Best Ghost Walk Tours of the Carolinas, 2007

With Halloween approaching, you may looking for some thrilling fun or family-friendly haunting entertainment. Ghost walk tours are a fantastic way to blend history with excitement as you follow a knowledgeable guide through eerie, dark streets, haunted houses, cemeteries and inns. They can range from truly original and terrifying experiences to the light-hearted fun suitable for the whole family. Some tours come complete with their own brand of "ghosts," and still others can be defined as a "ghost hunt" where you are on the lookout for real ghosts as you learn the haunting history of the area. If you live in or near the Carolinas, you can be a short drive away from an exciting night of thrills and chills.

Children as young as 5 can delight in some kid-oriented or family friendly ghost walks. In Charlotte, the Charlotte Museum of History provides a night of mild-mannered fun as you learn the history of Alexander Hezekiah and tour the homesite. On the last Saturday before Halloween the museum provides cookie decorating, fall craft activities and a spooky, but friendly, tour of Hezekiah's home. Reservations are required for this hauntingly good time so be sure to call 704-568-1774 before time runs out!

For more family friendly fun check out the Albemarle Ghost Walk on October 25. This is the 2nd annual Fall Festival for Albemarle, NC and it all culminates with the Ghost Walk leaving from downtown. Before the ghost walk you can enjoy the children's costume parade, trick-or-treating and dinner before embarking on your thrilling adventure.

Wilmington's highly acclaimed ghost tours have a variety of tours suitable for the family, including specialized tours for children. This year round tour is listed as 'Best Tour' by Encore magazine in both 2006 and 2007. Your adventure into one of the most actively haunted cities in the world begins at Market St. by the Cape Fear River. Your 90-minute stroll will take you down 275-year-old alleyways and through the graveyards holding the remains of thieves and murderers, and with 24 active sites to walk through the experience of the tour changes every night!