cover BREWER HOTEL & PORTLAND DAILY BUGLE BISSMAN BUILDING Drive by only. 193 N. Main St., Mansfield The Bissman Building was the site of the Brewer Hotel where Brooks stayed and hanged himself soon after being paroled. Only the outside of the building was used in this scene. The actual “hotel room” is at the Ohio State Reformatory. The building was also utilized as the front office of the Portland Daily Bugle. While in front of the Bissman Building, look ahead (south) to find the City Mills Building on the corner of Fifth and Main Streets as you imagine Brooks with suitcase in hand, trying desperately to cross Fifth Street on his way to the Brewer Hotel. Directions: Leaving the Reformatory, right onto Route 545. Right onto Longview Ave. Left onto Main Street (Route 13 South). Get in right hand lane. Bissman Building on right. Distance from Reformatory: 2 miles. PAWN SHOP WINDOW MANSFIELD ANTIQUES GALLERY 118 N. Main St., Mansfield 419-522-0230 Hours: Call ahead. This fun antique shop’s window held the compass that led Red to the oak tree. Directions: From Bissman Building, continue south on Main Street. Mansfield Antiques Gallery on left. Distance from Bissman Building: .2 miles. BROOKS’ BENCH CENTRAL PARK Corner of Main St. (Rt. 13) & Park Ave. W., Mansfield Open sunrise to 11pm Rest your legs at Brooks’ bird feeding spot in Mansfield’s Central Park. The original bench used in The Shawshank Redemption is now where the gazebo stands. Look for the replica green bench with the Shawshank Trail plaque and snap a picture! Directions: Continue on Main Street (Route 13 South). Left onto Park Ave. East. Left onto Diamond Street. Immediate left onto North Park Street, gazebo on left. Distance from Mansfield Antiques Gallery: .2 miles. 1994 MOVIE PREMIERE RENAISSANCE THEATRE 138 Park Ave. W., Mansfield 419-522-2726 rentickets.org Hours: Call ahead. Tues-Fri noon-5pm Cost: Donations are appreciated Sit in the very same seats where the premiere of The Shawshank Redemption was shown on Tuesday, September 13, 1994, at the Renaissance Theatre. Directions: From North Park Street, left onto Main Street and get immediately in right lane. Right onto Park Ave. West. Renaissance Theatre on right. Park behind the Renaissance Theatre, take the alley between the hotel and theatre. Distance from Central Park: .3 miles. SHAWSHANK PRISON HISTORIC OHIO STATE REFORMATORY & SHAWSHANK MUSEUM & BUS TOURS 100 Reformatory Rd., Mansfield 419-522-2644 • ohiostatereformatory.org Hours/Cost: Visit website The Ohio State Reformatory starred in the movie as Maine’s fictional Shawshank State Prison. Do time in the Shawshank Museum featuring five rooms of props, costumes, set pieces, and other treasures from the film. Also see the safe in Warden Norton’s office, Red’s Parole Board room, Brooks’ hotel room, Andy’s escape tunnels, and The Frank and Rae Darabont Gallery Shawshank Collection. Shawshank Bus Tours offer behind-the- scenes facts about The Shawshank Redemption as you ride in style with an expert tour guide. ONTARIO TO UPPER SANDUSKY LUCAS PERRYSVILLE LOUDONVILLE MANSFIELD S. R. 3 S. R. 3 S. R. 39 S. R. 39 S. R. 39 S. R. 97 S. R. 60 S. R. 95 S. R. 95 S. R. 97 S. R. 13 S. R. 13 S. R. 97 To Co lum bu s U.S . 42 S. R. 60 3 S. R. 39 I-71 To Clev elan d U. S. 42 S. R. 25 0 S. R. 13 S. R. 13 N. M ain S t. Park Ave. West U. S. 42 U. S. 250 S.R . 60 ASHLAND 71 71 30 30 LEXINGTON BELLVILLE BUTLER U. S. 42 1 2 3 45 Ph ot o cr ed it: A br ah am Kl ein , Em ily Pu gh , H ay de n Sc ha de , Nic ole Le wi s, Bi ll Mu lle n 1/19 4/14 ShawshankTrail.com 15 Hollywood Filming Sites Celebrate the 30th Anniversary of The Shawshank Redemption with fans from around the world with events, tours, and cast appearances. Visit ShawshankTrail.com for details! Celebrate 30 years of Shawshank The Shawshank Trail Self-Guided Driving Tour The Shawshank Trail Self-Guided Driving Tour 2 3 4 5 6 1 7 8 9 10 11 12 1314/ North Self-Guided Driving Tour Created by Destination Mansfield - Richland County 124 North Main Street Mansfield, Ohio 44902 • 800-642-8282 August 9-11, 2024 Experience the Thrill for Yourself • Self-guided driving tour at your own pace. Start and end where you want • See iconic movie props, costumes, on-screen vehicles and more of the authentic pieces from the film on this one-of-a-kind pilgrimage • Look for Movie Site signs at filming locations • Filmed in Mansfield, Ashland, Upper Sandusky and St. Croix, US Virgin Islands • Visit ShawshankTrail.com for photos, videos, fun facts, events, souvenirs and the Shawshank Appcover BREWER HOTEL & PORTLAND DAILY BUGLE BISSMAN BUILDING Drive by only. 193 N. Main St., Mansfield The Bissman Building was the site of the Brewer Hotel where Brooks stayed and hanged himself soon after being paroled. Only the outside of the building was used in this scene. The actual “hotel room” is at the Ohio State Reformatory. The building was also utilized as the front office of the Portland Daily Bugle. While in front of the Bissman Building, look ahead (south) to find the City Mills Building on the corner of Fifth and Main Streets as you imagine Brooks with suitcase in hand, trying desperately to cross Fifth Street on his way to the Brewer Hotel. Directions: Leaving the Reformatory, right onto Route 545. Right onto Longview Ave. Left onto Main Street (Route 13 South). Get in right hand lane. Bissman Building on right. Distance from Reformatory: 2 miles. PAWN SHOP WINDOW MANSFIELD ANTIQUES GALLERY 118 N. Main St., Mansfield 419-522-0230 Hours: Call ahead. This fun antique shop’s window held the compass that led Red to the oak tree. Directions: From Bissman Building, continue south on Main Street. Mansfield Antiques Gallery on left. Distance from Bissman Building: .2 miles. BROOKS’ BENCH CENTRAL PARK Corner of Main St. (Rt. 13) & Park Ave. W., Mansfield Open sunrise to 11pm Rest your legs at Brooks’ bird feeding spot in Mansfield’s Central Park. The original bench used in The Shawshank Redemption is now where the gazebo stands. Look for the replica green bench with the Shawshank Trail plaque and snap a picture! Directions: Continue on Main Street (Route 13 South). Left onto Park Ave. East. Left onto Diamond Street. Immediate left onto North Park Street, gazebo on left. Distance from Mansfield Antiques Gallery: .2 miles. 