Full of sparkling lights, festive cheer and the jolliest decorations, This Kansas City Mama Holiday Lights Tour offers a magical activity this coming Christmas season. Andrea Krasnow, the creative force behind This Kansas City Mama, once again lends her expertise and yuletide know-how to the self-guided adventure. View cheery front yards…including sparkling light shows, shimmering trees, animated musical shows and ringing sleigh bells—sure to delight everyone!

Driving aimlessly about town, hunting down brightly-lit homes is now a thing of the past: Krasnow’s self-guided driving tour is complete with turn-by-turn driving directions that guide holiday merriment-seekers right to the best.

“Just like last year, I'm striving to bring you the best holiday light tour for you and your family to enjoy! I'm adding some new locations to help expand your viewing pleasure, as well as continuing to bring the history as it applies. After all these years, I have to say my favorite stop on the tour is the Country Club Plaza. It's just as awe inspiring as it was when I was little. I hope you join again this holiday season!” said Krasnow.

A self-guided driving tour, there’s no need to leave the comfort of your car. Let the app provide driving directions to each of the homes and landmarks Krasnow has curated for you.

To experience the tour right now: download the free Built Story app, available for iOS and Android. Once in the app, just search “Kansas City Mama”. Each tour costs $10 and supports the Tour Creator. Once purchased, Tour Takers can start, pause, stop and re-take the tour as many times as they wish for 30 days. 

The tour will be live, and all lights ready for viewing, starting Thanksgiving night, November 24, 2022. It will run until New Year’s Day 2023.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Preview the tour here:

This Kansas City Mama Holiday Lights Tour

ABOUT THIS KANSAS CITY MAMA

A blog and lifestyle brand centered on life as a mama in Kansas City, This Kansas City Mama was named

one of Kansas City’s Top 50 Influencers by Blogger Local. Offering family-friendly things to do around the

city, and beyond the metro, it also sprinkles in DIY projects, kids’ crafting ideas and home décor tips.

Andrea Krasnow, editor and talent behind This Kansas City Mama, was recently interviewed by Fox4 KC

regarding her social media content and how influential it is to parents when looking for activities and events around Kansas City. Andrea has also been seen on KCTV 5’s Better Kansas City providing viewers with simple how-tos to complete easy at-home projects, whether seasonal, fashion related, kid friendly, or up-cycling items in your home. Check out her Instagram page, @thiskansascitymama, where Krasnow has partnered with business such as Crown Center, Union Station, and the Kansas City Monarchs, to highlight family friendly fun.

 

BORDENTOWN, NJ. August 2, 2022. Looking for historic thrills this coming Halloween season? Bordentown Walking Tours, the area’s favorite local walking tour company, knows the local paranormal lore around every corner. Experience their haunting tales of the macabre, horrific, and spooky hidden history of Bordentown.

Enjoy the Bordentown Haunted History Tour two ways: in-person, at each Frightening Friday, and more often throughout October.  Or, any night of the week using their self-guided tour.

Hear the stories of Bordentown's ghostly activity and haunted happenings as you make your way through the dark and mysterious alleys of historic Bordentown City. The self-guided tour offers eerie video to immerse thrill seekers in the history of the ghastly lore at each stop.

To experience the self-guided tour right now: download the free Built Story app, available for both iOS and Android. Once in the app, just search Bordentown Walking Tours.  Each tour costs $10. Once purchased, Tour Takers can start, pause, stop and re-take the tour as many times as they wish for 30 days. 

To discover the spooky tales in-person, book online, through bordentownwalkingtours.com.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Tours available include:
Bordentown Haunted History Tour, Self-Guided
Bordentown Haunted History Tour, In-Person
Bordentown Historical Walking Tour
Burlington City, NJ | Downtown Historical Tour

ABOUT BORDENTOWN WALKING TOURS

Bordentown Walking Tours provides fun, informative, and entertaining historical walking tours of beautiful downtown Bordentown. Come take a walk with a guide through the nooks and crannies of local history! Offering in-person, self-guided and virtual tours, Bordentown Walking Tours has something for everyone. Be sure to also check out our sister tours in Burlington City and Mount Holly, NJ!

PR CONTACT:

Alexina Alonso, Co-Founder, Built Story
Phone: 305-671-3890 | Email: [email protected]

 

 

 

FRISCO, TX. July 28, 2022. Looking for some family-friendly thrills this upcoming Halloween season? Michelle Hancock, the talent and creative behind Modern Mom Life, knows just where to lead you. Her self-guided driving tour allows Halloween-lovers, of any age, to view the most ghoulish homes around.

