Lincoln Home National Historic Site · Old State Capitol State Historic Site · Illinois Governor's Mansion
US Ghost Adventures operates in Springfield under the Springfield Ghosts brand, with tours meeting outside the Old State Capitol State Historic Site (the operator's own site lists the meeting address as 526 E Adams St, adjacent to the historic site's Old State Capitol Plaza entrance). The product, 'Springfield Specters Ghost Tour: Sins & Scandal,' is independently listed on TripAdvisor and GetYourGuide, corroborating that the program operates.
The route draws on Springfield's Lincoln-era history, covering the Lincoln Home National Historic Site, the only home Abraham Lincoln ever owned; the Illinois Governor's Mansion; and the Inn at 835, a Classical Revival boutique hotel.
Sources
- https://usghostadventures.com/springfield-ghost-tour/
- https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g60887-d33269106-Reviews-Springfield_Specters_Ghost_Tour_Sins_Scandal-Springfield_Illinois.html
- https://www.getyourguide.com/springfield-illinois-l188187/
ApparitionsUnexplained SoundsObject Movement
The route material centers the Lincoln Home National Historic Site, the only home Abraham Lincoln ever owned, describing reported sightings and scents attributed by the operator to Mary Todd Lincoln, who lived through the loss of two sons and her husband's assassination. The Illinois Governor's Mansion is presented as haunted by the ghost of Catherine Yates, wife of a 19th-century Illinois governor, with the operator recounting light and smoke-alarm disturbances. The Inn at 835, a former flower shop turned boutique hotel, is tied by the operator to the spirit of a woman named Bell Miller reported by guests and staff.
All of this is the tour operator's own marketing and narrative material, not documented history independently verified for this listing; it is included here as a description of what the tour covers, not as an endorsement of any specific claim.
