Beware of These 9 Frightfully Named Travel Destinations to Haunt

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"Are you coming, Mom?"  As much as I wished that I could have hopped out of the car and lined up to enter the insanely massive Easter State Penitentiary, the responsible parent in me prevailed. Traveling with a teen, a tween and a toddler presents it's challenges. Not only was the allegedly haunted former correctional facility not quite, or not at all age-appropriate for our two year-old, it was also his nap time. Yeah, Dad, I'm sorry but you'll have to go solo on this one. "The keys are in the ignition. Okay? Bye!" Welcome to my world. Secondhand recounts and souvenirs are just as treasured as actual travel- says no one ever.

Beware of These 9 Frightfully Named 
Travel Destinations to Haunt

Our family has actually ghosted about in one of the destinations on this list quite a few times.  The haunted Hudson Valley of New York is rich in American history and tales of spirited paranormal occurrences. Sleepy Hollow is a quaint, little place alongside the Hudson River that is especially spooktacular during the fall, leading into Halloween. Here are a few other frightfully named travel destinations to add to your travel itinerary.

Tombstone, Arizona (estimated population 1,322)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2014 Population Estimates http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/PEP/2014/PEPANNRES/1620000US0474400

Sleepy Hollow, New York (estimated population 10,208)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2014 Population Estimates
http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/PEP/2014/PEPANNRES/1620000US3667638


Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina (estimated population 6,931)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2014 Population Estimates
http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/PEP/2014/PEPANNRES/1620000US3735720

Yellville, Arkansas (estimated population 1,181)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2014 Population Estimates
http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/PEP/2014/PEPANNRES/1620000US0577330

Transylvania County, North Carolina (estimated population 33,045)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2014 Population Estimates http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/PEP/2014/PEPANNRES/0500000US37175

Slaughter Beach, Delaware (estimated population 225)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2014 Population Estimates http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/PEP/2014/PEPANNRES/1620000US1067050

Casper, Wyoming (estimated population 60,086)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2014 Population Estimates http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/PEP/2014/PEPANNRES/1620000US5613150

Scarville, Iowa (estimated population 71)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2014 Population Estimates
http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/PEP/2014/PEPANNRES/1620000US1971040

Truth or Consequences, New Mexico (estimated population 6,103)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2014 Population Estimates
http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/PEP/2014/PEPANNRES/1620000US3579840

Editor's note: The preceding data were collected from a variety of sources and may be subject to sampling variability and other sources of error. Facts for Features are customarily released about two months before an observance in order to accommodate magazine production timelines.