Heighten the Thrill of Halloween Tour by Pairing It with Cannabis

By Mia Jane

The fall season always a brings a chill to the air and a little bit of a chill up my spine. Sometimes a few tokes are just the ticket to getting me going when the creeping cold weather sets in. With Halloween being just around the corner, there is a kind of spooky excitement all around that makes this one of my favorite times of the year for Denver ghost tours and all things scary.

The leaves are changing and the season for spooks and spirits is underway. Replace those chills with some thrills while you peruse some local haunts on one of the best Denver ghost tours, maybe with a little extra weed-friendly fun to help take the edge off any extra-spooked cohorts. Look no further for your top-four guide for fright-filled fun in Colorado’s best city for haunted encounters.

What creepier way to see the ominous sights of a city than by walking unprotected through the eeriest spots you can find on one of the top Denver ghost tours?

I find that a few hits of my vape pen will normally take the edge off if I’m feeling too freaked out before an episode into the eerie. After you get settled into your 420-friendly hotel accommodations, make sure you stock the hotel room with lots of good munchies.

Snacks and some pseudo-Halloween candy are a sweet way to relax after an extra creepy experience if I’m feeling unsettled. Sugar is, after all, the best high, so they say. Hit Sugar or City Pop downtown for some gourmet treats sure to please anyone’s saccharine cravings.

Denver Ghost Tours Pairing #1:

Blaze & Gaze + Nightly Spirits

Get ready for graffiti and ghost stories when checking out this double-hitter of a tour itinerary. Engage in the sights and sounds of the thriving RiNo Arts District and watch out for dark alleys as you get the evening started with the Blaze and Gaze Walking Tour. You’ll get a chance to elevate your mind and unwind at a local Denver speakeasy-style consumption lounge so as not to worry as much about the eerie elements to come.

But don’t let the couch lock set in just yet. After you wrap up at the lounge and head out on a tour of this thriving and unique downtown neighborhood, you can pop around the corner to the aptly named Nightly Spirits ghost tours. Chosen as one of Denver’s best tours, you’ll get to continue your evening with a creepily fun pub crawl that you won’t soon forget. The guides will get you going with their tales of supernatural spirits and you can partake of a few tasty beers along the way.

Blaze & Gaze Details:

• Every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 11am
• Cost: $29 per adult

Nightly Spirits Details:

• 21+ tour Fridays and Saturdays 7:30 pm & 8:30 pm, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 7:30 pm
• All-ages tour is 7 days a week at 6:30 pm
• Additional days and times during October
• Cost: $15-$25 per adult

Denver Ghost Tours Pairing #2:

Kegs & Kush + Dark Side of Denver Ghost Tours

Ghostly good brews you say? That’s the Colorado way and you’re sure to find a few favorites on the Kegs and Kush tour. This walking excursion takes you to a top brewery/cidery and pot shop in RiNo.

Then, after some liquid courage, head out to find some demonic apparitions on a Dark Side of Denver Ghost Tour. This historically educational tour will have you palpitating with excitement at the history of Denver’s otherworldly ventures in the deep dark basements of several of its haunted stops.

Kegs & Kush Details

• Thursday, Friday, & Saturday at 1:30pm
• Cost: $29 per adult

Dark Side of Denver Details

• Thursday, Friday, & Saturday at 5:30pm & 8pm
• Cost: $20 per adult

Denver Ghost Tours Pairing #3:

Wine & Weed + 13^th Floor Haunted House

If beer isn’t really your speed, try a Wine and Weed walking tour to unwind before checking out an eerie experience. You’ll visit a top Denver dispensary and dabble in a flight of local vino to get your juices flowing.

Then for some blood-curdling thrills, hop in an Uber over to the gruesome 13th Floor Haunted House not far away, where you’re unlikely to leave without a good shriek or twelve.

Wine & Weed Details

• Every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 4:00 PM
• Cost: $29 per adult

13^th Floor Haunted House Details

• Open Nightly through 10/31/2018
• Cost: $19.99-$33.99 per adult (prices vary by date & time)

Denver Ghost Tours Pairing #4

Sushi & Joint Rolling Class + Reinke Bros. Haunted Mansion

Definitely start one of your evenings out with a little feasting and fun at this spirited sushi and joint rolling class to calm your nerves and get you ready for an adrenaline-filled night out. With all these thrilling adventures to come, nothing’s worse than feeling famished while hunting for the best haunts of the city.

Almost more kitschy than creepy, this nearly fifty-year-old haunted house is a classic Halloween staple you won’t want to miss. The recently reopened Reinke Bros. Haunted Mansion is filled to the brim with disconcerting scenes and spooky things that will leave you feeling more ill-at-ease than any blood spurting zombie ever could.

Or if you’d rather keep it real when it comes to your Denver ghost tour experience, this classic Colorado Haunted History Tour is one of the top haunted tours in Denver and is sure to leave you asking questions about what really happened way back when. Just outside the Denver city limits, you’ll be lead through neighboring Morrison, Colorado — home to the world famous Red Rocks Amphitheatre. Filled with stories of gruesome betrayal and supernatural sightings, choose from either the Ghosts and Legends or Murder, and Mayhem, and Madness tour, where you’ll get to hear all about your surroundings and the startling happenings earlier on in the Wild, Wild West.

Sushi & Joint Rolling Class Details:

• Every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 7 PM
• Cost: $79 per adult

Reinke Bros Details:

• Monday-Thursday 6 PM – 10 PM
• Friday 6 PM – 12 AM
• Saturday 3 PM – 12 AM & Sunday 3 PM – 10 PM
• Cost: $19-$25

Colorado Haunted History Tour Details:

• Various dates available through November 3rd. Check website for availability
• Cost: $20 per adult

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