Welcome to Lebanon, One of Illinois' Most Historic & Haunted Small Towns! Join the Illinois Hauntings Tours & Len Adams for a historic and frightening tour through one of Southern Illinois' most beautiful, and haunted, small towns. Lebanon was founded in 1804 but the culture here dates back to pre-history, as evidence by Emerald Mound, located just outside of town. Lebanon is also home to Illinois' oldest college, McKendree, which was founded in 1824. Charles Dickens, during his travels in America, stopped in Lebanon in 1842 while visiting the Looking Glass Prairie. The Mermaid Inn, built in 1830, served as his stopover point on his journey west. Lebanon's main street stands alone as a ghost hunters' paradise. From mysterious underground tunnels to phone calls from the beyond, you'll jump between the present and the past, the living and the dead with this chilling tour! Based on Len Adams' upcoming book, Phantoms in the Looking Glass, the Haunted Lebanon tour is a 3-hour walking tour & spine tingling journey into the haunted history of Lebanon.

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Phantoms in the Looking Glass: History & Hauntings of Lebanon & the Illinois Prairie

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The Haunted Lebanon Tours are History & Hauntings Walking Tours of the Main Streets of this Beautiful Southern Illinois Town. The tours are hosted by Author & American Ghost Society Vice-President, Len Adams.

Haunted Lebanon Ghost Hunter's Tour: Join us for our historic and haunted walking tours of Lebanon's most haunted places, based on the book "Phantoms in the Looking Glass" and featuring the locations that have made Lebanon famous as "one of Illinois' most haunted small towns". Our special Ghost Hunter's Tours feature stories, history, haunted places and first-hand experiences from the myriad of spirited spots in downtown Lebanon! This is the real thing! Want to know what makes Lebanon so haunted? Join us Haunted Lebanon Ghost Hunter's Tour and find out!

Public Tours: Public Tours are offered throughout the spring, summer and fall, with special tours being offered in the Halloween season. All tickets are sold on a reservations-only basis and are first come / first served according to when reservations are received. Spaces are limited for all tours. Price: $25 per person

Charles Dickens

Note: Alcohol is not allowed on the Haunted Lebanon Tours and any guests who appear to be visibly intoxicated will be removed from the tours. No Exceptions!

Tour Departures
Lebanon is located just 23 miles east of St. Louis along Interstate 64.
Mid America Airport is three miles to the south and Scott Air Force Base is just seven miles southwest.
All of our tours depart from the Lebanon Visitor's Center, located at 221 West St. Louis Street. Lebanon Information, a gift shop and museum are located inside.
Call toll-free at 1-888-446-7859 for Tour Reservations

Len Adams (Right) with Troy Taylor at the Lemp Mansion in St. Louis

Len Adams
Len Adams is the Vice-President, Chief of Operations and Investigation Coordinator  of The American Ghost Society and lead guide for Troy Taylor’s Alton Hauntings Tours in southwestern Illinois. He has been actively investigating ghosts for many years and currents handles the AGS investigations for most of downstate Illinois. His first book, So, There I Was..., co-written with Troy Taylor, was released in Spring 2006. His latest book, Phantoms in the Looking Glass, about the history and hauntings of Lebanon, is now available from Whitechapel Press.

Len has been hosting ghost tours in Alton for several years, as well as haunted overnights in Southern Illinois, and has also appeared in a number of newspaper articles about ghosts and hauntings. He has been interviewed numerous times for radio and television broadcasts about the paranormal and has been featured for several local news broadcasts. He has also served as a public speaker for private and public groups in St. Louis and the surrounding area. Born in St. Louis and raised in southern Illinois, Len now resides in Belleville with his wife, Kim. His current house is “ghost free” but as he says --- “there’s always hope”.