Halloween is coming, and so are the annual Haunted Ruins tours at the historic Valley of the Moon, 2544 E. Allen Road in Tucson.

Be scared and enchanted as you “take a tour of the historic fantasy gardens, while getting to know the magical denizens along the way.”

12 nights of fun (Thursdays through Sundays): October 13, 14, 15, 16/ 20, 21, 22, 23/ 27, 28, 29, 30 but NOT on Halloween (for you all to do your own trick or treating).

Tours leave every 30 minutes from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on the afore-mentioned nights.

$8.00 adults, $5.00 for 8 to 13 years, kids 7 and under FREE. Wear your favorite costume.

Food Bank Night is opening night October 13, bring 2 cans a food for the Community Food Bank & receive 50% off the admission price.

Newsworthy Note:

Valley of the Moon, built by hand by George Phar Legler between 1923-1932, was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on July 27, 2011.

Valley of the Moon is a unique area built by George Phar Legler in the 1920s for the purpose of appealing to the magical imagination of children and of bringing mental and spiritual relaxation for visitors to the site. Mineralized rock cliffs, caves, pools, and garden miniatures have blended with tropic and desert flora to create what Mr. Legler called the “Fantasy Touch of Three” (Lewis Carroll, Edgar Allen Poe, and Robert Louis Stevenson).

For more info: 520-323-1331, valleymoon1@yahoo.com, www.tucsonvalleyofthemoon.com. And in case you’re new to Tucson, 2544. E. Allen Road is located north of Prince Road, between Tucson Blvd. and Country Club.

Be scared… at “Magic Carpet Chaos at the Haunted Ruins”, billed as 13 Nights of Halloween at the Valley of the Moon. This is their annual Halloween fundraiser for George Phar Legler’s fantasyland built in the 1920′s.

The 13 Nights are October 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28, 29, and 30 (not Halloween itself) from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Shows will leave the gate every 30 minutes.

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Admission: $7 adults, $5 (kids 7 to 13), free for age 6 and under. Community Food Bank (CFB) nights are on Wednesdays– reduced admission of $3 for adults, $2 for youth, if you bring 2 cans of food for the CFB.

Valley of the Moon is located at 2544 E. Allen Road in Tucson (north of Prince Rd, east of Tucson Blvd.), phone 520-323-1331, email is valleymoon1@yahoo.com.

Be very scared, Halloween is coming– and even earlier at the Valley of the Moon.