What to Bring, Equipment Suggestions, Etc.

For Your Comfort

  • Smile. Come with a friendly, open minded attitude.
  • Old buildings tend to be poorly insulated- be sure to bring extra clothing for both cold & warm weather such as sweatshirts, rain gear, etc. 
  • RHA is NOT heated. It is brick, cinderblock, cement. It holds the cold and never really warms up in the building until late May. Dress warmer than you would normally.
  • Dress in layers. If you are coming in Fall, Winter, or early Spring - dress as you would if you were spending the day outside playing in the cold & snow. You can always remove a layer - but once you're cold - your cold.
  • Same thing regarding your feet. In the colder seasons - it is best to wear boots with socks. Be sure you can wiggle your toes freely. If your boots/shoes are too tight - your feet will be cold. Once your feet get cold - you will be miserable. 
  • Wear or bring a hat. People tend to stay warmer when their head is covered.
  • Fingerless gloves or convertible gloves or mittens- so you can still operate your equipment - but keep your hands warm too. 
  • Bring a blanket. When sitting for extended periods of time while doing EVP sessions, etc, or if you like to sit on the floor, you will get chilly, a blanket helps. 
  • Hand & Foot Warmers

The Basics

These items will afford you a great experience!

  • Audio Review Program such as Audacity.com
  • Extra Batteries 
  • Digital or Tape Audio Recorder
  • Digital or Film Camera and/or Video Camera
  • Head phones 
  • Mini Mag Light (specifically) - NOT brighter than an INCANDESCENT 96 LUMENS with or without a red filter or any 15 -20 LUMEN LED that has an output under 96 Lumens incandescent).  All flashlights should NOT be larger than one inch in diameter at the lens and 6 inches in length. This is important as you do not want to ruin your night vision or anyone else's night vision.  You want to see shadow people, etc.
  • Smart Phone - for taking photos or video, recording audio, playing period music, or for using specialty apps such as Ghost Tracker

Additional Equipment Suggestions

Add any of these items in as you can afford - in no particular order.

 

  • Air Ion Counter
  • Compass
  • DVR System
  • Dowsing Rods
  • EM Pump
  • EMF Detectors
  • External Speaker
  • Film Camera
  • Full Spectrum Camera
  • Gauss Meter
  • GEO Phone
  • Glow sticks
  • infrared Digital Thermometer

 

  • IR (infrared) Camera
  • IR Lights
  • Infrared Motion Detection Camera(also known as a wildlife camera)
  • KII Meter
  • Laser Grid (Red, Green, or Ultraviolet - Non Military Grade)
  • Lens Wipes
  • Mel-Meter
  • Motion Sensors
  • Multi-Camera DVR System (only on Private Hunts)
  • Nightvision Goggles

 

  • Ovilus
  • Parabolic Ear
  • Paranormal Puck
  • Pendulum
  • REM POD
  • SB7, Shack-Hack, Spirit Box or Franks Box
  • Thermal Imaging Camera
  • Thermometer (Digital)
  • Tri-Field Meter
  • Tri-pod
  • Ultraviolet Lights
  • Video Camera

 

