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Join us
for the Our
Award-Winning Ghost
Tours of Alton and see
the real story
behind
the
history
and
hauntings
of
"one
of
the
most
haunted
small
towns
in
America"!
Alton
Hauntings
offers Ghost Tours During
the Spring & Summer
Months, as well as for
the Halloween Season!
We're Not Just
Another Ordinary
Ghost Tour -- No
Invented Stories, or
Phony Psychics!
This is the Real Thing! |
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Last of the Summer Tours On Sale Now!
Click Here!
Register Early for the New Haunted Bus Tours & Updated Ghost Hunter's Tours!
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Welcome to Alton,
"One of the Most Haunted Small Towns in
America"--- Fate Magazine
According to legend, the author Mark
Twain once called Alton "a dismal
little river town", largely thanks
to the dark history that the city
had already endured prior to its
heyday as a thriving river port.
From that time, until well past the
turn of the last century, Alton has
seen more than its share of death,
disease, disaster, violence and
murder.
Now, come see how the
events of the past have created the
hauntings of today in what has been
called "One of the Most Haunted
Small Towns in America"!
The Alton Hauntings Tour is an
entertaining and spine-tingling trip
into the history & hauntings of
Alton. Called the "most authentic"
ghost tour in the region, this is
only tour personally created by
nationally-known author Troy Taylor
and based on the bestselling book,
"Haunted Alton".
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The
Only Tour in the Alton Area that is Based on the Bestselling
book
Haunted Alton
by Troy Taylor and the Only Tour
Personally Created by the Author! |
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This is the Complete List for the Alton Hauntings Tours for the Spring & Summer Season of 2009. All tour will depart from the History & Hauntings Book Co., Located at 515 East Third Street in Alton. Tour departures will be at 7:00 PM for the designated dates below, unless noted otherwise. All Tours will be filled on a first come / first served basis and Reservations can be made here or by calling us toll-free at
1-888-446-7859. Visa, Mastercard, American Express & Discover are Accepted. |
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July 25:
Alton Hauntings
Ghost Hunter's
Tour: Join us for our award-winning walking tours of Alton's most haunted places, based on the book "Haunted Alton" and
featuring the
locations that
have made Alton
famous as "one
of the most
haunted small
towns in
America". Our
special Ghost
Hunter's Tours
feature more
stories, more
history and more
haunted places
than any other
tour in the
region! This is
the real thing!
No phony
psychics,
made-up stories,
or silly "spirit
circles" Want to
know what makes
Alton so
haunted? Join us
for an Alton
Hauntings Ghost
Hunter's Tour
and find out!
(Lasts
Approximately 3
- 3 1/2
Hours) Departs at 7:00 PM from the History & Hauntings Book Co. $25 Per Person
Click Here for
Reservations for
this Tour! |
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August
1:
Alton Hauntings
Ghost Hunter's
Tour: Join us for our award-winning walking tours of Alton's most haunted places, based on the book "Haunted Alton" and
featuring the
locations that
have made Alton
famous as "one
of the most
haunted small
towns in
America". Our
special Ghost
Hunter's Tours
feature more
stories, more
history and more
haunted places
than any other
tour in the
region! This is
the real thing!
No phony
psychics,
made-up stories,
or silly "spirit
circles" Want to
know what makes
Alton so
haunted? Join us
for an Alton
Hauntings Ghost
Hunter's Tour
and find out!
(Lasts
Approximately 3
- 3 1/2
Hours) Departs at 7:00 PM from the History & Hauntings Book Co. $25 Per Person
Click Here for
Reservations for
this Tour! |
Fall Tour Schedule Coming on July 13! Tickets for the Halloween Season Go on sale starting at midnight on Labor Day night!
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Alton
Hauntings Tours
Join Troy Taylor, Len Adams &
Luke Naliborski for the Most
Authentic Ghost Tours in the
Riverbend Region!
Accept No Imitations!
