Toledo and the northwest Ohio area offers haunted houses, haunted trails, haunted trains, ghost towns and more haunted attractions for families to both fear and enjoy this Halloween season.
Chainsaw Creek Haunted Attractions
Westfield Franklin Park
5001 Monroe Street
Toledo, Ohio 43623
Chainsaw Creek Haunted Attraction, in its second year running, tells the story of a supernatural ghost town brought to life during Halloween. Four haunted attractions frighten victims visiting Chainsaw Creek. Black Swamp offers challenging terrain to navigate. Under the big top tent are creepy clowns and scary games at the Chainsaw Creek Carnevil haunted house. Not for the faint of heart are realistic props along with blood, guts, and gore in the Butcher Shop, as well as the criminal ghosts and spirits spooking the Haunted Prison.
Dates: September 28, 29, 30; October 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18 through 31, 2007
Hours: September 28 through October 14, Dark to 11pm; October 18 through 31, Dark to Midnight
Admission: $10 per haunted house, $20 for all four
A coupon can be printed from their website.
Haunted Trail of Horror
5126 State Route 67
Kenton, Ohio 43326
This terrifying haunted trail begins with the Tunnel of Doom as guests begin their three quarter of a mile journey into darkness. Monsters, horror movie characters, creepy freaks, and more frightening characters scare guests trying to traverse the haunted trail appropriately located next to a cemetery.
Dates: September 21, 22, 28, 29; October 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27
Hours: Fridays and Saturdays, Dark to Midnight
Admission: $9
Haunted Halloween Trains
Halloween Trains board at:
Whitehouse Waterville Moose Lodge #2537
11900 Jeffers Road
Grand Rapids, Ohio 43522
Haunted Halloween Trains are a popular Halloween haunted attraction presented by the Toledo Lake Erie and Western Railway and Museum. Many family members enjoy riding the trains dressed in costumes to celebrate the Halloween season. The trains run the last two weekends of October and the first weekend of November, 2007. Due to the popularity, purchasing tickets in advance is recommended.
Dates: October 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28; November 2, 3, 4
Hours: Fridays – 7pm, 8:30pm; Saturdays – 1pm, 2:30pm, 4pm, 7pm, and 8:30pm; Sundays – 1pm, 2:30pm and 4pm
Admission: Adults $9; Age 60+ $8; Ages 3 to 12 $5.50; Children under 3 are Free
Tickets can be purchased online.
Terrortown
Lucas County Fairgrounds
1406 Key Street
Maumee, Ohio 43537
Terrortown’s scariest haunted attraction is House of the Dead, with ghosts and spirits led by Mayor wormface. New special effects and a new slaughter house improve the show in its 11th year running. The haunted house includes a blood and gore throughout the 20 room asylum with a 50 foot black hole. Terrortown’s other haunted attractions are The Cave and Big Top Terror.
Dates: Sept 28, 29, 30; October 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28, 31
Hours: Fridays and Saturdays, 7:30am to Midnight; Sundays and Halloween, 7:30pm to 10pm
Admission: House of the Dead $10; Combo, 3 haunted attractions $16; Speed Pass $25
Terror at the Westwood
16021 Mermill Road
Rudolph, Ohio 43462
Terror at the Westwood, in an old school house with a mysterious past, is located in the corner of a rural northwest Ohio cornfield near Bowling Green. This haunted house is now appropriate for all ages with new, lower prices for the 2007 Halloween season.
Dates: Sept 28, 29; October 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, 31; November 1, 2, 3
Hours: All open days 8pm to Midnight
Admission: $10 for adults, $8 for children ages 10 and under
The Fear Factory
Ash and Lane Avenues
Findlay, Ohio 45840
The Fear Factory warns visitors, this is a haunted house, ‘where fear is a factor.’ Proceeds from The Fear Factory benefit Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Northwest Ohio. This haunted attraction features a creepy character named Skully whose purpose is to frighten visitors in spine chilling ways.
Dates: September 22, 23, 27, 28, 29, 30; October 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25 through 31
Hours: Fridays and Saturdays 7pm to Midnight; Weeknights and Sundays 7pm to 10pm
Admission: Fridays and Saturdays $9; Weeknights and Sundays $7
The Haunted Hydro
1333 Tiffin Street
Fremont, Ohio 43420
The Haunted Hydro is in its 18th year of frightening guests in an old hydro electric power plant dating back to 1911. New haunted attractions include Mid-Evil Stonehenge and The Legend of Bloody Mary Ghost Show.
The Haunted Hydro has received national and regional acclaim as a top haunted house destination in northwest Ohio. The Haunted Hydro won Best Cast Award for 2007 in the ‘Tourist Attractions and Parks Magazine.’ Halloween vendors, concessions, a tarot reader, and ‘The Wheel of Misfortune,’ a free, interactive game show, add to the festive, haunting atmosphere.
Dates: September 28, 29; October 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 31
Hours: Fridays and Saturdays 7:30 to 11:30pm; Sundays and Halloween 7:30 to 10:30pm
Admission: One Haunted Attraction $10; Combo $15
Ghostly Manor
3319 Milan Road / Route 250
Sandusky, Ohio 44870
Skateworld in Sandusky invites guests into the Ghostly Manor Thrill Center between May and October, but is most popular during the Halloween season. Four haunted attractions are offered including the Ghostly Manor Haunted Mansion, an XD 3D Theater, roller skating at the rink at Skateworld, and the novelty shop, Ghostly Gifts. The Ghostly Manor Haunted House is quite terrifying and not recommended for children under the age of 10, but the XD 3D Theater is more appropriate for children and offers fun thrills for anyone over 40 inches.
Dates: September 21, 22, 28, 29; Thursdays through Sundays in October, 2007
Hours: Fridays and Saturdays, 7pm to Midnight; Sundays and Thursdays, 7pm to 10pm
Admission: $11 for adults for Ghostly Manor, $6 for XD 3D Theater
Tickets can be purchased online.
