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On Halloween we permitted ourselves to swerve away from what we know to be intellectual and become more accepting of the so called illogical. At this time, we may actually give some credit to that possibility that spirits or ghosts may be haunting people around the world. On Halloween we can really let our minds wander from our usual point of view and what we usually view as normal phenomena. Every “All Hallows Eve”, as it is also known, the little ones grab sacks and buckets and stroll from door to door around the neighborhood usually getting a piece of candy or 2 in return. And then there’s the adults, some having quiet nights sitting by the front door passing out candy and others preparing for lavish Halloween parties. What if instead of the usual Halloween routine you were presented that chance to do something distinctive?

Most people believe that ghost stories are meant for pure amusement and there are not in fact spirits traveling in this world with us. Despite that, there are many places in this world that have been said to have actual spirits or ghosts that haunt the sites even to this day. What if you went out on an adventure this year and strived to discover some of these “supposed” ghostly places as opposed to your normal Halloween experience. If you are in the regions of Myrtle Beach, St Augustine, or the Florida Keys take the chance to investigate these spooky attractions and you may encounter something that you thought could only be a portion of your imagination, and why not explore these on Halloween, the scariest day of the year.

The Dark Side Of Myrtle Beach

Visitors and residents are offered a very unique experience in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. At the Ghosts and Legends Theatre on any day of the year you can step through a secret wall at this attraction and enter into a world where you will meet four ghosts represented in human form. These spirits are known as Alice of Hermitage, Edward Teach or Blackbeard, Sonny Jim who is a slave ghost, and a spirit who warns residents of approaching hurricanes identified as The Grey Man.

You can come anytime, although it is good to remember that the summer is the busy time of year due to the location, but on Halloween day there are many special activities so a fall visit may be good too. In addition to the theatre performances and walking tours that are offered, there is trick-or-treating for the children. You’ll see plenty of Halloween decorations that set the mood just right for this time of year and help to create that eerie atmosphere we all desire on October 31st.

St. Augustine’s Ghostly Tours

You can go on The Ghost Tours of St Augustine, which is popular due to St. Augustine’s reputation as on of the most haunted places, which is probably related to how it is one of the oldest cities. The most well-known spirit on the tour is Osceola, the ghost of an old Seminole chief. In Castillo de San Marcos, during the Second Seminole war, Osceola captured and help after being tricked into thinking there was going to be a truce. Fort Moultrie, in South Caroline was where he ended up being transferred after his capture to avoid the outrage that had ensued. He died there in 1838 of Malaria.

His documented hauntings at Castillo de San Marcos are aforementioned to be the consequence of what happened after his death. His lifeless head was cut off by an Army doctor named Frederick Weedon and the head was then embalmed. In 1885 this head was entered into the collection at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, but that was not before it was lost and then found again. The legend goes that since Osceola’s head was so mistreated and traveled so much after his death, his spirit became restless and so now he haunts Castillo de San Marcos. So go find the spirit of Osceola this Halloween and take a ghostly tour.

The Florida Keys

If you find yourself in the Florida Keys around Halloween you should venture to Key West and experience their annual Fantasy Fest (not recommended for children). In addition to the events this festival offers there are chances to take ghost walks and tours for those looking to be haunted on October 31st. Tony’s Saloon, which was a morgue between 1852 and 1875 is another place you can visit, along with a stop for pirates and other questionable individuals.

Also present in the Florida Keys is Fort Zachary Taylor where a yellow fever epidemic swept through in 1862 and killed hundreds of Union soldiers. When a civil engineer named Howard England was excavating the site in the 1960’s he claimed the ghost of Wendell Gardner, a Civil War soldier, appeared before him and pointed him toward another excavation site. An enormous mass of Civil War weapons were discovered on this site. It ended up being the largest collection of Civil War weapons ever found. The Gardner family later confirmed that Wendell was in fact a Civil War soldier that perished during the yellow fever epidemic that swept through the fort. The tour is called The Haunting of Fort Zachary Taylor and if you take this tour both Howard England and Wendell Gardner are supposedly the ghosts that will be haunting you.

If you truly desire to run into a ghost, there are really only a few opportunities out there. If you really want to experience something that is amazing and also very unique this Halloween, head down to one of these places and let you friends go the usual “trick-or-treating” route. All 3 of these cities provide various great options and lodging accommodations, hundreds of gorgeous hotels and Bluegreen resort options. There are multiple places, tales and tours that will put you in contact with the 4th kind and alter what you thought previously to only be fictional, and what better time to go into the strange than on Halloween.