-
0A Georgian Manner Bed and Breakfast
Logan, Ohio
13 miles from New Straitsville, OH
At this historic inn, a murder mystery is said to have taken place in 1898. Then-owner John Engle was allegedly poisoned by his wife, who put strychnine in his coffee. She was acquitted of the crime. Witnesses have seen apparitions of a man and children in period clothing playing on ...
Read more » -
0Clay Haus Restaurant
Somerset, Ohio
16.1 miles from New Straitsville, OH
This restaurant is housed in a historic building, which was built over the site of a civil war house. During the levelling of the lower floor, the current owners dug out the basement using their hands, and came across many interesting artefacts, which are on display in the main ...
Read more » -
0
Clay Haus
Somerset, Ohio
16.1 miles from New Straitsville, OH
Clay Haus, a restaurant that serves German and American fare, is believed to be haunted. Witnesses have seen apparitions, heard knocks and footsteps and felt eerie presences.
Read more » -
0
Mudhouse Mansion
Lancaster, Ohio
18.8 miles from New Straitsville, OH
The house is an abandoned private residence, and the owner will sue you if you illegally visit the house without her permission. A white apparition has been seen standing at the front windows of the house, and strange lights move around the upper levels. Ghostly slaves and murdered family members ...
Read more » -
0
Ohio University
Athens, Ohio
18.8 miles from New Straitsville, OH
Ohio University has a few different spots that are said to be haunted: The Brown House is haunted by donor Millie Brown, who peers out a window; also the phantom sounds of kids splashing in a long-gone pool have been heard in the back yard. The Delta Tau Delta fraternity ...
Read more » -
0Athens Lunatic Asylum - The Ridges
Athens, Ohio
19.6 miles from New Straitsville, OH
Featured on TV's The Scariest Places on Earth, the asylum has long been a place of mystery and hauntings. There are 1,930 graves at three cemeteries nearby, all marked with only a number. Research has shown that some of the mysterious dead mental health patients may have been veterans, victims ...
Read more » -
0
Twin City Opera House
McConnelsville, Ohio
21 miles from New Straitsville, OH
The 1890s Twin City Opera House is said to have been haunted since at least the 1960s, when a janitor wan out never to return. The apparition of a little girl named Elizabeth, age 10, has been seen peeking down from the catwalk and giggling. Another apparition of Everett Miller, ...
Read more » -
0
Mickey's Bar & Grill
Lancaster, Ohio
21.4 miles from New Straitsville, OH
This historic tavern was formerly the headquarters for an oil company, and at the turn of the nineteenth century, a man was allegedly killed in a machinery accident on the premises. His apparition has been known to talk to patrons in strange voices and he has also been known to ...
Read more » -
0
Tammi Jo Jean's Cafe
Lancaster, Ohio
21.7 miles from New Straitsville, OH
This historic store and an adjoining row of stores are believed to be haunted by a series of playful entities. Bumps, bangs, voices, whistles and missing items are all among paranormal activity reported here. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
Read more » -
0
Old Licking County Jail
Newark, Ohio
34.2 miles from New Straitsville, OH
The Old Licking County Jail building, constructed in 1889, has an eerie castle-like appearance reminiscent of the Tower of London. In its day it housed many a notorious murderer and serial killer. It was here that Carl Etherington, a Dry-Agent Detective, was once held in a cell for his protection ...
Read more » -
0
Harvey Wells House
Wellston, Ohio
35 miles from New Straitsville, OH
This historic house was a dark history, with a former owner jumping to his death from the upper floor after a combination of troubling equations and a drinking problem. The was refurbished as a nursing home, which closed down several decades ago. Staff working here claimed to see him ...
Read more » -
0
Bryn Du Mansion
Granville, Ohio
36.4 miles from New Straitsville, OH
The Bryn Du Mansion and grounds comprise a fifty-two acre estate in Granville, Ohio. The property is managed by the Bryn Du Commission, a non-profit organization established by the Village of Granville. The organization follows a mission of historic preservation and providing program and event facilities for the benefit ...
Read more » -
0
Siesta Motel
Norwich, Ohio
36.5 miles from New Straitsville, OH
This motel is said to be haunted by the spirit of an angry man who had been staying at the night there after a fight with his mother. And as it so happened, that night he was the victim of a burglary. The still-enraged man attacked the burglar upon finding ...
