Tickets on sale Sept. 10 for the 30th anniversary of the Statehouse Haunted Tours
On Tuesday, Sept. 10, tickets for the Ohio Statehouse’s Haunted Tours go on sale. The much-loved eerie tours will take place Friday, Oct. 18; Saturday, Oct. 19; Friday, Oct. 25 and Saturday, Oct. 26 at the state Capitol.
Tickets for this event must be pre-ordered.
Ticket prices are $15 for adults ages 18 and older and $7 for students ages 12 to 17, plus a $3 processing fee per order. The tours through the darkened halls of the building depart every half hour between 7 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.
Affordable event parking will be available in the Statehouse Underground Garage.
Tickets may be purchased in three ways:
• Online at statehouseshop.com
• In-person at the Statehouse Museum Shop on the ground floor of the Ohio Statehouse
• Over the phone by calling 614-728-9234.
If participants dare to embark on an adventure through the dark chambers and haunted hallways of the Statehouse, they will hear spooky tales from Ohio’s past in a manner that combines history with legend. By lantern, guides will lead visitors through one of the country’s oldest functioning capitol buildings to create a ghostly environment that is most appropriate for ages 12 and older.
Pictures from previous years are available at ohiostatehouse.org/galleries/haunted-tours-photos.
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