Visit these spooky attractions in California for spine-tingling fun this season.
Dark Harbor Halloween Festival © Visit California
Dark Harbor Halloween Festival
Each year historic Queen Mary turns the ship and surrounding harbor at Long Beach into a thrilling attraction including haunted mazes, roaming monsters, themed bars, festive fare, live entertainment and more.
Universal Studios Hollywood transforms into a terrifying world of frights, with eight haunted houses inspired by some of the studio’s most popular movies and television shows.
Located at historic Hawes Farm, Hawes Haunts hosts bone-chilling activities during the spooky season. Open at dusk on Friday and Saturday, Hawes Haunts features a haunted corn maze, zombie-themed paintball adventure and more.
Knott’s Scary Farm © Visit California
For more than 50 years, Knott’s Berry Farm fully transforms into Knott’s Scary Farm each fall. Experience the haunted theme park’s spooky rides, scary shows and more than 1,000 terrifying creatures lurking on the grounds. Open select dates through Nov. 1.
This castle in Ione, California, is one of the most haunted buildings in the state. Built in 1894 as the administrative building of a reform school for boys, the castle hosts walkthrough experience The Haunt throughout October.
Known as one of the country’s scariest haunted house attractions, Sacramento Scream Park offers four unique spaces: a sanitarium, abandoned amusement park, cursed swamp and prep school.
Winchester Mystery House © Visit California
This famous haunted house in San Jose, California, offers additional hauntings during Halloween time with its Festival of Frights.
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