Read more » -
0The Buxton Inn
Granville, Ohio
36.9 miles from New Straitsville, OH
Visit this inn and you may meet the ghost of Orrin Granger, the pioneer who built it in 1812. Or you may spot Major Horton Buxton, after whom the inn was named. Major Buxton operated the inn during the late 1800s. Former innkeeper Bonnie Bounell is also said to have ...
Read more » -
0
Denison University Library
Granville, Ohio
37.3 miles from New Straitsville, OH
The 7th tier of the Denison University Library is said to have a spirit, a shadowy woman wearing an old-fashioned dress. Those who fall asleep here, especially men, have been awoken by her hitting them on the back of the head.
Read more » -
0
Roundtown Players
Circleville, Ohio
37.6 miles from New Straitsville, OH
Built in the 1890s as a memorial for Civil War soldiers, this building has housed a public library, an armory, and now the Round Town Players theatrical group. An apparition of a Civil War soldier has been seen reflected in the mirrors at Memorial Hall.
Read more » -
0Wildermuth Mansion
Pomeroy, Ohio
39.5 miles from New Straitsville, OH
My family has been restoring the old Wildermuth mansion for the last 18 years now, have had lots of interesting things happen there and sightings too. Hhave seen animals several times in the house as well as seeing Mothman twice flying over the house! Yes twice! In the process of putting ...
Read more » -
0Prospect Place
Trinway, Ohio
40.3 miles from New Straitsville, OH
The 29-room mansion built in 1856 by abolitionist G.W. Adams is said to have been a stop on the Underground Railroad. The house is said to be haunted by ghosts from its past, and has been featured on TV shows such as Ghost Hunters and Ghost Adventures.
Read more » -
0
Schrader Road Tunnel
Chillicothe, Ohio
40.3 miles from New Straitsville, OH
Schrader Road Tunnel is rumored to be haunted by a ghost or two. A legend says that a woman put her unwanted baby on the train tracks, and then, in some versions of the story, hanged herself. The baby is heard crying here. But there may be another ghost as ...
Read more » -
0
Walnut Knolls Housing Estate
Columbus, Ohio
40.4 miles from New Straitsville, OH
The building is now vacant, and was previously a mental hospital around fifty years ago. There are reports of people hearing loud footsteps in the building, seeing ghostly lights moving around the upper level and having objects thrown at them by an aggressive entity. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
Read more » -
0
Smoot Theater
Parkersburg, West Virginia
42 miles from New Straitsville, OH
Built in 1926, the now-restored Smoot Theater is believed to be the site of some strange goings-on. Witnesses have reported strange sounds and shadows at night, cold spots, and unexplained electrical issues.
Read more » -
0Blennerhassett Hotel
Parkersburg, West Virginia
42.1 miles from New Straitsville, OH
A wide variety of ghosts and haunted activity is claimed about this hotel with the hard to pronounce name. Allegedly there is a man in grey who haunts the second floor and this floor is also where the elevator makes frequent, unplanned and unasked for stops. Is the ...
Read more » -
0
Parkersburg Art Center
Parkersburg, West Virginia
42.2 miles from New Straitsville, OH
The ghosts here are transplants from the former haunted Camden Theater, which once stood on this site. The theater burned down in 1928, and its resident ghosts remained to haunt the land where the theater once stood. When the Parkersburg Art Center was built, the "homeless" ghosts moved right in. ...
Read more » -
0
The Majestic Theatre
Chillicothe, Ohio
43.1 miles from New Straitsville, OH
The Majestic Theatre, formerly the Masonic Opera House, was built in 1853 on the site of Chillicothe's first bank, which burned down. In 1918 when a Spanish flu epidemic hit nearby Camp Sherman, the theater became a makeshift morgue and autopsy site. It is said that the soldiers' spilled blood ...
Read more » -
0
The Castle
Marietta, Ohio
43.1 miles from New Straitsville, OH
The Castle was built in 1855 by attorney and abolitionist Melvin C. Clarke, who died in the Civil War battle Antietam. In 1889, the Castle was owned by newspaper publisher E.W. Nye's daughter Lucy Nye Davis. She and her husband Theodore Davis had two daughters named Jessie and Grace. Jessie ...
