Ohio State Reformatory

Famous as the filming location for The Shawshank Redemption, the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield operated as a working prison from 1896 to 1990. Its six tiers of steel cells — the tallest freestanding cell block in the world — echo with the weight of over 200 documented deaths. Overnight ghost hunts reveal shadow figures, disembodied voices, and the lingering presence of Warden Glattke’s wife, who died from a gunshot in the warden’s quarters.