I became a spooky traveler not through some childhood fascination with ghosts or a late-night horror binge, but through an uneasy encounter at a roadside motel in Pennsylvania.

The Black Powder Tavern is named in homage to the building's origins, dating back to 1746, as indicated by a plaque outside the restaurant. According to the plaque, former owner Friedrich Wilhelm von Stueben stored black powder in the basement during the Revolutionary War.

According to hauntedrooms.com, St. Augustine ranks third on their list of the 13 most haunted cities in the United States, due to its age and the poor life expectancy that came from being such an old port town.

Cassadaga, Florida, marks the second spiritualist community I’ve been to, Traveler. The first was Lily Dale, New York, which, to my knowledg