A list of Halloween haunted houses in Minneapolis, St. Paul and around the Twin Cities metro area - several of these are not appropriate for children, and some only admit those older than 18.
Opening hours are generally evenings throughout October, but visit their website or call for admission times and prices.
FYI, if you are reading this at work, many of the haunted houses' websites play music or spooky sounds.
Which is the best haunted house in Minneapolis and the Twin Cities metro area? Read reviews of Minneapolis/St. Paul haunted houses, and submit your review!
The Soap Factory, Minneapolis
Minneapolis art gallery the Soap Factory terrifies guests with twisted artist-designed horrors in their Haunted Basement. Over 18 only. Buying advance tickets at the Soap Factory's website is recommended.
The Haunted Basement is open most nights from October 1 - October 31.
Molitor's Haunted Acres, Sauk Rapids
A way out of the Metro Area in Saulk Rapids, but remote locations are always bigger, and spookier.
Molitor's Haunted Acres is open on selected nights, from October 7 until October 31.
Nightmare Hallow-Scream Park, Columbus
Two haunted barns, haunted hay ride, cage maze, and a beer tent in Columbus, just by I-35, about 30 minutes north of Minneapolis.
The Nightmare Hallow-Scream Park is open weekends and select week dates from October 7 - October 31.
Frightmares at Buck Hill, Burnsville
The Twin Cities' newest Halloween attraction. Before the snow starts falling, ski hill Buck Hill converts into a large scare zone with four haunted houses.
Frightmares is open select dates from October 7 until October 31.
Scream Town, Chaska
One of the Twin Cities largest and scariest: Scream Town has the Twin Cities largest haunted corn maze, a haunted forest, as well as three haunted houses.
Scream Town is open select dates from September 30 - October 31.
ValleyScare, Shakopee
At the ValleyFair amusement park. This is the perfect combination: thrill rides and four haunted houses for twice the screaming!
ValleyScare is open selected dates from September 24 - October 31.
Trail of Terror, Shakopee
From the producers of the Minnesota Renaissance Festival, so you can be assured of good costumes. This is another large event, with a huge corn maze, haunted houses, rides, and other attractions and events like their own zombie pub crawl, and tattoo festival.
Trail of Terror is open select dates from October 13 - October 31.
Haunting Experience, Cottage Grove
After the sun sets, visitors can be scared witless in the huge house of horror, the 3D house of horror, and on a mile-long hayride of terror. There's also a corn maze and scary movies.
Haunting Experience is open selected dates from October 1 - October 31.
Fright Farm, Maplewood
A local favorite. The Ramsey County Sheriff's Department runs Fright Farm in a century-old barn, and all proceeds go to D.A.R.E.
Fright Farm is open select dates from October 7 - October 31.
Deadview Cemetery, Cottage Grove
Deadview Cemetery makes Cottage Grove the Twin Cities' scariest suburb, with two haunted venues.
Deadview Cemetery is open select dates from October 1 - October 31.
Hamel Lions Haunted Acres
A fundraising event, the Haunted Acres returns for 2011 to Corcoran. Their website recommend you bring a spare pair of underware.
Haunted Acres is open selected dates from October 14 - October 31.
Haunted Corn Mazes - Shafer Corn Maze, Shafer
Not technically haunted houses, but just as scary.
Shafer Corn Maze lets the spooks and ghouls out after night falls, for their haunted maze experience, Stalkers of the Corn. Friday and Saturday nights, October 7 - October 29. In Shafer, MN, near Taylors Falls.
