Halloween — Salem, Massachusetts

Americans celebrate Halloween on October 31st with costumes, trick-or-treating, pumpkin carving, and haunted attractions. The most atmospheric place to experience it is Salem, Massachusetts — site of the 1692 witch trials — which transforms into a month-long Halloween festival (Haunted Happenings) throughout October. New York City's Greenwich Village Halloween Parade is the world's largest Halloween parade. Universal Studios' Halloween Horror Nights in Orlando and Hollywood are world-class horror experiences.