Haunted Bookstore
History & Hauntings Book Co. --
Our Headquarters in Alton, Illinois
Hotels in the Alton Area
Coming in from Out of
Town? See Our List of Recommended
Places to Stay |
The Alton
Hauntings Tours are History & Hauntings Walking
Tours (and bus tours) of Alton and
Visit a Collection of the Most Haunted Sites in
the City. The tours are hosted by author Troy
Taylor and American Ghost Society investigators
Len Adams & Luke Naliborski. |
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Troy Taylor & the Alton
Hauntings Tours have won
numerous awards for
excellence and has been
featured with Midwest
Living, Show Me St. Louis,
the Dave Glover Show, WGN in
Chicago, Illinois Stories on
PBS, the Travel Channel,
Scariest Places on Earth,
Riverfront Times, St. Louis
TV News.. and much More!
Want to Experience the
REAL Haunted Side of Alton,
Illinois? Then Look no
further than the Alton
Hauntings Tours!
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Public Tours:
The Alton Hauntings Tours are offered
through the spring, summer and fall of each
year, beginning in April. The same tours are
offered throughout the year but the tours
in greatest demand are the tours that we offer
during the Halloween season. The tickets for
the October Tours go on sale on Labor Day,
starting at Midnight, and are reserved on a
first come / first served basis. Price $25
Per Person
We offer two kinds of public
tours -- Our Ghost Hunters Tours, which
are walking tours of Alton, and our Haunted
Bus Tours, which are hosted by Troy Taylor
and travel throughout the city. Please see
schedule for available dates!
Private Tours:
Private Alton Hauntings Tours are
available for groups of 20 people or more. A
30-day notice and deposit are required for
reservations. Our private tours are the Ghost
Hunter's Walking tours ONLY, we do not offer the
bus tours are a private event. Private tours are
also $25 Per Person. (Note: We offer a VERY
limited number of
Private Tours during the Halloween season, all
private tours must be booked before August 1)
Step-On Guide Tours:
Private Alton Hauntings Tour are also available
for groups coming into town with their own bus
or vehicle. This type of tour is for groups
only! We do not offer them for individuals. All
Step-On Guide Tours are 3 hours in length and
can be customized according to visitor's plans.
Guides are furnished on a per-hour basis and
more information is available at 1-888-446-7859.
Note: Alcohol is not allowed on
the Alton Hauntings Tours and any guests who appear to
be visibly intoxicated will be removed from the tours.
No Exceptions!
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Frequently Asked Questions about the Alton Hauntings Ghost Tours:
Is The Ghost Hunter's Tour a Walking Tour?
Yes, is the walking tour that we have been offering since 2000, but it is NOT non-stop walking for 3-4 hours. The tour is actually only about 15 blocks of total walking but the time on the tour is spent at and inside of the locations on the tour. We stop frequently and the tour goes at a leisurely pace, so it's not a strenuous evening. The nights that we offer bus tours are clearly marked on the schedule.
Do We Give Out a List of the Places that we Go on the Tour?
No, unfortunately, we don't do that -- for several reasons. First, we like our guests to be surprised, plus we often change the tour, so it can occasionally vary from night to night. Finally, because of the imitation tours that are offered in Alton, we don't give out our tour stops because we don't want to help them anymore than we already are by providing material for their tours from Troy's book, Haunted Alton.
Is this the REAL "Haunted Alton" Tour?
Yes, this is the only tour in the area that is actually based on the bestselling book, Haunted Alton, and was created by the author, Troy Taylor, in 1999.
Do I need a Credit Card to Make Reservations?
Yes, all of the tour tickets are sold on a first come / first served basis, which means that the tickets have to be purchased in advance, just like tickets for a concert or event. Once your buy them, they are yours but can be sold to someone else as long as they check in at the time of the tour with your name.
Will I be sent tickets in the Mail?
No, when you register online, you will be emailed a confirmation form, which you can print out and bring to the tour with you. If registering by telephone, you will only need your name to check in. Confirmation numbers can be provided upon request. |
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All
of the Alton Hauntings Tours depart
from the History & Hauntings Book
Co., located at 515 East Third
Street in Alton, Illinois.
