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0Bonnyconnellan Castle
Sidney, Ohio
The apparition of a regal man in a blue military uniform has been seen on the landing, examining a display. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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0Fort Piqua Hotel
Piqua, Ohio
10.4 miles from Sidney, OH
Built in 1891, the historic Fort Piqua Hotel was once a library, and then stood empty for years. Now it is said to be haunted by a handyman who died in 1910 after falling into a barrel of cleaning acid. His ghost is seen working on things or shoveling coal ...
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Bear's Mill
Greenville, Ohio
23.8 miles from Sidney, OH
Bear’s Mill, an operating water-powered mill and historic landmark, was built in 1849 by Gabriel Baer. It is said to be haunted by a former owner, whose ghost can be heard walking on the creaking floorboards upstairs when no one is there.
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Dixie Lee Restaurant
Cridersville, Ohio
25.5 miles from Sidney, OH
Hector is the name the staff members have given to the ghost who haunts Dixie Lee Restaurant. His apparition has been spotted inside the restaurant, and he isn't rumored to be the quiet type--Hector has been known to make a lot of noise.
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St. Clair Memorial Hall
Greenville, Ohio
28.3 miles from Sidney, OH
St. Clair Memorial Hall was built in 1910 and has an old man's spirit lingering inside, folks say. The hall, where plays and musicals are performed, is haunted by a man who fell to his death while changing a light bulb.
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George Rogers Clark Park
Springfield, Ohio
28.9 miles from Sidney, OH
George Rogers Clark Park's Daniel Hertzler House is rumored to be haunted by Hertzler himself, killed October 16, 1867 by robbers. His killers escaped the jail and were never found.
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Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
32.5 miles from Sidney, OH
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is said to be haunted by apparitions, moving objects, unexplained noises, voices laughing, footsteps and mysterious shadows. The site has been featured on an episode of TV’s Ghost Hunters.
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Kaup Pharmacy - Homestead Restaurant
Portland, Ohio
34 miles from Sidney, OH
Once known as Homestead Food and Spirits, the building that houses the Kaup Pharmacy is said to have a ghostly resident. A lady's apparition has been spotted, and the door to the women's restroom has been known to open and close on its own.
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Ye Olde Trail Tavern
Yellow Springs, Ohio
35.9 miles from Sidney, OH
The historic tavern, built back in 1827, is believed to be haunted by an ominous woman in blue. She has only been known to appear to men, and is openly hostile towards women. She has been known to knock objects off shelves and make sinister whispering noises to visitors ...
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Victoria Theatre
Dayton, Ohio
36.1 miles from Sidney, OH
It opened in 1866 and has been known as Turner Opera House, Grand Opera House, Victoria Opera House and Victoria Theatre. The likes of Harry Houdini, Sarah Bernhardt and Mark Twain have performed here, and one performer never left. The ghost is a 1920s actress who vanished from her locked ...
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Sinclair Community College
Dayton, Ohio
36.5 miles from Sidney, OH
Sinclair Community College's cafeteria is said to rest on the site of the old city gallows, but a number of other places here are rumored to have ghosts. At Blair Hall, something has tugged at witnesses, and they've heard phantom cats, babies and footsteps. The elevators work on their own, ...
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Woodland Cemetery
Dayton, Ohio
37.4 miles from Sidney, OH
Woodland Cemetery has a sad story. Young Johnny Morehouse froze to death when he fell into the Miami & Erie Canal, although his dog tried hard to pull him out. After Johnny died, the dog wouldn't move from the gravesite, and eventually died. A statue was made of the dog, ...
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Patterson Homestead
Dayton, Ohio
38 miles from Sidney, OH
Patterson Homestead is a historic house museum built in the early 1800s, originally home to Revolutionary War veteran Colonel Robert Patterson and his wife Elizabeth Lindsay Patterson. When the house was donated to the city by ancestor Jefferson Patterson in 1953, it was complete with 18th- and 19th-century furnishings and ...
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Patterson Tower
Kettering, Ohio
39.7 miles from Sidney, OH
Two glowing, shadowy apparitions have been seen standing near the base of the tower on stormy nights. The ghost of a lady in a white dress has been seen on the boulevard directly adjacent to the tower. A black mist has been around the tower, and chases away visitors. (Submitted by ...
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Miami Erie Antique-Collectible Mall
Delphos, Ohio
39.7 miles from Sidney, OH
Formerly the Pennsylvania Railroad Hotel, this antiques mall is rumoured to be haunted by a phantom traveller who passed away in an upstairs room. Customers to the store have sworn they've heard footsteps coming from the second level, but upon investigation, there is no one around. There are also ...
