Haunted House Tour of America

Take a different kind of vacation this year and visit some of America's most haunted houses and even if you don't see any ghosts, you'll have a great time. And if you don't want to travel far, there's sure to be a haunted house, plantation, castle or town - not too far away. Whether you live in Louisiana, Michigan, Texas, Wyoming or North Dakota, it's not hard to find a town near you that boasts haunted areas.

Take, for instance, the Myrtles Plantation in St. Francisville, Louisiana. Built in 1794, the house is said to hold dozens of ghosts. Although many say 8 or 10 murders occurred there, most are rumors. The place truly is haunted, say many, and hundreds of people flock to it, trying to catch a glimpse of the afterlife - in ghost form. Visitors say you can see hand prints suddenly appear on mirrors, hear thumping footsteps on the stairs at night or smell strange odors at various times. Even if you spot no ghosts you'll still view the beautifully restored old plantation house and it's furnishings.

Dudleytown, Connecticut was once a thriving community but now, empty of businesses and homes, is a mere forest, albeit a haunted one. There are still a few remains - pieces of old stone walls - but for the most part it is devoid of all humanity. Sometimes still traveled by hikers or other brave souls, the forest is said to be haunted by ghosts, demons and entities galore. A curse was put on the Dudley family in 1510 and shortly afterwards bad luck actually did fall upon the family.