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- Filmed in Ohio: Movies locations you can visit in the Buckeye State. CLEVELAND, Ohio – The best of moviemaking will be celebrated in Hollywood this weekend.
- The Shawshank Redemption, Mansfield. Many of these sites are open to the public and are featured on the Shawshank Trail. Among them: * The Ohio State Reformatory, which substitutes for Shawshank State Prison in the movie.
- The Avengers, Cleveland. Downtown Cleveland stands in for both New York City and Stuttgart, Germany, in this action-packed superhero flick, released in 2012.
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Cleveland. Cleveland subs for Washington, D.C., in this 2014 Marvel movie, which features a downtown chase scene, Tower City Center, the Cleveland Museum of Art, Lake View Cemetery and other sites.
The Great Beauty was filmed in Roma, Città metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Italy.
- Filming Locations: Mansfield, Upper Sandusky, Lucas, Ashland
- Filming Sites Along The Shawshank Trail
- Main Street Filming Locations
- Filmed in Upper Sandusky
- An Iconic Cabin Shot in Ohio
- More Things to See in Mansfield
- Filming Locations: Lebanon
- Harper Valley P.T.A. Filming Locations
- More to Experience in Lebanon
- Filming Locations: Cleveland
Often listed as one of the best movies of all time, The Shawshank Redemptionwas largely shot in Ohio, though the story, based on a Stephen King novella, takes place in Maine. Destination Mansfield – Richland County in 2008 created The Shawshank Trail, a self-guided driving tour that visits 15 filming locations.
The imposing, castle-like Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, completed in 1896 and closed the last day of 1990, is Shawshank State Prison in the 1994 movie. The film features Tim Robbins (Andy Dufresne) and Morgan Freeman (Ellis “Red” Redding) as prisoners who form a bond and plan an escape. Tours of the old prison showcase Andy’s escape tunnel, ...
On Main Street in downtown Mansfield, a window in Mansfield Antiques Gallery was the pawn shop window where Red spotted the compass that would lead him to the iconic oak tree. The exterior of the Bissman Buildingon Main stood in as both the Portland Daily Bugle and Brewer Hotel (living quarters for James Whitmore’s character, Brooks, after his rele...
In Upper Sandusky, 45 minutes west of Mansfield, the Shawshank Woodshop is a functional woodworking shop open to visitors by appointment. Another filming location, this is where the movie’s inmates worked and has the original equipment they used. Also in Upper Sandusky, you can enter the courtroom of the Wyandot County Courthouse, the scene of Andy...
Pugh Cabin, on the grounds of Malabar Farm State Park in Lucas, is where Andy saw his wife cheating on him; it appears in opening scenes. The farm, once the home of Pulitzer Prize-winning author and conservationist Louis Bromfield, was the location of the 1945 wedding of movie stars Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. Visitors can tour the French Pr...
Besides following the Shawshank Trail, groups in Mansfield can visit BibleWalk, which features more than 100 life-sized dioramas and the state’s only Christian dinner theater. Also see Kingwood Center Gardens, with landscaped gardens, greenhouses and woodland trails. In addition, the Ohio Bird Sanctuaryis a haven for injured and orphaned raptors an...
The cast and crew of Harper Valley P.T.A.spent a week on location in Lebanon in the fall of 1977. A group tour favorite midway between Cincinnati and Dayton, the historic seat of Warren County abounds with specialty shops, antiques stores and old-time charm. Inspired by the 1968 hit country song “Harper Valley P.T.A.,” written by Tom T. Hall and su...
Shot in Ohio, the movie begins and ends with aerial shots of Lebanon, which serves as fictional Harper Valley, Ohio. The Village Ice Cream Parlor on South Broadway, one of the filming locations, touts its part in the movie with a framed tribute at the entryway. (The eatery also appeared in Milk Money, a 1994 film starring Melanie Griffith and Ed Ha...
The Golden Lamb Restaurant and Hotel, the centerpiece of downtown Lebanon, has been offering food and lodging for travelers since 1803. It is Ohio’s longest continually operating business and has been in the same brick building since 1815. Dishing up farm-to-table fare, the Golden Lamb (which sources many items from its 350-acre farm) is known for ...
Fans of A Christmas Storyenjoy touring the house that served as the home of Ralphie Parker and his family. Several scenes in the 1983 holiday classic show the two-story 1895 Victorian at 3159 West 11th Streetin Cleveland’s Tremont neighborhood, just south of downtown. Shot in Ohio, the exterior has been restored to its original movie splendor, and ...
Jep Gambardella has seduced his way through the lavish nightlife of Rome for decades, but after his 65th birthday and a shock from the past, Jep looks past the nightclubs and parties to find a timeless landscape of absurd, exquisite beauty.
Jun 22, 2015 · Sometimes, hit movies are filmed right here in Ohio—and maybe closer to home than you realize. The following places in Ohio have appeared in famous films. See if you can recall the movie associated with each place.
Nov 24, 2023 · Recognizable locations from classic movies, including “The Shawshank Redemption” and “A Christmas Story,” that were filmed in Ohio.
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20 Movies That Were Made in Ohio. Academy Award-winning tales, lesser-known finds and, yes, even a couple of couple box-office bombs have been filmed in the Buckeye State. When it comes to movies made in Ohio, “A Christmas Story” and “The Shawshank Redemption” are often the first two those who live here think of as being tied to the ...
