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Pensacola, Florida

Pensacola Florida offers the best of all worlds to visitors. From history and shopping to sports, nature and attractions, there's something for everyone. For the most up to date travel and vacation planning information on Pensacola Florida, the Pensacola Florida CVB website is the source for information on lodging, restaurants, attractions and events. The website contains information on area weather, maps and other helpful travel aids for what ever you need for an exciting experience.

Restaurants, shops and entertainment abound on Pensacola Beach. To get a different view of the shore, stroll the Pensacola Beach Pier, or try one of Pensacola's watersports. From parasailing and sailing to deep sea fishing and surfing, you'll never run out of fun things to do at Pensacola Beach. The calendar is filled with special events and public pavilions provide free jazz, blues, rock and country music several nights a week during warm weather.

University Mall is your shopping destination. This enclosed, single-level mall in Pensacola, Florida, is anchored by McRae's, Sears and the area's only JCPenney. University Mall also brings you more than 80 specialty stores, several eateries, and a Food Court. Visit University Mall for a day of shopping and fun. It's your life. It's your mall.

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To request your free full color Pensacola Florida travel planner now, visit the Pensacola Florida CVB website at www.visitpensacola.com.

Witches, and goblins, and ghouls, Oh My!

 Kick off the haunting season by taking the 17th annual Pensacola Historical Society Haunted House Walking and Trolley Tours Friday and Saturday, Oct. 19-20 and 26-27. This tradition began nearly two decades ago and has grown into a significant Halloween event. Feel the chills down your spine as you walk Pensacola's historical district featuring homes with centuries of history. Costumed guides reveal stories of murder and mayhem supposedly responsible for a multitude of ghost sightings throughout the years. The tour visits more than 50 sites around the Seville and North Hill historic districts. The candle-lit walking tours take off every 30 minutes from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., while trolley tours leave at 6:30, 7:30 and 8:30 p.m. each evening. Walking tours are $9 for adults and $5 for children 12 and under; trolley tours are $14 for adults and $7 for children 12 and under. Reservations can be made by calling the Pensacola Historical Society, (850) 433-1559.

Pensacola Little Theatre (PLT) will send you screaming with Stage Fright 2007, a Trilogy of Terror. Local actors, makeup artists and set designers transform the atmosphere of the lively stage theater into a harrowing hall of monstrous proportions involving a carnival of fear, voodoo and a freak show.

You're not afraid of clowns, are you? So happy, so colorful. PLT's 4-D Carnival of Fear turns these innocent icons of childhood into a terrifying nightmare of fright. Nothing is as it seems, and even the walls will reach out to try to prevent your escape.

In a Mississippi delta manor, the dark forces of voodoo are conspiring against you. When you fall under The Voodoo Curse, you have just one hope. Traverse the maze of secret passages and avoid the grasping undead, while solving the riddles that can save your soul from eternal torment.

Music, lights and illusions as you've never seen before. You"ll find it all at The Rave 'N Mad Freak Show. Spidora, Dismemberous and Little Egypt will rock the stage in an amazing techno-goth show giving a whole new meaning to shock and awe.

Stage Fright will horrify unwary visitors from October 26-31, beginning nightly at 7 p.m. Experience one haunt for $7 or all three for $15. Go to the head of the line with a FastPass for $25. Stage Fright is one of Pensacola 's largest annual holiday events. Each year thousands of area residents of all ages come to the Cultural Center for an event unrivaled on the central Gulf Coast. All proceeds benefit PLT's Treehouse theatrical, educational and outreach programming. Visit www.pensacolalittletheatre.com for more information.

Several other hair-raising thrills can be found throughout the Pensacola Bay Area. Following are a few favorite events:

Escambia County Parks and Recreation Department presents Barn Bash 2007 hosted by the Escambia County Equestrian Center on October 27. Gates open for this family-friendly event at 5 p.m. and will feature a bounce house, scarecrow making, hayrides, a hay bale maze, and costume and pumpkin carving contests. For those who can handle it, a haunted barn will be open from 7:30 p.m.– 9:30 p.m. Concessions will also be available. Admission is $5 per car. For more information, contact the Escambia County Parks and Recreation Department at (850) 475-5220 or visit their department link at www.myescambia.com.

The National Museum of Naval Aviation comes to life on October 27! Visitors can tour various Museum exhibits where they will find people dressed in authentic period clothing or festive costumes handing out Halloween treats. The Blue Angel Atrium will include fun activities for the kids such as inflatable jumpers and a costume contest. Children dressed in costume will receive a free ticket to view an IMAX® movie when accompanied by a paying adult. The motion-based simulator will include a special Halloween ride "Superstition". For details on the event, visit www.navalaviationmuseum.org.

Big Lagoon State Park's after-hours event is a Haunted Adventure held on seven nights sponsored by the Friends of Pensacola State Parks. There will be haunted rooms, a haunted hayride, a haunted walk and a pirate ship. Food and refreshments will be available. Visitors will park at the Amphitheater parking lot and board the haunted hayride. The hayride will pass by East Beach and the pirate ship, taking visitors to West Beach. At West Beach, guests will proceed down the haunted path up to the haunted house (Governors Pavilion). More information on this event can be found at www.floridastateparks.org/biglagoon/default.cfm.

There"s plenty of not-so-spooky fun at The ZOO Northwest Florida's annual Halloween event, ZOOBoo, with face-painting, treats, games and a chance for kids to parade around in their costumes while checking out real-life creepies and crawlies, including Florida alligators, snakes and pythons, bats and a Komodo dragon. The event will be held October 27 from 9 a.m.–5 p.m. All guests in costumes pay only $5 for a full day of fun and adventure. Children and adults alike can play games and win prizes. Be sure to check out the cool sounds of The Black Pearl Band. For more information, visit www.thezoonorthwestflorida.com.

Join in the Halloween fun at Sam's Fun City’s Spooky City on October 31 from
5 p.m.-9 p.m. Sam's Fun City, in cooperation with local children's charities and corporate sponsors, will provide 1,000 free entries into the park for disadvantaged children. The event will feature a spooky train ride, trick-or-treat booths, vampire laser tag and Cat County 98.7 will broadcast live as they give away treat bags. The general public is also welcome. Admission is $8. Children are encouraged to dress up for the costume contest, where prizes will be given away to the best dressed. For more information, call (850) 505-0800.

To request a free Visitors Guide or to view a complete calendar of events, log on to www.VisitPensacola.com, or for more information on the Pensacola Bay Area, call the Pensacola Bay Area Convention & Visitors Bureau at (800) 874-1234 or (850) 434-1234.