Has anyone been on a ghost tour?

[DampCharcoal]

Okay, okay, the season has bitten me big time and maybe I'm a total dork but a buddy and I are thinking about doing a ghost tour at Mansfield Reformatory. It's basically an overnight tour of the prison and costs $50 with food and drinks. I figure it could be fun and I'll definitely be bringing my digital camera. Has anyone done anything like this?

 

[Alix]

Nope, but it sounds pretty cool. Take pictures please.

 

[DampCharcoal]

I hope we go! Mansfield Reformatory is where "Shawshank Redemption" was filmed and it's only about an hour north of here. It's supposed to be haunted like crazy. Heck, I might just go by myself!

 

[mudbug]

Go. Take pictures.

 

[Alix]

Shawshank was a fabulous movie. Go! I have shivers just thinking about it.

 

[jkath]

okay, I am officially freaked out!
Definitely not a "dork" thing - 'cause us dorks are too scared to do something like that!

 

[texasgirl]

That would be cool!!Yes, go and take pictures!!

 

[DampCharcoal]

AAAAGH! Sold out! I didn't realize how popular the tour was, I should have reserved a couple spots a few months ago. My buddy is going to kick my a**. Ah well, there's plenty other spooky places to visit around here and plenty of time to do it.

 

[jkath]

oh man! What a bummer!!!!!

Well, I bet there are a lot of haunted tours for you, especially in your neck of the woods.
keep us posted!

 

[jkath]

http://www.haunted-ohio.com/

 

[Barbara L]

I think this was different than yours, but I went on a ghost tour in Charleston. As we walked through the city, a guide told us stories about local "ghosts" and some interesting information (like the term "saved by the bell" coming from people fearing being locked in crypts alive, so they put a hole in the wall with a string attached to a bell on the outside, so that if the person inside "came to" he or she could ring the bell to let everyone know). It was very interesting.

Barbara

 

[DampCharcoal]

Way to be, Jkath! I know of many haunted places around here and I will be visiting them and taking many pictures!

This is my most favorite place to dine, just 20 minutes from here:

http://www.buxtoninn.com/


It's also haunted:

http://www.prairieghosts.com/oh-buxt.html

 

[DampCharcoal]

Too cool, Barb! I think it would be really fun! I'd like to go on a tour around here if I can find one.

 

[Ishbel]

http://www.mercattours.com/

 

[jkath]

That looks like quite a place, dc!!
Out here, things are considered "old" if they were built before 1940. Noooooo old buildings here, except the California Missions, and they're kind of boring.

 

[middie]

damp i've never done anything like that but i've been wanting to for several years.
i'd definately go to the franklin castle, and if i could squire's castle. only thing is squire's is in the metroparks and you can't go there after dusk. i was wanting to hang around there all night lol

 

[mrsmac]

Nothing would induce me to go on one of those but they do have a number of them in Sydney- the old quarrantine station being a really popular one. You can go on one at Port Arthur which used to be a penal colony in Tasmania.

 

[jkath]

Where is Kyles when we need her? She knows about this kind of stuff!