Darkwell Museum and Old State Mine Haunted Trails

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Darkwell Museum and Old State Mine Haunted Trails Darkwell museum houses haunted artifacts. Can you survive an evening at Darkwell?

The delivery bays surrounding the ominous building have become overwhelmed with the nightly shipments allowing evil entities of all kinds to spill out over the hilltop.

If you had a scary good time at Darkwell Museum this year, please vote for us!
10/21/2026

If you had a scary good time at Darkwell Museum this year, please vote for us!

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10/18/2026
The oldest writings which anyone has ever found claim that the hilltop was the location of an ominous dark water well on...
10/15/2026

The oldest writings which anyone has ever found claim that the hilltop was the location of an ominous dark water well on old settlers land. From there, stories tell of a large red brick building being built by a traveling gypsy caravan. They opened the Darkwell General Store but far more nefarious activities involving magic and mayhem were at play. At some point it converted to the Darkwell Theater with dancing girls and gunslingers known for miles around for the blue and green lights that danced in the windows. The gold mine ran alongside the hilltop in a deep ravine where the old delivery train used to climb the tracks. A small town developed around the train station secluding the giant red building to its hilltop. At this point, rumor has it that the building became quiet and was re-established as a museum. The papers read of a great disaster which included a train wreck, blazing fire, and a thunderous mine collapse which caused a powerful torrent of wind that destroyed nearly everything. Only the fortress of brick on the hilltop remained, everyone else met their Doom. For years, no one rebuilt around the Darkwell Museum hilltop for it was very well known to be haunted. They say something in that fire and calamity still calls out to other ancient evils, like a call between wild animals. The boxes, crates and artifacts that are still being delivered are far more than just haunted items. The building stands silent during the day. No one sees anyone going in and no one sees any one coming out. Except for the delivery trucks that arrive late at night up the old gravel road one would think the building was abandoned. A ghostly train horn still echoes at midnight in those haunted woods, according to locals, as the freight cargo of the darkest and most haunted relics from around the world are being delivered.
Claims have been made of seeing workmen dressed in the most odd attire moving between shadows behind the museum gates but no one can even confirm their existence. The haunted items which now overflow the building and the grounds are the key to opening a doorway through the veil between our world and the realms of Doom. Can you survive a night at the Old Darkwell Museum?

For the last 15 years, Doom Industries has been providing a haunted attraction on the hilltop in Bartonville to help fun...
10/13/2026

For the last 15 years, Doom Industries has been providing a haunted attraction on the hilltop in Bartonville to help fund the Peoria State Hospital Museum. We have produced many different types of haunted attractions over the years including a haunted house (Haunted Infirmary), extreme haunted trails like Asylum Acres, Old State Mine, and Darkwell Museum which included haunted rides across the hilltop. All of our events are completely different from year to year so our haunt fans have a new experience every time!! Last year, only the Old State Mine was open to the public so that we could revamp the Darkwell Museum trail. This year’s main attraction will be the all new Darkwell Museum haunted trail. We hope all of our fans get a chance to see the grand reopening of Darkwell Museum! We will be working on a brand new Old State Mine trail for the 2027 season allowing us to provide 2 haunted trails on the old asylum grounds. Come up to the hilltop and experience new scares for this Halloween season!!

The staff of Darkwell have fallen into the traps of many different types of haunted artifacts. The story of poor Leota E...
10/06/2026

The staff of Darkwell have fallen into the traps of many different types of haunted artifacts. The story of poor Leota Elspeth is one of these.
A young maid, diligently working dusting the shelves of antiques unknowingly sealed her fate when she spent a moment daydreaming that sent her spiraling into permanent employment at the old museum. With a sweep of her duster, a vial was sent smashing to the floor, unleashing an evil possession that will forever crawl through her soul! Join us at Darkwell Museum and discover the fate of Leota Elspeth!

The portal through Darkwell museum has opened once again!All new Haunted Trail! We're not interested in Congo lining you...
10/05/2026

The portal through Darkwell museum has opened once again!
All new Haunted Trail! We're not interested in Congo lining you through our attraction. We look forward to entertaining, titillating, and horrifying you in a more personalized event.
In our theatrical setting, travelers will be sent through this year's portal, which opens a pathway to the horror realm provided by the followers of Doom. Every step taken down the pathway, will lead you to a haunted artifact that has been delivered to the darkwell museum to immerse you in a horror filled evening. If you're looking for a damn good haunt at a damn good price Darkwell Museum haunted trail is a can't miss haunted event!!!! Limited spaces are available for each evening allowing all of our fans time to enjoy themselves in a horror fantasy provided by Doom!!!!!

Lessons learnedLessons earnedFingers worked to the boneAn attachment claws its way into your homeLovely ladies on the wa...
09/24/2026

Lessons learned
Lessons earned
Fingers worked to the bone
An attachment claws its way into your home
Lovely ladies on the wall
Into your nightmare they will crawl

04/30/2026

Be wary of SCAMMERS! The ONLY way to contact us about becoming a vendor for this event is to email [email protected].

Address

4400 Industry Drive
Bartonville, IL
61607

Opening Hours

Friday 7pm - 12am
Saturday 7pm - 12am

Telephone

+13092413113

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