Castle Halloween Museum - Benwood, West Virginia

Get Spooked at the Castle Halloween Museum in Benwood, WV. October is a great time of year. The leaves begin to change color and there is a bite in the crisp air. This also means that it is getting quite close to one of the most popular holidays – Halloween. However, many people enjoy celebrating the spirit of Halloween all year long, and there is no better place to do that than at the Castle Halloween Museum located in Benwood, West Virginia.

Opened in 2005, the museum has been entertaining those with a taste for the macabre holiday, as well as those who love history, ever since. The museum is housed in an old brick school building that provides a great setting for the Halloween atmosphere.

They have just about every type of Halloween related item created since 1860 to the present day. You can find folk art, figurines, postcards, and more than a thousand costumes.

Some of the items that you can see at the museum are wonderful folk art pieces that celebrate Halloween. A few of the folk artists represented at the museum are Jack Roads and Debbie Thibault.

Besides the folk art pieces, you can see antique postcards, old Victorian era dolls, and old signs and advertising pieces from a variety of Halloween related products. In addition, you will see some great pieces of television memorabilia, including a cartoon cell from "Charlie Brown and the Great Pumpkin," Harry Potter characters painted onto organ pipes, and even Grandpa Munster, Al Lewis.

Those who love the Tim Burton film A Nightmare Before Christmas will be happy to know that there is a nice collection of material from the film at the museum. The collection includes statues, figures, jewelry, and more.

This is certainly one of the most complete collections of Halloween memorabilia in the entire world. If you love the holiday, would like to recapture memories of your youth, or just like to visit unique museums, you must visit.

If you want to learn more about this intriguing museum and the equally intriguing curator known as the Halloween Queen, you can visit their website at castlehalloween.com. They also have directions on their website.

Admission to the museum is $6 per person. If you are in the Benwood area, you should stop by, even if it isn't anywhere close to Halloween! You are going to enjoy your visit to this one of a kind spectacle. Great hotel options in nearby Bridgeport, WV are available online at HotelsCombined.com.

 577 Boggs Run Road
Benwood,Wv 26031
304-233-1031