Historic Oakwood in Raleigh, N.C., was the city's first neighborhood. It was Raleigh's first middle-class suburb. Now it is in the heart of downtown Raleigh. It's within walking distance of most anything downtown. Oakwood has so much character and is a neighborhood on the National Register of Historic Places, known for the Historic Oakwood Cemetery, which was founded in 1869. The neighborhood is beautiful during the holidays, and it gets spooky in October.
If any area in Raleigh is haunted, my bet would be on Oakwood.
I've always loved the houses in the Oakwood neighborhood. When we were house hunting in 2003, I strongly considered Oakwood because of its location to downtown, but when I toured a home on the market at the time, something felt creepy about it. I can't explain it, but I looked at Will and said, "Some of these houses could be haunted."
This home is on Oakwood Avenue and is now a fall tourist attraction.
The average home price in the Oakwood area is about $500,000. As the area becomes more desirable, prices rise.
Some houses in Oakwood still look a little creepy for Halloween, even after doing nothing for it. It takes a lot of work and money to renovate these houses.
Pretty pumpkins are more my style in October. This is one of my favorite homes in the Oakwood neighborhood.
Rumor has it that the spooky house will give out more than 1,000 pieces of candy in an hour on Halloween. But knock on that door at your own risk—plastic black snakes are known to fall from the sky.
Yikes!
I would DIE. Honestly, I was too creeped out to walk by the house on the sidewalk, so I could have gotten a lot more pictures, but I was scared.
Elm Street is just around the corner. Walk at your own risk. Will Freddy Krueger pop out?
I prefer to tour the area at Christmas. The 47th annual Historic Oakwood Candlelight Tour will be this year. Tickets are on sale now for this event, which usually sells out.
Updated: October 2025
If any area in Raleigh is haunted, my bet would be on Oakwood.
I've always loved the houses in the Oakwood neighborhood. When we were house hunting in 2003, I strongly considered Oakwood because of its location to downtown, but when I toured a home on the market at the time, something felt creepy about it. I can't explain it, but I looked at Will and said, "Some of these houses could be haunted."
This home is on Oakwood Avenue and is now a fall tourist attraction.
The average home price in the Oakwood area is about $500,000. As the area becomes more desirable, prices rise.
Some houses in Oakwood still look a little creepy for Halloween, even after doing nothing for it. It takes a lot of work and money to renovate these houses.
Pretty pumpkins are more my style in October. This is one of my favorite homes in the Oakwood neighborhood.
Rumor has it that the spooky house will give out more than 1,000 pieces of candy in an hour on Halloween. But knock on that door at your own risk—plastic black snakes are known to fall from the sky.
Yikes!
I would DIE. Honestly, I was too creeped out to walk by the house on the sidewalk, so I could have gotten a lot more pictures, but I was scared.
Elm Street is just around the corner. Walk at your own risk. Will Freddy Krueger pop out?
I prefer to tour the area at Christmas. The 47th annual Historic Oakwood Candlelight Tour will be this year. Tickets are on sale now for this event, which usually sells out.
Updated: October 2025
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