Can you visit the The Shawshank Redemption filming locations?

Yes, these are real, visitable places. Each location below comes with the scene, an exact point on the map, and how to get there.

Film · 1994 · Drama

Where was The Shawshank Redemption filmed?

Name: The Shawshank Redemption
Genre: Drama
Released: 1994

A wrongly convicted banker forms an unlikely friendship and quietly plans his freedom over twenty years inside. The fortress-like Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield is Shawshank itself.

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Mansfield, United States

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Ohio State Reformatory

The vast Gothic former prison is Shawshank itself, its cell blocks and the warden's office used throughout the film.

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Good to know

Where was The Shawshank Redemption filmed?: The Shawshank Redemption was filmed in Mansfield.
Can you visit the The Shawshank Redemption filming locations?: Yes, these are real, visitable places. Each location below comes with the scene, an exact point on the map, and how to get there.