Best Haunted Houses on Long Island for Kids

When it comes to Halloween, there are two kinds of people: you either enjoy scary things, or you don’t. Halloween offers plenty of kid friendly activities having nothing to do with being scared, like trick or treating and pumpkin picking. There is, though, one activity that is synanomous with Halloween: a trip to a Haunted House, and it can be hard to find a haunted house that isn’t scary. One tip we’ve learned is to check the schedules at your favorite Haunted Venue because many offer special showings or tours for the younger kids. With that in mind, we set out to find some of the best Haunted Houses on Long Island, keeping everyone in the family in mind.

Bayville Scream Park, 8 Bayville Avenue, Bayville: They don’t call it a scream park for nothing. This place is more than a Haunted House; Bayville is a Halloween theme park complete with 5 haunted venues, adventure park attractions and miniature golf. Voted Long Island’s #1 Scariest Haunted House, Bayville also offers Kids “not so scary days” on weekends when they clear out the monsters and ghouls from the Haunted Houses and tone down the fright factor. Visit their website for more information. 

Queens County Farm Museum , 73-50 Little Neck Parkway, Floral Park: If you want to keep the scare factor rated “G,” then this is the place for you. With a Haunted house designed for kids ages 4-12, The Queens County Farm also offers a Children’s Fall Festival complete with country music and dancing, farm field games like potatoe sack races and hay rides. Mark your calendars: The Haunted House is open October 24, 25, and 31 and the Children's Fall Festival is one day only, October 25. For more information, click here. 

Wicks Farm and Garden, 445 North Country Road (Rt 25A) St. James: Designed with younger children in mind, Wicks offers a Haunted House that offers eye-catching goblins, witches, and turkeys (yeah, turkeys). All day long, you’ll find the Haunted House at Wicks filled with minimized scare factors and the real bonus is because it is usually not too crowded, you can control the level of fright by simply telling a crew member to tone it down. Plus, Wicks has pumpkins, a feeding farm, pony rides and a bounce house to keep your little ones entertained all day long. Open only on Saturdays and Sundays now-October 31. 

The Haunted Hangars at the Cradle of Aviation Museum, Charles Lindberg Blvd, Garden City: Labeled as "historically haunted" the hangers are decorated and displayed to spook and scare. However, kids can also enjoy the Spooky Carousel, which is decorated for Halloween but isn't scary at all and when they're finished there are Halloween crafts and activities for them to enjoy as well. If you think your kids are up for it, you can receive discounted admission to both the Carousel and the Hangers for $15, while admission to a single attraction is $10. Hours for the Carousel are from 6pm-9pm while the Hangers stay open until 11:00pm. Visit the website for more detailed information.