1994 MOVIE PREMIERE RENAISSANCE THEATRE 138 Park Ave. W., Mansfield 419-522-2726 rentickets.org Hours: Call ahead. Tues-Fri noon-5pm Cost: Donations are appreciated Sit in the very same seats where the premiere of The Shawshank Redemption was shown on Tuesday, September 13, 1994, at the Renaissance Theatre. Directions: From North Park Street, left onto Main Street and get immediately in right lane. Right onto Park Ave. West. Renaissance Theatre on right. Park behind the Renaissance Theatre, take the alley between the hotel and theatre. Distance from Central Park: .3 miles. SHAWSHANK PRISON HISTORIC OHIO STATE REFORMATORY & SHAWSHANK MUSEUM & BUS TOURS 100 Reformatory Rd., Mansfield 419-522-2644 Hours/Cost: Visit website The Ohio State Reformatory starred in the movie as Maine’s fictional Shawshank State Prison. Do time in the Shawshank Museum featuring five rooms of props, costumes, set pieces, and other treasures from the film. Also see the safe in Warden Norton’s office, Red’s Parole Board room, Brooks’ hotel room, Andy’s escape tunnels, and The Frank and Rae Darabont Gallery Shawshank Collection. Shawshank Bus Tours offer behind-the- scenes facts about The Shawshank Redemption as you ride in style with an expert tour guide. ONTARIO TO UPPER SANDUSKY LUCAS PERRYSVILLE LOUDONVILLE MANSFIELD S. R. 3 S. R. 3 S. R. 39 S. R. 39 S. R. 39 S. R. 97 S. R. 60 S. R. 95 S. R. 95 S. R. 97 S. R. 13 S. R. 13 S. R. 97 To Co lum bu s U.S . 42 S. R. 60 3 S. R. 39 I-71 To Clev elan d U. S. 42 S. R. 25 0 S. R. 13 S. R. 13 N. M ain S t. Park Ave. West U. S. 42 U. S. 250 S.R . 60 ASHLAND 71 71 30 30 LEXINGTON BELLVILLE BUTLER U. S. 42 1 2 3 45 Ph ot o cr ed it: A br ah am Kl ein , Em ily Pu gh , H ay de n Sc ha de , Nic ole Le wi s, Bi ll Mu lle n 1/19 4/14 ShawshankTrail.com ShawshankTrail.com ShawshankTrail.com 15 Hollywood Filming Sites Celebrate the 30th Anniversary of The Shawshank Redemption with fans from around the world with events, tours, and cast appearances. Visit ShawshankTrail.com for details! Celebrate 30 years of Shawshank The Shawshank Trail Self-Guided Driving Tour The Shawshank Trail Self-Guided Driving Tour 2 3 4 5 6 1 7 8 9 10 11 12 1314/ North Self-Guided Driving Tour Created by Destination Mansfield - Richland County 124 North Main Street Mansfield, Ohio 44902 • 800-642-8282 DESTINATIONMANSFIELD.COM August 9-11, 2024 Experience the Thrill for Yourself • Self-guided driving tour at your own pace. Start and end where you want • See iconic movie props, costumes, on-screen vehicles and more of the authentic pieces from the film on this one-of-a-kind pilgrimage • Look for Movie Site signs at filming locations • Filmed in Mansfield, Ashland, Upper Sandusky and St. Croix, US Virgin Islands • Visit ShawshankTrail.com for photos, videos, fun facts, events, souvenirs and the Shawshank Appcover The Bissman Building was the site of the Brewer Hotel where Brooks stayed and hanged himself soon after being paroled. Only the outside of the building was used in this scene. The actual “hotel room” is at the Ohio State Reformatory. The building was also utilized as the front office of the Portland Daily Bugle. While in front of the Bissman Building, look ahead (south) to find the City Mills Building on the corner of Fifth and Main Streets as you imagine Brooks with suitcase in hand, trying desperately to cross Fifth Street on his way to the Brewer Hotel. Directions: Leaving the Reformatory, right onto Route 545. Right onto Longview Ave. Left onto Main Street (Route 13 South). Get in right hand lane. Bissman Building on right. Distance from Reformatory: 2 miles. Hours: Call ahead. This fun antique shop’s window held the compass that led Red to the oak tree. Directions: From Bissman Building, continue south on Main Street. Mansfield Antiques Gallery on left. Distance from Bissman Building: .2 miles. BROOKS’ BENCH CENTRAL PARK Corner of Main St. (Rt. 13) & Park Ave. W., Mansfield Open sunrise to 11pm Rest your legs at Brooks’ bird feeding spot in Mansfield’s Central Park. The original bench used in The Shawshank Redemption is now where the gazebo stands. Look for the replica green bench with the Shawshank Trail plaque and snap a picture! Directions: Continue on Main Street (Route 13 South). Left onto Park Ave. East. Left onto Diamond Street. Immediate left onto North Park Street, gazebo on left. Distance from Mansfield Antiques Gallery: .2 miles. 