Most reviewed Mysterious Sites in Ohio

  1. 4.5 Mansfield Reformatory (74 reviews)
    - Shawshank Fan Must-See
    Historic Sites • Architectural Buildings • Mysterious Sites
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    Our family drove from Cleveland this past week to Mansfield to visit and take the Hollywood tour. Our GPS routed us to the active institution next store and the kind officer opened a gate since I was struggling to backup my vehicle to get on the correct path. Yes, I was technically trespassing. On arrival, you need to check in and get a wristband. This tiny room is very historical in appearance but has a horrible echo. Check it over before leaving the window. Ours was wrong and a helpful guide got us the right ones. Organizing our tour was a bit tough but once you have your ear buds and microphone box we were all set. We started 15 min late due to construction on Route 30 backing others up. Thank goodness there was a fantastic museum to spend time in! The box Andy left Red, original “Brooks was Here” sign, info about the reformatory itself decades before Shawshank and Air Force One, which was filmed here too. Tour was substantial and I enjoyed our local guide’s enthusiasm along with guides-in-training. If you can’t afford a guided tour, fear not! The audio tour is quite extensive and at this time only $5. Our tour was 35$ per adult and 2 hrs long. Local guide had info about where the oak tree was, scenes shot at Malabar farms, making this a more comprehensive destination and called this The Shawshank Trail. I would certainly come back, especially now I know how to get there. I applaud the preservation society for saving this from a wrecking ball and bought some goods to support them. Hope is perhaps the best of things and we need to get busy living so as to pass old ways of thinking on, even if they were mistakes so the next gen can learn from them. See more..
  2. 4.5 The Bellaire House (21 reviews)
    - A must for those that love the paranormal. Those that wanna call it fake & haven't been there, should put up or shut up
    Spent 2-3 hours Mysterious Sites
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    Haunted Has a New Address: The Bellaire House is definitely a one of a kind location. With its Curses, Violent Apparitions, and Portals, is Ohio’s Bellaire House the Most Haunted Home in the World? Ohio residents live in fear of creepy abandoned building as owner flees after 'apparition pins her to the floor and throws her dog against the wall' Come investigate with us. See more..
  3. 5.0 Licking County Historic Jail (7 reviews)
    - Flashlight tour
    Historic Sites • Points of Interest & Landmarks • Mysterious Sites
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    My husband and I went on a flashlight tour at the jail. We definitely got our money’s worth. They said the tour would lay around an hour but it was about two, which was fine by us. All the staff were very friendly and welcoming. The guides knew all kinds of stories and history of the jail. The tour cost $15 a person which goes to help preserve the jail. It was nice to hear the information on how they were using that money to restore it. On the tour we did have some flashlight activity where no one was near the flashlight and it would flicker. It was interesting. We had such a good time that we will definitely go back. See more..

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