Get ready for a spooky road trip as two destinations in Florida have been named the best haunted destinations in the country for a spooky and spectacular trip!

Gas up your doom buggy and get ready for a morbidly awesome Florida road trip as in the latest USA TODAY 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards, not one but two popular Florida destinations have been crowned winners in the Top 10 best haunted destinations in the US for a spooky and spectacular trip.

The United States is filled with purportedly haunted locations, each with its own ghost stories and spectral occurrences, ready for visitors to experience first hand and USA TODAY's 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards have come up with the best haunted locations in teh country, just in time for Halloween!

10 haunted destinations have been voted by USA TODAY readers as the best in the country for extraordinary reports of paranormal activity, and Fort East Martello Museum in Key West, Florida has made the top 10 list,

The Fort East Martello Museum in Key West has been placed no. 7 best haunted destinations in the US for a spooky and spectacular trip.

The fascinating museum protects and preserves the unfinished remains of a fort dating back to the Civil War. The fort has its fair share of ghost stories, but none are quite as famous (or mysterious) as Robert the Doll.

This handmade doll, made at the turn of the 20th century, purportedly causes electronic devices to malfunction, and staff members have reported creepy giggling in the museum and swear that his facial expressions have changed.

No. 5 best haunted destinations in the US for a spooky and spectacular trip is the spectacular St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum - St. Augustine, Florida.

Paranormal activity reported at the St. Augustine Lighthouse includes the disembodied voice of a woman asking for help.

Dark of the Moon ghost tours take visitors into the lighthouse at night to learn about the spirits that may still haunt the 1876 Keepers’ House and 1874 lighthouse tower.

20 top haunted destination from throughout the country were in the running for the award, with USA Today 10Best Awards asking a panel of experts to nominate their favorite destination, and from the list of 20 nominated, the top 10 winners were selected by the public, with everyone given the opportunity to vote online.

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