Help me help me

[Mikkel]

Belive me, past few days my self esteem has never been so low. Just gets worst every passing moment I just wanna scream.

With straight A's at your exam, not to mention what we think of you here at the board?
You have a very silly self esteem. Tell it to look at facts.

[Eireann]

Shanghai Tunnels. Right under Portland. DId a tour before. Pretty spooky sometimes, and ya learn alot about Portland's past as a slaving operation.

I did a Portland tour a few years ago, but only spent a few minutes in the tunnels (under Old Town Pizza, as a matter of fact). So it's only right that I should go on a REAL tunnel tour. I've already visited Voodoo Doughnuts.

[Jester]

Probably the Florida Keys - they're a separate ecosystem from the everglades.

Yes they are. And for the 292379985th time, that is why no, there are NO DAMN GATORS down here!

Jester: THANKS! I'd forgotten that you had put in all that mileage cross-country. Such wonderful tips!

Thanks. I try. Just ask anyone who knows me. I'm very trying.

Vegas (and most of Nevada)

Beyond what I said about Vegas, I have this to add about Nevada: the Hoover
Dam. That is all.

Wyoming

Battle of Little Big Horn Battlefield. Yellowstone Park and Old Faithful. I've been to the first, was unable to go to the second due to weather conditions when I was passing through, but I have always wanted to go.

One other very important thing: I am deeply, vitally interested in haunted tourism.

Can anyone recommend ghost tours and/or haunted places to visit?

Key West is the second most haunted city in America, after only New Orleans. Just a little food for haunted thought.

[Aethian]

Key West is the second most haunted city in America, after only New Orleans. Just a little food for haunted thought.

Jester, I want to visit you now.




As for visiting Michigan, I'll help with some sight seeing and walking around/driving around. Like going around Kalamazoo's little shops, I find such interesting stuff while delivering mail. :P

[telecom_goddess]

Shanghai Tunnels. Right under Portland. DId a tour before. Pretty spooky sometimes, and ya learn alot about Portland's past as a slaving operation.

I've been wanting to see those for a while and haven't yet...I wonder if they still do tours?

[Eireann]

I've been wanting to see those for a while and haven't yet...I wonder if they still do tours?

Yes, they do. We can all go!

[AdminAssistant]

Mississippi

My great aunts and uncles, who are some of the best cooks in the history of the world. Also, Jackson is really beautiful. I'm sure there's tons of haunted stuff there as well. I mean, if you want to do Deep South, Mississippi would be my first choice over Alabama or even Georgia.

One other very important thing: I am deeply, vitally interested in haunted tourism. So hauntedheadnc, heads up! I'm definitely going to visit your neck of the woods. I also want to see Salem (Massachusetts), the haunted sites of New Orleans, and basically, every place that has a ghost tour. I also thought of visiting Bobby Mackey's Bar in Kentucky. Anyone been there? Can anyone recommend ghost tours and/or haunted places to visit?

Well, you already mentioned Eureka Springs, which has a huge ghost tour and a haunted hotel. (There is also a 7 foot tall Jesus statue in the middle of nowhere.) You might want to check out Hot Springs, AR...I think they may do something similar. I do know that one of Al Capone's houses is there, complete with secret getaway tunnel.

ETA: And how could I forget The Eldridge Hotel in my very own Lawrence, KS, which is supposed to be haunted. It was burned down twice (three times?) during the Burning Kansas thing during the Civil War.

[telecom_goddess]

Yes, they do. We can all go!

sweet sign me up

[Becks]

Cooperstown, New York. Baseball Hall of Fame. If you are a baseball fan, GO! I didn't love it nearly as much as I loved Canton, but the history is longer and more storied...they just don't display it as well as Canton does. If you are not a baseball fan, ignore this.

I went to Cooperstown once. I was rather disappointed.

[Jester]

Jester, I want to visit you now.

You mean you didn't before? I feel vaguely insulted!

[Eireann]

Portland has an 18+ tour for nighttime. Good fun. Now, what about elsewhere in the States?

[AnaKhouri]

We live about a mile from Bobby Mackey's Music World in Wilder, KY (across the river from Cincinnati, OH). It's one of the most haunted places on Earth, according to the propaganda, but I haven't seen any ghosts there. It's called "The Gate to Hell".

Also Waverly Sanitorium in my hometown of Louisville, KY is very famous. They do midnight tours around Halloween but I don't know about the rest of the year. Louisville also has a beautiful graveyard, Cave Hill Cemetery.

If you are interested I can look up more places in the area.

[Eireann]

Oh, yes, please!

[Solumina]

Williamsburg has quite a few haunted places and the colonial bits have two official ghost tours (one being more based on history than haunting and the other being mostly haunting and little history). I also happen to know of a certain resort that is haunted, we even have a weekly ghost tour of the historic manor house that the resort was built around .

There is also plenty more than just ghosts in the area to make it worth visiting. Williamsburg is perhaps the best preserved bit of history in the US as they have an entire fully functioning town, including actors filling just about every roll, and 4 functioning restaurants (which are all also really good, which is why the recipes haven’t changed since the 18th century), as well as a handful of shops. I live here and have been to Colonial Williamsburg at least once every year and I’m still picking up on new stuff because even though pretty much nothing changes there is just so much to absorb that you can’t get it in one visit. Also if you do come you can walk around without getting a pass but I’d highly recommend getting a 2 day pass as the buildings are really worth a look and the Governor’s Palace (which you can’t get into with a 1 day pass) is absolutely spectacular.

There are also Busch Gardens and Water Country USA, which are two of the cleanest amusement parks that I have ever been to. Busch Gardens in particular has been winning awards 10 years in a row for cleanliness as well as for being the best looking theme park in the US. They have great rides, fantastic shows, good food (and not as over priced as most parks), and some really awesome animals due to the wildlife conservation programs that the Busch family runs (even though the arks aren't owned by the family any more one of the conditions of the sale was that they would still run the conservation programs and those would still be showcased in their parks).

There are tons of places that make a great day or half-day trip as well. Norfolk and Virginia Beach are probably the most well known and most popular but there is also a lot to do in Newport News, Portsmouth, Smithfield and Yorktown. Loads of museums and galleries, tons of parks, and they pretty much all have some nice, “old town” kind of section that is great to spend all day just wandering around and seeing what you can find.

There is also a lot of golf, great shopping, and awesome places to eat but those can be found lots of places.

[Jester]

Since we are elaborating on the haunted aspect of our respective locales....

Key West has not one but TWO organized ghost tours, and a very cool cemetery where the graves are all above ground due to necessity. (The old cemetery on the island was on the beach, and a strong storm unearthed every grave, so it was relocated to higher ground in the center of the island, and since that part of the island is solid rock, they couldn't actually BURY the dead there.) It also has some amusing headstones, including the very famous "I told you I was sick" and the not-as-well-known-but-still-hilarious "I'm just resting my eyes."