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Yeti footprint photo sells for £3,500, proposed 55,000-balloon Loch Ness Monster causes stink, Nightmare NYC, Salem, Massachusetts, and plenty of other ghost hunts, Halloween events, and ghost walks make up today's dark travel destinations in the news. These articles appeared over the last three days in newspapers and magazines around the world and are featured here as a companion to our Dark Destinations. As always, if you notice an article we missed, please send it to us using the link on the bottom of the page.
'Yeti' footprint shot fetches £3,500
Metro reports that a photograph of a footprint that was believed to be made by Abominable Snowman (or Yeti) that was taken in the Menlung Basin in the Himalayas in 1951 has sold for £3,500 at a recent Christie's auction.
A load of hot air?
The upcoming Monsterness event at Loch Ness, Scotland has created a controversy between the event organizers, the Calman Trust, and High Priest of British White Witches, Kevin Carlyon, over concerns about the building of a 55,000 balloon Loch Ness Monster (or Nessie) and the potential environmental impact of the balloons around Loch Ness, according to Highland News.
Is your house haunted?
The county of Wiltshire in England will be the setting for a new ITV series titled Paranormal 5. The series will follow the ghost hunting team of UK5 Paranormal as they investigate claims of the paranormal in the area. Wiltshire Times is reporting that the team is currently looking for people who believe their place to be haunted for possible investigation on the show.
'Nightmare' haunts NY stage
Variety has an extensive write-up of the New York City, New York annual Halloween attraction, Nightmare Haunted House.
Salem casts more spells than witches on Halloween
Newsday reports on the Halloween madness of the "Halloween Capital of the World" - Salem, Massachusetts.
Historic jail a creepy refuge for Halloween
Another article from Newsday puts the spotlight on the notoriously haunted Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and all of its Halloween offerings.
Best Nightclub
Tucson Weekly chose Club Congress as the Best Nightclub in Tucson, Arizona. The facility is rumored to be haunted by a "peeping" ghost who died there.
Legends and history combine to entertain visitors on Haunts Walk
The News Courier put the spotlight on The Haunts Walk, which is entering its second year of offering ghost tours of Athens, Georgia during the Halloween season.
Halloween Happenings
The Gainesville Times posts a listing of upcoming Halloween events in Virginia.
Castle of Muskogee Open for Four Haunting Weekends
The Castle in Muskogee, Oklahoma is opening its doors as a 60-acre Halloween theme park, featuring nine different Halloween events reports the Greater Tulsa Reporter.
Prepare to be frightfully entertained this Halloween at Hong Kong Disney
Hong Kong Disney Land is gearing up for the Halloween season as well, with all sorts of spooky offerings according to eTravelBlackboard - Asia Edition.
Festival honors hops with family fun
The Statesman Journal reports on a Ghost Walk that is part of the Independence Hop and Heritage Festival in Independence, Oregon today that takes guests around the city and talks about its haunted reputation.
Halloween Fun for Boos and Ghouls
The Mountain Times reports on the 17th annual Tweetsie Railroad's Ghost Train and Halloween Festival in western North Carolina.
Ghost hunters visit motel
The Economy Inn in Grants, New Mexico was the site of a paranormal investigation recently by members of the Southwest Paranormal Information Research and Investigation Team, according to the Cibola County Beacon.
CT's "Fearfield County" conjures up a Spooktacular month of Halloween treats
Fairfield County Convention & Visitors Bureau has issued a press release regarding the upcoming Halloween events Fairfield Country, Connecticut.
Snubbed By Spirits
A reporter for The Wear Valley Mercury joins in on a "ghost watch" at the Manor House Hotel in West Auckland, England.
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