{"id":97182105,"date":"2016-09-27T16:45:35","date_gmt":"2016-09-27T16:45:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/?p=97182105"},"modified":"2016-09-27T18:39:50","modified_gmt":"2016-09-27T18:39:50","slug":"ever-wanted-to-sleep-in-a-haunted-house-on-halloween-now-you-can","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/ever-wanted-to-sleep-in-a-haunted-house-on-halloween-now-you-can\/","title":{"rendered":"Ever Wanted to Sleep in a Haunted House on Halloween? Now You Can."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We all know and love Colonial Williamsburg, that small\u00a0historic district\u00a0in Virginia where middle school field trips and quaint living abounds on its cobblestone streets. And this Halloween, there will be even more reason to head over to the colonial town:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Prepare to have the spookiest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Halloween?src=hash\">#Halloween<\/a> of your life in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/colonialwmsburg\">@ColonialWmsburg<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/d5viIYX3gj\">https:\/\/t.co\/d5viIYX3gj<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DUFJtyCbkT\">pic.twitter.com\/DUFJtyCbkT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Travel + Leisure (@TravelLeisure) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TravelLeisure\/status\/778122811042885632\">September 20, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In addition to its annual celebrations on All Hallow&#8217;s Eve, Colonial Williamsburg will, for the first time, allow visitors to stay in the city&#8217;s infamous Haunted Colonial Houses.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BJ-zMZFg2Sr\/\" target=\"_blank\">A photo posted by Colonial Williamsburg (@colonialwmsburg)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2016-09-05T16:39:03+00:00\">Sep 5, 2016 at 9:39am PDT<\/time>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>While guests in the past have been able to stay in the town&#8217;s Colonial Houses, this year, intrepid visitors will be enlightened to each house&#8217;s haunted past &#8212; the properties will be especially decorated for Halloween and workers will clue guests in to the stories that have haunted each house. The houses will be outfitted to resemble a cottage of the times: a crackling fire will dance in the fireplace, canopy beds to welcome brave guests, and&#8230; Perhaps a ghoul or two will pay a visit!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BKyAc9pjLsg\/\" target=\"_blank\">A photo posted by Colonial Williamsburg (@colonialwmsburg)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2016-09-25T13:56:10+00:00\">Sep 25, 2016 at 6:56am PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In the past, these houses have been reported to have paranormal activity &#8212; people have reported seeing a woman in traditional dress rocking in a chair at night, smelling a distinct tobacco odor at odd times, hearing strange murmuring, and even getting a glance of founding father Thomas Jefferson&#8217;s ghost.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 37.5% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BKzG_WUj2aw\/\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;I have lately removed to the mountain&#8230;&#8221; &#8211;Thomas Jefferson, 1771 and 2016 &#x1f4f7; spotted by: @j.eisenhart \u2022 #colonialwilliamsburg #thomasjefferson #history #newfriends #travels<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A photo posted by Colonial Williamsburg (@colonialwmsburg) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2016-09-26T00:12:32+00:00\">Sep 25, 2016 at 5:12pm PDT<\/time>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The houses can be reserved for $216 per night, which includes admittance to the weekend&#8217;s various Halloween activities &#8212; including horror movie screenings, square dances, haunted houses, and the &#8220;Curse of the Sea Witch&#8221; event.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 37.558685446% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BJ7jt_mgnl3\/\" target=\"_blank\">Prepare to be terrified. Who else is counting down to &#8220;Curse of the Sea Witch&#8221; on Halloween night? Tickets are at the link in our profile. &#x1f578;&#x1f480;&#x1f383; \u2022 \u2022 #Halloween #hauntingondogstreet #curseoftheseawitch #seawitch #horse #skeletonhorse #headlesshorseman #ghost #ghostpirates<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\">A photo posted by Colonial Williamsburg (@colonialwmsburg) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2016-09-04T10:26:06+00:00\">Sep 4, 2016 at 3:26am PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>So hop on your horse and head down to Colonial Williamsburg for the fright of your life!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BKOMncbg1PV\/\" target=\"_blank\">Get out outside today, and enjoy the freedoms so many have sacrificed so much to protect. \u2022 &#x1f4f7;: @mairin.hayes #colonialwilliamsburg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A photo posted by Colonial Williamsburg (@colonialwmsburg) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2016-09-11T16:09:48+00:00\">Sep 11, 2016 at 9:09am PDT<\/time>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>[perfectpullquote align=&#8221;full&#8221; cite=&#8221;&#8221; link=&#8221;&#8221; color=&#8221;&#8221; class=&#8221;&#8221; size=&#8221;&#8221;]What&#8217;s the scariest place you&#8217;ve ever traveled to for Halloween? 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