Upcoming Events

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  • Oct 16 October 16, 2026 - Self Guided Ghost Hunt - $59p
    October 16, 2026 - Self Guided Ghost Hunt - 6p-9p - $59p Do you dare roam the halls of Rolling Hills Asylum on your own? Tonight, YOU’RE the paranormal investigator. Following orientation, venture into the asylum and explore its notoriously active rooms, corridors and darkened spaces at your own pace. Go with your group—or find out if you have the nerve to sit alone in the darkness. Follow an unexplained sound. Feel a sudden cold spot. Hear footsteps approaching when no one is there. Catch a voice on your recorder. Feel something—or someone—touch you when you're certain you're alone. The unknown. The unexpected. The unexplained. Your heart pounds a little harder when the lights are out and you realize you don't know what's waiting around the next corner... or standing right behind you. Whether you purchase some gear from our website or on site gift shop, bringing your own paranormal equipment, or keeping it simple with just your cell phone, a small low light flashlight, and your own senses, everything is real. Including the ghosts. And that's what makes every investigation at Rolling Hills Asylum different. Ticket Info: 18+ with valid ID. Ages 14–17 permitted with parent and pre-authorization at least FIVE days in advance of event date. Parking: 30 minutes before scheduled time | Check-in: Promptly 15 minutes prior to scheduled time | No late entry. Bag rules & restrictions apply. No outside food/drinks. Closed-toe, closed-heel shoes required. Rolling Hills Asylum has a ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY regarding drugs and alcohol and reserves the right to refuse entry to anyone suspected of being under the influence of any substance. Smoking, vaping, chewing tobacco, nicotine pouches, and all other tobacco/nicotine products are also prohibited on the property. All sales final. No refunds. #RollingHillsAsylum #Ghosts #GhostHunting #Haunted #HauntedAsylum #Paranormal #ParanormalActivity #HauntedHistory #HistoricHaunts #AsylumTour #GuidedTour #HauntedNY #WesternNY #WNY #ThingsToDoWNY #ExploreWNY #FlashlightTour, #HistoryAndHauntings #DarkTourism #OctoberInWNY #SpookySeason #HauntedPlaces #GhostTour #ParanormalNY
  • Oct 16 October 16, 2026 - Self Guided Ghost Hunt - $69p
    October 16, 2026 - Self Guided Ghost Hunt - 9:30p- 12:30a - $69p Do you dare roam the halls of Rolling Hills Asylum on your own? Tonight, YOU’RE the paranormal investigator. Following orientation, venture into the asylum and explore its notoriously active rooms, corridors and darkened spaces at your own pace. Go with your group—or find out if you have the nerve to sit alone in the darkness. Follow an unexplained sound. Feel a sudden cold spot. Hear footsteps approaching when no one is there. Catch a voice on your recorder. Feel something—or someone—touch you when you're certain you're alone. The unknown. The unexpected. The unexplained. Your heart pounds a little harder when the lights are out and you realize you don't know what's waiting around the next corner... or standing right behind you. Whether you purchase some gear from our website or on site gift shop, bringing your own paranormal equipment, or keeping it simple with just your cell phone, a small low light flashlight, and your own senses, everything is real. Including the ghosts. And that's what makes every investigation at Rolling Hills Asylum different. Ticket Info: 18+ with valid ID. Ages 14–17 permitted with parent and pre-authorization at least FIVE days in advance of event date. Parking: 30 minutes before scheduled time | Check-in: Promptly 15 minutes prior to scheduled time | No late entry. Bag rules & restrictions apply. No outside food/drinks. Closed-toe, closed-heel shoes required. Rolling Hills Asylum has a ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY regarding drugs and alcohol and reserves the right to refuse entry to anyone suspected of being under the influence of any substance. Smoking, vaping, chewing tobacco, nicotine pouches, and all other tobacco/nicotine products are also prohibited on the property. All sales final. No refunds. #RollingHillsAsylum #Ghosts #GhostHunting #Haunted #HauntedAsylum #Paranormal #ParanormalActivity #HauntedHistory #HistoricHaunts #AsylumTour #GuidedTour #HauntedNY #WesternNY #WNY #ThingsToDoWNY #ExploreWNY #FlashlightTour, #HistoryAndHauntings #DarkTourism #OctoberInWNY #SpookySeason #HauntedPlaces #GhostTour #ParanormalNY
  • Oct 17 October 17, 2026 - DEAD TIME — SELF-GUIDED GHOST HUNT - $79p
    October 17, 2026 - 1 AM - 4 AM - DEAD TIME — SELF-GUIDED GHOST HUNT - $79p PLEASE READ CAREFULLY — DEAD TIME BEGINS AFTER MIDNIGHT If your ticket is for a SATURDAY- October 17 1:00 AM–4:00 AM ➡️ DO NOT go to bed Friday night October 16!!
You will need to leave home Friday night in order to arrive at Rolling Hills Asylum for 12:45 AM check-in early Saturday morning for Dead Time! IMPORTANT: DEAD TIME tickets are DATE- AND TIME-SPECIFIC. It is the responsibility of the ticket purchaser and each ticket holder to understand the event date and arrive at Rolling Hills Asylum on the correct date and at the required check-in time. Please pay particular attention to events beginning after midnight. Missing your scheduled event because of a misunderstanding of the date or time does not qualify for a refund, credit, transfer or rescheduling. No late entry. When most people are safely tucked into bed... will you dare roam the halls of Rolling Hills Asylum? Welcome to DEAD TIME—when the outside world grows quiet, the darkness feels heavier, and every unexplained sound seems just a little closer. Venture into the asylum and explore its notoriously active rooms, corridors and shadowed spaces at your own pace. Investigate with your group—or test your nerve and find a place to sit alone in the darkness, surrounded by nearly two centuries of history and whatever may still linger within these walls. Listen for footsteps moving through an empty corridor. Follow a voice you can't explain. Feel the temperature suddenly drop. Catch a whisper on your recorder. Wonder whether that shadow actually moved. And if you feel the unmistakable sensation of something touching you when no one is there... what will you do? During DEAD TIME, the smallest things become impossible to ignore. A sound in the darkness.
A cold spot that wasn't there before.
A movement just beyond your flashlight.
A voice when no one spoke.
A touch when you're completely alone. Feel free to bring your paranormal equipment, buy something from the on-site para- gift shop, or investigate with nothing more than a small, low light flashlight, your phone and your own senses. Nothing is staged. Nothing is guaranteed. The unknown. The unexpected. The unexplained. It's late. It's dark. Your heart is pounding. And somewhere inside Rolling Hills Asylum... you may discover you're not as alone as you thought. Ticket Info: 18+ with valid ID. Ages 14–17 permitted with parent and pre-authorization at least FIVE days in advance of event date. Parking: 30 minutes before scheduled time | Check-in: Promptly 15 minutes prior to scheduled time | No late entry. Bag rules & restrictions apply. No outside food/drinks. Closed-toe, closed-heel shoes required. The facility is NOT heated—dress appropriately. Rolling Hills Asylum has a ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY regarding drugs and alcohol and reserves the right to refuse entry to anyone suspected of being under the influence of any substance. Smoking, vaping, chewing tobacco, nicotine pouches, and all other tobacco/nicotine products are also prohibited on the property. All sales final. No refunds. #RollingHillsAsylum #Ghosts #GhostHunting #Haunted #HauntedAsylum #Paranormal #ParanormalActivity #HauntedHistory #HistoricHaunts #AsylumTour #GuidedTour #HauntedNY #WesternNY #WNY #ThingsToDoWNY #ExploreWNY #FlashlightTour, #HistoryAndHauntings #DarkTourism #OctoberInWNY #SpookySeason #HauntedPlaces #GhostTour #ParanormalNY #DeadTime