Halloween is one of our favorite times of year and these 5 haunted attractions are some of the best in the country. These 5 destinations have won a combined 34 different awards and two have even spent time in the Guinness Book of World Records.

 INDIANA

The Thirteenth Hour – Indianapolis

Sitting among and under the hills near Indianapolis, The Thirteenth Hour has undergone substantial renovations and additions for 2023 adding an entirely new house to its collection as well as expanding the existing Cathedral of Souls attraction. Thirteenth Hour offers a completely unique experience with four houses in one continuous path, each telling another chapter in the same story. This year sees the addition of Cartocker Expeditions, taking visitors back in time, before bringing them face to face with death itself in the Widows Walk Cemetery created by undertaker Heinrich Chapel in 1903. From there, only the most daring enter the Cathedral of Souls where Chapel and his wife disappeared in 1913 under mysterious circumstances. The trip through the evil of the past ends with Mine No. 13 where Heinrich might have been attempting to resurrect the dead. Will you be his next victim? Dare to make the trip to the past…only at The Thirteenth Hour! For more information, click here.

ILLINOIS

Aura – Peoria

In 1902, a hospital opened in Illinois. That hospital is still open today…would you like an appointment? Nestled among the Peoria State Hospital Historic District is the Pollak Hospital Building. While the hospital opened in 1902, the Pollak Building was added in 1949 to care for tuberculosis victims and was one of the last active buildings when the hospital closed in 1973. This building, along with the rest of the hospital, is said to be truly, literally haunted. But for a short time each year, it’s also home to some…extra doctors and patients that you can visit. If you’re brave enough to face the terror. Can you handle an actual haunted hospital in a haunted attraction designed by a family of experienced haunters with over 40 years of combined experience scaring the hell out of people? If not, I’m sure some of the…long term care physicians can check you into a room. For more information, click here.

OHIO

Lewisburg Haunted Cave – Lewisburg

Let me bounce this one off you: what about a haunted attraction…in an actual CAVE? I know, right? That’s what I said! The Lewisburg Haunted Cave is precisely that: a full-tilt haunt inside a limestone cave some 80 feet underground. Feeling claustrophobic yet? This one is also in the Guiness Book of World Records as of 2010 as the LONGEST haunted house in the world. Fire. Devils. The grave. You have a fear? You’ll face it…deep underground. If it’s too much for you? They also have a scare-free mine wagon tour on-site, or you can do both!  For more information, click here.

Michigan

Erebus Haunted Attraction – Pontiac, Michigan

Erebus offers four floors of thrills and chills featuring Hollywood-quality special effects. Measuring more than half a mile, it’s one of the world’s largest haunted attractions. It held the Guinness World Record for largest walk-through haunted attraction from 2005 until 2009, when it lost the record to Cutting Edge Haunted House. It is not recommended for children under the age of 13.  For more information, click here.

Wisconsin

Wisconsin Feargrounds – Waukesha, Wisconsin

About 30 minutes west of Milwaukee, visit the Wisconsin Feargrounds and meet the leader of the tortured souls that reside there: Sketchy the Clown. Being a good host, Sketchy wants to make sure all the clowns that visit every October are comfortable in his chambers. He doesn’t care for intruders and guarantees that some who show up…will never leave.  This haunted attraction is the winner of numerous awards both locally and nationally. For more information, click here.