Dates & times
All times are local to the venue · America/Chicago
- 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
These are the previously published dates. Check the organizer for a new edition.
Check the organizer’s latest schedule ↗Alton Hauntings Haunted History Walking Tour: Nov. 6, 2026
The walking tour keeps its stop list private, so visitors should not expect a guaranteed roll call of haunted addresses. Alton Hauntings instead frames downtown through local history and its paranormal interpretation, and says the route can vary from night to night.
A wide historical frame
The event listing places the tour amid a range of subjects in Alton’s past: the Civil War, smallpox epidemics, floods, the Underground Railroad, industrial accidents, riots and murder. It also describes Alton as a starting point for westward expansion.
That historical range helps explain the tour’s framing: the advertised subject is not only hauntings, but the city and its inhabitants as interpreted through history, mystery and ghost stories. The listing’s topics are context, not a guarantee that every subject or a particular site will be covered on this edition.
Further reading: Alton Hauntings Haunted History Walking Tours | Great Rivers & Routesr&r-primary-logor&r-primary-logor&r-primary-logo ↗
Troy Taylor’s book, but no promised itinerary
Author Troy Taylor created the tour in 1999, and Alton Hauntings bases it on his book Haunted Alton. That connection explains the tour’s place in the city’s haunted-history story; it does not establish who will guide the November 6 walk.
The operator does not publish its list of stops, noting that locations can change between nights. Treat the walk as a guided historical and paranormal interpretation, not a fixed route that guarantees visits to specific addresses.
Further reading: Frequently Asked Questions — ALTON HAUNTINGS ↗ · Haunted History Walking Tours — ALTON HAUNTINGS ↗
Plan the walk
Friday, November 6
The November 6, 2026, tour is listed for 7:00–10:00 p.m.
American Oddities Museum
The tour departs from the American Oddities Museum, 301 Piasa St., Alton, IL 62002.
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$25 per person; book online
Reservations must be made online and are sold first come, first served. The operator says payment requires a credit card. It emails a confirmation form rather than mailing tickets; you can print the form and bring it to the tour.
Reservations are nonrefundable, including for cancellations or no-shows. To change dates, contact the operator by email at least 48 hours ahead; it says it will credit a rescheduled reservation toward a future tour. A reservation may also be given or sold to someone else. Current availability for November 6 is not confirmed.
Organizer prefers guests 10 and older
The organizer prefers children to be at least 10, while leaving participation by younger children to their parents. Toddlers, infants and babies in strollers are not allowed.
Haunted History Walking Tours — ALTON HAUNTINGS ↗ · Frequently Asked Questions — ALTON HAUNTINGS ↗
November 7 and 13
The event listing also names Saturday, November 7, and Friday, November 13, 2026, but does not give hours for either date. The November 6 schedule should not be assumed to apply.
Meeting point and directions
American Oddities Museum
The confirmed meeting point is the American Oddities Museum, 301 Piasa St., Alton, IL 62002. The event listing links to Google Maps; use the map link to calculate directions from your own starting point. The supplied official event and tour pages do not specify transit service, parking or step-free access.
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Before you make a plan
Can I find out which locations the tour will visit?
No. The operator does not publish a stop list and says the route can change from night to night.
Is a bus tour available instead of walking on November 6?
The operator offers bus tours generally, but the November 6 event listing does not confirm a bus tour that evening.
Alton Hauntings Haunted History Walking Tours | Great Rivers & Routesr&r-primary-logor&r-primary-logor&r-primary-logo ↗ · Frequently Asked Questions — ALTON HAUNTINGS ↗
Can I change my reservation if my plans change?
Reservations are nonrefundable. The operator allows a date change with at least 48 hours’ notice by email and says a rescheduled reservation can be credited toward a future tour; reservations may also be transferred or sold to someone else.
Location & Google Maps
American Oddities Museum
301 Piasa St., Alton, Illinois 62002
Map search by venue and address. Check the organiser’s entrance details before travelling.