Pennhurst Asylum Haunted House Opening Dates

Halloween season is officially here, and haunted houses throughout the region are opening their doors, gates, and hatches.

One of the most popular attractions in the Philadelphia area is Pennhurst Asylum, a former state-run hospital and rehabilitation clinic that shut its doors in 1987 after years of scrutiny over allegedly controversial methods.

These "rumors" are reality come October, when visitors can tour ramshackle, decaying shops of horrors.

Pennhurst is the only haunted attraction where the walk to the house might be more frightening than the house itself. After navigating dark country roads and parking in a grass field, visitors must walk down a dark and wooded lane to approach the gates of the abandoned asylum.

After the "haunted" portion of the tour is complete, there is a chance to walk through historical exhibits outlining the past of the property and modern efforts to preserve it.

2017 dates: Sept. 29, 30, Oct. 1, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22, 26, 27, 28, 29, Nov. 3, 4.

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The asylum is located on 100 Commonwealth Drive in Spring City.

For tickets, see here.

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