ATHENS, Ohio – Atop a hill just south of town, a sprawling former complex that once housed the Athens Lunatic Asylum is now an art museum, observatory, hiking destination and more. It’s also ...

The facility opened as the Athens Lunatic Asylum in 1874 and operated as a hospital until 1993. More than 1,900 people were buried in the property's three cemeteries.

ATHENS — The old Athens Lunatic Asylum, known today as “The Ridges,” is the site of many paranormal sightings. The old mental hospital operated in Athens from 1874 to 1993.

Jul. 5—ATHENS — WOUB Public Media is preparing to launch a new podcast that will shed light on some of the mystery surrounding the cemeteries at the old Athens Lunatic Asylum in southeast Ohio ...

ATHENS — A walking tour of the historic Athens Asylum will be 2-4 p.m. June 15 in Athens. The Athens Asylum was the largest building in Ohio when it was constructed. The tour will meet at the ...

Myths abound at the Ridges, a Victorian-era set of buildings atop a hillside in Athens, Ohio, that is the original site of the Athens Asylum. Some people associate the property with ghost stories ...

Ohio University is planning to demolish an old hospital that treated patients nearly 90 years ago, but one local group wants to preserve it. The Athens Lunatic Asylum was built in the late 1870s ...