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The House With The Blue Roof in Hokkaido, Japan as viewed on Google Street View in 2015

Haunted Globetrotting: Hokkaido’s Haunted House With The Blue Roof, Japan

November 1, 2021 by Lucia

Previously: Bara-Hack, Connecticut. (CW: Suicide.) In the north of Japan, in Hokkaido Prefecture’s Iwamizawa City, there’s a house with a blue roof. But to many, it’s not just a house with a Continue Reading > about Haunted Globetrotting: Hokkaido’s Haunted House With The Blue Roof, Japan

Filed Under: Places Tagged With: Haunted Globetrotting, haunted houses, haunted travel, Hokkaido, House With The Blue Roof, Japan, Japanese urban legends, travel, urban legends

A hut labeled Avian Way on the abandoned Discovery Island at Walt Disney World

Abandoned: The Rise And Fall Of Discovery Island, Bay Lake, Walt Disney World

August 30, 2021 by Lucia

Previously: Gankutsu Hotel, Japan. If you’ve ever wondered why there are so many creepypasta stories about alleged abandoned spaces in and around the Disney parks — well, there actually is a Continue Reading > about Abandoned: The Rise And Fall Of Discovery Island, Bay Lake, Walt Disney World

Filed Under: Places Tagged With: Abandoned, abandoned amusement parks, Abandoned by Disney, abandoned places, Discovery Island, Disney, Disney World, travel, urban exploration, urbex, Walt Disney World

Hunting Hobgoblins In The Yokai Streets And Villages Of Japan

November 30, 2020 by Lucia

Previously: Bic Camera Namba, Osaka, Japan I was delighted recently to stumble upon a Wikipedia page — both on the English language Wikipedia site and the Japanese one — titled “Japanese haunted Continue Reading > about Hunting Hobgoblins In The Yokai Streets And Villages Of Japan

Filed Under: Places Tagged With: folklore, GeGeGe no Kitaro, haunted travel, Hiagshiomi, Japan, Japanese folklore, Japanese haunted towns, kappa, Kappabuchi Pool, Kunio Yanagita, Kyoto, Mizuki Shigeru Road, Oboke Yokai Village, Ome, Sakaiminato, Shigeru Mizuki, Tokyo, Tono, travel, Yamashiro, yokai, yokai street, yokai town, yokai village, Yokaichi, yuki-onna

A stretch of road with grass on one side and leafy trees on the other. A street sign on a pole to the left reads "Strasburg."

Haunted Road Trip: The Legends Of Michigan’s Knock-Knock Road — Or, More Accurately, Knock-Knock Roads

July 20, 2020 by Lucia

Previously: The Witches of Auckland Domain, New Zealand. Like many states, Michigan has a haunted road among its collection of odd and unusual legends. It’s called Knock-Knock Road, so named for Continue Reading > about Haunted Road Trip: The Legends Of Michigan’s Knock-Knock Road — Or, More Accurately, Knock-Knock Roads

Filed Under: Places Tagged With: Detroit, Grosse Ile, Haunted Road Trip, haunted roads, Knock-Knock Road, Michigan, travel, urban legends

A small, brick and concrete house from the abandoned fairy village, aka the Little People's Village, in Waterbury, Connecticut.

Abandoned: The Forgotten Fairy Village Of Waterbury, Connecticut (Photos)

May 4, 2020 by Lucia

Previously: Alice Park, South Korea. It doesn’t have an official address, so you might have a hard time finding it — and even if you did locate it, it’s on private property, so getting up close Continue Reading > about Abandoned: The Forgotten Fairy Village Of Waterbury, Connecticut (Photos)

Filed Under: Places Tagged With: Abandoned, abandoned places, Connecticut, curse, fae, faeries, fairies, fairy village, haunted travel, photography, photos, travel, urban exploration, urban legends, video

Indoor Activities For Spooky People

April 6, 2020 by Lucia

Previously: What To Do On Halloween, 2019 Edition. If you, like myself, are currently stuck inside your home for the foreseeable future, you… might be starting to feel a little bit cooped up. So I Continue Reading > about Indoor Activities For Spooky People

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: armchair traveling, armchair treasure hunt, board games, computer games, games, haunted travel, movies, recommendations, travel

Legend Tripping: Urban Legend Locations Around The World You Can Find Right On Google Maps

March 2, 2020 by Lucia

Previously: Urban Legend Locations In The United States On Google Maps. So, hey, remember that time when I published a piece on urban legend locations in the United States you can find right on Continue Reading > about Legend Tripping: Urban Legend Locations Around The World You Can Find Right On Google Maps

Filed Under: Places Tagged With: armchair traveling, ghosts, Google Maps, Haunted Globetrotting, haunted places, haunted travel, the internet, travel

Haunted Road Trip: Shades Of Death Road, Warren County, New Jersey

November 25, 2019 by Lucia

Previously: Hoia Baciu, Romania. Alongside Jenny Jump State Forest in New Jersey’s Warren County lies a road with an ominous name: Shades Of Death Road. Located largely in Great Meadows, New Continue Reading > about Haunted Road Trip: Shades Of Death Road, Warren County, New Jersey

Filed Under: Places Tagged With: crybaby bridge, Ghost Lake, haunted places, Haunted Road Trip, haunted roads, haunted travel, Jenny Jump State Forest, Lenape Lane, New Jersey, Shades Of Death Road, travel, urban legends

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