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Haunted Stories Day Tour
Mansfield is no stranger to paranormal activity and has been featured on multiple ghost hunting TV shows. Enjoy this tour during the day visiting Mansfield’s haunted sites.
Ohio State Reformatory
The Reformatory was designed as a castle-like prison to reform young offenders. One of the top five largest structures in the USA, it houses the world’s tallest free-standing steel cell block. Closed in 1990, the original cell-blocks and administration areas remain intact. Four motion pictures have been filmed there including The Shawshank Redemption. Seen on Travel Channel’s Ghost Adventures; SyFy Channel’s Ghost Hunter’s Academy and Ghost Hunters. October-November abbreviated tours due to their Halloween event.
The Gill House
Built in the first decade of the 20th century by one of Galion’s founding families, The Gill House was designed by a nationally-recognized architect. The 6,000 sq. ft. house’s original owners, Bloomer and Nellie Gill, were associated with the early automobile industry and were visited by family friends Thomas Alva Edison and Henry Ford. Footsteps, laughter, physical contact, traveling shadows and full body apparitions have been witnessed by both visitors and volunteers.
Renaissance Theatre
The Renaissance Theatre opened its doors in 1928 as a magnificent movie palace built in the Grand Baroque style by the Warner Brothers Management Co. Marble floors and stairways, a one and a half ton crystal chandelier, imposing Mighty Wurlitzer organ, and breathtakingly beautiful 1400-seat auditorium make this theatre the premier showcase. Stories of paranormal occurrences will be told. Seen on A&E’s My Ghost Story.
Mansfield Fire Museum
Mansfield Fire Museum is dedicated to collecting, preserving & interpreting the artifacts, history & traditions of firefighting. See a turn of the century fire station, hear the antique alarm bell, see the original parade of hats, browse the many pictures taken of heroic firefighters & get up close to the firefighting equipment. Stories of paranormal occurrences will be told. Inquire about cost.
Malabar Farm
Malabar Farm is the wedding site of Humphrey Bogart & Lauren Bacall on this 914-acre country estate. The home of Pulitzer Prize winning author Louis Bromfield was a haven for many Hollywood celebrities. Seen on SyFy Channel’s Ghost Hunters.