Are you looking for United States Destinations that will fulfill your dark history and spooky travels? Look no further! The United States has hundreds of years of history.
If you are looking for dark history in the United States, the Salem Witch Trials ravaged the country with the hysteria that resulted in the deaths of innocent men and women.
If you want to explore the United States, haunted destinations spooky history thrives in New Orleans. Check out the best ghost tours in New Orleans or the best ghost tours in Salem.
Looking for more dark history posts in North America or Europe? Check out the list of North American Destinations or European Countries full of dark history and spooky stories.
Do you love dark tourism, dark history or spooky travel? Check out more dark and spooky travel around the world here. You can also check out the Spooky Travel Guides for more dark travel inspiration.
If you love podcasts filled with a dark history and haunted ghost stories from all over the world, be sure to check out the Everything is Spooky in the Dark Podcast!
All United States Destination Posts
The 13 Best Ghost Tours in San Antonio
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…
The 11 Best Ghost Tours in Key West
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 His Dark Connections with New Orleans
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…
21 Things to Do for Halloween in Boston (2024)
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,…
The 9 Best Ghost Tours in St. Augustine, FL
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…
The 9 Best Vampire Tours in New Orleans
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…
The 10 Best Ghost Tours in Salem MA (Updated for 2025)
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…
The 13 Best Ghost Tours in New Orleans in 2025
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…
The 8 Best Ghost Tours in Chicago
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…
10 Cemetery Tours in Savannah, Georgia
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…
The 8 Best Pub Crawls in Charleston
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…
The 7 Best Ghost Tours in Williamsburg
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…
The 12 Best Ghost Tours in Savannah Georgia
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…
The 9 Best Voodoo Tours in New Orleans
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…
The 9 Best Cemetery Tours in New Orleans
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…
The 14 Best Ghost Tours in Charleston
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…
8 Haunted Hotels in Savannah for Ghost Lovers
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…
5 Savannah Civil War Tours For History Lovers
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…
The 10 Best Savannah Pub Crawls
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…
The 9 Most Haunted Hotels in Salem Massachusetts
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…
The 11 Best Pub Crawls in New Orleans
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…
The 9 Best Swamp Tours in New Orleans
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…
11 Galveston Ghost Tours That Will Chill You to the Bone
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…
The 10 Best Ghost Tours in Gettysburg (Updated for 2025)
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…
The 10 Best Crime Tours in Chicago
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…
The 12 Best Salem Witch Trials Tours
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…
The 7 Best Ghost Tours in Jerome AZ
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…
6 Chattanooga Ghost Tours That’ll Terrify You
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…
The 5 Best Asheville Ghost Tours
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…
The 8 Best Ghost Tours in Boston in 2025
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…
The 11 Most Haunted Hotels in New Orleans
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…
Haunted Places in Salem Massachusetts
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…
Charter Street Historic District: The Grimshawe House
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…
Edgar Allan Poe & The Central Burying Grounds
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…
The History of the Salem Witch Trials
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…
A Trip to The House of the Seven Gables in Salem Massachusetts
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…
Visiting The Witch House in Salem Massachusetts
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 & Salem Witch Trials Memorial
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…
Why You Must Visit Honey Island Swamp At Least Once in Your Lifetime
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…
The Top Haunted Places in New Orleans
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…
The Dark Side of New Orleans — Spooky Sites to See
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…