1994 MOVIE PREMIERE RENAISSANCE THEATRE 138 Park Ave. W., Mansfield 419-522-2726 rentickets.org Hours: Call ahead. Tues-Fri noon-5pm Cost: Donations are appreciated Sit in the very same seats where the premiere of The Shawshank Redemption was shown on Tuesday, September 13, 1994, at the Renaissance Theatre. Directions: From North Park Street, left onto Main Street and get immediately in right lane. Right onto Park Ave. West. Renaissance Theatre on right. Park behind the Renaissance Theatre, take the alley between the hotel and theatre. Distance from Central Park: .3 miles. SHAWSHANK PRISON HISTORIC OHIO STATE REFORMATORY & SHAWSHANK MUSEUM & BUS TOURS 100 Reformatory Rd., Mansfield 419-522-2644 • ohiostatereformatory.org Hours/Cost: Visit website The Ohio State Reformatory starred in the movie as Maine’s fictional Shawshank State Prison. Do time in the Shawshank Museum featuring five rooms of props, costumes, set pieces, and other treasures from the film. Also see the safe in Warden Norton’s office, Red’s Parole Board room, Brooks’ hotel room, Andy’s escape tunnels, and The Frank and Rae Darabont Gallery Shawshank Collection. Shawshank Bus Tours offer behind-the- scenes facts about The Shawshank Redemption as you ride in style with an expert tour guide. ONTARIO TO UPPER SANDUSKY LUCAS PERRYSVILLE LOUDONVILLE MANSFIELD S. R. 3 S. R. 3 S. R. 39 S. R. 39 S. R. 39 S. R. 97 S. R. 60 S. R. 95 S. R. 95 S. R. 97 S. R. 13 S. R. 13 S. R. 97 To Colu mb us U.S . 42 S. R. 60 3 S. R. 39 I-71 T o Cleve land U. S. 42 S. R. 25 0 S. R. 13 S. R. 13 N. M ain S t. Par k Ave. West U. S. 42 U. S. 250 S.R . 60 ASHLAND 71 71 30 30 LEXINGTON BELLVILLE BUTLER U. S. 42 1 45 Ph oto cre dit: A bra ha m Kle in, Em ily Pu gh , H ayd en Sc ha de, Nic ole Le wis , Bil l Mu lle n 1/19 4/14 ShawshankTrail.com ShawshankTrail.com ShawshankTrail.com 15 Hollywood Filming Sites Celebrate the 30th Anniversary of The Shawshank Redemption with fans from around the world with events, tours, and cast appearances. Visit ShawshankTrail.com for details! Celebrate 30 years of Shawshank The Shawshank Trail Self-Guided Driving Tour The Shawshank Trail Self-Guided Driving Tour 23 4 5 6 1 78 9 1011 12 1314/ North Self-Guided Driving Tour Created by Destination Mansfield - Richland County 124 North Main Street Mansfield, Ohio 44902 • 800-642-8282 DESTINATIONMANSFIELD.COM August 9-11, 2024 Experience the Thrill for Yourself • Self-guided driving tour at your own pace. Start and end where you want • See iconic movie props, costumes, on-screen vehicles and more of the authentic pieces from the film on this one-of-a-kind pilgrimage • Look for Movie Site signs at filming locations • Filmed in Mansfield, Ashland, Upper Sandusky and St. Croix, US Virgin Islands • Visit ShawshankTrail.com for photos, videos, fun facts, events, souvenirs and the Shawshank Appcover BREWER HOTEL & PORTLAND DAILY BUGLE BISSMAN BUILDING Drive by only. 193 N. Main St., Mansfield The Bissman Building was the site of the Brewer Hotel where Brooks stayed and hanged himself soon after being paroled. Only the outside of the building was used in this scene. The actual “hotel room” is at the Ohio State Reformatory. The building was also utilized as the front office of the Portland Daily Bugle. While in front of the Bissman Building, look ahead (south) to find the City Mills Building on the corner of Fifth and Main Streets as you imagine Brooks with suitcase in hand, trying desperately to cross Fifth Street on his way to the Brewer Hotel. Directions: Leaving the Reformatory, right onto Route 545. Right onto Longview Ave. Left onto Main Street (Route 13 South). Get in right hand lane. Bissman Building on right. Distance from Reformatory: 2 miles. PAWN SHOP WINDOW MANSFIELD ANTIQUES GALLERY 118 N. Main St., Mansfield 419-522-0230 Hours: Call ahead. This fun antique shop’s window held the compass that led Red to the oak tree. Directions: From Bissman Building, continue south on Main Street. Mansfield Antiques Gallery on left. Distance from Bissman Building: .2 miles. Rest your legs at Brooks’ bird feeding spot in Mansfield’s Central Park. The original bench used in The Shawshank Redemption is now where the gazebo stands. Look for the replica green bench with the Shawshank Trail plaque and snap a picture! Directions: Continue on Main Street (Route 13 South). Left onto Park Ave. East. Left onto Diamond Street. Immediate left onto North Park Street, gazebo on left. Distance from Mansfield Antiques Gallery: .2 miles. 1994 MOVIE PREMIERE RENAISSANCE THEATRE 138 Park Ave. W., Mansfield 419-522-2726 Hours: Call ahead. Tues-Fri noon-5pm Cost: Donations are appreciated Sit in the very same seats where the premiere of The Shawshank Redemption was shown on Tuesday, September 13, 1994, at the Renaissance Theatre. Directions: From North Park Street, left onto Main Street and get immediately in right lane. Right onto Park Ave. West. Renaissance Theatre on right. Park behind the Renaissance Theatre, take the alley between the hotel and theatre. Distance from Central Park: .3 miles. SHAWSHANK PRISON HISTORIC OHIO STATE REFORMATORY & SHAWSHANK MUSEUM & BUS TOURS 100 Reformatory Rd., Mansfield 419-522-2644 • ohiostatereformatory.org Hours/Cost: Visit website The Ohio State Reformatory starred in the movie as Maine’s fictional Shawshank State Prison. Do time in the Shawshank Museum featuring five rooms of props, costumes, set pieces, and other treasures from the film. Also see the safe in Warden Norton’s office, Red’s Parole Board room, Brooks’ hotel room, Andy’s escape tunnels, and The Frank and Rae Darabont Gallery Shawshank Collection. Shawshank Bus Tours offer behind-the- scenes facts about The Shawshank Redemption as you ride in style with an expert tour guide. ONTARIO TO UPPER SANDUSKY LUCAS PERRYSVILLE LOUDONVILLE MANSFIELD S. R. 3 S. R. 3 S. R. 39 S. R. 39 S. R. 39 S. R. 97 S. R. 60 S. R. 95 S. R. 95 S. R. 97 S. R. 13 S. R. 13 S. R. 97 To Colu mb us U.S . 42 S. R. 60 3 S. R. 39 I-71 T o Cleve land U. S. 42 S. R. 25 0 S. R. 13 S. R. 13 N. M ain S t. Par k Ave. West U. S. 42 U. S. 250 S.R . 