Passport to Sustainability
FAQs for Travellers What is the Passport to Sustainability Program? The Passport to Sustainability Program is an initiative designed to encourage visitors to participate in activities with businesses and organizations […]
FAQs for Travellers What is the Passport to Sustainability Program? The Passport to Sustainability Program is an initiative designed to encourage visitors to participate in activities with businesses and organizations […]
Guidelines for Photography and Videography Rentals at the Ohio State Reformatory We welcome guests to take small-scale photography during their self-guided or guided tours. A point-and-shoot camera or cell phone […]
Escape Rooms Put your problem-solving skills to the test in one of our thrilling escape rooms. Picture yourself trapped within the walls of this historic prison, feeling the weight of […]
FIRST WOMAN OFFICER AT MANSFIELD She Works Behind Prison Wall By: Charlotte Taylor MANSFIELD – The first woman officer in an all-male Ohio prison is a genteel, gray-haired mother of […]
Paranormal Programs Visit one of the most famous haunted prisons in America. Buy TIckets Now Jump to Program: Ghost Walk Mini Ghost Hunt Public Ghost Hunts Private Paranormal Investigation Ghost […]
Gates Brown was born in Crestline, Ohio in 1939. A star athlete for Crestline High School, Gates unfortunately found himself with “the wrong crowd”, and he spent some of […]
Scofield Cafe Opened in 2018, the Scofield Café offers a delicious assortment of hot and cold beverages, home made bakery items and grilled sandwiches. Come sit down and enjoy a […]
Inside Shawshank Step through the silver screen and into the prison where Andy and Red struck up a friendship for the ages in 1994’s The Shawshank Redemption—which continues to hold […]
Tours Buy Tour Tickets Now! Jump to Tour: Hollywood Meets History Tour Beyond the Bars Tour The Walls of Time Old Sparky Shawshank Bus Tour Fall Guided Tour Beyond the […]
Frequently Asked Questions Ticketing Tours General Questions: Paranormal Ticketing: What are your hours? We are open 7 days a week, April-September, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. We are open Thursday through Sunday, […]
A look ahead at what’s to come at the Ohio State Reformatory…
Our first guest blog post is from Dawn Lewis:I first visited OSR in August 2015. It was a spur of the moment trip on a Friday. I had read a little about OSR but did no