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6 Spooky Ghost Tours in the DMV

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1. DC Ghost Tours 

DC Ghost Tours offers a 60-minute, 8 stop ghost tour starting at the Treasury Building. Enjoy spooky stories about DC but its not too scary for little ones. Year-round.

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Find tours year round plus a book club every other month but find extra spooky strolls in September and October. 

2. Congressional Cemetery Tours

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3. Alexandria Colonial  Tours

Follow guides dressed in 18th-century costumes by lantern light. Enjoy stories of Old Town’s history & ghosts. Runs March – November. 

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Explore the haunted, after-hours version of Cox Farm (Centreville, VA). Open Friday and Saturday during the Halloween season.  Not recommended for young children.

4. Field of Fear

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Explore one of the scariest haunted forests in the country (located in Maryland). Open Friday-Sunday from September 30 to October 31. 

5. Markoff’s Forest

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Discover the ghosts of Frederick on a walking ghost tour through the historic district or a cemetery tour!  Not recommended for young children. Available year-round.

6. Candlelight Ghost Tours of Frederick

Get the full list of Halloween fun at daycationdc.com.