60 ASHLAND 71 71 30 30 LEXINGTON BELLVILLE BUTLER U. S. 42 1 2 3 5 Ph oto cre dit: A bra ha m Kle in, Em ily Pu gh , H ayd en Sc ha de, Nic ole Le wis , Bil l Mu lle n 1/19 4/14 ShawshankTrail.comShawshankTrail.com 15 Hollywood Filming Sites Celebrate the 30th Anniversary of The Shawshank Redemption with fans from around the world with events, tours, and cast appearances. Visit ShawshankTrail.com for details! Celebrate 30 years of Shawshank The Shawshank Trail Self-Guided Driving Tour The Shawshank Trail Self-Guided Driving Tour 23 4 5 6 1 78 9 1011 12 1314/ North Self-Guided Driving Tour Created by Destination Mansfield - Richland County 124 North Main Street Mansfield, Ohio 44902 • 800-642-8282 DESTINATIONMANSFIELD.COM August 9-11, 2024 Experience the Thrill for Yourself • Self-guided driving tour at your own pace. Start and end where you want • See iconic movie props, costumes, on-screen vehicles and more of the authentic pieces from the film on this one-of-a-kind pilgrimage • Look for Movie Site signs at filming locations • Filmed in Mansfield, Ashland, Upper Sandusky and St. Croix, US Virgin Islands • Visit ShawshankTrail.com for photos, videos, fun facts, events, souvenirs and the Shawshank AppSee, drive, and experience the road Red traveled on as he sat in the Trailways Bus to Fork Hancock, Texas, after being released from Shawshank. Listen closely and you can almost hear the bus driving away over the hill. Directions: From the corner of Snyder Rd. and Hagerman Rd., right onto Hagerman Rd. and follow for 1.2 miles to Route 95. Stop and look left onto Route 95. Distance from Snyder Road and Hagerman Road: 1.2 miles. MAINE NATIONAL BANK CROSBY ADVISORY GROUP 19 W. Main St., Ashland CrosbyAdvisory.com 419-496-0770 Hours: Call ahead. Advanced notice appreciated . This former bank is where Andy visits near the end of the movie. He walks into the bank and says he’s Randall Stevens, a name up until now had only existed on paper. He had come to close his accounts. He visits a dozen banks throughout the day leaving with Warden Norton’s money in the sum of $370,000. Directions: From Pugh Cabin, right onto Bromfield Road. Right onto Pleasant Valley Road. Left onto Route 603 North. Follow Route 603 North through Mifflin and continue to Route 42. Right onto Route 42 North towards Ashland. Slight left onto Clare- mont Avenue and follow into Downtown Ashland. Sharp right onto Route 250 East (Main Street). Go two blocks, Crosby Advisory Group on right. Left onto Orange Street to park. Distance from the Pugh Cabin: 19 miles. ANDY’S CONVICTION WYANDOT COUNTY COURTHOUSE 109 S. Sandusky Ave., Upper Sandusky 419-835-5163, ask for Bill Mullen 419-294-3836 (Commissioners) Hours: Call ahead. Please ask permission of an employee before taking photos or walking through the Courthouse. It may chill your blood to stand where Andy Dufresne stood and received two back-to-back life sentences! The question of Andy’s innocence hangs in the air: did he really shoot his wife and her lover? Come explore the room featured in the opening scenes of what can safely be called the world’s favorite movie! Directions: From Crosby Advisory Group, north on Orange Street. Right onto East 2nd Street. Right onto Center St., Right onto West Main St. Left onto Claremont Avenue (Route 42 S). Follow Route 42 South to Route 30. Route 30 West and travel towards Upper Sandusky. Exit Wyandot Ave. East and turn left. Left onto South Sandusky Ave. Courthouse is on the corner of Wyandot and Sandusky Street on left. Park on either side of the street. Use Sandusky Street court entrance. Distance from Crosby Advisory Group: 57.30 miles. SHAWSHANK WOODSHOP WOODSHOP 226 S. Eighth St., Upper Sandusky 419-835-5163, ask for Bill Mullen Hours: Call ahead. Open by appointment with advanced notice. Cost: Donations are appreciated Come listen to Andy’s Mozart aria here, in the same place where Red said, “…every last man at Shawshank felt free.” Re-enact key woodworking scenes shot on location with Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, and Gil Bellows. Plus, see actual screen-used Shawshank vehicles, including Andy’s prison bus, Bogs’ wheelchair and ambulance, and the world’s largest public collection of screen-matched/screen-used Shawshank props! SHAWSHANK OAK TREE Pleasant Valley Road near Malabar Farm State Park Visit the filming location where the oak tree once stood, and Red recovered a gift left by Andy. Since the fall of the tree due to high winds on July 29, 2011, and July 22, 2016, the remains of the 200-year-old white oak were removed from the property. Enjoy this original photo of the Shawshank Oak Tree. Directions: From the corner of Hagerman Rd. and Route 95, left onto Route 95. Left onto Route 603. Left onto Pleasant Valley Rd. The location where the oak tree once stood will be approximately .8 miles on right on Pleasant Valley Rd. Distance from Hagerman Rd. and SR 95: 4.2 miles. Message to Shawshank Fans: Where the oak tree once stood is on private property, which is being used as agricultural farmland. PLEASE respect the owner’s property by refraining from trespassing. Do not climb over the fence or stop on the road to view where the tree stood. It is best viewed on Malabar Farm’s property across the road in the pull-off area in the field. ZIHUATANEJO SANDY POINT NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE Frederiksted, St. Croix, US Virgin Islands 340-773-4554 gotostcroix.com Open: September-March, Saturday and Sunday Travel a little further to see where the ending of your favorite movie was filmed and step onto the most pristine, white sand beaches in