Updated each year, her tour to all the most outlandish, hauntingly-decorated homes is guaranteed to give everyone in the car a great time. Complete with turn-by-turn driving directions, her Collin County driving tour offers 11 bewitching front yards to check out.

Because the tour is a self-guided driving tour, there’s no need to get out of the car—enjoy all the thrilling decorations right from your seat!

“The fall is a perfect time to make family memories together in this fun and unique way. Simply jump in the car and check out some of the best Halloween decorated homes North Texas has to offer. This self-guided tour showcases the best Halloween decorated homes in Collin County and includes some not-so-scary homes that are perfect for the little ones. Don’t miss out on the Halloween fun!” says Hancock.

To experience the tour: download the free Built Story app, available for both iOS and Android. Once in the app, just search “Collin County”.  Each tour costs $10. Once purchased, Tour Takers can start, pause, stop and re-take the spine-tingling tours as many times as they wish for 30 days. 

This Halloween-decorated homes tour will be live and available during the first week of October, 2022.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Preview the tour here:
Best Halloween Homes in Collin County, TX

ABOUT MODERN MOM LIFE

Modern Mom Life is a parenting lifestyle blog that strives to make life with kids easier and more fun! Discover the best recipes, crafts, family fun ideas and deals in one spot!  Modernmomlife.com

PR CONTACT

Alexina Alonso, Co-Founder, Built Story
Phone: 305-671-3890 | Email: [email protected]

 

 

 

RALEIGH, NC. July 21, 2022 ­– Raleigh local Al Parker knows Christmas. An enthusiast of local Christmas lights since he was a child, he’s spent more than ten years blogging about the area’s best. Now he’s offering up his knowledge of the most-merry holiday lights throughout Wake County in a new way: two self-guided tours, leading those in search of yuletide magic to no less than 47 shimmering homes!  

Driving aimlessly about town, hunting down brightly-lit homes is now a thing of the past: Parker’s self-guided driving tours are complete with turn-by-turn driving directions that guide holiday merriment-seekers right to the best.

“I love the excitement and joy that Christmas lights bring. The Raleigh area has some of the most beautiful, craziest, and incredible light displays in the country. Several of the homes included have been featured on ABC-TV’s Great Christmas Light Fight.  You will be amazed at the beauty and creativity you will find,” said Parker.

To experience the tours: download the free Built Story app, available for both iOS and Android. Once in the app, just search “Raleigh”. Each tour costs $10. Once purchased, Tour Takers can start, pause, stop and re-take the tour as many times as they wish for 30 days. The tours will be available starting Thanksgiving night, November 24, 2022.

Built Story, a self-guided tour marketplace, is a Durham, NC-based business.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Raleigh Area's Best Christmas Lights! (Part 1) - South & West
Raleigh Area's Best Christmas Lights! (Part 2) – North & East
South Durham Holiday Christmas Lights, Most Festive Homes

ABOUT AL PARKER

Parker is a native of North Carolina and has always had an affinity for strange and unusual stories and places. He enjoys researching history, legends and lore of the Carolinas and Virginia. Active in historic preservation in Eastern North Carolina, Parker was appointed by the Governor to serve on the Historic Murfreesboro Commission, and he has created two tours of Murfreesboro, North Carolina on behalf of the Murfreesboro Historical Association.

ABOUT BUILT STORY
Built Story is the world’s most dynamic self-guided tour marketplace, connecting Tour Takers with Tour Creators. Based in Durham, NC, Built Story was awarded non-dilutive funding from Google in July 2022 as part of their Latino Founders Fund. Learn more at BuiltStory.com.

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PR CONTACTS
Alexina Alonso, Co-Founder, Built Story
Phone: 305-671-3890 | Email: [email protected]

 

 

 

RALEIGH, NC. July 21, 2022. Looking for a thrill this coming Halloween season? Al Parker, a Raleigh native and project manager at The Ghost Guild, knows paranormal. He’s teamed up with Durham-based startup Built Story to bring the Triangle’s ghastly lore to anyone who dare experience it.

Three self-guided ghost tours, and one hair-raising driving tour to all the best Halloween-decorated homes around, are just waiting to lure you in.

Updated each year, his tour to all the most outlandish, hauntingly-decorated homes is guaranteed to give everyone in the car a great time.  Complete with turn-by-turn driving directions, his Wake County tour offers 28 ghoulish homes to checkout.

Three additional ghost tours throughout the Triangle tell the true tales of local mystery and horror.