The store is near the intersection
of Third & Langdon Streets and located on
Third Street, between Henry & Langdon. We're
just one block off Broadway. Attendees are invited to come to the
store early and browse through a selection
of one of the best selections of ghost books
in America! Need help finding the
store?
Click Here for a Map!
Call toll-free at
1-888-446-7859 for Tour
Reservations!
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The
locations and stories below are haunted tales
from the city of Alton, but not every location
is featured on our tour because of availability
and / or distance. See the Notes below about
locations that you'll experience for yourself on
the Alton Hauntings Ghost Tours! |
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The
McPike Mansion
One of Alton's Most Famous Haunts! The real history
& mystery behind this haunted house!
See it on the Alton Hauntings Bus Tours!
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The
Mineral Springs Hotel
Forget what you may have heard! This is the true
story behind the hauntings at this old Alton Hotel! |
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Legend of the Piasa Bird
The Symbol of Alton and the Strange Legend that
Surrounds it! Plus, a look at other Illinois
Thunderbirds!
See it on the Alton Hauntings Bus Tours! |
The
Cracker Factory
One of Haunted Alton's Best-Kept Secrets!
See it on the Alton Hauntings Walking & Bus
Tours! |
The
Enos Sanatorium
This former tuberculosis sanatorium and Underground
Railroad Station is one of Alton's Most Active
Hauntings! See it on the Alton Hauntings Walking &
Bus Tours! |
The First Unitarian Church
One of Alton's Most Famous hauntings! The lingering
spirit of the suicidal minister -- featured on TLC with
Troy Taylor!
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Spirits of the Civil War & Alton's Confederate Prison
The first penitentiary in the state of Illinois and
the haunting left behind! See it on the Alton
Hauntings Walking & Bus Tours! |
Lewis & Clark College
The ghost of Harriet Haskell, the former
headmistress of a female seminary turned community
college |
The
Mansion House
One of the oldest, and first-reported, hauntings in
Alton!See it on the Alton Hauntings Bus Tours! |
The Hartford Castle
Lakeview -- A forgotten mansion turned speakeasy and
it's eerie haunting |
The
Ghost of August Mayford
The vanishing of an Alton policeman and the strange
haunting left behind!
See it on the Alton Hauntings Walking
& Bus Tours! |
Milton School
Legends surround a real-life haunting at this former
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Ghosts of Hop Hollow Road
A forgotten roadway once used to transport the dead
and the spirits who linger here!
See it on the Alton Hauntings Bus Tours! |
The Franklin House
Alton's first luxury hotel and the ghosts who still
linger here today!
See it on the Alton Hauntings Walking
& Bus Tours! |
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Weird Chicago Tours Chicago, Illinois!
Join us for the Ultimate Tour of Chicago's Ghosts, Gangsters & Ghouls! Available All Year Around and offering ghost tours and unique specialty tours like our original Devil & the White City and our Bloody Chicago Ghost & Crime Tours! Departs from Chicago's Hard Rock Cafe!
Click Here for the Weird Chicago Tours
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Haunted Decatur Tours Decatur, Illinois!
Join us in the "Haunted Heart of Illinois" for one of the longest-running ghost tours in the state! Visit one of the Most haunted cities in the Midwest! Created by Troy Taylor and based on nearly 20 years of Research! New Locations Coming in 2009!
Departs from the new Prairie Fire store!
Click Here for Haunted Decatur Tours
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Alton Hauntings Tours Alton, Illinois!
See the Dark Side of Illinois History and Discover why Alton is "One of the Most Haunted Small Towns in America"! Based on the best-selling book by author Troy Taylor, this is a walking (& sometimes bus) tour of Alton's most haunted sites. Departs from Alton's History & Hauntings Book Co.
Click Here for Alton Hauntings Tours
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Haunted Lebanon Tours Lebanon, Illinois
Discover the spirits of one of Illinois' most historic small towns! From the Looking Glass Prairie to the Mermaid House, you'll come face to face with our resident spirits! Hosted by author & ghost hunter Len Adams, this is the first history & hauntings tour ever held in the area! Departs from the Lebanon Visitor's Center!
Click Here for Haunted Lebanon Tours
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