Springfield Ghost Tours

Few American cities are as bound to a single life — and a single death — as Springfield, Illinois. Abraham Lincoln lived here from 1837 until he left for the White House in 1861, and after his assassination in 1865 his body returned here for good. Ghost City Tours leads walking tours through Lincoln's hometown, from the Old State Capitol where he delivered his 'House Divided' speech to the streets where the sixteenth president is said to walk still.

Our local guides tell the true, researched history behind each haunting — the grief that consumed the city after Lincoln's death, the spiritualism and mourning rituals that followed, the political drama of nearly two centuries as Illinois's capital. Take the family-friendly Ghosts of Springfield Tour past the old homes and government buildings at the city's haunted heart, or descend into the adults-only Mourning After Tour, which explores the obsession and sorrow that kept the dead from resting.

Ghost City Tours has been telling America's darkest stories since 2012, and in Springfield that means the true history behind Lincoln's ghost and the spirits of Oak Ridge Cemetery, where the Great Emancipator is buried. Book your Springfield ghost tour today and see why Lincoln's city has never quite laid its past to rest.