all the Caribbean. “I hope to see my friend and shake his hand. I hope the Pacific is as blue as it has been in my dreams. I hope.” HOLLYWOOD CONNECTION MALABAR FARM STATE PARK 4050 Bromfield Rd., Lucas 419-892-2784 ohiodnr.gov Hours/Cost: Visit website Learn about the real-life connections between Hollywood and this famous farm. During filming, James Whitmore (Brooks) and Clancy Brown (Captain Hadley) toured the farm. Pugh Cabin, where the opening scene was filmed, is located on the grounds of Malabar Farm. Directions: Continue on Pleasant Valley Road. Left on Bromfield Road. Right at the next road to the Visitor Center for a tour of Malabar Farm’s Big House. Distance from Oak Tree: .4 miles. OPENING SCENE PUGH CABIN AT MALABAR FARM STATE PARK Hours: Please check in at Visitor Center before driving to Pugh Cabin. This cabin served as the backdrop for viewers’ first glimpse of Andy Dufresne sitting in his car, drinking, and handling a revolver the night he caught his wife cheating on him. Directions: From Visitor Center, right onto Bromfield Road. Pass pond on left and turn left at next dirt road. Follow dirt road to the end. Pugh Cabin on right. FOOD-WAY KV MARKET 359 W. 4th St., Mansfield 419-515-3355 Hours: Visit website “Make sure your man double bags.” Once paroled from the Shawshank Prison, both Brooks and Red struggle to adjust to life on the outside bagging groceries at the Food-Way. Now an operating local grocery store. Directions: From the Renaissance Theatre back parking lot, left onto 3rd St. Right Bowman St. Left onto W. 4th St. Travel .3 miles, KV Market on left. Distance from Renaissance: .6 miles. Walk Red’s famous steps toward Buxton after he hopped out of the red pickup truck . Directions: From the KV Market, head east on 4th St. Right on Main St. (Route 13 South). Get in left lane and stay straight as the road forks to the right. Follow Route 13 South towards Bellville. Left onto Route 97 East and travel 3.9 miles to Snyder Rd. Straight onto Snyder Rd. (North Bend Church of the Brethren on left). Travel 1.4 miles to corner of Snyder Rd. and Hagerman Rd. At that location, look straight on Snyder Rd. and you’ll see where Red began his journey on foot. Distance from KV Market: 16.3 miles. 6 10 1213 14 15 11 9 The Shawshank Trail Self-Guided Driving Tour ShawshankTrail.com Frederiksted Sandy PointRED’S BUS RIDE Hagerman Rd. & Route 95, Butler See, drive, and experience the road Red traveled on as he sat in the Trailways Bus to Fork Hancock, Texas, after being released from Shawshank. Listen closely and you can almost hear the bus driving away over the hill. Directions: From the corner of Snyder Rd. and Hagerman Rd., right onto Hagerman Rd. and follow for 1.2 miles to Route 95. Stop and look left onto Route 95. Distance from Snyder Road and Hagerman Road: 1.2 miles. MAINE NATIONAL BANK CROSBY ADVISORY GROUP 19 W. Main St., Ashland CrosbyAdvisory.com 419-496-0770 Hours: Call ahead. Advanced notice appreciated . This former bank is where Andy visits near the end of the movie. He walks into the bank and says he’s Randall Stevens, a name up until now had only existed on paper. He had come to close his accounts. He visits a dozen banks throughout the day leaving with Warden Norton’s money in the sum of $370,000. Directions: From Pugh Cabin, right onto Bromfield Road. Right onto Pleasant Valley Road. Left onto Route 603 North. Follow Route 603 North through Mifflin and continue to Route 42. Right onto Route 42 North towards Ashland. Slight left onto Clare- mont Avenue and follow into Downtown Ashland. Sharp right onto Route 250 East (Main Street). Go two blocks, Crosby Advisory Group on right. Left onto Orange Street to park. Distance from the Pugh Cabin: 19 miles. ANDY’S CONVICTION WYANDOT COUNTY COURTHOUSE 109 S. Sandusky Ave., Upper Sandusky 419-835-5163, ask for Bill Mullen 419-294-3836 (Commissioners) Hours: Call ahead. Please ask permission of an employee before taking photos or walking through the Courthouse. It may chill your blood to stand where Andy Dufresne stood and received two back-to-back life sentences! The question of Andy’s innocence hangs in the air: did he really shoot his wife and her lover? Come explore the room featured in the opening scenes of what can safely be called the world’s favorite movie! Directions: From Crosby Advisory Group, north on Orange Street. Right onto East 2nd Street. Right onto Center St., Right onto West Main St. Left onto Claremont Avenue (Route 42 S). Follow Route 42 South to Route 30. Route 30 West and travel towards Upper Sandusky. Exit Wyandot Ave. East and turn left. Left onto South Sandusky Ave. Courthouse is on the corner of Wyandot and Sandusky Street on left. Park on either side of the street. Use Sandusky Street court entrance. Distance from Crosby Advisory Group: 57.30 miles. SHAWSHANK WOODSHOP WOODSHOP 226 S. Eighth St., Upper Sandusky 419-835-5163, ask for Bill Mullen Hours: Call ahead. Open by appointment with advanced notice. Cost: Donations are appreciated Come listen to Andy’s Mozart aria here, in the same place where Red said, “…every last man at Shawshank felt free.” Re-enact key woodworking scenes shot on location with Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, and Gil Bellows. Plus, see actual screen-used Shawshank vehicles, including Andy’s prison bus, Bogs’ wheelchair and ambulance, and the world’s largest public collection of screen-matched/screen-used Shawshank props! Visit the filming location where the oak tree once stood, and Red recovered a gift left by Andy. Since the fall of the tree due to high winds on July 29, 