Read more » -
0
Crosskeys Tavern
Chillicothe, Ohio
43.1 miles from New Straitsville, OH
Established in 1972, the Irish tavern is haunted by a prankish spirit called Harold who likes to turn the lights on and off, move objects, break glasses, and make footsteps and whispering sounds in the basement. Speculators say Harold may be the ghost of a man who was murdered behind ...
Read more » -
0
Mid-Ohio Valley Players Theatre
Marietta, Ohio
43.2 miles from New Straitsville, OH
The Mid-Ohio Valley Players Theatre is home to specters who move objects in the prop room, create icy breezes, and grab the living by the shoulder. Rumor has it that the ghost is a former theater owner.
Read more » -
0
Marietta College - Alpha Xi Delta
Marietta, Ohio
43.3 miles from New Straitsville, OH
Marietta College's Alpha Xi Delta sorority house, built in 1855, is said to be haunted by a former Ohio governor. George White and his family lived there after the turn of the century, and he became governor in the 1930s. George's apparition has been seen by witnesses, wearing a gray ...
Read more » -
0
Lafayette Hotel
Marietta, Ohio
43.4 miles from New Straitsville, OH
Voices and footsteps have been heard in empty hallways and rooms, while appliances turn on and off by themselves, doors open and close on their own and furniture and luggage is moved around suites. Staff and guests have seen misty apparitions in the corridors, and a ghostly maid in a ...
Read more » -
0
Levee House Café
Marietta, Ohio
43.5 miles from New Straitsville, OH
The Levee House, built around 1826 as a dry goods store for merchant Dudley Woodbridge, later became La Belle Hotel and was rumored to have been a brothel at some time in its history. Its legend says that a brothel employee and a man who was visiting her were both ...
Read more » -
0Comfort Inn Marietta
Marietta, Ohio
45 miles from New Straitsville, OH
Some surprising reports have come from people who have stayed at this Comfort Inn. Doors open when there is no one there, curtains are closed by unseen hands, and TVs turn on by themselves. Some even say they have felt the touch of an unseen presence on their shoulders.
Read more » -
0
Capital University
Columbus, Ohio
45.4 miles from New Straitsville, OH
Capital University's Kerns Religious Life Center is said to have a haunted basement. Folks down there have felt unexplained sadness and trouble breathing, and lights are said to come on by themselves. The Science Building may also have a ghost--the spirit of a former biology professor. The sixty-something man's apparition ...
Read more » -
0Colonel Taylor Inn Bed and Breakfast
Cambridge, Ohio
46.5 miles from New Straitsville, OH
The people here say that Colonel Taylor and his lady still haunt this 1878 Victorian mansion. Guests have seen both of their apparitions on the stairway, and they may shake the beds from time to time. The ghosts are said to be friendly and angelic, watching over the guests.
Read more » -
0
Cambridge Northwood Cemetery
Cambridge, Ohio
47.1 miles from New Straitsville, OH
Cambridge Northwood Cemetery, burial place of congressmen John Earl Henderson, James Joyce and Charles Ellis Moore, is said to be home to a ghostly woman in a white formal dress from circa 1920. She has been seen for a short time before fading away, usually on clear summer nights.
Read more » -
0
Old Governor's Mansion
Columbus, Ohio
47.2 miles from New Straitsville, OH
The presence of a woman who died in a fire within the historic building has been reported. She appears as an African American woman in a blue dress, and has been seen in various rooms of the mansion. During recent renovations, she appeared to staff members and told them how ...
Read more » -
0
Schmidt's German Restaurant
Columbus, Ohio
47.4 miles from New Straitsville, OH
This historic eatery is housed in an old horse stable, and serves up delicious food and some rather interesting ghost tales. The building is believed to be haunted by a friendly former owner, who has been seen in the main dining room and has been known to move chairs ...
Read more » -
0
Greater Columbus Antiques Mall
Columbus, Ohio
47.5 miles from New Straitsville, OH
This antiques arcade is haunted by many apparitions, which is not hard to believe as the building was previously a funeral home. The first apparition reported in the building is a tall man in a brown suit, who has been seen walking around, and in some cases through the antiques ...
Read more » -
0
Thurber House
Columbus, Ohio
47.9 miles from New Straitsville, OH
Thurber House, a nonprofit literary center and Thurber museum, is believe to be haunted. It was the home of Jamer Thurber, author and "New Yorker" cartoonist, and Thurber himself was reported to have had a ghostly experience. Witnesses now have heard footsteps on the back stairs and seen moving figures ...
