There is one bit of CBS Ghosts set trivia that’s not related to California or Montreal, but rather Pennsylvania. The series was developed by writers/executive producers Joe Port and Joe Wiseman. According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Port grew up in Altoona, Pennsylvania, and on snowy days would sled down the hill at the 19th-century Baker Mansion.
As Port reimagined the British show in an American setting, his memories of the old house inspired him. As a nod to his Victorian muse, he named two characters after Baker Mansion’s original owners, Elias and Hetty Baker (there is no similarity to the characters beyond the names). In Ghosts, the fictional Hetty is portrayed by Wisocky, who also happens to be a Pennsylvania native, while the spirit of her husband Elias occasionally appears in the form of actor Matt Walsh.
Neither the California house featured in the U.S. version of the Ghosts pilot, nor the home in Quebec that serves as Woodstone Mansion’s stone exterior, appears to be open to the public. But you can tour Baker Mansion in Altoona, Pennsylvania—though not a filming location, it was an inspiration for the American version of the series. It’s open for docent-guided tours from Memorial Day weekend through mid-December.
If you are a fan of the original BBC Ghosts and are planning a trip across the pond, you can tour the UK Ghosts house: West Horsley Place in Surrey.
How to Watch Ghosts
Ghosts Season 3 airs on CBS on Thursdays at 8:30-9:00 p.m. ET/PT through May 2, 2024. It is available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+.