2011, and July 22, 2016, the remains of the 200-year-old white oak were removed from the property. Enjoy this original photo of the Shawshank Oak Tree. Directions: From the corner of Hagerman Rd. and Route 95, left onto Route 95. Left onto Route 603. Left onto Pleasant Valley Rd. The location where the oak tree once stood will be approximately .8 miles on right on Pleasant Valley Rd. Distance from Hagerman Rd. and SR 95: 4.2 miles. Message to Shawshank Fans: Where the oak tree once stood is on private property, which is being used as agricultural farmland. PLEASE respect the owner’s property by refraining from trespassing. Do not climb over the fence or stop on the road to view where the tree stood. It is best viewed on Malabar Farm’s property across the road in the pull-off area in the field. ZIHUATANEJO SANDY POINT NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE Frederiksted, St. Croix, US Virgin Islands 340-773-4554 gotostcroix.com Open: September-March, Saturday and Sunday Travel a little further to see where the ending of your favorite movie was filmed and step onto the most pristine, white sand beaches in all the Caribbean. “I hope to see my friend and shake his hand. I hope the Pacific is as blue as it has been in my dreams. I hope.” HOLLYWOOD CONNECTION MALABAR FARM STATE PARK 4050 Bromfield Rd., Lucas 419-892-2784 Hours/Cost: Visit website Learn about the real-life connections between Hollywood and this famous farm. During filming, James Whitmore (Brooks) and Clancy Brown (Captain Hadley) toured the farm. Pugh Cabin, where the opening scene was filmed, is located on the grounds of Malabar Farm. Directions: Continue on Pleasant Valley Road. Left on Bromfield Road. Right at the next road to the Visitor Center for a tour of Malabar Farm’s Big House. Distance from Oak Tree: .4 miles. This cabin served as the backdrop for viewers’ first glimpse of Andy Dufresne sitting in his car, drinking, and handling a revolver the night he caught his wife cheating on him. Directions: From Visitor Center, right onto Bromfield Road. Pass pond on left and turn left at next dirt road. Follow dirt road to the end. Pugh Cabin on right. FOOD-WAY KV MARKET 359 W. 4th St., Mansfield 419-515-3355 kvmarket.us Hours: Visit website “Make sure your man double bags.” Once paroled from the Shawshank Prison, both Brooks and Red struggle to adjust to life on the outside bagging groceries at the Food-Way. Now an operating local grocery store. Directions: From the Renaissance Theatre back parking lot, left onto 3rd St. Right Bowman St. Left onto W. 4th St. Travel .3 miles, KV Market on left. Distance from Renaissance: .6 miles. ROAD TO BUXTON Corner of Snyder Rd. & Hagerman Rd., Butler Walk Red’s famous steps toward Buxton after he hopped out of the red pickup truck . Directions: From the KV Market, head east on 4th St. Right on Main St. (Route 13 South). Get in left lane and stay straight as the road forks to the right. Follow Route 13 South towards Bellville. Left onto Route 97 East and travel 3.9 miles to Snyder Rd. Straight onto Snyder Rd. (North Bend Church of the Brethren on left). Travel 1.4 miles to corner of Snyder Rd. and Hagerman Rd. At that location, look straight on Snyder Rd. and you’ll see where Red began his journey on foot. Distance from KV Market: 16.3 miles. 6 7 8 10 1213 14 15 The Shawshank Trail Self-Guided Driving Tour ShawshankTrail.com Frederiksted Sandy PointRED’S BUS RIDEHagerman Rd. & Route 95, ButlerSee, drive, and experience the road Red traveled on as he sat in the Trailways Bus to Fork Hancock, Texas, after being released from Shawshank. Listen closely and you can almost hear the bus driving away over the hill.Directions: From the corner of Snyder Rd. and Hagerman Rd., right onto Hagerman Rd. and follow for 1.2 miles to Route 95. Stop and look left onto Route 95. Distance from Snyder Road and Hagerman Road: 1.2 miles.MAINE NATIONAL BANK CROSBY ADVISORY GROUP 19 W. Main St., Ashland 419-496-0770 Hours: Call ahead. Advanced notice appreciated . This former bank is where Andy visits near the end of the movie. He walks into the bank and says he’s Randall Stevens, a name up until now had only existed on paper. He had come to close his accounts. He visits a dozen banks throughout the day leaving with Warden Norton’s money in the sum of $370,000. Directions: From Pugh Cabin, right onto Bromfield Road. Right onto Pleasant Valley Road. Left onto Route 603 North. Follow Route 603 North through Mifflin and continue to Route 42. Right onto Route 42 North towards Ashland. Slight left onto Clare- mont Avenue and follow into Downtown Ashland. Sharp right onto Route 250 East (Main Street). Go two blocks, Crosby Advisory Group on right. Left onto Orange Street to park. Distance from the Pugh Cabin: 19 miles. Hours: Call ahead. Please ask permission of an employee before taking photos or walking through the Courthouse. It may chill your blood to stand where Andy Dufresne stood and received two back-to-back life sentences! The question of Andy’s innocence hangs in the air: did he really shoot his wife and her lover? Come explore the room featured in the opening scenes of what can safely be called the world’s favorite movie! Directions: From Crosby Advisory Group, north on Orange Street. Right onto East 2nd Street. Right onto Center St., Right onto West Main St. Left onto Claremont Avenue (Route 42 S). Follow Route 42 South to Route 30. Route 30 West and travel towards Upper Sandusky. Exit Wyandot Ave. East and turn left. Left onto South Sandusky Ave. Courthouse is on the corner of Wyandot and Sandusky Street on left. Park