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BY ANN FAZZINI

That’s certainly true of The Shawshank Redemption, the top-rated movie of all time on the Internet Movie Database (IMDb), filmed almost entirely in Mansfield and the surrounding area. Fans of the iconic motion picture can follow in Red and Andy’s footsteps by way of The Shawshank Trail, a 15-stop driving tour of actual filming locations that draws thousands of people from all over the world. The self-guided, immersive journey takes you to sites from your favorite scenes, including the Historic Ohio State Reformatory that served as Shawshank State Prison where you can step into creepy cells and peer through Andy’s escape tunnel. Get your picture taken and feed the birds on Brooks’ park bench, walk the same steps as Red on the rolling backroads to Buxton and listen to the freeing sounds of Mozart at Shawshank’s own woodshop. You’ll also get a close-up look at iconic movie props and sets, costumes, on-screen vehicles and more of the real-deal, authentic pieces from the film on this one-of-a-kind pilgrimage.

To get started, download a brochure (or request a paper version) at ShawshankTrail.com. The brochure offers a suggested itinerary, but feel free to visit the stops in any order and at your own pace — just keep an eye out for the Shawshank Trail Movie Site signs. Along the way, you’ll find plenty of souvenirs and photo ops (like the colorful murals at KV Market), learn fun facts, hear behind-the-scenes stories and maybe even meet some fellow Shawshank fans.

8. RED’S BUS RIDE HAGERMAN RD. & ST. RTE. 95, BUTLER

Follow the post-Shawshank bus route.

9. SHAWSHANK OAK TREE PLEASANT VALLEY RD., NEAR MALABAR FARM

The oak tree may be gone, but the bucolic landscape remains.

10. THE HOLLYWOOD CONNECTION MALABAR FARM STATE PARK 4050 BROMFIELD RD., LUCAS

Tour the same sprawling grounds as the stars.

11. OPENING SCENE PUGH CABIN

MALABAR FARM STATE PARK

See where Andy Dufresne was framed.

ST., ASHLAND

Glimpse the vault door where “Randall Stevens” kept his money.

13. ANDY’S CONVICTION WYANDOT COUNTY COURTHOUSE 109 S. SANDUSKY AVE., UPPER SANDUSKY

Sit where Andy sat during his fateful murder conviction.

14. SHAWSHANK WOODSHOP

226 S. EIGHTH ST., UPPER SANDUSKY

Explore the spaces where prisoners worked the day away.

15. ZIHUATANEJO

SANDY POINT NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE ST. CROIX, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS

Travel south to see where Andy and Red might still be today.