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When it comes to Halloween, there are usually two types. There are those who love to get the bejesus scared out of them \u2014 being chased out of a haunted house with a chain saw and reveling in ghost stories. Then, there are those who live for leaf-peeping excursions, cute pumpkin patches and have a closet full of flannels. But occasionally, they overlap, and fall is loved for being spooky\u00a0and<\/em>\u00a0cozy, ghosts with a sprinkle of pumpkin spice.<\/p>\n

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So, no matter which version of Halloween you prefer, there\u2019s a Halloweentown in the U.S. worth visiting. Here are six spots to put on your list for a scary-good time (or, you know, just some really great pumpkins and witch sightings.)\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Estes Park, Colorado\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Estes Park\u00a0is a bit of a choose-your-own fall adventure. Love the paranormal? Take a ghost tour or spend a night at\u00a0The Stanley Hotel, which is known as a \u201cDisney\u201d
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\n for ghosts because of all of its paranormal activity. It\u2019s also the hotel where Stephen King was snowed in when he had a nightmare that inspired him to pen \u201cThe Shining.\u201d But Estes is picturesque, too, and located on the front porch of Rocky Mountain National Park. Fall is\u00a0mating season for elk, which means visitors can hear the animals\u2019 bugling (mating calls) throughout town and see these beautiful creatures (from a distance) take over golf courses and occasionally stop traffic. Leaf peepers, there\u2019s something for you, too: Enjoy a unique vantage point by zipping through the trees on the\u00a0Mustang Monster Coaster.<\/p>\n

See<\/strong>: The best affordable little cities to live in America<\/p>\n

Half Moon Bay, California\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Located along the craggy coast of Northern California,\u00a0Half Moon Bay\u00a0is absolutely\u00a0gourd-geous<\/em>\u00a0in the fall. The coastal community, about 35 minutes south of San Francisco, is regarded as the pumpkin capital of the world, with local growers producing more than 3,000 tons of pumpkins every year. You can pick your own pumpkins or blow your own glass pumpkin at a\u00a0glassblowing studio, plus enjoy pumpkin beers on tap. Restaurants also showcase pumpkin dishes on their menus, with chefs at\u00a0The Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay\u00a0featuring savory lobster pumpkin bisque and decadent pumpkin mousse cake.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Check out:<\/strong> seven off-the-radar places worth stopping on a California road trip<\/p>\n

Romeo, Michigan<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Some towns are known to go all out for Christmas. But\u00a0Romeo, Michigan, wins Halloween. More than 25 homes are decorated to the max for the beloved \u201cTerror on Tillson\u201d tradition in Romeo, a small village where homes date to the 1850s. Many of the homes adopt themes, from pirate ships to Harry Potter scenes to graveyards and a ghost dance hall. The community event attracts 75,000 visitors from around the country, and over 2,000 trick-or-treaters descend on the neighborhood on Halloween night. Homeowners estimate that 75,000 pieces of candy are handed out each year. Volunteers from the high-school football team walk the streets in bright-colored safety vests and with flashlights to help with crowd control. In all, the event scares up $80,000 that\u2019s donated to local students and veterans.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Also see: <\/strong>\u2018An out-of-body experience\u2019: The 2024 North American eclipse is shaping up to be the biggest 4-minute show of the decade<\/p>\n

Sleepy Hollow, New York\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Just 25 miles north of New York City, along the Hudson River, is\u00a0Sleepy Hollow, the real-life setting of the 1820 short story \u201cThe Legend of Sleepy Hollow.\u201d Visitors to Westchester County can take a self-guided tour of many landmarks, including the statue of the Headless Horseman that chased schoolmaster Ichabod Crane. This Halloweentown really leans into its reputation with a calendar full of festive events, like hayrides, a horsemen-themed haunted house, and the Great Jack O\u2019Lantern Blaze that features more than 7,000 hand-carved, illuminated pumpkins, and, new for 2023, a twirling pumpkin Ferris wheel.\u00a0Sleepy Hollow Hotel,\u00a0Tarrytown House Estate\u00a0and the\u00a0Castle Hotel & Spa\u00a0are all great spots to spend the night, especially as the latter two have their own haunted tales.<\/p>\n

See<\/strong>: Six towns worth visiting for their historic downtowns<\/p>\n

Cody, Wyoming\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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You can expect some inherent quirk in an Old West town like\u00a0Cody, Wyoming. But what you may not have seen coming is the Mummy Cave. Just north of the Shoshone River, a resident discovered the cave with remains of an eerily well-preserved 1,200-year-old man whom locals refer to as Mummy Joe. He was buried under the overhang of a volcanic cliff, which provided the ideal climate for preservation. <\/p>\n

While you may not stumble across any mummies while in town, there\u2019s still tons to see and do, including a visit to\u00a0Yellowstone National Park, where you can spot elk and the gemstone-colored Grand Prismatic hot spring that looks like it belongs on another planet. The\u00a0Irma Hotel\u00a0was built by Buffalo Bill Cody in 1902 and named for his daughter, Irma. If you\u2019re looking for a harrowing stay, Room 35 is believed to be haunted by her ghost, with guests reporting water in the bathroom turns on and off by itself and belongings move around the room.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Also on MarketWatch: <\/strong>How Halloween became a huge money-maker for Disney<\/p>\n

Macon, Georgia\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Georgia is considered the \u201cHollywood of the South,\u201d with\u00a0spooky shows\u00a0like \u201cStranger Things\u201d and \u201cThe Walking Dead\u201d filmed in the Peach State. For a fun Halloween getaway, head to\u00a0Macon, which has hauntings like the historic\u00a0Hay House,\u00a0Rose Hill Cemetery, and the\u00a0Big House\u00a0where the Allman Brothers lived. In fact, there\u2019s so much ghostly activity here that Rocky Candy Tours leads a \u201cMacon Macabre Tour \u201d through downtown. But one of the very best things to observe is the annual \u201cWitches Float,\u201d when 100 or so participants dressed like witches and warlocks float down the Ocmulgee River in canoes and on paddleboards to raise money for charity.<\/p>\n

Read the original article on <\/em>Livability<\/em>.<\/em><\/p>\n