on either side of the street. Use Sandusky Street court entrance. Distance from Crosby Advisory Group: 57.30 miles. SHAWSHANK WOODSHOP WOODSHOP 226 S. Eighth St., Upper Sandusky 419-835-5163, ask for Bill Mullen Hours: Call ahead. Open by appointment with advanced notice. Cost: Donations are appreciated Come listen to Andy’s Mozart aria here, in the same place where Red said, “…every last man at Shawshank felt free.” Re-enact key woodworking scenes shot on location with Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, and Gil Bellows. Plus, see actual screen-used Shawshank vehicles, including Andy’s prison bus, Bogs’ wheelchair and ambulance, and the world’s largest public collection of screen-matched/screen-used Shawshank props! SHAWSHANK OAK TREEPleasant Valley Road near Malabar Farm State ParkVisit the filming location where the oak tree once stood, and Red recovered a gift left by Andy. Since the fall of the tree due to high winds on July 29, 2011, and July 22, 2016, the remains of the 200-year-old white oak were removed from the property. Enjoy this original photo of the Shawshank Oak Tree.Directions: From the corner of Hagerman Rd. and Route 95, left onto Route 95. Left onto Route 603. Left onto Pleasant Valley Rd. The location where the oak tree once stood will be approximately .8 miles on right on Pleasant Valley Rd. Distance from Hagerman Rd. and SR 95: 4.2 miles.Message to Shawshank Fans: Where the oak tree once stood is on private property, which is being used as agricultural farmland. PLEASE respect the owner’s property by refraining from trespassing. Do not climb over the fence or stop on the road to view where the tree stood. It is best viewed on Malabar Farm’s property across the road in the pull-off area in the field. ZIHUATANEJO SANDY POINT NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE Frederiksted, St. Croix, US Virgin Islands 340-773-4554 gotostcroix.com Open: September-March, Saturday and Sunday Travel a little further to see where the ending of your favorite movie was filmed and step onto the most pristine, white sand beaches in all the Caribbean. “I hope to see my friend and shake his hand. I hope the Pacific is as blue as it has been in my dreams. I hope.” HOLLYWOOD CONNECTIONMALABAR FARM STATE PARK4050 Bromfield Rd., Lucas419-892-2784ohiodnr.govHours/Cost: Visit websiteLearn about the real-life connections between Hollywood and this famous farm. During filming, James Whitmore (Brooks) and Clancy Brown (Captain Hadley) toured the farm. Pugh Cabin, where the opening scene was filmed, is located on the grounds of Malabar Farm.Directions: Continue on Pleasant Valley Road. Left on Bromfield Road. Right at the next road to the Visitor Center for a tour of Malabar Farm’s Big House. Distance from Oak Tree: .4 miles.OPENING SCENE PUGH CABIN AT MALABAR FARM STATE PARK Hours: Please check in at Visitor Center before driving to Pugh Cabin.This cabin served as the backdrop for viewers’ first glimpse of Andy Dufresne sitting in his car, drinking, and handling a revolver the night he caught his wife cheating on him. Directions: From Visitor Center, right onto Bromfield Road. Pass pond on left and turn left at next dirt road. Follow dirt road to the end. Pugh Cabin on right.FOOD-WAYKV MARKET359 W. 4th St., Mansfield419-515-3355kvmarket.usHours: Visit website“Make sure your man double bags.” Once paroled from the Shawshank Prison, both Brooks and Red struggle to adjust to life on the outside bagging groceries at the Food-Way. Now an operating local grocery store.Directions: From the Renaissance Theatre back parking lot, left onto 3rd St. Right Bowman St. Left onto W. 4th St. Travel .3 miles, KV Market on left. Distance from Renaissance: .6 miles.ROAD TO BUXTONCorner of Snyder Rd. & Hagerman Rd., ButlerWalk Red’s famous steps toward Buxton after he hopped out of the red pickup truck. Directions: From the KV Market, head east on 4th St. Right on Main St. (Route 13 South). Get in left lane and stay straight as the road forks to the right. Follow Route 13 South towards Bellville. Left onto Route 97 East and travel 3.9 miles to Snyder Rd. Straight onto Snyder Rd. (North Bend Church of the Brethren on left). Travel 1.4 miles to corner of Snyder Rd. and Hagerman Rd. At that location, look straight on Snyder Rd. and you’ll see where Red began his journey on foot. Distance from KV Market: 16.3 miles.6781012 14 15 119The Shawshank Trail Self-Guided Driving TourShawshankTrail.com Frederiksted Sandy PointRED’S BUS RIDEHagerman Rd. & Route 95, ButlerSee, drive, and experience the road Red traveled on as he sat in the Trailways Bus to Fork Hancock, Texas, after being released from Shawshank. Listen closely and you can almost hear the bus driving away over the hill.Directions: From the corner of Snyder Rd. and Hagerman Rd., right onto Hagerman Rd. and follow for 1.2 miles to Route 95. Stop and look left onto Route 95. Distance from Snyder Road and Hagerman Road: 1.2 miles.MAINE NATIONAL BANK CROSBY ADVISORY GROUP 19 W. Main St., Ashland CrosbyAdvisory.com 419-496-0770 Hours: Call ahead. Advanced notice appreciated . This former bank is where Andy visits near the end of the movie. He walks into the bank and says he’s Randall Stevens, a name up until now had only existed on paper. He had come to close his accounts. He visits a dozen banks throughout the day leaving with Warden Norton’s money in the sum of $370,000. Directions: From Pugh Cabin, right onto Bromfield Road. Right onto Pleasant Valley Road. Left onto Route 603 North. Follow Route 603 North through Mifflin and continue to Route 42. Right onto