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Haunted Cleveland Tours: A guide to the real places where the spirits of the past live on, from bus tours to walking tours to cemetery haunts
CLEVELAND, Ohio – “Cleveland has so much history,” says Haunted Cleveland Ghost Tours founder Chuck Gove, “and so many old buildings. It makes sense that we might have a lot of ghosts, and that people would believe in then.”
Are you one of those believers? Read on for a guide to the REAL places where the spirits of Cleveland live on, and on, and on . . . These bus tours, walking tours and cemetery haunts will show you where. And, on Thursday, check Cleveland.com/Friday for a full story, slideshow and video from Haunted Cleveland Ghost Tours: Cleveland’s Worst Disaster Tour.
Haunted Cleveland Ghost Tours: Cleveland’s Worst Disaster Tour. Explore the neighborhood where homes and businesses were engulfed by a tidal wave of fire, and visit the Police Museum, a haunted railcar and more. 6-9:45 p.m. Fridays through Nov. 1. Advance tickets required. Meet at the Powerhouse Complex, 2000 Sycamore St., Cleveland. 216-251-0406 or hauntedcleveland net. $50 per person, includes snack.
Ghosts of Fairport Harbor Walking Tour: Explore this haunted area on the shores of Lake Erie with ghost host Joanie Contento. 7 p.m. Saturdays in October. Advance tickets required. Tour meets up at the Light House at the corner of Second and High streets in Fairport Harbor. Register at www.meetthespirits.com. $12 per person.
Midwest Railway Preservation Society Open House: Tour the death car where 26 locomotive passengers died, a haunted roundhouse and more at the site of the old Baltimore and Ohio roundhouse. Noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12. Location: 2800 West Third St. in the Flats. Suggested donation, $5. See www.midwestrailway.org for more info.
Downtown Kent Ghost Walk: Learn about the ghosts of Kent on this guided walking tour. 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18. Tours depart every 10 minutes from the Kent Stage until 10 p.m. $8-$10.
Psychic Sonya’s Wednesday Walking Ghost Tours of Medina: Highlights include a visit to pioneer cemetery, a haunted restaurant and a seance house. Through Nov. 6. Meet at Medina’s downtown square Gazebo at 7:15 p.m. Starts 7:30 p.m. and ends at 9:30 p.m. Advance tickets recommended. Call 440-775-1217. $20 per person. Sonya will also be offering Medina bus tours on two Saturdays, Oct. 26 and Nov. 2. Call for details.
Psychic Sonya’s Friday Ghost Bus Tours: Psychic Sonya guides her guests through haunted downtown Cleveland locations including old cemeteries, haunted theaters and places where ghosts are still reported to exist. Through Nov. 1. Friday tours begin and end at The Flat Iron Cafe, 1114 Center St., Cleveland. Meet at 6:45 p.m. for sign-in. The bus returns at 10:30 p.m. $50 per person. Optional $25 dinner at Flat Iron before tour, with reservation. Call 440-775-1217.
Psychic Sonya’s 2013 Cleveland Cemetery and Murder Tour: Learn proper cemetery research and etiquette, divining rod instruction, local history and also visit places of murder in Cleveland. Saturday, Oct. 19. Meet at the Flat Iron Cafe at 6:45 p.m. The bus leaves at 7 p.m. and returns at 10:30 p.m. $50 per person. Call 440-775-1217.
‘Night for a Fright’ at Evergreen Hill Cemetery: An evening filled with stories of Cleveland and Chagrin Valley’s most notorious ghost sightings, set in the lantern-lit shadows of Chagrin Falls. Western Reserve historian Dan Ruminski will enchant all with his graveside chat, followed by a reception at Kelly’s Working Well Farm. 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12. Advance tickets, $25, recommended, available at CVWL.com. Proceeds will go to support Chagrin Valley Women’s League’s 2013-14 beneficiaries, which are Kelly’s Working Well Farm and Friends of CASA.
East Cleveland Township Cemetery Walking Tour: Learn about the residents buried under the ground – including Civil War veterans – on this Halloween-themed tour. 7 and 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26. Free all-ages tour. Meet at 1621 East 118th Street.
Source: Laura DeMarco, The Plain Dealer, October 8, 2013.