If this isn't a creepy angle on this house I don't know what is... Alabama Travel put together a list of 13 haunted events happening across the state that explore Alabama's Haunted History.
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Black Belt Ghost Trail
Black Belt Region – Self guided, year-round
Visit Alabama's Black Belt Region to tour the popular ghost trail. The self-guided tour will take you to dozens of sites in three counties (Dallas, Perry, Wilcox) to include restaurants, hotels, cemeteries, and homes. A brochure provides a map and the haunted history of each stop on the tour. The trail also includes a site for visitors to view videos detailing the ghost stories. www.youtube.com/user/AlabamasGhostTrail. For brochures and more information:
www.alabamasfrontporches.com 334.636.5506 or 334.636.0120
Huntsville
Ghost Walking Tour – Fridays/Saturdays in October
Participants will hear stories of Huntsville's haunted past while walking along in the Old Town Historic District. The Huntsville Ghost Walk offers a one hour trolley tour through Huntsville's haunted past. Reservations should be made in advance by purchasing tickets at Harrison Brothers Hardware Store at 124 South Side Square. Adult tickets are $12 and children 10 and under can ride for $10. Seating is limited. All tours begin promptly at 6 p.m. The walking tours take place on Friday nights as well as Saturday nights. Trolley tours will only be offered on Saturday nights. Tickets for the walking tours are $8 for adults, $6 for children 12 and under. Call 256.509.3940 or visit www.huntsvilleghostwalk.com for more information.
Montgomery
Haunted Hearse Tours — October 1-31
Tour
operators offer you to 'take a ride in a renovated hearse if you dare."
The hearse can accommodate a maximum of six guests per trip. The tour
will go by Hank Williams grave in the Oakwood Cemetery Annex as well as
by numerous other sites in Montgomery with "haunted" histories. Tours
begin on the hour - 7 p.m. - 12 a.m. each night. Pickup will be at the
Alley in downtown Montgomery. Guides will share stories with the
guests. Reservations can be made by calling 334.514.4457. Cost is $15
per person.
Athens
7th Annual "Historic Haunts Walk" — October 4, 12, 14, 19
This annual Historic Haunts Walk begins at the Houston Library and includes tales of paranormal activity at 12 local structures. Hear about the college student who fell to her death and is said to still wander the halls at Athens University. Each walk is approximately 90 minutes and begins at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $5. For more information contact Limestone County Tourism 256.232.5411 or Jeanette@visitathensal.com.
Selma
33rd Annual Alabama Tale Tellin' Festival— October 14 & 15
This year's event will feature a tribute to renowned storyteller and the festival's founder, Kathryn Tucker Windham who died this year. Hear ghost stories and tell your own story at the Swapping Grounds. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 students and $5 for children 12 and under. For more information call 1.800.457.3562 or taletellin@yahoo.com, www.taletellin.selmaalabama.com.
Huntsville
Cemetery Stroll— October 16
Some 60 costumed interpreters tell the story of those buried in the Maple Hill Cemetery. 256.533.5723