For Springfield area families with older children and teens looking to add some spooky excitement to their Halloween season, Southwest Missouri offers a variety of haunted attractions and eerie events! Here’s a guide to some top haunted spots in and around Springfield, Missouri:
- Hotel of Terror and Dungeons of Doom (Springfield) – Springfield's original scariest attractions in the area, these haunted houses are filled with spine-chilling experiences and intense scares, perfect for thrill-seekers.
- Pythian Castle (Springfield) – This historic castle offers ghost tours and paranormal investigations. It’s been featured on the Travel Channel’s Ghost Adventures and is known for eerie encounters with ghostly figures from its past. Enjoy ghost tours, murder mysteries, and escape rooms!
- Haunted History Walking Tour (Downtown Springfield, MO) – Led by the History Museum on the Square, this guided tour covers some of the eeriest stories and historical haunts in downtown Springfield, perfect for families interested in spooky tales and haunted lore
- Campbell's Haunted Maze (Clever) – A haunted maze in nearby Clever, MO, that offers a mix of family-friendly frights and eerie attractions, perfect for families with teens.
- Exeter Haunted Corn Maze (Exeter) – One of the best-known haunted corn mazes in the region, it provides a spooky outdoor experience with a haunted barn and maze full of terrifying surprises.
- Field of Screams (Nixa, MO) – A horrifying outdoor attraction with winding trails and haunted forest paths. This one is known for its creepy ambiance and surprises lurking in the dark.
For more haunted history experiences, Phelps Grove Park and Landers Theatre, among other locations around Springfield, are rumored to have ghostly apparitions, from wandering brides to spirits of former performers, making them great spots for a historical—and spooky—outing.
Check the MacaroniKID Springfield events calendar for additional haunted attractions popping up in the 2024 season!
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