https://youtu.be/JKWI4Cbir00 Halloween night, 1911. Chapman Renaker, a young man of 21 who always seemed to be getting into mischief, ended up at a drunken poker game gone wrong. A fight broke out, a gun appeared, shots were fired. When the smoke cleared young Chapman had taken a bullet to the temple. His friends brought him to his home on Walnut St, where Chapman lay in his weeping father’s arms and died. But that’s not the end of the story. Mr Renaker’s house seems to be the home of not just a young family today, but a ghostly one as well. Is it Chapman Renaker, murdered so gruesomely that ..read more

https://youtu.be/BOEqd785Yao According to many, the Rohs Opera House is one of the most haunted buildings in the state of Kentucky. Why is it so haunted? No one knows. But one of the ghosts that is frequently seen is a young lady in a long white dress. Our Lady of the Opera House has been seen walking the central staircase, she’s been seen in the upstairs hallway and projection room; she’s even been seen and captured on film in the balcony. Who is she? Why is she still here after many long years? Find out about the Lady in the White dress and all the other ghostly happenings at the Rohs Opera ..read more

https://youtu.be/Vqdejwt0gVs On Pike Street in downtown Cynthiana, about 20 yards from Main, there is a mysterious cold spot that is said to appear at various times during the day, primarily when court is in session over at the courthouse. It was at this spot in 1913 where an innocent lawyer of Cynthiana was gunned down in cold blood by a notorious drunkard from Paris named Newt Arnold. His name was Harry Bailey, a well respected man of the community. Taking two gunshots to the chest, Mr Bailey fell and breathed his last breath. Is he the reason for the mysterious cold spot? And why did Newt A ..read more

https://youtu.be/u_l2m4LjfZE "Here lies the innocent though persecuted Margaret Goudy." Those words adorn a tombstone in the northeast corner of the old City Cemetery. What's behind them? Young Margaret’s tale is one of tragedy and regret, a tale to break the heart of a father who had refused to listen and a fiancé who had betrayed. There are reports of a wailing, crying spirit of a man that visits the grave of Margaret Goudy. He can be heard, and sometimes seen, kneeling here, tearing at the ground, and begging forgiveness. What tale lies behind this broken spirit and why does he return? Wha ..read more

https://youtu.be/cVDtyf65drw Upon a gravestone at the Mt Pleasant Methodist Church graveyard is etched the name of Nancy Ann Maynor, born June 18, 1819 and “murdered” June 8, 1847… just 10 days from reaching her 28th birthday. What happened that June 8th morning that caused Nancy to take her last breathe? Was it her husband, David Sheely, who murdered her in a drunken fit of rage? It was David who got the blame. Sure, he liked the Whiskey. He was even a drunk. Violent? Yes, but he loved his wife and children. So he took the blame. Arrested and tried for the murder of his wife, David was found ..read more

It’s fall in Kentucky and we're getting ready for the spookiest time of year here in Cynthiana, Kentucky. Cynthiana was named the #1 Fall Destination in Kentucky in 2020 and there’s many reasons why we deserve that title. The Cynthiana Ghost Walk, one of the best Ghost Tours anywhere, is starting its 15th year of taking visitors through some of the ghostly tales of Downtown Cynthiana and the spirits who live in our historic district. Find out why the Cynthiana Ghost Walk is the best tour in Central Kentucky and a eerily good time. Starting at the historic Rohs Opera House, the oldest and most ..read more

It’s fall in Kentucky and we're getting ready for the spookiest time of year here in Cynthiana, Kentucky. Cynthiana was named the #1 Fall Destination in Kentucky in 2020 and there’s many reasons why we deserve that title. The Cynthiana Ghost Walk, one of the best Ghost Tours anywhere, is starting its 15th year of taking visitors through some of the ghostly tales of Downtown Cynthiana and the spirits who live in our historic district. Find out why the Cynthiana Ghost Walk is the best tour in Central Kentucky and a eerily good time. Starting at the historic Rohs Opera House, the oldest and most ..read more