Pack your bags and get ready to head out on a Witch Way Road Trip, a cross-country journey along Route 60. But with so many bumps in the road, will you make it to your final destination, Boneyard Beach?
Hit the road Oct. 10–31
Every Wednesday, the Indiana Department of Transportation will hand out free bike helmets to Haunted House ticket holders. First come, first served, while supplies last.
Hays + Sons Friendly Hours ($9)
Hours:
Tuesdays: 10 a.m.–3 p.m.
Wednesdays: 10 a.m.–3 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
Thursdays: 10 a.m.–3 p.m.
Fridays: 10 a.m.–3 p.m.
Saturdays: 10 a.m.–3 p.m.
Sundays: noon–5 p.m.
- Includes fun, upbeat music with all lights turned up.
- The same scary objects are in the house so can still be frightening for some children.
- Friendly-faced greeters without Halloween masks are in each room of the house passing out treats to visitors similar to trick-or-treating.
- Children can play seek-and-find with pictures of the annual Haunted House mascot as they move through the rooms of the house to help play up the fun of each room.
- Each room also features a Halloween-related fun fact to ask your child such as "how many bones are in the human body?" (Answer: 206!)
AAA Frightening Hours ($9)
Hours:
Thursdays*: 4–9 p.m.
Fridays: 4–9 p.m.
Saturdays: 4–9 p.m.
No Frightening Hours on Halloween, Thursday, Oct. 31.
- Includes eerie music and minimal lighting.
- Haunters hide throughout the house to jump out and scare unsuspecting visitors.
- Although visual effects are used to maximize the scare experience, the frightening factor of the Haunted House focuses more on the "startle" rather than gore.
- Many visitors will scream with surprise or fear as they move throughout the house.
Tickets
Toll fee: The Children's Museum Guild's 60th Annual Haunted House is the museum's largest fundraiser of the year. All proceeds support The Museum Fund, enabling The Children's Museum of Indianapolis to ignite joy, wonder, and curiosity by creating powerful learning experiences for children and adults.
Non-members: $9 per person. Children under age 2 are free. Museum general admission is not required.
Members and Access Pass holders: Log in to receive your discount.
Group tickets
Do you plan on taking the Witch Way Road Trip as a group? Save by purchasing 20 or more tickets with our Haunted House group rate. Group tickets are valid for one Friendly or Frightening Hours visit any day the Haunted House is open. Buy group tickets here.
Add these haunted events to your road trip itinerary
October is frightfully full of haunted events at The Children's Museum.
Organized by The Children’s Museum Guild, the Annual Haunted House is presented by Old National Bank.