The Raleigh Tour has just been updated with an additional story about a ghost that is said to haunt one of the downtown middle schools.  Former faculty members have shared details of their experiences.  Parker has also obtained a photograph that purports to show ghostly images standing in the old Raleigh City Cemetery. 

“It is so fascinating how many people share their own personal paranormal experiences with me once I tell them that I have written these tours," says Parker.

To experience the tours right now: download the free Built Story app, available for both iOS and Android. Once in the app, just search Al Parker.  Each tour costs $10. Once purchased, Tour Takers can start, pause, stop and re-take the spine-tingling tours as many times as they wish for 30 days. 

Ghost tours are available year-round; the Halloween-decorated homes tour will go live starting October 1^st, 2022.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Tours available include:
Durham’s Most Terrifying and Mysterious Ghosts, Murders and Legends Tour
Raleigh’s Most Terrifying Ghosts, Spirits and Haunts
UNC Chapel Hill’s Most Terrifying Tales
Raleigh Area’s Best Halloween Decorations

ABOUT AL PARKER

Parker is a native of North Carolina and has always had an affinity for strange and unusual stories and places. A member of a local paranormal investigation team, The Ghost Guild, he enjoys researching history, legends and lore of the Carolinas and Virginia. Active in historic preservation in Eastern North Carolina, Parker was appointed by the Governor to serve on the Historic Murfreesboro Commission, and he has created two tours of Murfreesboro, North Carolina on behalf of the Murfreesboro Historical Association.

ABOUT BUILT STORY

Built Story is the world’s most dynamic self-guided tour marketplace, connecting Tour Takers with Tour Creators. Based in Durham, NC, Built Story was awarded non-dilutive funding from Google in July 2022 as part of their Latino Founders Fund. Learn more at BuiltStory.com.

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PR CONTACTS
Alexina Alonso, Co-Founder, Built Story
Phone: 305-671-3890 | Email: [email protected]

 

 

 

KANSAS CITY, MO. July 21, 2022. Full of sparkling lights, festive cheer and the jolliest decorations, This Kansas City Mama Holiday Lights Tour offers a magical activity this coming Christmas season. Andrea Krasnow, the creative force behind This Kansas City Mama, once again lends her expertise and yuletide know-how to the self-guided adventure. View cheery front yards…including sparkling light shows, shimmering trees, animated musical shows and ringing sleigh bells—sure to delight everyone!

Driving aimlessly about town, hunting down brightly-lit homes is now a thing of the past: Krasnow’s self-guided driving tour is complete with turn-by-turn driving directions that guide holiday merriment-seekers right to the best.

“Just like last year, I'm striving to bring you the best holiday light tour for you and your family to enjoy! I'm adding some new locations to help expand your viewing pleasure, as well as continuing to bring the history as it applies. After all these years, I have to say my favorite stop on the tour is the Country Club Plaza. It's just as awe inspiring as it was when I was little. I hope you join again this holiday season!” said Krasnow.

A self-guided driving tour, there’s no need to leave the comfort of your car. Let the app provide driving directions to each of the homes and landmarks Krasnow has curated for you.

To experience the tour right now: download the free Built Story app, available for iOS and Android. Once in the app, just search “Kansas City Mama”. Each tour costs $10 and supports the Tour Creator. Once purchased, Tour Takers can start, pause, stop and re-take the tour as many times as they wish for 30 days. 

The tour will be live, and all lights ready for viewing, starting Thanksgiving night, November 24, 2022. It will run until New Year’s Day 2023.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Preview the tour here:
This Kansas City Mama Holiday Lights Tour

ABOUT THIS KANSAS CITY MAMA

A blog and lifestyle brand centered on life as a mama in Kansas City, This Kansas City Mama was named one of Kansas City’s Top 50 Influencers by Blogger Local. Offering family-friendly things to do around the city, and beyond the metro, it also sprinkles in DIY projects, kids’ crafting ideas and home décor tips.  Andrea Krasnow, editor and talent behind This Kansas City Mama, was recently interviewed by Fox4 KC regarding her social media content and how influential it is to parents when looking for activities and events around Kansas City. Andrea has also been seen on KCTV 5’s Better Kansas City providing viewers with simple how-tos to complete easy at-home projects, whether seasonal, fashion related, kid friendly, or up-cycling items in your home. Check out her Instagram page, @thiskansascitymama, where Krasnow has partnered with business such as Crown Center, Union Station, and the Kansas City Monarchs, to highlight family friendly fun.