transport yourself directly into its world? I did just that when I visited the colonial House of the Seven Gables in…
The witch city of Salem, Massachusetts, holds a piece of history plucked straight out of the 17th century. Visiting The Witch House in Salem, Massachusetts, is like stepping back into…
The Old Burying Point Cemetery, also referred to as the Charter Street Cemetery, is located right next to the Salem Witch Trials Memorial. Teeming with a history that overflows between…
A ghost town filled with secrets, creepy mannequins, cats and buildings straight out of the wild west…the tiny hamlet of Rowley, Alberta has it all! More than your average ghost…
The Honey Island Swamp, named after the honey bees that used to call the area home, is a beautiful river swamp teeming with all sorts of incredible wildlife. Everyone always…
If you are looking for the top haunted places in New Orleans to fuel your spooky heart, I got you. Everything from the very haunted LaLaurie Mansion to the place…
New Orleans is a place where legends, folklore and scary stories flourish. Here the locals fully embrace the spooky scene, taking their superstitions and dark folklore seriously. In fact, there’s…
I often find myself wondering if I’m in Ukraine when living and travelling in Alberta. I’ve never been to Ukraine, so I have no idea what the country is actually…
When I think of dark tourism, Canada is the last place that comes to mind. But when I really take a look around, I find there are way more sites…
The highway to Elk Island National Park was a terrifying drive, largely due to the -26℃ winds that were hurling snow so thick I could barely see the road in…
Jasper National Park is the perfect stop for your weekend getaway. Located in the province of Alberta, Jasper is calmer and less crowded than its Rocky Mountain counterpart Banff making…
Darkness comes to Fort Edmonton Park, and I am ready to discover if I can finally be scared! Usually, I’m one of those people who are impossible to scare. But…
Every city, town and village on Earth seems to have its own ghost stories, with the spookiest tales usually set in locations with a tonne of history and culture. Anytime…
Alberta is a Canadian western prairie province that offers a range of stunning scenery, landscapes, and sights for the tourist to explore. From spending a day taking in the majestic…
The sun beamed down onto our car as we drove into town. Christina and I could feel a tangible spark of energy buzz through the air! My eyes were immediately…