BATAVIA, New York — The new Haunted History Trail’s lets groups experience New York’s spooky lore year-round and not just during the typical fall months when the haunted theme is most prominent.
Six individual, pre-formed itineraries aid group operators in visiting attractions in the different regions of New York state. The trail is more than 400 miles and boasts more than 40 attractions, historic sites and cultural institutions statewide that can accommodate group tours.
These attractions include haunted hotels where guests can spend the night, spooky mansions and castles available for tours and a haunted asylum once visited by the Syfy television show “Ghost Hunters.”
Many haunted locations are near other must-see group destinations. Niagara Falls State Park is less than a block from the Rapids Theatre, one of western New York’s most haunted attractions.
In the Finger Lakes, groups can visit the Corning Museum of Glass or Letchworth State Park after tasting the “ghost” wine at Miles Wine Cellars.
Fort Ontario State Historic Site in the Thousand Islands region was erected in 1755, and the spirits of perished soldiers are still said to haunt the fortress today.
Dutch’s Spirits at Harvest Homestead Farm in the Hudson Valley Region was once the site of a mob-run distillery operation in the Prohibition era, and its multi-chamber underground bunker is known for paranormal activity.
