Hartford, Connecticut -
Mark Twain House - Ghost Tours

Guides relate haunted histories of the Clemens family and of the Victorian spiritualism so popular in Mark Twain's Nook Farm neighborhood, combined with ghostly details from eyewitness accounts of chilling encounters with the unexplained. The tours include a visit to the building's creepy basement, usually off-limits to guests.

The Graveyard Shift tours run at 6:00, 6:45, 7:30, 8:15 and 9:00 p.m. The cost is $17 for adults and seniors, $15 for members, and $13 for children 10 to 16. The tour is not recommended for children under 10. Tickets may be ordered by calling 860-280-3104. [George Jamison, 02/03/2010]