A haunted weekend in Alton, Illinois
5 dossiers open to visitors, drawn from the 5 on file for Altonand ordered so a sensible line emerges — about 5 mi end to end as the pins sit.
The line, in order
- 1
3 claims · 1 legend on file — haunting + named ghost legend lead
↓ 1 mi to the next stop
- 2McPike Mansionmansion
3 claims · 1 legend on file — haunting + named ghost legend lead
↓ 1 mi to the next stop
- 3Altontown
2 claims · 1 legend on file — apparition + named ghost legend lead
↓ next pin shares the block
- 4Lucius Read Househistoric site
no claims filed yet — the record holds the place
↓ 3 mi to the next stop
- 5Piasa Bird Bluffspetroglyph site
1 claim · 1 legend on file — folklore creature lead
Before you drive
Every stop on this line is flagged open to the public in the archive — the other0 dossiers on file for Alton didn't make the route: wrong access status, no usable coordinates, or past the sixth pin. "Open" is a filing, not an invitation — hours, tour schedules and ownership change, so confirm each stop on its official listing before you go.
Distances are straight-line between the archive's recorded coordinates — some are city-level approximations that stack several pins on one block, and the real walk runs longer. The hour-a-stop figure is a planning assumption, not a schedule; guided tours run on their own clocks.
And the standing rule: never trespass. No access note on this site overrides a fence, an owner or a posted sign — the file stays filed either way.