This Victorian Trolley Takes You On A Haunted Tour Of Brooklyn’s Dark Past
For us New Yorkers our everyday life is frightening enough–think: roaches…some of which FLY, the impending doom of rent day, perpetually rising pizza prices, 7-story walk ups, so…many…RATS, okay we’ll stop there. But, with Halloween right around the corner we’re ready to get our spook on, like for real…like hopping aboard a haunted trolley tour!
Besides, New York City has its fair share of haunted places to get yourself into the spooktacular spirit…but we’ll admit we aren’t brave enough to explore those places on our own. Now a trolley tour on the other hand (a trolley packed with 21 other people, at that) we can get down with. There is safety in numbers, after all.
And the city has just that–Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours are NYC’s #1 ghost tour, taking thrill seekers on a journey through the dark shadows of Brooklyn.
Those who dare will hop aboard a custom-made, turn-of-the-century trolley–complete with leather tufted seats, mini chandeliers, a red carpeted aisle, and vintage velvet curtains–for a ghoulish journey uncovering 400 years of morbid Brooklyn history.
As you journey down the streets a guide will let you in on all the spooky tales of mob murders, Revolutionary War battles, and rumored alien abductions. A screen projecting mini-documentaries will help to get all five of your senses involved, giving riders a historical look into what the modern-day sites you’ll be passing by looked like long ago.
Along the way you’ll visit hidden cemeteries inside the Navy Yard and Prospect Park, George Washington’s old headquarters in Park Slope, and an EPA Superfund site in Gowanus. Plus, did you know the Trader Joe’s in Cobble Hill is haunted or that there’s a bar in Williamsburg built over 30,000 bodies? Well, now you do, and you’ll hear all about it on the tour.
Even the biggest of supernatural skeptics will be spooked, but if not you can still look forward to the chance to win prizes with spooky trivia!
Madame Morbid’s Trolley Tours have been spooking guests since 2017, and they’re embarking on tours now through November. Tickets range from $59 to $69 depending on when you decide you’re brave enough to hop on. More information and tickets can be found here.
If you’re not brave enough for the tour allow us to share with you some less creepy spooky season activities, like a haunted maze experience inspired by Jimmy Fallon’s worst nightmares or a candlelit performance of Halloween classics.
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