There’s a new goblin in town, and he’s swaggering down the western streets of Doomtown in Chandler, Arizona.
Rawhide (a western-themed park and attraction) is turned into Doomtown for the annual Halloween Show, complete with amazing stunts, explosions, and special ghoulish characters like Digger Payne and Dr. Morbius (the town mortician).  Take a ride on the Train of Terror, enjoy the characters, and visit two spoooooooky haunted houses.
Doomtown at Rawhide is open Wednesday & Thursday, 5:30 – 10 pm; Friday through Sunday, noon – 10 pm.  The Crypt Haunted Houses at Rawhide is open Friday through Sunday through October 19th, …read more

Take a look at this roller coaster — “The Dark Knight Coaster” — set to open later this spring at three Six Flags Parks.
The indoor roller coaster ride is based on the upcoming Warner Bros. movie, The Dark Knight, featuring Batman and The Joker.  You can enjoy the thrills of an adventure ride and fight crime in Gotham City all at the same time.
The ride will be at the theme parks in Jackson, New Jersey, Gurnee, Illinois, and Agawam, Massachusetts.
Check it out!

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Today is Admission Day for Florida, our 27th state, admitted to the Union on March 3rd, 1845.
Florida is located in the southeastern part of the country, with the Atlantic Ocean flanking one side, and the Gulf of Mexico the other.  Ponce de Leon named it, and many believe that it was in Florida that he claimed to have found his fountain of youth.
Before the formal declaration of Civil War, Florida seceded from the Union, and became a founding member of the Confederate States of America.  Full representation was restored in 1868.
For much of its existence, Florida was the least populated …read more

Now that the cold weather has hit the northern part of the United States, snowbirds and vacationers alike are heading south.
If you’ll be in the Scottsdale (Arizona) area, check out the Convention and Visitors Bureau website, and download a few travel podcasts before you go.  You can play the podcast on your computer or mp3 player.
There is a downloadable map of downtown Scottsdale, and one for the greater Scottsdale area.  The podcasts corresponds with various stops on the map.  Follow the driving tour and discover the history and culture of Scottsdale, along with discovering its architecture, art, sports, and the …read more

I’m getting lots of Halloween ideas from friends and readers around the country.  Thanks ““ and keep the information coming ““ we’ve still got three weeks until Halloween.
Today’s Halloween idea came from my friend SP at Southern Byways. 
There is actually a Halloween Theme Park ““ called SCREAMS, located in Waxahachie, Texas, 30 minutes south of Dallas/Fort Worth.  Every year over 60,000 visit during the month leading up to Halloween.
SCREAMS opened in 1996, and stakes its claim as the World’s Largest Halloween Theme Park.  A separate, child-friendly area called Spooky Hollow is available for children.  Still, the park advises that some children …read more