GUIDE - Road Trip: Close to Home attractions for Oct. 27

Halloween is around the corner - we've got the best frights and fun to enjoy this week!

Brian Heyman

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Oct 26, 2022, 2:25 PM

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Updated 717 days ago

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GUIDE - Road Trip: Close to Home attractions for Oct. 27

Halloween is around the corner - we've got the best frights and fun to enjoy this week!

Haunt O'Ween Bell Works
101 Crawfords Corner Road
Holmdel, New Jersey 07733
Open 4-10 p.m. through Oct. 31
Website

Lady Liberty made out of jack-o'- lanterns at Blaze Hudson Valley (Photo credit: Brian Heyman)

Blaze Hudson Valley
Van Cortlandt Manor
525 S Riverside Ave.
Croton-on-Hudson, NY 10520
Sept. 16 - Nov. 20, 2022
Visit website to purchase tickets.

Blaze Long Island
Old Bethpage Village Restoration
1303 Round Swamp Road
Old Bethpage, NY 11804
Sept. 30 - Nov. 6, 2022
Visit website to purchase tickets.

Haunted History of Long Island Sound coastline
"Wicked Bridgeport" by Michael J. Bielawa
"Wicked New Haven" by Michael J. Bielawa

Dinosaurs in the Darkness: The Hatching
Bronx Zoo
Event entry is only via Bronx River Gate
Open Fridays and Saturdays through Oct. 29
Website

Feeding the birds at White Post Farms (Photo credit: Brian Heyman)

Making furry friends at White Post Farms (Photo credit: Brian Heyman)

White Post Farms
250 Old Country Road
Melville, New York 11747
Animal farm open every day 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., visitors can stay until 6 p.m. Fall festival dates: Oct. 22, 23, 28, 29, 30. Gates open 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., visitors can stay until 6 p.m.
Website

Trailside Nature Science Center
452 New Providence Road
Mountainside, New Jersey 07092
Open 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday.
Website

Brooklyn Bridge Park
334 Furman St.
Brooklyn, New York 11201
Click here for varying hours.
Website

Statue of Liberty (Photo credit: Brian Heyman)

Statue of Liberty Crown reopens
Website
Statue Cruises - ferry info

Edward Hopper at the Whitney Museum
99 Gansevoort St.
New York, New York 10014
Exhibition runs through March 5, 2023.
Museum open 10:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday. Museum open 10:30 a.m. - 10 p.m. Friday. Visitors encouraged to reserved timed-entry tickets.
Website

Hiking at Cold Spring Harbor State Park (Photo credit: Brian Heyman)

Cold Spring Harbor State Park
95 Harbor Road
Cold Spring Harbor, New York 11724
Website

The Gravity Vault (Photo credit: Nikita Ramos)

Space Adventure Mini Golf at Poughkeepsie Galleria (Photo credit: Nikita Ramos)

Exploring Poughkeepsie
The Gravity Vault
6 Neptune Road
Open 9 a.m. - 10 p.m. Monday through Friday. Open 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Website

Space Adventure Mini Golf at Poughkeepsie Galleria
2001 South Road
Open 11 a.m. - 9:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Open 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. Friday through Sunday.
Website

Exploring Morris
Town of Morris Historical Society

Popey's Ice Cream Shoppe
7 West St.
Open Tuesday through Sunday
Website

The Deli
7 West St.
Open 6 a.m. - 2 p.m. Monday through Friday
Website

Interested in more adventures? Check out last week's destinations close to home.