The Golden Lamb

Ohio's oldest continuously operating business, welcoming travelers since 1803. Twelve U.S. presidents have stayed here, along with Charles Dickens and Mark Twain. The rooms are named after notable guests, and at least a few of those guests apparently didn't want to leave.

Several spirits are said to haunt the Golden Lamb. The most famous is Sarah Stubbs, a young girl whose playful presence is frequently felt on the fourth floor. Guests report toys moving on their own, childish laughter, and glimpses of a little girl in period dress. A gaunt older man has been seen gazing from windows, startling passersby on the street below. Eliza Clay, who died at the inn in 1825, wanders the halls with a gentle demeanor. Perhaps the most dramatic ghost is Congressman Clement L. Vallandigham, a Civil War-era politician who accidentally shot himself in the room now bearing his name while demonstrating how a murder victim might have killed himself. Supreme Court Justice Charles R. Sherman also died suddenly at the inn at age 41. With over two centuries of history, the Golden Lamb has accumulated quite a collection of permanent ghostly guests.