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Doc Henderson's Restaurant - The Castle Bed and Breakfast
Marysville, Ohio
41.9 miles from Sidney, OH
Although this reataurant is currently closed for repairs, it seems to be a favorite spot for the haunts. Folks here have seen a black shadowy figure and have witnessed an eerie, uneasy feeling in the building.
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Normandy United Methodist Church
Dayton, Ohio
44.1 miles from Sidney, OH
Normandy United Methodist Church is housed in a building that was once a mansion. But the mansion's owner never left, according to some, and she still haunts the church. Her perfume has been smelled late at night by the cleaning crews when no one else is in the building.
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Town Hall Theatre
Centerville, Ohio
45.3 miles from Sidney, OH
The Town Hall Theatre, according to witnesses, has a sensitive ghost who doesn't like it when the plays put on here have profane language or nudity. The spirit is said to act up during such performances in order to show his displeasure. There is also alleged to be an apparition ...
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Red Brick Tavern
London, Ohio
46.2 miles from Sidney, OH
Built in 1836, the building has been used as an inn and tavern, private home, and school. Now a restaurant, its menu features, among other dishes, steak dinners named after the six presidents who have visited here: John Quincy Adams, Martin Van Buren, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, Zachary Taylor ...
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Finch Cemetery
Portland, Indiana
46.8 miles from Sidney, OH
The late-1800s Finch Cemetery at the Jay County Conservation Club is said to hold the grave of a boy named Cinderella. Rumor has it that the gravestones here shift, or disappear. If you count the gravestones on the way to Cinderella's grave, you will count 13. But on the way ...
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Florentine Hotel and Restaurant
Germantown, Ohio
47 miles from Sidney, OH
The 1816 hotel and restaurant is haunted. Staff and diners have experienced an eerie presence on the third floor, and the mezzanine is haunted by a poltergeist that causes the chandeliers to swing to and fro. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Ceylon Covered Bridge
Geneva, Indiana
47.3 miles from Sidney, OH
Local legend has it that many years ago a group of teens performed a séance here, during which a body fell to the floor, leaving a big blood stain near the pentagram they drew. The experience is rumored to have opened a portal from which strange things come.
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Starr Piano Building
Richmond, Indiana
50.5 miles from Sidney, OH
The late-1800s Starr Piano Company not only made and sold pianos and phonographs but also housed Gennett Records, which recorded jazz, blues and country artists including Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton and Hoagy Carmichael. The complex was partly demolished in the 1970s and the shell still stands. The area is ...
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Earlham College
Richmond, Indiana
51.2 miles from Sidney, OH
Earlham College is a liberal arts college founded by Quakers in 1847. The college has a resident ghost in the Athletic and Wellness Center who is known to play basketball at night.
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Hammel House Inn
Waynesville, Ohio
52.3 miles from Sidney, OH
The inn has been declared one of the most haunted buildings in Waynesville. The most haunted room at the bed and breakfast is Room #004. The shadowy apparition of a young merchant who was murdered in the inn has been seen here, as well as in the dining room of ...
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Gray Hotel
Redkey, Indiana
52.6 miles from Sidney, OH
This 1912 former hotel now houses the offices of a paranormal investigative team, who claim that the building is one of the most haunted in the entire state. With its troubling past of murder, manslaughter and illegal activity, it isn't that hard to believe either. At least two, possibly ...
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Sorg Opera House and Mansion
Middletown, Ohio
54.7 miles from Sidney, OH
The opera house is haunted by the ghost of former residents, who can be heard walking around the house and talking late at night. The ghost of an actress in a red dress has been seen in the dressing rooms, but she vanishes when approached. She has also been heard ...
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Marion Cemetery - The Revolving Ball
Marion, Ohio
57.9 miles from Sidney, OH
Marion Cemetery is a large one with an impressive World War II Memorial, and it's also famous for its Revolving Ball. It's a large stone sphere that's part of the Merchant Family's plot. In 1896, several small black granite spheres were arranged in a large circle, with a 5-foot-tall granite ...
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Harding Home
Marion, Ohio
58.2 miles from Sidney, OH
President Warren G. Harding's Home, open to the public as a museum, is known for its Death Clock and Finch of Doom. The Death Clock, a wedding gift to the Hardings, hangs on the wall above the staircase. On August 2, 1973, at 7:30 p.m., the clock inexplicably stopped. The ...
