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Four Seasons Hotel One Dalton Street, Boston
Back Bay tower hotel with skyline views.
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The best places for a spooky getaway, from Salem and Sleepy Hollow to Edinburgh's haunted vaults, plus early Día de los Muertos preparations in Mexico.
Why Halloween
Salem, site of the 1692 witch trials, holds its month-long Haunted Happenings festival a short trip away.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~59°F (15°C); crisp
- Crowds · season
- High · Peak
- Price level
- $$$$
Back Bay tower hotel with skyline views.
Explore Boston →Why Halloween
Sleepy Hollow's Headless Horseman legend comes alive with lantern tours and the Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~61°F (16°C); crisp
- Crowds · season
- High · Peak
- Price level
- $$$
Hilltop castle above the Hudson near Sleepy Hollow.
Hotels in Tarrytown →Why Halloween
New Orleans' ghost tours, voodoo history and costumed French Quarter parties.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~79°F (26°C); warm
- Crowds · season
- High · Peak
- Price level
- $$$
Refined hotel near the French Quarter with afternoon tea and a notable art collection.
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Savannah is often called one of America's most haunted cities, with nightly ghost tours.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~77°F (25°C); warm
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Peak
- Price level
- $$$
Design-forward hotel in the historic district with a rooftop bar.
Explore Savannah →Why Halloween
Edinburgh's underground vaults, ghost tours and the Samhuinn Fire Festival.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~54°F (12°C); cool, damp
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Shoulder
- Price level
- $$$$
Landmark hotel with a clock tower at the east end of Princes Street.
Explore Edinburgh →Why Halloween
Halloween traces its roots to the Celtic festival of Samhain, and Dublin's Bram Stoker Festival is usually held in late October.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~55°F (13°C); showers
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Shoulder
- Price level
- $$$
Four restored Georgian townhouses across from Government Buildings.
Explore Dublin →Why Halloween
New York's Village Halloween Parade is the largest in the US.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~61°F (16°C); crisp
- Crowds · season
- High · Peak
- Price level
- $$$$
Upper East Side hotel steps from Central Park and the Met.
Explore New York City →Why Halloween
The hotel that inspired Stephen King's 'The Shining' offers ghost tours.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~59°F (15°C); crisp
- Crowds · season
- High · Peak
- Price level
- $$$
A five-star stay in Estes Park, a strong base for Estes Park.
Hotels in Estes Park →Why Halloween
Theme-park Halloween events at Walt Disney World and Universal.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~84°F (29°C); warm
- Crowds · season
- High · Peak
- Price level
- $$$$
Family resort inside Walt Disney World with a lazy river.
Explore Orlando →Why Halloween
Disneyland's Halloween season decorations and events.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~77°F (25°C); warm
- Crowds · season
- High · Peak
- Price level
- $$$$
Craftsman-style hotel inside the Disneyland Resort.
Hotels in Anaheim →Why Halloween
The hotel is famous for its resident ghost, Kate Morgan.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~72°F (22°C); mild
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Shoulder
- Price level
- $$$$
Victorian beachfront landmark from 1888.
Explore San Diego →Why Halloween
Ghost and graveyard tours through Charleston's historic district.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~77°F (25°C); warm
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Shoulder
- Price level
- $$$
Grand hotel overlooking Marion Square with a rooftop pool.
Explore Charleston →Why Halloween
London's ghost walks and Halloween events in historic pubs and theaters.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~57°F (14°C); showers
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Shoulder
- Price level
- $$$$
Thames-side landmark with an Art Deco ballroom and the American Bar.
Explore London →Why Halloween
Prague's Old Town legends and ghost tours through medieval lanes.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~55°F (13°C); cool
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Shoulder
- Price level
- $$$
Riverside hotel with views of Charles Bridge and Prague Castle.
Explore Prague →Why Halloween
St. Augustine, the nation's oldest city, is known for its ghost tours.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~81°F (27°C); warm
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Shoulder
- Price level
- $$$
Moorish-revival 1888 hotel in the nation's oldest city.
Hotels in St. Augustine →Why Halloween
Day of the Dead preparations, with altars, marigolds and the city's big parade in late October or early November.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~73°F (23°C); dry
- Crowds · season
- High · Peak
- Price level
- $$$
Hacienda-style hotel with a courtyard garden on Paseo de la Reforma.
Explore Mexico City →Why Halloween
Oaxaca's markets fill with marigolds and sugar skulls as Día de los Muertos approaches.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~79°F (26°C); dry
- Crowds · season
- High · Peak
- Price level
- $$$
Converted 16th-century convent in the historic center.
Explore Oaxaca →Why Halloween
Pumpkin patches, cider and the last of the fall color.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~57°F (14°C); crisp
- Crowds · season
- High · Peak
- Price level
- $$$
Slopeside lodge at the base of Mount Mansfield.
Hotels in Stowe →Why Halloween
Hudson Valley harvest season and Halloween festivals.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~62°F (17°C); crisp
- Crowds · season
- High · Peak
- Price level
- $$$
Victorian castle resort on a mountain lake.
Hotels in New York →Why Halloween
Halloween festivities in Lan Kwai Fong and theme-park events at Ocean Park.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~81°F (27°C); dry
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Peak
- Price level
- $$$$
Kowloon landmark from 1928 with a fleet of green Rolls-Royces.
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