Courtesy Shannon Finney Photography
Washington, D.C.聽 Congressional Cemetery in Capitol Hill is the final resting place for more聽than 65,000 individuals. And on select evenings in October, you can explore their stories during the cemetery’s hour-long nighttime聽tour. Tours will not stay on the path, so flashlights, shoes 鈥斅燼nd some courage聽鈥� are required. Adult tickets are $22; children 12 and under are $12. Beer, wine and cider will be available for purchase. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
AP Photo/Charles Dharapak
Courtesy Clifton Haunted Trail, Witschey Photography
Warrenton, Virginia
Sarah Leonard’s great-grandparents bought an abandoned farm in Warrenton, Virginia nearly 100 years ago, and every since then, visitors have remarked on how creepy the farm is 鈥斅燽oth during the day and at night. The family decided to work with what they have, so they turned the farm and its barns into a haunted trail. More than 60 actors and several scenes bring this land聽to life聽鈥� or death. Haunted Hollow is open Oct. 14, Oct 20, Oct. 21, Oct. 27 and Oct. 28. Tickets are $18 at the door. (Courtesy Haunted Hollow)
Courtesy Haunted Hollow
Centreville, Virginia
During the day, Cox Farms attracts聽hundreds of D.C.-area families to Centreville, Virginia, with its pumpkin patch, farm animals and hayrides. Come nightfall, it attracts only the brave. Visitors can still walk the corn maze and go on a hayride聽鈥� only, the atmosphere is much spookier. Cox Farms’ Fields of Fear is open weekends in October. Tickets range from $15 to $25. (Courtesy Cox Farms/Jason Hornick)
Courtesy Cox Farms/Jason Hornick
Washington, D.C.聽 Scares aren’t just for the big kids. Little ones can get a thrill 鈥� albeit toned down鈥� at the annual Boo at the Zoo at the National Zoo. More than 40 treat stations are set up throughout the zoo, and decorated trails are not to be missed. The event runs Oct. 20 to 22. . (Courtesy Smithsonian’s National Zoo Flickr)
Courtesy Smithsonian’s National Zoo Flickr
Courtesy聽Markoff’s Haunted Forest
The Plains, Virginia聽 By day, the Corn Maze at The Plains is the epitome of the perfect fall activity. By night, it’s a scarier scenario to navigate. is less terrifying than haunted houses in the area, but there’s still a fear-factor for those who seek a less obvious scare. Admission is $11. Make sure you bring a flashlight.聽 (Photo by Joe Raedle/草莓传媒makers)
Photo by Joe Raedle/草莓传媒makers
Courtesy Alexandria Colonial Tours/Michael J. LaPierre
WASHINGTON 鈥� Halloween isn’t all tricks and treats in the D.C. area聽鈥� there’s plenty of scare to go around, too.
Here are a number of haunted happenings taking place this season. Scroll through the gallery if you dare.
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