Top 11 Most Haunted Places in Ohio

The people who live in Ohio, which is in the middle of the United States, more than live up to its image as one of the nicest and most polite states. The following is a list of haunted places in Ohio:

The state of Ohio is full of history, and some places are most haunted, calling out to the brave and the curious. The haunted places in Ohio are a mix of history and horror. They include creepy old asylums and haunted houses. 

Real Haunted Places in Ohio

1. A Haunting Prison Experience at Mansfield Reformatory

The Mansfield Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio, is known as one of the most haunted places in the state. People can look around the creepy cell blocks and learn about the ghost stories that are all over this historical place.

The History

This Gothic-style building, built in 1886 and used to be a jail, is famous for seeing ghosts and its part in “The Shawshank Redemption.” The reformatory called an intermediate penitentiary because most of the people who lived there had committed small crimes. At first, prisoners locked up for 18 months. If they did better, they would be set free. If not, they would have been stuck there for another year and a half. The system worked surprisingly well, but by the early 1960s, Ohio had stopped paying for the reform plan and turned it into a maximum security prison. 

2. Malabar Farm State Park, Lucas

Malabar is a historic site in Ohio State Park, Lucas. It was the home of author and environmentalist Louis Bromfield, who won the Pulitzer Prize. You can walk around the fields and look at the main house of the farm, but watch out for old Louis and his many rabbit friends.

3. Punderson Manor in Newbury, Ohio

At least a dozen people have seen the ghosts over the years, but no one has been able to figure out who they are. A group of people saw the creepiest thing: a man dressed as a “lumberjack” hanging by his neck from a rope in the dining room. This is among the most haunted places in Ohio.

Ghost Sightings:

At least a dozen people have seen the ghosts over the years, but no one has been able to figure out who they are. A group of people saw the creepiest thing: a man dressed as a “lumberjack” hanging by his neck from a rope in the dining room.

The History

This huge English Tudor-style house was built in the 1920s as a private home. It is now the Punderson Manor hotel. The State of Ohio has owned the house since the 1950s. In 1966, it opened as a lodge. The house closed for repairs in 1979, but it reopened in 1983 and has been welcoming guests ever since. Besides ghost hunting, you can play golf, tennis, basketball, swim, go boating or fishing, or sled, snowmobile or cross-country ski in the winter.

4. Ridges at Ohio University in Athens

A scary rite of passage for Ohio University freshmen is to visit The Ridges, a 150-year-old mental hospital just off campus. In 1874, it started as the Athens Lunatic Asylum and was used as a hospital until 1993.

The History:

It had three graves where more than 1,900 people buried. Most of the gravestones on the site are only marked with a number, which adds to the creepy feel of the old asylum.

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5. Buxton Inn: Ohio’s Oldest Inn

The oldest inn in Ohio that is still open for business is the Buxton Inn in Granville. This inn is a unique mix of kindness and ghost stories, with its historic charm and stories of long-lost lovers and other supernatural guests.

6. South Bass Island Lighthouse, Put-in-Bay

On South Bass Island in Lake Erie, there is a cute little town called Put-in-Bay. The town is peaceful and lovely, so many tourists love to visit. Many of them would never guess that it has a scary past.

The History:

In the late 1700s, the county was hit hard by a smallpox outbreak. A young man named Samuel Anderson killed himself by jumping off a cliff by the lighthouse because he was too sad and overwhelmed by all the death and illness around him. 

Ghost Sightings:

People who are just visiting the area will sometimes hear something splashing in the water. There is nothing there when they look to see what’s making it. Other people who have been to the tower say they have heard footsteps going up the stairs and doors slamming shut by themselves.

7. Ceely Rose House: Lucas

Some might think that Malabar Farm State Park is an odd place for a haunted house, but many of Ohio’s most dedicated ghost hunters love this beautiful park close to Mansfield. You can enjoy the natural beauty of Ohio from this grand and historic home, which is surrounded by rolling hills. 

Ghost Sightings:

Some guests have said they felt sad all of a sudden while touring the property, and staff have heard drinks breaking and doors closing without warning. Some people have even said they saw the ghost of a tall man who was listening to the tour. This man may have been Bromfield himself.

The History:

Author Louis Bromfield, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, lived in the Ceely Rose House in the 1940s and 1950s. Shirley Temple, James Cagny, Humphrey Bogart, and Lauren Bacall are just a few of the famous people who are said to have loved Bromfield and its peaceful surroundings. 

8. Park Hotel, Put-In-Bay, Ohio

People have been coming to Put-In-Bay island to stay in this beautiful Victorian house since the 1870s. The Park Hotel, which used to be called the Deutsches Hotel, was very fancy and catered to wealthy tourists visiting the island for a holiday.

Paranormal Activity:

Guests have said that a woman who goes by the name “The Governess” often shows up in the hotel, especially to kids. It is said that she died when she fell down the hotel stairs. A different story in the area says that one of the hotel’s early owners killed himself and still haunts the property.

9. Music Hall in Cincinnati

Since it first opened in 1878, Cincinnati Music Hall fixed up many times. It happens every time, and workers find dead bodies by mistake. Doesn’t this sound like the most haunted place in Ohio?

Paranormal Activity:

A woman in a white dress said to walk around Music Hall’s grounds, and people have seen seats in the theater flip over on their own.

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10. A Gothic Mystery at Franklin Castle

Franklin Castle in Cleveland is a dark, old house with a dark history. For more than one hundred years, this Gothic gem has been the subject of stories about hidden tunnels, sad deaths, and strange supernatural activity. If you come here, you’ll find out the scary stories that are hidden inside its walls which makes this one of the haunted places in Ohio.

11. Moonville Tunnel, McArthur 

The Moonville Tunnel gives people chills even if they don’t know its past. The tunnel is deep in the woods and is surrounded by a worn-out stone archway that is full of moss. The cave is very dark and very long. Each opening lets in very little light.

Ghost Sightings:

The tunnel is an old railway track that goes to a town that used to be a coal mining town but is no longer in use. If you’re strong enough to go through it, you might see the ghost of Frank Lawhead. A train conductor who died when his train crashed into another one. People have taken pictures in the area with their cameras or phones. When they look back at them later, they see the pale figure of a man they didn’t see before, or they see what look like train lights at the end of the tunnel.

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