"But experts say our fascination with paranormal places isn't just about chasing jump scares. If you want to get deep, it has a lot to do with human connection as well as our need to reckon with our own mortality. "Haunted tourism isn't really about the paranormal," says Paul Whitten, founder of Nashville Adventures. "It's about the parts of history we can't explain but still want to feel." And, OK, yeah... also the jump scares."
"I recently returned from what you could effectively call a paranormal tour of Colorado. I stayed in haunted hotels - The Brown Palace Hotel in Denver, The Stanley (aka The Shining hotel) in Estes Park, and The Historic Delaware Hotel in Leadville - and went on ghost walks and haunted history tours. At one point, I even used divining rods to communicate with the spirits rumored to still be lingering in Breckenridge."
A paranormal tour of Colorado included stays at The Brown Palace Hotel, The Stanley in Estes Park, and The Historic Delaware Hotel in Leadville, along with ghost walks, haunted history tours, and using divining rods in Breckenridge. Many travelers are intentionally shaping trips around paranormal lore, and spooky tourism is rising nationwide. Ghost tours are selling out, historic hotels are booking months in advance, and witch walks are replacing hot girl walks. Cities such as New Orleans, Salem, and Savannah draw visitors seeking hauntings. The appeal ties to human connection and confronting mortality as much as to scares, with pandemic-era factors possibly amplifying interest.
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