Pennhurst Asylum Haunted House Tickets Go On Sale

SPRING CITY, PA — There's a few new tricks in store for visitors to Pennhurst Asylum this Halloween season.

A new attraction, "The Morgue," has been added to the increasingly popular haunted attraction.

Pennhurst is a former state-run hospital and rehabilitation clinic that shut its doors in 1987 after years of scrutiny over allegedly controversial methods.

After decades of existence as a magnet for teen mischief, the asylum reopened as a haunted house.

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.

The dates for 2018 are as follows: Sept. 21, 22, 28, 29, Oct. 5-7, 11-14, 18-21, 25-28, and Nov. 2-4.

For tickets, see here.

Pennhurst is located on 1205 Commonwealth Drive in Spring City.

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