The bidding has started on this town with a secret.

Just about 30 minutes outside Hartford, Connecticut, you’ll find the historic village of Johnsonville.

The 62-acre space is full of homes, retail space, churches and a post office. It can can all be yours for $800,000 -- cheaper than a mega-mansion.

But before you post a bid, you should know that it has a secret.

Eccentric millionaire Ray Schmitt tried to make Johnsonville a tourist attraction during the 1960s, but he died before realizing his dream.

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Rumor has it his ghost now roams the village.

If that isn’t enough to scare you away, bidding runs through Oct. 30.

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