Halloween Spurs Haunted‑Site Tourism

With Halloween approaching, tourists increasingly visit sites that blend history and the supernatural across the U.K. and U.S., fueling both seasonal and year‑round “dark tourism.” In England, Dover Castle — noted for its Norman keep, Roman lighthouse and WWII tunnels — and Wistman’s Wood, famed for its moss‑draped oaks and gothic atmosphere, draw visitors with recurring ghost stories. In the U.S., community ghost tours in places such as New Braunfels and Gaston County recount local tragedies and hauntings, while historic hotels like the Algonquin and McMenamins Edgefield market paranormal tours. South Florida cemeteries and famous gravesites attract visitors interested in celebrity history, and attention to national cemeteries — including reinterments in Mexico City after the Mexican‑American War and Civil War expansions — underscores how memory and mortality intersect with tourism.