Drive There: Experience New Jersey's haunted past

From LeHigh Valley Live: Drive There: Experience New Jersey's haunted past

Paranormal Books & Curiosities is not your run of the mill bookstore. In addition to carrying a wide assortment of both rare and popular books, visitors can participate in ghost hunting classes, paranormal investigations and take a variety of historical ghost tours.

Driving: Paranormal Books & Curiosities, in Asbury Park, NJ, is one hour and 40 minutes from the Easton area. Parking is available right outside the book store, but remember to bring money for the meter. For information on Asbury Park, check out their city guide.

Address and information:

627 Cookman Ave.

Asbury Park, N.J.

732-455-3188

The museum:
Current exhibits include The Jersey Devil: Expedition of 1819, Ghost Ship: The Tragedy of the S.S. Morro Castle, Vampires: Fact and Fiction and the featured exhibit Ouija Boards: A History. The museum explores the theory that this toy is a spiritual device that can be used as a portal into the unknown. Keep an inner eye out for upcoming Ouija Board Workshops.

Tickets for the museum cost $5 for adults, $3 for children under 12.

Haunted tours:
The paranormal museum offers several tours, including Asbury Park Ghosts and Legends Downtown Tour, and lists some of Asbury Park's haunted attractions.

Each tour has you explore the haunted past of the Jersey shore as you walk to different historic locations in the area, learning more about their ghostly secrets, such as the mystery of the infamous Jersey Devil. For added effect these tours take place in intimate groups at night.

Tickets for the tour cost $10 for adults and $5 for children under 12. All tours are approximately 90 minutes long.

Extra paranormal:
Want a psychic reading? The book store also offers the services of psychic mediums Bill Blount and Linda Fate. Blount offers crystal readings while Linda offers tarot card readings. A 10-minute session gives you a brief glimpse into the events around you and costs $20. A 20-minute session costs $40 and presents you with a fuller perspective with targeted questions, while $50 gets you a comprehensive life reading in 30 minutes.

If you’re dying to find out what lies ahead, or even if you’re only curious, Paranormal Books & Curiosities provides you with a comfortable environment to discover your past, present and future.

And if you want to join the ranks of television's paranormal experts and become a ghost hunter, then a Paranormal Investigation is for you. Join the hunt led by experienced investigators who will train and equip you with all the latest ghost hunting technology and arm you with the leading theories as you take an adventure through a haunted location within the Asbury Park area.

For information on upcoming investigations and expeditions, visit the book store’s online calendar.

Make a day of it:

Visit these Jersey Shore hot spots to complete your day.

The Stone Pony, known as the CBGB of the Jersey Shore, is a historic music venue located at 913 Ocean Ave. in Asbury Park. Call 732-502-0600 for information.

The Langosta Lounge is a bar and restaurant that hosts regular dance parties at 1000 Ocean Ave. at 2nd Avenue in Asbury Park. Call 732-455-3275 for information.

Silver Ball Museum Arcade is the Pinball Hall of Fame at 1000 Ocean Avenue in Asbury Park. Call 732-774-4994 for information.