Read more » -
0
Columbus Cultural Arts Center
Columbus, Ohio
48.3 miles from New Straitsville, OH
This historic castle-like building is believed to be haunted by at least two apparitions. The first is a woman in period clothing who appears in the pottery room of the establishment. She is believed to be a woman who was involved in a public hanging nearby, although why she ...
Read more » -
0
Ohio Statehouse
Columbus, Ohio
48.3 miles from New Straitsville, OH
The Ohio Statehouse is a Greek Revival building that houses the government of Ohio. It is said to be haunted by former worker Tom Bateman, whose ghost appears on the staircase at 5 p.m. daily. The ghost is also said to turn lights of and on and move objects.
Read more » -
0
The Corner House
Warsaw, Ohio
48.4 miles from New Straitsville, OH
This small, abandoned wooden house at the intersection of the two major roads is haunted by the apparition of a woman in black. Her husband murdered her in the house many years ago, and people driving past have reported smelling burning flesh and hearing the screams of a woman. (Submitted by ...
Read more » -
0
Central Ohio Fire Museum
Columbus, Ohio
48.5 miles from New Straitsville, OH
This historic firehouse was in operation till the late twentieth century, when it was converted and restored as a museum preserving fire fighting heritage and artefacts. Witnesses and staff at the museum claim that is haunted by ghostly thoroughbred horses, who have been heard in the museum late at ...
Read more » -
0
Elevator Brewery and Draught Haus
Columbus, Ohio
48.6 miles from New Straitsville, OH
The ghost of a colonel murdered here by a woman he loved has been reported in the tavern. His apparition, which appears as a ghostly ball of light, has been observed floating around the building. Footsteps often appear in the snow outside the tavern when there is no one around. (Submitted ...
Read more » -
0
Char Bar
Columbus, Ohio
48.9 miles from New Straitsville, OH
This bar is connected to a labyrinth of tunnels that run underneath the city, which is where the historic buildings haunting's stem from. Staff have observed a hooded spectre in black robes in the basement underneath the building, who vanishes when approached. Upon investigation, staff located the entrance to ...
Read more » -
0Harrison House Bed and Breakfast
Columbus, Ohio
50 miles from New Straitsville, OH
The house here was originally built in 1890, and when it became a bed-and-breakfast inn in the 1990s, the owners found that they were not alone! Spirits are said to haunt the second and third floors, and can also be found near the front door and first-floor closet. Ghosts said ...
Read more » -
0
Mirror Lake
Columbus, Ohio
50.4 miles from New Straitsville, OH
Mirror Lake at Ohio State University has a couple of ghosts. One is a student who drowned there in the 1960s, and is sometimes heard splashing and screaming. The other is a jogger who was killed nearby. The jogger apparition creates a cold breeze as he runs and keeps peering ...
Read more » -
0Emmitt House
Waverly, Ohio
50.7 miles from New Straitsville, OH
Ghost tours here may turn up somethine eerie at this historic house, which has been featured on TV's Haunted Collector. Rumor has it that there are bones buried under the home's concrete slabs, which may be the catalyst for the spooky stuff that happens here.
Read more » -
0
The Historic Lowe Hotel
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
51.1 miles from New Straitsville, OH
Opened in the early 1900s, the historic hotel is believed to be haunted by many ghosts. The most well known may be the apparition of a beautiful and disheveled young woman seen dancing on the mezzanine between floors 1 and 2. There are also rumored to be many other ghosts ...
Read more » -
0
Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery
Columbus, Ohio
51.2 miles from New Straitsville, OH
At Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery there is a weeping Lady in Gray who visits, leaving flowers on a soldier's grave. She wears a Civil War-era gray suit and has been heard crying.
Read more » -
0
Warehouse Restaurant
Coshocton, Ohio
52.1 miles from New Straitsville, OH
This historic warehouse was converted to a popular restaurant, but even back in the late twentieth century, police and authorities were responding to reports of paranormal activity which happened on a frequent basis. The restaurant is believed to be haunted by a ghostly child and the apparition of an ...
Read more »
» Cemeteries near New Straitsville, OH
» Find museums in New Straitsville, OH
