Halloween in New England

You'll find golden gourds for cooking or carving in New England's pumpkin patches this fall. Pumpkin recipes from New England inns and restaurants, too.

Lake Compounce amusement park in Bristol, Connecticut, is the home to Southern New England's largest Halloween attraction: the Haunted Graveyard.

JackoLantern Spectacular runs through Halloween, October 31, 2011, at Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence, Rhode Island. These Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular pictures provide a look at the amazing jackolantern carving designs on display.

PumpkinTown USA in East Hampton, Connecticut, is one Halloween attraction that you have to see to believe, so come along on this video tour or plan a visit: They're open daily mid-September through Halloween.

There's no American place spookier than Salem, Massachusetts, and October is a bewitching time for a visit.

There's no better place in all of America to watch the spooks go by on Halloween than Salem, Massachusetts. Come along with me on this photo tour... if you dare!

Heading to the pumpkin patch? Here are tips for picking a pumpkin. Many apply to selecting a pumpkin at the store, too.

Here is a collection of pumpkin carving patterns designed by your Guide. Print these free pumpkin carving patterns and use them to carve or paint a pumpkin this Halloween.

Pumpkin carving photo gallery. Photos of carved jack-o-lanterns in New England.

Whether you're looking for Halloween fun that's merry or scary, Connecticut offers Halloween events and attractions to delight all ages. Here are 10 ideas for Halloween fun in CT.

Feeding Hills MA farm grows and sells unusual edible and ornamental gourds. Looking for unusual, natural Halloween decorations? Head to the Brown family's farmstand in Feeding Hills, a picturesque rural community in Massachusetts' Pioneer Valley.

Halloween season is an apropos time to visit the oldest historic attraction in Connecticut's capital city: Hartford's Ancient Burying Ground. This cemetery is the final resting place for about 6,000 souls who called Hartford home between 1640 and the early 1800s.

You'll see historic Colonial gravestones when you venture into the subterranean underworld of New Haven, Connecticut's Center Church for a tour of the crypt.

Take a break from work or school to play these online Halloween pumpkin puzzle games with photo images of Halloween displays in the Farmington area of Connecticut.

Orange is so yesterday. Here in New England, white pumpkins, once a novelty, are becoming increasingly common, and these intriguing white orbs are all the rage when it comes to chic autumn decorating. But what is a white pumpkin? And what can you do with a white pumpkin? Here's everything you wanted to know about cooking, carving, painting and decorating with white pumpkins.

New England is home to at least one pumpkin tree. Here's how to see this rare specimen as Halloween approaches.

The name alone is enough to scare me. If you're feeling brave, head to Fall River, Massachusetts, for a visit to this haunted house that bills itself as "the next level in ultimate horror."

They're always concocting something at Ben & Jerry's in Vermont, and the famous ice cream maker's special Halloween Web site features everything from creepy crafts and ghoulish games to coloring pages for kids.

With thousands of masquerade and theatrical costumes available for rent, Boston Costume has rentals that are sure to make you the hit of the party.

Dracula's Castle and the Nightmare Factory are two Salem, Massachusetts, attractions that bring dead things to life!

The Witches of Salem host a Halloween celebration featuring lectures, a psychic fair, a seance, a dinner with the dead, a Mourning Tea for the departed, the Vampires' Masquerade Ball and the Official Salem Witches' Halloween Ball.

Head for West Greenwich, Rhode Island, and experience three scary attractions for the price of one including a haunted hayride, the Haunted Insane Asylum and 4-D Cirque du Souls.

Belcourt Castle in Newport, Rhode Island, promises nights of Halloween fun and fright in September.

Be prepared to be scared as you set out aboard the horse-drawn Wagon of Fear at Charmingfare Farm in Candia, New Hampshire. It's just one of the four scary attractions you'll enjoy for one price at this farm.

Bruce Allen’s Harvest of Horrors in Falmouth, Massachusetts, on Cape Cod combines an original stage show with a haunted attraction.

Head to Candia, New Hampshire, to tour this scary haunted ghost town at the New England Dragway. Before you go, check the Web site for a discount coupon.

When Halloween rolls around (or any time of year), ConneCTions, an inbound tour operator, offers several group tour itineraries featuring haunted places in Connecticut. Book one of their spooky tours for your group, and you can even spend a night at a haunted inn!

Can a New Hampshire farm be transformed into one of America's best haunted Halloween attractions while raising funds to support the Humane Society? Visit Haunted Overload in Lee, New Hampshire, and decide for yourself.

In neighboring New York's Westchester County, you can spend spooky evenings with vampires, witches, undead soldiers, ghouls, ghosts and the the Headless Horseman himself at Historic Hudson Valley's very scary Horseman's Hollow.

The Keene Pumpkin Festival promises to be the place to be if you're a fan of glowing gourds. Help Keene set a new World Record this year!

Visit Haunted Labyrinth Studios' Mansion of Mystery in Cranston, Rhode Island, for a terrifying time. 2011 marks Haunted Labyrinth Studios' 26th season of scaring the pants off visitors for a good cause: Rejoice in Hope Youth Center.

Fright Fest turns Six Flags New England in Agawam, Massachusetts, into a Halloween playground.

This giant Halloween theme park is situated on the banks of the Merrimack River in Litchfield, New Hampshire. Spooky World and Nightmare New England is sure to entertain and frighten you with six distinct haunted attractions in one location.

This is scary stuff! Head to the Trail of Terror in Wallingford, Connecticut... if you dare! Proceeds benefit local charities.

The Witch's Dungeon Classic Movie Museum in Bristol, Connecticut, is in its 45th season of scaring folks with wax models of movie monsters. It is open on select evenings in late September and October. Horror movies are screened outdoors as visitors wait in line. Click "Dates" on the attraction's Web site for a schedule.

Nashoba Valley Ski Area in Westford, Massachusetts, is home to Witch's Woods, a haunted hayride and screampark that will bring you face-to-face with witches, werewolves, zombies and other creatures you don't get to see every day in New England.