While most people would not want to live in a haunted house, they relish the opportunity to visit one. Fortunately, Dane County offers three of the scariest in south-central Wisconsin.
Corn mazes, on the other hand, were no doubt designed as an antidote to the anxieties generated by haunted houses. But one of my friends is still slightly traumatized by the memory of the time he and his young son were lost deep in a corn maze as darkness descended. They were saved by some fellow maze-goers, who stumbled upon them and led everyone out safely.
What follows is a list of area haunted houses and corn mazes to put you in a fall mood while also maybe scaring the daylights out of you:
Haunted Houses
• Schuster’s Haunted Forest: 1326 Highways 12 and 18, Deerfield
Open Thursdays through Saturdays through Oct. 28
(Tickets only available online)
• Screamin’ Acres Haunted Houses: 3865 Wisconsin Highway 38, Stoughton
Four haunted attractions for one price
Open Fridays and Saturdays from 7 to 10 p.m. through Oct. 28
(Tickets only available online)
• Terror at Tyrol: 3487 Bohn Road, Mount Horeb
Four haunted experiences at one attraction
Open Oct. 14, 20, 21, 26, 27 and 28 from 7 to 10:30 p.m.
Corn Mazes
• Alpine Ridge Orchard: 5610 Alpine Road, Brooklyn
One maze featuring all straight lines
Open Wednesdays through Sundays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Creek Bed Farmacy: N2767 Mountford Road, Poynette
Two sizes: 18 acres and two acres
Open Fridays through Sundays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Oct. 29
• Enchanted Valley Acres: 5047 Enchanted Valley Road, Cross Plains
Two mazes within eight acres of corn for one price
Open Thursdays through Sundays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Oct. 29
• Eugster’s Farm Market Fall Festival: 3865 Wisconsin Highway 138, Stoughton
Eight-acre maze
Open Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Oct. 29
(Tickets only available online)
• Sutter’s Ridge Farm: 2704 Sutter Drive, Mount Horeb
Five-acre maze
Open Thursdays through Sundays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Treinen Farm Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch: W12420 Wisconsin Highway 60 Trunk, Lodi
One of USA Today’s top 10 mazes in the United States
Open Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Fridays and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. through Nov. 5
• Waldvogel’s Pumpkin Farm: N7416 County Road I, Juneau
Nine-acre maze
Open Tuesdays through Thursdays from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. and Fridays through Sundays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Oct. 28
(Thanks to HauntedWisconsin.com and MadisonMom.com for scaring up some of these destinations for us; image by Dipak Patel from Pixabay)
