Friday the Thirteenth Travel Lists

How to mark a Friday the Thirteenth? So many choices…the Vancouver Sun (reporting on Lonely Planet’s Best in 2009) wrote this article on the best top ten final resting places (cemeteries, tombs, and crypts). I’m guessing that Lonely Planet’s list was intended to mean the best resting places to visit, rather than the best places to end your journey.

Then, there is this article on classic horror movie locations —the Friday the Thirteenth campsite (Bergen Council Boy Scouts Camp in Nobebosco, NJ); the Disturbia House in Whittier, CA; the Amityville Horror House in Toms Rock, NJ; the Poltergeist House in Simi Valley, CA (an average looking suburban tract home, now occupied by people who may be frightened of macabre tourists lurking around their home); the Halloween House in Hollywood, CA; the 1408 Beach (the pier in Manhattan Beach, CA);  the Nightmare on Elm Street house in Hollywood;  and the Scream 3 Apartment in West Hollywood, CA. Clearly, the scariest places in the US are California and New Jersey. 

Or, if you want a corndog with your Friday the Thirteenth celebration, try this list of the Unlucky 13 (The Scariest Places in America). This is Hauntworld Magazine’s list of the Top 13 Professional Haunted Attractions in the country. These attractions are being recognized for their attention to detail, high-quality special effects, and overall scare factor. Some of these are open only in October, but for a grisly scare or a really good boo-moment, it doesn’t hurt to plan ahead.

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