Who needs haunted houses? Here are 5 real haunts you can experience in KC
If the manufactured scares of the haunted houses in the West Bottoms and elsewhere aren’t your thing, there are ways to experience genuine spookiness in the Kansas City area during the Halloween season.
The region is filled with locations purported to be haunted, from the Folly Theater to St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, and several offer public glimpses into their paranormal existence with tours, investigations and more.
Here are five venues with upcoming experiences that might help you get in the mood for Halloween.
Elms Hotel & Spa
The hotel has been said to host several spirits, and was once featured on “Ghost Hunters.”
401 Regent St., Excelsior Springs.
Paranormal Tour: 9 p.m. daily. $25.
John Wornall House Museum
The historic home was deeply enmeshed in the violence of the Civil War, even serving as a field hospital.
6115 Wornall Road
Shadows of the Past: Night Tour: 6:30-10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 17, and 6-10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18 (tours every 15 minutes). $25.
1859 Marshal’s Home and Jail
You can see where criminals were once imprisoned and jailers live at the site in Independence.
217 N. Main St., Independence.
Jail Haunts: 7 p.m. Oct. 17-18, 24-25 and 31. $81.88 ($87.21 on Oct. 31).
Alexander Majors House and Barn
Ghost stories have long swirled around the antebellum house, and visitors can explore the history behind it.
8201 State Line Road.
Paranormal Investigations: 7 and 9:30 p.m. Oct. 17 and 24. $50
Belvoir Winery
Once home to orphans and aging members of a secret society, the winery now offers history buffs and ghost hunters alike a chance to investigate.
1325 Odd Fellows Road, Liberty.
Paranormal Investigation: 8:30 p.m. Oct. 17, Nov. 1 and Nov. 7. $81.64.
