Haunted Museum @ Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium

When

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Where

Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium 1302 Main Street, St. Johnsbury, VT 05819 Visit Website | 802-748-2372 | lsmith@fairbanksmuseum.org

Who

Teens

Details

Cost: $25 per ticket ($15 student rate) Parking: Yes - The Museum parking lot is located down Thaddeus Lane off Prospect Street. The handicap parking lot is located off Charles Street, directly behind the Museum. There is also parking along Main Street.

What secrets lurk deep in the shadows? This Halloween, prepare to be terrified by tales of the supernatural and chart your path through the ghost-filled Victorian basement of the Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium. Those who make it out alive can enjoy treats, tarot readings, crafts, and mingling in the Museum classroom afterwards.

October 23rd and 24th from 6:30PM-9:30PM (ticketed time slots).

Recommended for adults and teens.

This event is made possible with the generous support of Maple Capital Management.

Reviews

5 reviews

June 27, 2025
"This is a fun little museum if you're in the area. I take my boys every few months and since they did the renovation and added tons of kids toys and the new area for them, it's super fun. We usually spend a few hours, but I wouldn't say it's somewhere to spend the day. Also some interesting exhibits for older kids and adults if your little ones let you."
- Alejandra T
August 22, 2013
"Honestly the only thing my children enjoy here is the giant globe and the play groups they have here once a month. They have a new nature preschool and have open house once a month. That is great fun and we try to go when they have it. The other part is great if you're an adult but children lose interest fast."
- Dadoftheyear1
June 14, 2012
"We live close to this museum, although it's not for young children there is still plenty to do there. I have brought some of the special needs children I work with here and they have loved it. They just did an update to the planetarium so I'm excited to see what it looks like now!"
- Vtmomma13
May 25, 2011
"We drove a few hours to go to the museum and after searching their website first I think I went in a little disappointed. You definitely cannot spend the day there and although I thought there were a lot of really interesting artifacts, my young children (5 and 2) really only enjoyed a few. The balcony exhibits are really not little kid friendly- I had to hold my children so they could see what were in the cases- and on a cool May day it was so very hot. My favorite exhibit was the Omni Globe- my kids really enjoyed that too!! While I do believe this museum is a must-see Vermont attraction I think it is most suitable for an adult or older child."
- mommasboys
April 13, 2010
"We visited the Fairbanks Museum with our 3-year-old and our in-laws. There are some really interesting exhibits. My daughter really liked the taxidermy animals and the weather station where there were some great hands-on activities. It was a little hard for her to contain herself, so it might be better to take older children? My husband and I really enjoyed it and I know my in-laws did as well. It was interesting to learn more about the local history of the area. I'm looking forward to going back again and spending more time at each exhibit. I would like to visit the planetarium too, we didn't get a chance to see it our first time through."
- Hannah B