TikTok’s Halloween Travel Guide: Haunting Destinations Inspired by #FilmTok, #BookTok and More

Halloween season is upon us, and TikTok creators are spotlighting the best destinations to visit during this time of year. According to new data from TikTok's 2026 Economic Impact Report, one in three TikTok users have made travel plans as a result of watching a TikTok video, with almost two in three noting they've used TikTok to help plan travel or local activities over the past year. From visiting locations pulled from the screens of #FilmTok and pages of #BookTok favorites to exploring the most haunted spots in the country, there's a fall getaway on TikTok for everyone.

We're excited to spotlight creators sharing their top Halloween travel destinations.

@baker.reads (Lancaster, OH)

• Destination: Hocking Hills State Park in Logan, OH (real world setting of Morsel by Carter Keane)
• ✨ What makes it special: Fall hiking weather is unbeatable here, and the changing leaves turn the landscape into a picture-perfect, mosaic-colored backdrop. Southern and Central Ohio features some of the most stunning state parks and nature preserves I've ever been to, and so I was thrilled to see the book, Morsel by Carter Keane, take place in the area.
• Top Attractions: The Brimstone Haunt is always a fun time, featuring a haunted hayride, horror-themed tours, and actors whose job is to terrify you.
• TikTok Tips: I also like to use TikTok Go, which is a way that you can book hotels directly in the App.

@cvnela (Los Angeles, CA)

• Destination: Newport, OR (filming location for The Ring)
• ✨ What makes it special: Yaquina Head Lighthouse - the cold, moody atmosphere makes you feel like you're inside the film.
• Top Attractions: Visiting other filming spots from The Ring (like the "cliffside tree") scattered around Washington.
• TikTok Tips: Use Search to find specific recommendations.

@geodesaurus (Sauk City, WI)

• Destination: Keweenaw Peninsula on Lake Superior, MI
• ✨ What makes it special: Stunning fall colors, stormy weather, and a tragic maritime history give the Peninsula a mix of natural beauty and real danger. This is the go-to spot for peak "spooky lake season."
• Top attractions: The Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum at Whitefish Point (including stories of the Edmund Fitzgerald), and a Keweenaw road trip through small towns, waterfalls, and shoreline hikes with plenty of overlook stops
• TikTok Tips: Use TikTok and Local Feed to find unusual attractions, local restaurants, seasonal events, and off-the-beaten-path stops

@jocwatchlist (Charlotte, NC)

• Destination: New Orleans, LA, the home of American Horror Story: Coven.
• ✨ What makes it special: The season drew on real people and history, layering right into New Orleans' already-spooky ghost lore, architecture, and supernatural traditions.
• Top attractions: Buckner Mansion, LaLaurie Mansion, French Quarter ghost tours, and local voodoo shops. Even more, New Orleans has some of the best food around - you'll eat well anywhere you go!
• TikTok Tips: I use Collections to organize my saved videos

@vinopapi23 (New York, NY)

• Destination: Gloucester, MA (filming location of Widows Bay)
• ✨ What makes it special: Widows Bay is my new favorite show and there are so many Halloween events here.
• Top attractions: Beyond the annual Halloween Party and Haunted Harbor Walk, visit Widows Bay filming locations, such as Lane's Cove and Cape Ann.
• TikTok Tips: Always use Local Feed when traveling!

@wilkesfamilyhalloween (Bensenville, Illinois)

• Destination: The Wilkes Family Halloween walk-through display in the town square of Bensenville, IL (just outside Chicago)
• ✨ What makes it special: Movie-themed scare zones, live actors on Friday/Saturday nights, a DJ, cosplayer performances, food trucks, and neighboring restaurants/bars all running Halloween specials from late September through Halloween night. Plus, it's 100% free!
• Top attractions: Beyond our display, Chicago Haunt Builders' annual interactive map, "The List," makes it easy to plan a night hitting the suburbs' best home haunts.
• TikTok Tips: If you're unable to join us in Illinois, catch a TikTok LIVE of our display and it can be experienced from anywhere.

From Your For You Feed to Your Weekend: Halloween Experiences on TikTok GO

From haunted-house clips to small-town ghost tours, spooky season is all over For You feeds right now. And with TikTok GO - powered by partners like GetYourGuide - the experiences the community is watching are ones they can actually book, turning that "I want to go there" moment into a real-world weekend. Here are a few of the leading Halloween and fall getaways from GetYourGuide, bookable right in TikTok GO. Just search "Halloween things to do" on TikTok to find local tours and events, then tap the green tag on any post to book directly in the app.

Halloween Horror Nights

• Universal Studios Hollywood: Halloween Horror Nights
• Universal Orlando Resort: Halloween Horror Nights

Howl-O-Scream

• Busch Gardens Tampa Bay: Howl-O-Scream Park Admission

Spellbinding Seasonal Picks

• Salem, MA: The Official Hocus Pocus Movie Walking Tour