America…is a bit haunted. And I don’t mean that in a fun Beyonce-esque house music hit (though, B, if you’re reading this, I’d love a remix). America is haunted because this country has had a pretty dark history. First of all, it was founded by the genocide of Indigenous people of the land. Then built by forcibly enslaved people with a heavy dose of persecuting women, poor people, the disabled, various religious groups, and anyone and everyone who wasn’t white enough – including other white people – often and mostly preferably at the same time.
And that was all before the Industrial Revolution.
Safe to say, America has more than a few skeletons in the closet, and if we’re being honest with ourselves, it’s shoving more in every day. But when it comes to the HAUNTED of the haunted, five cities really stand out among the rest. If you’re in the mood for a scare this witching season, take a stroll into one of these destinations…