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A night aboard the Queen Mary: the world’s most haunted ship
I spent the night aboard one of the most haunted landmarks in California: a decommissioned classic ocean liner permanently docked in Long Beach. Before the age of jet travel, there was only one way to travel across the Atlantic: ocean liners. And as anyone who’s seen the movie Titanic knows, these ships were more like…
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Chinatown LA Ghost Hunt from The Haunt
On Saturday night I went on a spooky adventure looking for signs of the paranormal on a tour of New Chinatown with The Haunt. The guide for our group, Rory, told us the tales of prohibition-era corruption, racist redevelopments, mysterious deaths, and unmarked graves. (See this post for more about LA’s New Chinatown.) But there…
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Haunted Ghost Tour from Wild SF Walking Tours
Over Halloween it occurred to me that I tend to gravitate toward “ghost tours” everywhere I go, but I’d never taken any traditional ghost tours at home here in San Francisco. The tricky part it turned out was figuring out which one to go on — there’s a surprising number of such tours from different…
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Guided tours of Chicago
In Chicago I took a few tours that were highly recommended online. There’s something said for the wisdom of the crowds, these are all solid tours I enjoyed and would recommend as well if the subject matter interests you. Second City Classic Food Tour from Chicago Food Planet My first tour in Chicago was this…
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Stockholm expeditions
During my six sunny days in Stockholm I tried to squeeze in as many expeditions around town as possible without exhausting myself too much. It’s a big city with a lot going on — you could probably spend a couple weeks in Stockholm and still leave with that nagging feeling you missed something. Here’s how…
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Haunted Tales tour from Downtown LA Walking Tours
This evening I took the Haunted Tales tour from Downtown LA Walking Tours. Their website kind of spoils many of the locations — but it also undersells the tour. First problem: all the photos of buildings and locations were taking during the day, yet this is a night tour. Everything looks creepier at night so…
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