Route 42 North towards Ashland. Slight left onto Clare- mont Avenue and follow into Downtown Ashland. Sharp right onto Route 250 East (Main Street). Go two blocks, Crosby Advisory Group on right. Left onto Orange Street to park. Distance from the Pugh Cabin: 19 miles. ANDY’S CONVICTION WYANDOT COUNTY COURTHOUSE 109 S. Sandusky Ave., Upper Sandusky 419-835-5163, ask for Bill Mullen 419-294-3836 (Commissioners) Hours: Call ahead. Please ask permission of an employee before taking photos or walking through the Courthouse. It may chill your blood to stand where Andy Dufresne stood and received two back-to-back life sentences! The question of Andy’s innocence hangs in the air: did he really shoot his wife and her lover? Come explore the room featured in the opening scenes of what can safely be called the world’s favorite movie! Directions: From Crosby Advisory Group, north on Orange Street. Right onto East 2nd Street. Right onto Center St., Right onto West Main St. Left onto Claremont Avenue (Route 42 S). Follow Route 42 South to Route 30. Route 30 West and travel towards Upper Sandusky. Exit Wyandot Ave. East and turn left. Left onto South Sandusky Ave. Courthouse is on the corner of Wyandot and Sandusky Street on left. Park on either side of the street. Use Sandusky Street court entrance. Distance from Crosby Advisory Group: 57.30 miles. Hours: Call ahead. Open by appointment with advanced notice. Cost: Donations are appreciated Come listen to Andy’s Mozart aria here, in the same place where Red said, “…every last man at Shawshank felt free.” Re-enact key woodworking scenes shot on location with Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, and Gil Bellows. Plus, see actual screen-used Shawshank vehicles, including Andy’s prison bus, Bogs’ wheelchair and ambulance, and the world’s largest public collection of screen-matched/screen-used Shawshank props! SHAWSHANK OAK TREEPleasant Valley Road near Malabar Farm State ParkVisit the filming location where the oak tree once stood, and Red recovered a gift left by Andy. Since the fall of the tree due to high winds on July 29, 2011, and July 22, 2016, the remains of the 200-year-old white oak were removed from the property. Enjoy this original photo of the Shawshank Oak Tree.Directions: From the corner of Hagerman Rd. and Route 95, left onto Route 95. Left onto Route 603. Left onto Pleasant Valley Rd. The location where the oak tree once stood will be approximately .8 miles on right on Pleasant Valley Rd. Distance from Hagerman Rd. and SR 95: 4.2 miles.Message to Shawshank Fans: Where the oak tree once stood is on private property, which is being used as agricultural farmland. PLEASE respect the owner’s property by refraining from trespassing. Do not climb over the fence or stop on the road to view where the tree stood. It is best viewed on Malabar Farm’s property across the road in the pull-off area in the field. ZIHUATANEJO SANDY POINT NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE Frederiksted, St. Croix, US Virgin Islands 340-773-4554 Open: September-March, Saturday and Sunday Travel a little further to see where the ending of your favorite movie was filmed and step onto the most pristine, white sand beaches in all the Caribbean. “I hope to see my friend and shake his hand. I hope the Pacific is as blue as it has been in my dreams. I hope.” HOLLYWOOD CONNECTIONMALABAR FARM STATE PARK4050 Bromfield Rd., Lucas419-892-2784ohiodnr.govHours/Cost: Visit websiteLearn about the real-life connections between Hollywood and this famous farm. During filming, James Whitmore (Brooks) and Clancy Brown (Captain Hadley) toured the farm. Pugh Cabin, where the opening scene was filmed, is located on the grounds of Malabar Farm.Directions: Continue on Pleasant Valley Road. Left on Bromfield Road. Right at the next road to the Visitor Center for a tour of Malabar Farm’s Big House. Distance from Oak Tree: .4 miles.OPENING SCENE PUGH CABIN AT MALABAR FARM STATE PARK Hours: Please check in at Visitor Center before driving to Pugh Cabin.This cabin served as the backdrop for viewers’ first glimpse of Andy Dufresne sitting in his car, drinking, and handling a revolver the night he caught his wife cheating on him. Directions: From Visitor Center, right onto Bromfield Road. Pass pond on left and turn left at next dirt road. Follow dirt road to the end. Pugh Cabin on right.FOOD-WAYKV MARKET359 W. 4th St., Mansfield419-515-3355kvmarket.usHours: Visit website“Make sure your man double bags.” Once paroled from the Shawshank Prison, both Brooks and Red struggle to adjust to life on the outside bagging groceries at the Food-Way. Now an operating local grocery store.Directions: From the Renaissance Theatre back parking lot, left onto 3rd St. Right Bowman St. Left onto W. 4th St. Travel .3 miles, KV Market on left. Distance from Renaissance: .6 miles.ROAD TO BUXTONCorner of Snyder Rd. & Hagerman Rd., ButlerWalk Red’s famous steps toward Buxton after he hopped out of the red pickup truck. Directions: From the KV Market, head east on 4th St. Right on Main St. (Route 13 South). Get in left lane and stay straight as the road forks to the right. Follow Route 13 South towards Bellville. Left onto Route 97 East and travel 3.9 miles to Snyder Rd. Straight onto Snyder Rd. (North Bend Church of the Brethren on left). Travel 1.4 miles to corner of Snyder Rd. and Hagerman Rd. At that location, look straight on Snyder Rd. and you’ll see where Red began his journey on foot. Distance from KV Market: 16.3 miles.678101213 15 119The Shawshank Trail Self-Guided Driving TourFrederiksted Sandy PointNext >