Looking for a different way to celebrate Halloween this year? Do you love "The Amazing Race"? Do you like dressing up in costumes? If so, then round up some friends and spend your Halloween weekend going head-to-head with other road warriors in the Rental Car Rally. Described as "Halloween on Wheels," Rental Car Rally (RCR) sends costumed teams on an expedition between two cities with checkpoints and challenges along the way, and is held multiple times each year in different cities across the country.

Meeting at a secret starting line, teams converge for a kick-off party and receive a briefcase containing a series of checkpoints they must find over the next 24 hours. The team that successfully finds all checkpoints (verified by requiring photos at each one) in the lowest amount of miles wins the prized Golden Gas Pump, and major bragging rights. Style points, defined by "looking awesome," also play a role in the overall winner. Checkpoints include off-the-beaten-track places like haunted hotels, Cold War missile silos, closed amusement parks and brothels.

The $179 tickets are per vehicle, not per person. Teams wanting extra perks can upgrade to a $699 "Joe Viterbo" ticket, which includes a "deluxe steel briefcase" at the starting line, and a suite and steak dinner at the finish line hotel. There's even a $2,999 ticket, that no one has ever purchased, and includes a shot of pure human adrenaline. Teams pick their own themes, which have ranged from Gilligan's Island to Hooters Girls to Ron Burgundy and the Channel 4 News Team. While using an actual rental car is not required, it is highly advisable (with full insurance policies) due to mischief along the way.

Shiver me timbers, it's that time of year again! Break out your eye patch, dust off the plank and raise the Jolly Roger because September 19 is one of the greatest holidays of the year: International Talk Like a Pirate Day. This swashbuckling celebration started in 1995 when two friends, John Baur (aka Ol' Chumbucket) and Mark Summers (aka Cap'n Slappy) decided that for 24 hours each year, everyone in the world should talk like a pirate. The holiday has gained popularity primarily due to the rise of social media; Facebook even has a 'pirate' language setting.

If there's one thing pirates and wenches alike love to do, it's drink. So whether you're a seadog buccaneer or a city-slicking landlubber, here's a list of five bars to enjoy some cold grog on the big day.