Dark Prison Haunted House

Dark Prison takes over the real Nevada State Prison in Carson City, a fortress that has stood for over a century and whose gates shut in 2012. From the creators of Dark Corner, the night packs three haunts: a cell-block escape story, Unit 15 with its license-plate factory, cafeteria butcher, laundry, chapel, morgue, and sewers, and the Institute for the Unwell, a psychiatric ward the story dates to 1957. The prison yard adds photo ops, carnival games, Carson City food trucks, and the Shiv Bar for guests 21 and older. It has been featured on Ghost Adventures. Buy a timed ticket online; slots are limited and nights usually sell out.

Our take: Buy a timed ticket online before you go, and carpool, because the three lots are limited and nights usually sell out.