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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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".

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!

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.

 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!
 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!

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.

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!

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!

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.


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?
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Call toll-free at 1-888-446-7859 for Tour Reservations!

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!

(Left) 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!

(Right) The Mineral Springs Hotel
Forget what you may have heard! This is the true story behind the hauntings at this old Alton Hotel!

The 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!
 

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 school

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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American Hauntings Overnight Excursions 
Our Haunted Overnight Excursions Take Travelers to the Most Haunted Places in the Midwest & America! America's Original Overnight Ghost Tours! Despite the slew of imitations, this is the real thing! Don't be fooled by imitations!
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