Halloween
-
Why A Haunted House in Pocahontas, IA Happens At The Local Fire Station
After receiving an Iowa Tourism Award, a unique haunted house in Pocahontas, Iowa is back by popular demand for year two! Parker Aden, executive director of the Pocahontas Chamber of Commerce explains why The PocaHAUNTus Haunted House happens at the local fire house. The PocaHAUNTus haunted house takes place in the local firehouse’s training area,…
-
Anamosa, Iowa celebrates pumpkin season in a CRAZY way
This year marks the 30th anniversary of Anamosa, Iowa being named the Pumpkin Capital of Iowa. The town hosts Pumpkinfest every year, says executive director of the Anamosa Chamber, Blair Lawton. They smash cars, toss pumpkins, carve pumpkins, smoke pumpkins, roll pumpkins, but get this: you can test your pumpkin agility skills using big construction…
-
The Haunt, Des Moines. This speakeasy requires a hidden key.
For those not in the know, The Slaughterhouse in Des Moines, Iowa is a highly sophisticated and upgraded version of the haunted house. But the owner, Ian Miller has gone one step further opening a secret underground speakeasy called The Haunt, opening Halloween of this year. If that sounds fun, there’s a catch, to get…