Omaha offers locals and visitors spooky fun at a handful of local attractions this Halloween and year-round.
Explore the dark side with Midwest Paranormal History Tours. Led by Jamie Nestroyl, these tours at various locations immerse participants in Omaha’s haunted past. In shadowy woods or historic buildings, Nestroyl weaves unsettling tales that blend local history and the supernatural.
At Joslyn Castle, a Scottish baronial 35-room mansion built in 1903, mysterious occurrences have been reported for years. Employees have heard disembodied voices and seen strange apparitions. Paranormal investigators have recorded moving objects and ghostly voices, adding to the Castle’s spooky lore.
For another unsettling experience, visit Fairview Cemetery in Council Bluffs and gaze into the eyes of the Black Angel. This bronze statue, created in memory of Ruth Anne Dodge and her last premonition and crafted using the tragic model Audrey Munson, forever links the two women’s haunting stories. (Read more here.)
In the heart of downtown, The Museum of Shadows has more than 3,000 haunted objects from around the world. Join the bravest thrill seekers and spend 10 minutes alone in the dark surrounded by the eerie artifacts.
Finally, at the only 3-story revolving jail ever built, Squirrel Cage Jail in Council Bluffs offers flashlight tours through its rotating cells, where otherworldly sounds and shadowy figures have been reported and character actors roam ready to pounce.
For more fun this Halloween season in Omaha, click on visitomaha.com/events. If you dare.