Halloween is an excellent excuse to do some spine-tingling traveling! Check out some of the most haunted places around the globe.

Anoka, MN
You may be asking why this little-known town gets a nod - well, it's the home of Halloween! In 1920, Anoka held the first Halloween celebrations in an effort to curb pranksters and it's been going strong ever since.

Burkittsville, MD
For real-life supernatural try Spooks Hill in the town renown as the setting of the Blair Witch Project. It is here that cars actually roll up the hill - supposedly thanks to the battalion of Union Soldiers who continually reenact their pushing a cannon up the hill.

California
From the souls of prisoners wandering the halls of Alcatraz to the spooky Winchester Mystery House in San Jose. California is chock full of horrifying sites. Top off the Halloween season with one of Esotouric's Crime Bus Tours and your California Scream will be complete.

Epping Forest, Epping, UK
Famous for its ghost sighting, Epping Forest may be the most haunted place in the U.K. thanks most especially to its famed Hangman's Hill

Hawaii
Hawaii is full of legend and lore and the Night Marchers are probably one of the most creepy. The story goes that a group of souls (possibly spirit warriors) wander through the dark islands searching for a way to get into the next world.

Paris, France
One of the creepiest places in the City of Lights is by far Les Catacombs. Dating back to the Roman era, the dark passages under the streets is the final resting place for over six million sets of bones. But don't even think about sneaking one out - legend has it that if a bone leaves the catacombs the thief will be cursed.

Philadelphia, PA
There's one sure-fire way to scare your kids out of committing a crime - take them on a Halloween tour of Eastern State Penitentiary. The "Terror Behind the Walls" tour combines the eerie abandoned prison with an award-winning haunted house. Stop on by...or else!

We asked fans of TopTrips to share their spookiest travel experiences with us. From quintessential locales like Salem, MA, to a small Oregon neighborhood, these haunted places are bound to give you the heebie-jeebies!

Witch Museum in Salem, MA

"I live in Louisville, KY, and my family home was right in the back yard of Waverly Hills Sanitorium. I have been in the hospital, which was unnerving at best, but even standing outside of the hospital you can feel the unrest that is present there."

Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, FL

"My husband and I had drinks at the Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs, AR, and it's a very spooky place!"

"The Vinoy Resort in Florida is very haunted and eerie. I went to the Vinoy for a job interview and I swear I felt like I was being watched and my hair got tugged a few times."

"I lived in a home in Cottage Grove, OR, with a very unpleasant full-apparition woman who roamed the house on a nightly basis. She scared the hell out of us so we moved. The new owners have remodeled the home to a single level. I can only imagine they must have seen the ghost go down the stairs - and give them an evil smile!"

Driskill Hotel in Austin, TX

"At the Jefferson Hotel in Jefferson, TX, we heard scratching on the wall!"

Eastern State Penitentiary, Philadelphia, PA

"The third floor of the Casa Monica Hotel in St. Augustine, FL, is colder than others and Room 318 is said to be the most haunted!"

"The Hotel Del Coronado in San Diego, CA, has a woman who haunts the hotel and still looks for her husband who was lost at sea. Word is that hotel guests have seen her at night and described what she looked like."

The Hand Hotel in Fairplay, CO

"I stayed on the Queen Mary in Long Beach, CA, which they claim is haunted. The cool thing is that when everyone from the tours goes home, you get to wander around the ship on your own. It does have a slightly creepy, haunted feel in certain areas."

The Pierpont Inn in Ventura, CA

I love the history and architecture of the deep South so when I came across this article about the Windsor Mansion on Rand McNally, I was immediately enthralled. At first glance, though, I must admit to being a little spooked by the images!

Vampires seem to have taken over pop culture this year, so it seems only natural that when we plan for Halloween our thoughts may be occupied with the undead and where to find them. First on your list should be, without hesitation, Transylvania.