Why Anoka Ranks Among The World's Top Halloween Destinations

Halloween is just a month away, and one Minnesota city just got its flowers after being ignored in another ranking list. Travel and Tour World listed this Minnesota city as being the 11th-best Halloween travel destination in the world, beating out places like London, Osaka, and Paris.

Is This Minnesota City A Top Halloween Destination?

A North-Suburban Twin Cities city made the list as being a top-11 Halloween travel destination in the world! This comes after HGTV completely left the city off its list of best small towns in the US for celebrating Halloween. Anoka, the Halloween Capital of the World, got its flowers when it came in at number 11 on a list of the top-50 Halloween Travel Destinations in the World.

11th on the list is good enough to be ahead of such international destinations as London, England, Osaka, Japan, and Paris, France.

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So what makes Anoka stand out more than those international destinations? Here's what Tour and Travel World looked at when ranking its top destinations.

What Makes A City 'Better' For Halloween Travel?

According to Tour and Travel World, they looked at "destinations that combine Halloween festivals, haunted heritage, folklore, cultural traditions, historic landmarks, seasonal entertainment, theme park experiences, and distinctive visitor activities".

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Anoka has been celebrating Halloween since 1920, so history is on the city's side, plus, they have a big parade, and there are supposedly haunted buildings to help make it a top-teir Halloween destination.

The Top-10 Destinations Are...

Tour and Travel World ranked these cities higher than Anoka:

Transylvania, Romania ranks first in the world, followed by Derry, Ireland, Salem, Massachusetts, Dublin and County Meath, Ireland, Edinburgh, Scotland, Orlando, Florida, Sleepy Hollow, New York, Quebec City, Canada, Tokyo, Japan, and New Orleans, Louisiana.

You can see the full list here.