Walk Cleveland's most haunted locations. 13 stops, self-guided. 3 stops free. No guide, no schedule — just you and the dark.
Franklin Castle on Franklin Boulevard has been called the most haunted structure in Ohio — the Tiedemann family built the Gothic Revival mansion in the 1880s, and multiple children died inside under circumstances that were never fully explained. Cleveland's 13-stop self-guided ghost tour cuts through the city's haunted core, and every stop is free. At the Agora Theatre, a performer plunged from the upper balcony in the 1940s and still appears as the Lady in Red in backstage mirrors. The USS Cod submarine, a WWII veteran of seven war patrols, produces phantom footsteps on metal decks and the smell of diesel mixed with fear. And in 1948, a boiler explosion at the Goodman Pickle Factory — now beneath Cleveland State's Convocation Center — killed seven workers whose apparitions still patrol the basement in 1940s coveralls.
You stand before the crumbling stone walls of Squires Castle, built in the 1890s as a gatehouse for Feargus Squires never-completed country estate. Th...
The Agoras stage lights flicker as you enter, though the show ended hours ago. Built in 1913 as a movie palace, this venue has witnessed countless per...
The velvet seats of the Hanna Theatre hold memories that refuse to fade. Opened in 1921, this opulent playhouse was the crown jewel of Clevelands thea...
Descend into the USS Cods claustrophobic hull and feel the weight of the lake pressing down above you. This World War II submarine survived seven war ...
The Variety Theatres marquee is dark now, but inside, the show never truly ended. This vaudeville house, which later became an adult theater, witnesse...
The Rockefeller Building rises like a monument to industrial ambition, but its foundation is soaked in tragedy. During construction in the 1900s, work...
They called this stretch of Prospect Avenue the Hell Strip for good reason. In the 1960s and 70s, this corridor saw more violence than some war zones—...
Before it was a convocation center, this site held the old Goodman Pickle Factory, where in 1948, a catastrophic boiler explosion killed seven workers...
The Cleveland ghost tour includes 13 documented haunted locations.
The first 3 stops are completely free — no account required. To unlock all 13 stops, a History Nearby premium subscription is $4.99/month or $49.99/year.
No. This is a self-guided walking tour. Each stop includes the address, a map pin, and the full haunting story. Walk at your own pace, start anytime, and take any route you like.
Plan for approximately 2.5 hours. This accounts for walking between stops and reading each haunting story. You can also split it across multiple evenings.
The most visited stop on our Cleveland tour is Squires Castle at North Chagrin Reservation.
3 stops free in Cleveland. No guide, no schedule — walk at your own pace after dark.
Last updated February 22, 2026. Researched by the History Nearby editorial team.