STATEHOUSE GHOST TOURS

• When: 2008 dates to be announced

• Location: Ohio Statehouse at Third near Broad Streets in Columbus, Ohio.  

• For reservations, information or tickets, contact Miss Emma at 614-387-1086 or ghosts@csrab.state.oh.us.

A two-headed calf, chess figures made from prisoners' bones and other macabre curiosities will be featured as tall yarns spun with facts come to life on this tour guided by costumed guides carrying oil lamps through the vaulted passageways of the Statehouse which is observing its 10th anniversary of restoration. 

Visitors will encounter the most famous ghosts among Halloween tours in greater Columbus. They may catch a glimpse of a lovelorn President Lincoln dancing in the Senate Chamber. Or they may see and hear chilling stories of the President Harrison Horror, the lobbyist who never left, the wolves of Wolf Run and a ripe body in the Rotunda. 

This year’s event will also feature free potion-making for kids of all ages. The Museum Shop will be open until 9 p.m.; food such as finger sandwiches, owl-eye cookies and spider cider will be available in the Capitol Café by Shane's. Miss Emma’s boarding-house-style dinners will be available for groups of more than 20. 

Tours are limited to 40 people. Tours begin at 7 p.m. and run on the half hour with the last tour at 9:30 p.m.  Special scheduling may be arranged for school or scout groups.

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