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About Me & My Family

We are a French family who has been living in the US for 13 years. We spend all our summers in France, visiting our family and new countries. Our definite favorite is the South of France and Spain. Although, we all love Paris.

Our Family's Travel Personality

curious, independent, energetic, easy_going, scheduled, artsy

We Just Got Back From

Paris, Normandie, Brittany, Mont St Michel and Madrid

Our Favorite Vacation Spot

Spain

A Place We'd Love To Visit

Japan

Favorite Vacation Memory

Australia. It just felt perfect and we got to see Ayers Rock: a dream come true.

Worst Travel Moment With My Kids:

Thais having a very smelly bowel movement in her diaper while listening to our guide at the Sydnedy Opera House and throwing up right after that on the beautiful Sydney Opera Floor (she was 4 months old)

Websites I Like:

Mine! www.travelismorefunwithkids.com www.inflightout.com: I do not know how Mike does to find all these good deals. A money saver

Spooky festivals and attractions for kids in North Carolina

October is such a fun month! Festivals and events are happening every week-end all around the state culminating with a big Day on the last day of the month.
Make sure that the events you are going to are suitable for your children. Some children are more sensitive than others so it is not really a matter of age but rather how easily they can get scared.

1. NC Zoo

4401 Zoo Parkway
Asheboro, North Carolina

Comment:

Do not miss Boo at the Zoo on October 29 and 30 from 9 am to 4 pm. You will get to play games, guess the weight of a pumpkin, color a mural, see a magic show and listen to some story telling. And let's not forget a costume contest and some trick or treating!

2. North Carolina Transportation Museum

411 S. Salisbury Ave.
Spencer, North Carolina

Comment:

On October 29 from 10 am to 3 pm, kids can celebrate aboard the Halloween train with friendly ghosts and witches. Out of the train, there will be more activities and a miniature haunted house. Train rides will offered at 11 am, 1, 2, and 3 pm.

3. Carowinds

Avenue of the Carolinas
Charlotte, North Carolina

Comment:

Do not miss Howl-O-Fest's boo blast! This is a very non-scary Halloween event happening every week-ends of October from 12p.m.-5p.m. in the Carowinds Paladium Amphitheatre Plaza. Kids will enjoy meeting Peter the Talking Pumpkin, playing in the maze, trick-or-treating and seeing a puppet show.

4. Tweetsie Railroad

300 Tweetsie Railroad Lane
Blowing Rock, North Carolina

Comment:

On Friday and Saturday evenings all October, get ready to ride the Ghost train. But there is more than that: you will get spooked by the haunted house, the Halloween shows, the 3D maze, the Black Hole and the Freaky forest.

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5. NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher

900 Loggerhead Rd
Kure Beach, North Carolina

Comment:

Do not miss Fort Fisher's Trick Or Treat Under The Sea on Oct. 26 and 27 from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Attendees can come dressed up in costume for the two-day party, which will feature indoor trick-or-treating, face painting, story-telling, magic shows and haunted gardens. There will also be spooky divers in the aquarium's shark tank. $6 for each person and children 2 years old and under are free.

6. Great Smoky Mountains Railway

226 Everett Street
Bryson City, North Carolina

Comment:

Enjoy Peanuts - The Great Pumpkin Patch Express -- a train ride with Snoopy, Charlie Brown and Lucy to the great pumpkin patch 40 minutes away by rail.

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7. Battleship North Carolina

# 1 Battleship Road
Wilmington, North Carolina

Comment:

Come on board on Tuesday October 22, 28, 29 from 7 pm to 10 pm and get ready to be terrified. Not recommended for young children.

8. Children's Museum of Wilmington

116 Orange Street
Wilmington, North Carolina

Comment:

On October 28th from 5 to 7 pm, enjoy a kid festival featuring scary stories and non-scary activities. Make sure you come dressed up! Members $2 - Non Members $3

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9. Poplar Grove Plantation

10200 US Hwy 17 North
Wilmington, North Carolina

Comment:

For thrills and chills try the haunted hayride or haunted barn. Afraid of the dark? There's plenty to do! Rides, games, food, daylight hayride, non-scary Kiddie Funhouse, pony rides, cake walk, fortune tellers and more. Free admission and activities priced separately

10. Riverbend Farm - Pumpkin Picking

12150 McManus Road
Midland, North Carolina

Comment:

You will get to explore 22 acres of pumpkin fields by riding on covered wagons. Pack a picnic and get ready to enjoy their playground!

11. Hill Ridge Farms

703 Tarboro Road
Youngsville, North Carolina

Comment:

Ride a full size train, take a hay ride tour feed farm animals, get your free pumpkin. It does not get better than that for little ones.

12. Patterson Farm

3060 Millbridge Rd.
China Grove, North Carolina

Comment:

You will get to enjoy all the regular activities of a Farm (hayrides, petting barn, playground) as well as pig races.

13. Blue Ridge Corn Maze

1605 Everett Rd.
Pisgah Forest, North Carolina

Comment:

You have 6 acres of corn field to explore before finding your way out. On October 22, 22, 28 and 29 from 7 to 10 pm, the braves amongst you can explore the same maze but this time it will be haunted. Spooky.

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14. Clayton Farm

1620 loop road
Clayton, North Carolina

Comment:

Open 9 am to 8 pm every day in October. Pumpkin playland contains a giant tunnel of straw. You can also play duck races, the horsey hop a long, board the train, pet the farm animlas and so much more!

15. Vollmer Farm

677 NC Hwy 98E
Bunn, North Carolina

Comment:

They have enough to spend a full day having fun: hay rides, maze, corn box, duck races, outdoor movies etc.

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