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0Golden Lamb Inn
Lebanon, Ohio
58.8 miles from Sidney, OH
Ten presidents, including John Quincy Adams, have stayed at the charming Golden Lamb Inn, in operation since 1803. Harriet Beecher Stowe and Mark Twain also are among its former guests. The rooms also are named for past guests, and rumor has it that the Harriet Beecher Stowe room is rich ...
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Wyandot County Historical Society
Upper Sandusky, Ohio
59.2 miles from Sidney, OH
This 1852 residence was owned by the Beery family for many years, until it was donated to the local historical society in 1962. Since then, visitors and staff have reported various strange occurrences, including ghostly voices, disembodied footsteps and strange whistling noises. The ghost of an elderly woman, suspected ...
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Oakhurst Golf Club
Grove City, Ohio
59.4 miles from Sidney, OH
A rumor has been going round that a bride fell off balcony in the 1960's, employee's say a woman in a white dress can be seen throughout the building but very rarely. The Upstairs kitchen that is located near the ballroom which is used for events is said to be ...
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The Worthington Inn
Worthington, Ohio
61.5 miles from Sidney, OH
Spooky happenings reported here include apparitions, unexplained handprints on mirrors, and the smell of phantom cigar smoke.
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Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery
Columbus, Ohio
61.7 miles from Sidney, 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.
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Dutch Mill Truck Stop - The Windmill
Carey, Ohio
61.8 miles from Sidney, OH
Formerly a restaurant and filling station, the building is supposedly haunted by a ghostly man carrying a leather briefcase. His association with the place is unknown. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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The Screaming Bridge of Maud Hughes Road
Sidney, Ohio
62.9 miles from Sidney, OH
Maud Hughes Road has a haunted bridge known to locals as the Screaming Bridge. Locals say it has been the site of at least 36 deaths through accidents and suicides. Witnesses have reported apparitions, mists, hooded figures, strange lights, and a phantom train on the tracks below. There are many, ...
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Mirror Lake
Columbus, Ohio
63.4 miles from Sidney, 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 ...
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0Harrison House Bed and Breakfast
Columbus, Ohio
63.7 miles from Sidney, 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 ...
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Banana Leaf Modern Thai
Mason, Ohio
64.4 miles from Sidney, OH
The building is rumoured to be haunted by the apparition of a woman murdered over a century ago. Her ghost has been seen in the dining room on the upper floor of the restaurant. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Char Bar
Columbus, Ohio
64.6 miles from Sidney, 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 ...
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More Haunted Michigan: New Encounters with Ghosts of the Great Lakes State (Ohio)
Rev. Gerald S. Hunter
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Peters Cartridge Company
Maineville, Ohio
64.7 miles from Sidney, OH
Peters Cartridge Company, built in 1916, produced gunpowder and ammunition, including bullets and cannonballs for the Union during the Civil War. It is said to be haunted by workers that were killed in accidental explosions during the 1940s. Witnesses have reported footsteps and apparitions seen through the windows at night.
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Elevator Brewery and Draught Haus
Columbus, Ohio
64.8 miles from Sidney, 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 ...
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Columbus Cultural Arts Center
Columbus, Ohio
65 miles from Sidney, 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 ...
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Central Ohio Fire Museum
Columbus, Ohio
65 miles from Sidney, 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 ...
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Kings Island Amusement Park
Mason, Ohio
65 miles from Sidney, OH
Kings Island, an amusement park that opened in 1972, is rumored to have an 1840s graveyard called Dog Street Cemetery on the premises. But most witnesses feel that the park's haunts are victims of accidental deaths, like the 1976 tragedy when a Lion Country Safari Ranger was killed by a ...
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Ohio Statehouse
Columbus, Ohio
65 miles from Sidney, 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.
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Historic Stoner House
Westerville, Ohio
65.6 miles from Sidney, OH
Mystic Nirvana / The Historic Stoner House - it was built in 1852 by George Stoner as an inn and tavern. It also was a station on the Underground Railroad. There was a 'hidden' room in the basement where the runaways would hide out till they could make their ...
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Thurber House
Columbus, Ohio
65.6 miles from Sidney, 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 ...
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Greater Columbus Antiques Mall
Columbus, Ohio
65.7 miles from Sidney, 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 ...
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Schmidt's German Restaurant
Columbus, Ohio
65.8 miles from Sidney, 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 ...
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