Doors Open at 6pm ..Last tour leaves at 9pm
Tours every 20 minutes
Tour Length: about 25 minutes
Admission: $15
Please... No Children under 12
* Hear stories (in Small Groups) of actual experiences visitors have had in the jail
* All tickets sold AT THE DOOR. No advanced tickets. No online/phone sales. Just come wait in line. Past tours guests started lining up at 4:30. When we are sold out, we will not allow anymore to join the line... (the last tour will leave at 9pm) so please don't wait to come get in line.
* Please wait quietly in line. A past year a photo was taken of a ghost over the line but no one was paying attention to see it... just the neighbor across the street who snapped the picture.
* No Parking in our small lot during Ghost Tours
* NO on-street Parking. Parking may be available after 5pm in the Church lot ACROSS the street a bit up from the jail with Donation.
* Parking available at meters downtown or park in the County Lot behind the Train Station (off Rt 209) & it's a gradual uphill walk 5 blocks to the jail
* Restrooms only available after your tour,
so please try to plan ahead
* Cameras & Cell Phone Cameras Only
* No Ghost Hunting Equipment Permitted
* Masks optional (If you are concerned about being around other people, it is advised that you NOT buy tickets)
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Private Ghost Hunts / Investigations
Yes, a fee is charge
Must be out of the building by 11pm
No one is permitted to stay in the building overnight
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Sorry, at this time, hunts or investigations are not being scheduled.
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You don't have to be on a ghost tour for a Ghost to Find You:)
So if you cannot make Ghost Tours...
come on a daytime History Tour!
The Old Jail Museum
No condensation was noticeable
Nothing was in the mirror.
A hundred people sat in this room and saw nothing.
Until, the person who tool the picture went home. looked at her pictures on the computer, &
saw writing in the mirror!
Thank you for making our past Ghost Tours a Success:
2022 - Benefit Jim Thorpe Police - Amount TBA
2020 - $800 donated to the Jim Thorpe Police Dept!
2019 Benefited Jim Thorpe Fire Dept $3,000 Donated!
2018 Benefited Jim Thorpe Police $1,800 Donated!
Yes... we have Ghosts! Friendly Ghosts, that is!
They usually make their presence known to people who are not looking for them:)
And.. sometimes they can make their presence known on regular daytime tours!
Will you be the lucky one to have a ghost find you?
* Note - We DO NOT rent the jail for private investigations *
2023 GHOST TOURS:
As of this time, we will NOT be having Ghost Tours
due to the difficulty finding reliable staff.
JAIL AFTER DARK EXPERIENCE:
Friday night 10/2
as of 10am 10/20 - only 5 tickets left!
QUIETLY explore the cellblock,
dungeon & yard (weather permitting)
for 1/2 hour in a small group of about 20.
Then have time in warden's quarters & kitchen.
Have your picture taken "behind the bars"
Cost $35 per person cash only. Time: 7pm
Adults 18+ only ~ NO CHILDREN or PETS!
If you don't like the dark & scare easily - don't come!
Advanced Reservations only
Please email to make reservations.
oldjailjt@gmail.com
(No admittance to anyone under the influence of drugs or alcohol)
No parking in our lot - parking available 5 walkable blocks behind
the Train Station (off Rt. 209) & maybe at the church lot across the street.
Handicapped - call for parking spot availability
*Note - we reserve the right to cancel due to unforseen emergency or illness*
This is the last after dark tour of the season!
Thank you!
GHOST t-shirt
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GHOST t-shirt
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