<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0SNJvO_0w9WNQg800" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0SNJvO_0w9WNQg800" width="1200" height="630" >Attractions in LawrenceMcFinnigan Manor was once a sinister countryside mansion with a dark history of death and madness. After being demolished in 1994, a new house was built over the remains and basement of the old manor. Now, it is said to be one of the most haunted places in the nation, seeming to host spirits and other ghostly activity. Attend a ghost tour of the mansion that shows the harrowing past of the home.<ul><li>When: </li><li>Sunday, Oct. 20, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.</li><li>Wednesday, Oct. 23, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.</li><li>Sunday, Oct. 27, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.</li><li>Wednesday, Oct. 30, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.</li></ul><ul><li>Where: 4250 Grove Drive, Lawrence, Kansas</li><li>Price: Free admission. Donations welcome. </li></ul>Attractions in Kansas CityThe Basement: UnhingedThe Basement: Unhinged is an updated version of the escape room that embeds players in a fictional storyline of a kidnapping by cannibalistic serial killer Edward Tandy. Participants must solve puzzles and scare factors to escape the attraction. <ul><li>When: Select dates and times online.</li><li>Where: 1612 Grand Blvd. Suite 2B, Kansas City, Missouri</li><li>Price: $36 Monday to Thursday and $42 Friday to Sunday.</li></ul>Voted one of five legendary haunted houses of 2023 by America Haunts, The Beast is an attraction that transforms an attendee’s fears into reality. Werewolves, phantoms, voodoo magic and monsters make players lose their way through the time warp of The Beast.<ul><li>When: Select dates and times online.</li><li>Where: 11401 W. 13th St. Suite B, Kansas City, Missouri</li><li>Price: $27 on Thursdays, $32 on Fridays and $37 on Saturdays.</li></ul>A five-story terror attraction that brings guests from Heaven to the seven stages of Hell. With vampires, the devil, hell hounds and stone-cold crypts, this attraction creates an intense scare factor that motivates guests to escape. <ul><li>When: Select dates and times online.</li><li>Where: 1300 W. 12th St., Kansas City, Missouri</li><li>Price: $27 on Thursdays, $32 on Fridays and $37 on Saturdays.</li></ul>A 1930s movie theater that sends attendees back in time with real movie sets from “The Mummy,” “Hellraiser,” “Killer Klowns from Outer Space” and more. Macabre Cinema creates classic and contemporary horror scenes that make attendees run and hide from the darkness.<ul><li>When: Select dates and times online.</li><li>Where: 1222 W. 12th St., Suite A, Kansas City, Missouri</li><li>Price: $37 Fridays and Saturdays only.</li></ul>A one-stop horror experience featuring multiple attractions like a Zombie Purge Monster Bus, Haunted House of Horrors and Hells Gate. Spend $20 more on admission to add on the Riot Room, Monster Shooting Gallery, Coffin Ride, inflatable axe throwing and Zombie Hunt Archery.<ul><li>When: Select dates and times online.</li><li>Where: 5615 Wolcott Drive, Kansas City, Kansas</li><li>Price: Starting at $75.</li></ul>Kansas City’s amusement park transforms into a horrifying land of Halloween mazes, scare actors and elaborate scare zones. Ride the rollercoasters and escape from the terrors. <ul><li>When: From 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. with select dates online.</li><li>Where: 4545 Worlds of Fun Ave., Kansas City, Missouri</li><li>Price: $64.99 Thursday through Saturday, $49.99 on Sundays.</li></ul>Attractions in TopekaAn indoor haunting experience that transports attendees back in time to an abandoned carnival with freakish scare actors and madness-inducing attractions. <ul><li>When: Select dates and times online.</li><li>Where: 1 Expocentre Drive, Topeka, Kansas</li><li>Price: $20</li></ul>An outdoor haunting experience with a trail full of jumpscares and spooky ambiance to lure attendees in.<ul><li>When: Fridays and Saturdays from 8:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. until Oct. 26.</li><li>Where: 3909 SW Burlingame Road, Topeka, Kansas</li><li>Price: Purchase tickets online for $20.</li></ul>Attractions in GardnerA haunted house full of jump scares, spooky actors and horrifying decor. Start the night with a greeting at your car and end it with traveling through the haunted building full of scare attractions and a variety of rooms to escape from.<ul><li>When: Select dates and times online.</li><li>Where: 35753 W. 146th St., Gardner, Kansas </li><li>Price: $25</li></ul>Attractions in Bonner SpringsAn immersive experience produced by Kansas City horror film director Darren Bousman. This attraction follows a fictional family clan called the Redcurves. The Redcurves were driven off their land and thus turned to supernatural savagery to get their revenge. Exiled features scare actors, escape rooms, a haunted carnival and trails of terrifying fun. Choose between light scare actor interactions with no contact and a full personal experience with light physical contact and splashes of fake blood on clothes and skin.<ul><li>When: Select dates and times online.</li><li>Where: 12829 Loring Road, Bonner Springs, Kansas </li><li>Price: $49.99</li></ul>Attractions in AtchisonWhile Atchison is a further distance to travel, it is said to be one of the most haunted cities in the nation due to its unruly spirits from settlers traveling to California during the Gold Rush of the 1850s. Atchison’s tourist activity increases during the fall months from ghost fans all over the nation itching to see paranormal activity. 1322 Maple sits over an old cemetery with over 100 bodies buried underneath it. Ghost tours are available to see spiritual activity and to hear about the souls that are no longer at rest. <ul><li>When: Select dates and times online.</li><li>Where: 1322 Maple St., Atchison, Kansas</li><li>Price: $44.95</li></ul>Said to be one of the most haunted houses in America, Sallie House has a dark past starting with a young girl dying from abdominal pain. Since then, tenants have reported paranormal activity such as objects moving, scratches on skin and failed electrical equipment. Now, ghost tours and overnight stays are hosted at Sallie House, where attendees might experience physical touches, sudden coldness and the possibility of spirits caught on video or with sound equipment. <ul><li>When: Select dates and times online.</li><li>Where: 200 S. 10th St., Atchison, Kansas</li><li>Price: $20 for a one-hour tour, $125 for an overnight stay.</li></ul></div></body>

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McFinnigan Manor was once a sinister countryside mansion with a dark history of death and madness. After being demolished in 1994, a new house was built over the remains and basement of the old manor. Now, it is said to be one of the most haunted places in the nation, seeming to host spirits and other ghostly activity. Attend a ghost tour of the mansion that shows the harrowing past of the home.