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HALLOWEEN NIGHTS AT EASTERN STATE PENITENTIARY Through Nov. 11 Visit America’s most historic prison and the world’s first true penitentiary during Halloween Nights at Eastern State Penitentiary. The festival-style event features different attractions throughout the historic cellblocks. Enjoy spine-chilling haunted houses and mazes, themed bars and lounges, and live performances. NIGHTMARE BEFORE TINSEL Through early Nov. Nightmare Before Tinsel is a creepy pop-up bar decorated wall to wall, floor to ceiling with gory, scary and sometimes funny decorations for the Halloween season. The pop-up invites imbibers to enjoy the bar’s spook-tacular collection of creative cocktails and seasonal fall beers. SPOOKY TWILIGHT TOURS AT BETSY ROSS HOUSE Friday and Saturday evenings, Oct. 13–28 For a ghostly good time, visitors can navigate the 18th-century former home of the patriotic seamstress and learn more about the city’s macabre past. Inside, visitors will hear chilling, true stories about the bloodletting horrors of living in Philadelphia during the time of the Revolution. GHOST TOUR OF PHILADELPHIA Nightly Discover the eerie past of Philadelphia’s most historic sites on a Ghost Tour of Philadelphia. These candlelit walking tours are led by knowledgeable guides through the historic streets at night. Visit historical houses believed to have a spiritual presence while hearing ghost stories and creepy tales from Philadelphia’s past. THE EDGAR ALLAN POE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE Located in Northern Liberties, the Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site is the former home of the influential author. Historians believe this Philadelphia house is where Poe penned some of his most iconic works, including “The Black Cat.” And don’t miss a mural of Poe just across the street. Visitors can tour the house for free Fridays through Sundays.
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