Step into the "Frights" on Friday the 13th in Colorado
Friday the 13th is here and it's time to embrace the fear, Colorado style. While the rest of the world cowers in fear, we have rounded up the best, spookiest and most fun activities to do on this not-so-unlucky day.
This combination ghost tour-pub crawl begins in LODO and winds through the old red light district via the basements and tunnels of the Denver Underground. Tickets start at $25 and can be booked online.
For starters, how about a haunted pub tour? Get your ghostly fix while enjoying some drinks in the heart of downtown Denver. For only $25, you can learn about the city's sordid past while sipping on some scary spirits (the liquid kind, of course). Go on a Haunted Pub Tour with Nightly Spirits Denver.
This thrilling experience doesn't have the title of the World's Scariest Skycoaster for nothing. Think you can brave it? The Royal Rush Skycoaster at the Royal Gorge Bridge & Park is located on the South rim of the gorge. When you ride, just make sure you open your eyes!
Or if you're feeling brave enough, take a trip to Canon City and experience the "World's Scariest Skycoaster" at Royal Gorge Park. Plummet through the air at 50 mph and scream your lungs out with a loved one or two. Don't worry, it's a supervised experience.
For those who prefer to keep their feet on the ground, catching a horror movie might be more your style. The Bye Bye Man and Amityville: The Awakening are premiering in theaters just in time for Friday the 13th.
The Buckhorn Exchange is now open for dinner 7 days a week.
But we all know the real thrills lie within the paranormal world. Head over to the Molly Brown House, where the ghost of the famous Titanic survivor and her husband are said to roam. Take a tour and maybe you'll experience a ghostly encounter yourself.
And if that's not enough, The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park offers a nighttime ghost tour that will leave you questioning everything, especially after watching The Shining.
Nearly four decades after its release, ‘The Shining’ remains a classic horror movie. Visit the Colorado hotel the King book the movie was based on – The Stanley Hotel.
And if you're feeling extra daring, why not catch a performance by paranormal illusionist Aiden Sinclair at Illusions of the Past in The Stanley Hotel? You'll never look at magic the same way again.
For the skeptics out there, take a tour of Capitol Hill's most haunted locations and see for yourself if there's anything spooky going on. And for those who believe in the afterlife, make a stop at the Museum of Colorado Prisons in Canon City, where you might just have a ghostly encounter with some of its infamous inmates.
Cañon City in southern Colorado is the home of the Museum of Colorado Prisons, a showcase of the atmosphere and exhibits of days, staff and inmates gone by.
But fear not, for there are also fun and delicious ways to celebrate this creepy holiday. Indulge in Voodoo Doughnuts' special Friday the 13th flavors, including the tempting Voodoo Doll and Diablos Rex doughnuts. And for an adrenaline rush, gather a group of friends and try to escape from a room in an hour at Great Room Escape.
Colorado's Elusive Ingredient - Denver's shadow cast for The Rocky Horror Picture Show!
And for a more interactive experience, dressed up as your favorite character and do the time-warp again at The Frida Cinema's showing of The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
So don't let superstition and fear hold you back on this Friday the 13th. Embrace the spooky excitement and enjoy all that Colorado has to offer.
Who knows, you might just have the time of your afterlife!