This Is The Absolute Best Town In Missouri To Visit During The Halloween Season
By Beth Price-Williams|Published October 12, 2022
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Beth Price-Williams
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A professional writer for more than two decades, Beth has lived in nearly a dozen states – from Missouri and Virginia to Connecticut and Vermont – and Toronto, Canada. In addition to traveling extensively in the U.S. and the U.K., she has a BA in Journalism from Point Park University (PA), a MA in Holocaust & Genocide Studies from Stockton University (NJ), and a Master of Professional Writing from Chatham University (PA). A writer and editor for Only In Your State since 2016, Beth grew up in and currently lives outside of Pittsburgh and when she’s not writing or hanging out with her bunnies, budgies, and chinchilla, she and her daughter are out chasing waterfalls.
Halloween’s probably one of the most anticipated holidays of the year – whether you prefer your spooky season absolutely terrifying or you embrace the more charming parts of the season, like pumpkin picking. While your schedule is probably already jam-packed, see if you can carve out a bit of time for even more fun with a daytrip to the best Halloween town in Missouri.
With several major seasonal attractions, Eureka earns props as the best Halloween town in Missouri. You can probably squeeze in a whole lot of fun in a single day, but if you have it, make a weekend of it.
Stroll through a huge pumpkin patch at Brookdale Farms, where you’ll find just the right pumpkins for decorating and baking. However, that’s just the beginning of the fun that awaits on the farm.
Check out the full menu of fall activities, too, including escaping from an epic corn maze. Brookdale Farms also has a petting zoo, hayrides, pumpkin slingshot, and inflatables. Save time for a delicious bite to eat, too.
Once the sun goes down in Eureka, the charming farm takes on a menacing look with its delightfully terrifying Farmer Bob’s Haunted Hayride and Red’s Corn Maze Massacre. Are you brave enough to stay after dark?
Autumn’s all about scarecrows in Eureka, too, with the annual Scarecrow Festival that’s fun for the whole family. Stroll through town to discover all of the scarecrows then vote for your favorite.
If you’re a fan of sheer terror, plan an evening at Six Flags St. Louis, right in Eureka. Autumn evenings turn terrifying with Fright Fest’s haunted houses, rides in the dark, and scare zones.
Do you agree that Eureka is the best Halloween town in Missouri? If not, which town do you think deserves the honor? Let us know in the comments! For a terrifyingly good time, you might also want to plan a Halloween season visit to the most haunted attraction in Missouri.
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