Halloween treat: Find haunted houses and events with MapQuest

If you’re not leaving town to stay in a haunted hotel, and the idea of going to a theme park is even scarier than a chainsaw-wielding pig, check out what kind of Halloween events are taking place close to home. MapQuest teamed up with HauntWorld to add Halloween-themed events to its maps. Since L.A. was a little thin, I also checked Las Vegas, San Diego and elsewhere in California to see what was going on within driving distance of L.A.

How to find the ghosts on the map:

1. Go to MapQuest.com

2. Make sure it’s displaying the city you want to look up.

3. Look to the right-hand side of the page. You will see a vertical bar with icons like “H” for Holiday Inns, a coffee cup for coffeehouses, a gas pump for gas stations, etc. On that same scroll bar will be a ghost. Click on the ghost and you will see the map become populated with ghost icons that take you to info about local haunted houses.

4. To see more ghost options, click on the zoom-out feature on the left side of the page noted by the minus sign.

Caveat: Unfortunately there are not as many Halloween events as one would find on our guide to L.A.’s Halloween Events 2009. But it looks as if HauntWorld is open to users adding events.

More info: MapQuest Blog

— Jen Leo, Los Angeles Times Travel & Deal blogger

[Image: A MapQuest screenshot of the Haunted House tool at play on MapQuest. Credit: Courtesy of MapQuest]

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