The DC Traveler

Today, I’m writing about some ideas of fun Halloween activities for kid and the family, in and around Washington, DC.

Check back tomorrow for a list of some of the fun adult activities.

There are several great places for the kids. But be careful, some may not be appropriate for the very young. Check the links for address, directions, admission prices, and days and hours, which vary by venue.

• First is the always popular and usually sold out Boo at the Zoo at the National Zoo in Washington, DC. Trick-or-treat along haunted trails, learn about bats spiders and other creepy and spooky animals and reptiles, while stocking up on sweet treats at over 40 stations.
• Field of Screams in Olney, Maryland, offers visitors a haunted forest with ghosts, goblins and other scary creatures just for kids. Or get lost in their large ten-acre corn maze, but watch out for what might be hiding inside….
• I’ve written about Markoff’s Haunted Forest, a top-rated Halloween destination in Dickerson, Maryland before, where not only are the scary employees, but a good number of the visitors get dressed in elaborate costumes for a frightful walk through the dark haunted forest.
• Another local favorite is Bennett’s Curse — House of the Vampires in Hanover, Maryland.
• And one more haunted woods walk is the popular Spooky Hollow and Haunted Trail. This scary place in Germantown, Maryland also offers entertainment, carnival games, food, give-away and contests.

Note: While some of these are definitely for small children, many are spooky and scary for older kids.

Images – Flickr, Fuzzy blue, witch

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