Perth Museum (the Old Matheson House) 
📍 11 Gore St. E., Perth, ON

Perth is brimming with history — from its stunning 200-year-old limestone homes to its legendary tales of the supernatural. The Perth Museum, originally the home of Senator Roderick Matheson and his seven beautiful daughters, is said to have more than a few ghostly secrets. Locals claim to have heard unexplained sounds, seen strange shadows, and felt eerie presences in the gardens and halls of this historic landmark.

Perth Ghost Walk 
📍 11 Gore St. E., Perth, ON

Step back in time and uncover the eerie side of Perth on the Perth Ghost Walk, a guided evening tour that blends local history with spine-tingling storytelling. Led by historian Susan Code McDougall, this lantern-lit walk begins at the Perth Museum (Matheson House) and winds through the charming streets of downtown Perth. Along the way, you’ll hear tales of restless spirits, mysterious happenings, and historic buildings said to still be home to their original residents — in one form or another.

Haliburton Highland’s Museum’s Reid House
📍 66 Museum Road, Haliburton, ON

Built in the late 1800s, this house was home to two generations of the Reid family before being turned into a museum. Inside, the Reid House looks much as it would have appeared at the time it was inhabited by John Russell and Janet Reid in the late 1900s. Past staff and visitors have recalled mysterious encounters with both a woman and young boy wanting to play who then disappear without a trace. More details on those stories here.

Haunted Halloween Forest 
📍 1888 Hodgson Road, Haliburton, ON

Gather your courage for a haunting walk through the forest at Winterdance Trails in Haliburton, where shadows dance, fog drifts between the trees, and carved pumpkins glow like watchful eyes in the night. This 30-minute spooky trek winds through old growth, ridges, and bogs, filled with eerie scenery, chilling props, and live actors ready to inspire fright. Step into a world where every turn whispers a new story.

Screaming Heads
📍 981 Midlothian Rd, Burk’s Falls, ON

While it may not be haunted or have any spooky history, there’s a site in Burks Falls, north of Muskoka, which contains monsters. Screaming Heads is a 310 acre art exhibit by Peter Camani which features massive eerie sculptures emerging from the ground. It’s a bit of a drive (1.75 hrs from Kawartha Cabins or 2hrs from Haliburton) but worth the trek! It is a private property, so if the gate is closed, please just admire from the road.

Academy Theatre 
📍 2 Lindsay St S, Lindsay, ON

Lindsay’s Academy Theatre (pictured below) is known for its 130 years of performing arts history and also it’s resident ghost, Mary. The story goes that Mary was apparently a live-in caretaker for the theatre before she fell to her death, and has remained behind to continue enjoying shows from seat 13, flickering lights, and harmlessly moving objects around.

Lang Pioneer Village Museum
📍104 Lang Road
Keene, ON

Step into a world of spooky fun at the Historic Village Halloween Experience, where the streets come alive with ghostly graveyards, witches’ lairs, and scenes that celebrate the origins of our favourite Halloween traditions. Enjoy an evening of games, fortune telling, and tractor and wagon rides as you wander through the transformed village, soaking up the eerie atmosphere. Perfect for all ages, this enchanting event is sure to get you fully into the Halloween spirit.

Buck Hill Road
📍 Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards

Legend goes that during the depression, a man and his daughter lived at the bottom of the hill. One night when the man went out to grab firewood, their dog ran off and his young daughter chased after it. The man searched endlessly for his daughter to no avail, and it is said his spirit searches for her still. The site is an hour away from our Cabins but apparently popular with local ghost hunters who often call out “Daddy Daddy Daddy” at the start of their spooky explorations.