FAMILY FUN
KID-FRIENDLY HAUNTED HOUSES
THE BEST
IN THE DMV AREA
BY HEATHER M. ROSS
It’s officially spooky season. So get ready for
jack-o-lanterns, cobwebs, cauldrons and hauntings!
Kids can enjoy the scares too with these local and
family-friendly haunted experiences.

OCT. 1-31
Head out to the Halloween-themed
carnival for some frightening games:
bloody axe throwing, a zombie
brain smash, a crypt ring toss onto
skeleton arms and a bean bag toss
into scary jack-o-lanterns while the
teens of the crew ages 14 and older
explore two terrifying haunts.

screams.org Laurel’s House
of Horror
OCT. 1 – NOV. 5
Laurel’s House of Horror boasts
being Maryland, D.C. and Virginia’s
largest indoor haunted house. Kids
10 and older will be comfortable in
the main scare, and there are two
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less-scary escape rooms for younger
siblings. The haunted house
experience promises new, chilling
and unique exhibits, and is not
recommended for children who have
sensory difficulties.

laurelhaunt.com/haunted-house Haunted Nightmares
Haunted House
OCT. 1– 31
Wekends during October, this
haunted house in Winchester, Va.,
just 40 minutes from Leesburg, is
open from 1-5 p.m. for a younger
audience with fewer scares. Haunted
Nightmares also has five different
family-friendly escape rooms. After
the haunt, pick a small pumpkin on
the non-haunted moonlit hayride or
explore one of the area’s largest corn
mazes. hauntednightmares.net
Legends of the Fog
OCT. 7 - NOV. 5
There’s a scare for everyone at
Legends of the Fog. Explore their
world of scares including a haunted
hayride, haunted hotel, haunted
maze and their newest attraction,
the walkthrough slaughterhouse.

Children under 14 must have an adult
chaperone and this experience is not
recommended for children under 10
years old.

legendsofthefog.com D.C. Ghosts Tour
YEAR-ROUND Visit up to 12 spooky landmarks
across a 1.5-mile walk over the
course of 90 minutes. This family-
friendly experience is the perfect
way to experience the history of the
capital city this Halloween season.

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Carnival Games at
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