Haunted Pub: Devil’s Den Gastro Pub – Philadelphia PA

We decided to visit this gastro pub in Philly for dinner one night. Although it has a great name – Devil’s Den (#Gettysburg) – we really went for the “Confit Duck Fries” my husband loves. Unlike our normal jaunts, we didn’t find this pub because it was haunted or historic (although most of Philly is…

Trans Allegheny Lunatic Asylum – Part 2

Weston is a remote, historic town in West Virginia – home to America’s largest, and the world’s 2nd largest, hand-cut stone masonry building, second only to The Kremlin. Formerly known as Weston State Hospital, this building has a disturbing history dating back to the 1860’s and is now known as Trans Allegheny Lunatic Asylum. See…

Haunted: Jean Bonnet Tavern – Bedford, PA

Along the historic Lincoln Highway in Bedford, PA, there is an iconic fieldstone tavern that has been providing hospitality, spirits, food, and lodging since the 1760’s – the Jean Bonnet Tavern (also known as Old Fork’s Inn and Bonnet’s Tavern).  Check it out here:  https://www.jeanbonnettavern.com/  Prior to opening as a tavern, the property was used by…

Trans Allegheny Lunatic Asylum – Part 1

 Trans Allegheny Lunatic Asylum Weston, WV Lewis County, West Virginia is a sleepy little town of roughly 4,000 people that has seen itself rise and fall since its incorporation in 1846. Weston – the county seat – is a picturesque little town that has two historic districts: Weston Downtown Historic District and the Weston…

Haunted: Absecon Lighthouse Atlantic City, NJ

New Jersey has over 200 miles of coastline that provide unique ecological riches, miles of sandy beaches, popular boardwalks and busy coastal waterways used by many including residents, tourists, fisherman and nature lovers.  NJ is also home to beautiful barrier islands that are surrounded by the ocean, bays, and marshes.  Dotted throughout this coastline are…

Haunted: Harper’s Pub Clementon, NJ

Almost immediately It began as a beautiful dream and one I knew immediately was not mine. I am the mother of this amazing little creature, this son I never knew would complete me in so many ways. I am rocking him in my arms, staring in utter amazement at the perfection of his features, breathing…

Lizzie Borden B&B, Fall River MA 2018

“Lizzie Borden took an axe Gave her mother forty whacks When she saw what she had done She gave her father forty-one” A lot of us grew up singing this rhyme (admit it, you knew the tune and sang along as you read).  Maybe you sang it with a jump rope or clapping with a…

Welcome to a haunted journey to historical sites!

Welcome to my unique view on some of the greatest, historic, haunted sites we come across in our travels. (BTW – I freely admit that some may say “crazy views” and I can’t always disagree – But what in this world and others isn’t a little crazy right?) My name is Kristi and I am…