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Diversions
Ultimately, ghost tours are sensational history lessons, providing a vivid
sense of place and perhaps a thrilling
glimpse of the supernatural. In his book
Haunted Savannah, James Caskey cites
William Faulkner’s famous quote: “The
past is never dead. It’s not even past.”
An apt motto for every ghost tour.
Jeff Book (jeffbook.net) writes from
Birmingham, Alabama.
More Favorite Haunts
CAPE MAY, NEw JErsEY
All of Cape May is a National Historic
District. Many of its Victorian homes
are said to be haunted, including the
1879 Physick Estate. The Mid-Atlantic
Center for the Arts and Humanities
offers tours of the estate as well as
ghost trolley tours (capemaymac
.org). Or take in the spirited show
at Elaine’s Haunted Dinner Theater,
followed by her lively walking Ghost
Tour (elainesdinnertheater.com).
LONG BEACH, CALifOrNiA
NEw OrLEANs
Now permanently docked as a hotel
and attraction, the ocean liner Queen
Mary still exudes transatlantic glamour. in a vintage stateroom or over
a posh meal, it’s easy to imagine the
ship’s ritzy past. But the Cunard liner
also transported thousands of troops
during world war ii, earning the nickname “the Gray Ghost.” According to
repeated sightings, resident spirits include a lady in white who dances alone
by a piano and a young crewmember
crushed in an engine-room accident.
The Haunted Encounters Tour and
other shipboard programs highlight
the apparitions (queenmary.com).
Plagues, mayhem, slavery, voodoo,
vampires, and all that jazz spice up
the Crescent City’s rich ghost-tour
gumbo. Master storytellers blend
history and folklore on french Quarter
Phantoms walking tours (french
quarterphantoms.com). An ordained
voodoo priestess who performs
weddings, Bloody Mary leads both
walking and van tours (bloodymarys
tours.com). “i help connect people
to the spirit world and give them an
insider’s perspective,” she says. “My
family has been here since 1718.”
sALEM, MAssACHusETTs
The 1692 witch trials gave salem enduring notoriety. Beyond the touristshop witch kitsch lurks an undeniable
spookiness. Leah schmidt’s Haunted
footsteps Ghost Tour weaves together
tales of colonial sorcery, cold-blooded
murder, and paranormal activity —
sometimes said to be experienced
first-hand. “we have certain hot spots
where people hear voices, feel someone touch them, or have their camera batteries drained,” schmidt says.
“strange things occur with startling
regularity” (salemhistoricaltours.com).
sEATTLE
seattle has dark stories to match its
gray skies. The wide-ranging vans of
Private Eye Tours (privateeyetours
.com) stop at eerie spots such as
Comet Lodge Cemetery and a former
Chinatown gambling den, site of a
killing spree 30 years ago. Mercedes
Yaeger’s Market Ghost Tours (seattle
ghost.com) unfold in and around
famed Pike Place Market, built in
1903. “Nearby was a mortuary and
a YMCA where orphans lived,” she
says. “underneath are burial grounds
for Native Americans, early settlers,
and Chinese immigrants. Let’s just
say i’ve seen things i can’t explain.”
http://www.frenchquarterphantoms.com
http://www.frenchquarterphantoms.com
http://bloodymarystours.com
http://bloodymarystours.com
http://www.jeffbook.net
http://www.queenmary.com
http://privateeyetours.com
http://privateeyetours.com
http://www.seattleghost.com
http://www.seattleghost.com
http://capemaymac.org
http://capemaymac.org
http://www.elainesdinnertheater.com
http://www.salemhistoricaltours.com
http://www.bondurant.com
http://www.bondurant.com
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of US Airways - October 2013
Table of Contents
CEO Letter
From the Editor
Did You Know?
Making It Happen
Hot Spots: Top Spas at Top Resorts
Wine & Dine: Mail-Order BBQ
Wine & Dine: Hard Cider
Golf: The TOURAcademy at TPC Sawgrass
Adventure: P.F. Chang's Rock 'n' Roll Marathon
Style Spotlight: School Colors
Diversions: City Ghost Tours
Gear Up: Just for Sports Fans
Down to Business: Columbus, Ohio
Chefs Tell: Smith & Wollensky
Charlotte USA
Travel Feature: Maui
US Airways: BE PINK Campaign
Down to Business: IPNav
Going the Extra Block: Philadelphia Neighborhoods
University Spotlight: University of Dayton
Best of Health: Miami Beach Foot and Ankle Surgery
Best of Living: Eagles Nest
Great Dates
Puzzles
Readers Resource Index
Your US Airways Guide
Video Entertainment
Audio Entertainment
U.S. and Caribbean Service Map
International Service Map
Airport Terminal Maps
US Airways Fleet/Customs & Immigration
Passenger Info/Contact US Airways
US Airways MarketPlace®
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