america’s original ghost hunt company
AMERICAN HAUNTINGS — OUR 30TH YEAR!
Author Troy Taylor and the staff from American Hauntings have been taking guests behind the walls of haunted locations since 1993 with one simple approach — ghost hunts without all of the clutter. Our investigations are not overcrowded “meet-and-greets” with so-called “celebrities” but an authentic opportunity to let our guests experience the unexplained. We're not going to waste your time with autograph sessions and that kind of nonsense. And we're not going to make posters to show you how "cool" we are or pose for photos in matching black t-shirts that are a size too small. Instead, we're going to offer you the chance to actually investigate a location for possible evidence of lingering spirits!
If you’re interested in a real ghost hunt without all the distractions, then these are the events for you.
Ghost hunts. No hype. No distractions. Just the paranormal.
UPCOMING EVENTS
APRIL 2025
APRIL 26, 2025:
NIGHT AT THE MONROE HOUSE
HARTFORD CITY, INDIANA
SOLD OUT!
APRIL 26, 2025:
NIGHT AT PEORIA STATE HOSPITAL
COTTAGE B1 AND ASYLUM CEMETERIES
SOLD OUT!
APRIL 26, 2025:
NIGHT AT MALVERN MANOR
MALVERN, IOWA
SOLD OUT!
APRIL 26, 2025:
NIGHT AT THE HOUSE IN-BETWEEN
FLORENCE, MISSISSIPPI
SOLD OUT!
MAY 2025
MAY 2, 2025:
ESTES METHOD EXPERIMENT
AMERICAN ODDITIES MUSEUM | ALTON, IL
Join investigators from American Hauntings as we seek evidence of hauntings and spirits using the modern technique known as the Estes Method. If you’ve ever wanted to come face-to-face with authentic haunted relics – and take part in paranormal experiments with them – this is your chance! Join a limited number of guests and examine, touch, and take part in experiments with actual relics from haunted places, cursed objects, and objects believed to have attachments. Equipment provided or you can bring your own!
MAY 10, 2025:
NIGHT AT FRANKLIN LODGE
ALTON, ILLINOIS
Mysterious footsteps when no one is there. Strange figures moving in the shadows. Doors that open and close. Voices that cannot be explained. And that’s just the beginning – and you can experience it for yourself. Join American Hauntings at Franklin Lodge in Alton, Illinois, a very haunted place in “one of the most haunted small towns in America.” For nearly a century, the tenets of Freemasonry have thrived in this historic building, and it’s never been without an undercurrent of the mystical that plays host to masons of the past.
MAY 17, 2025:
NIGHT AT THE WYETH-TOOTLE MANSION
ST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI
SOLD OUT!
MAY 17, 2025:
NIGHT AT HAMILTON PRIMARY SCHOOL
OTTERSVILLE, ILLINOIS
Mysterious shadows. Disembodied moans. Phantom footsteps. A person shoved into a coal room in the basement. A rope is pulled by unseen hands. These are all things that you might expect to hear about happening in a haunted house, but what about in a haunted school? Want to find out? Join us at the Hamilton Primary School in Otterville, Illinois (a short distance from Alton, Grafton, and Jerseyville) and discover for yourself if the decades of ghostly tales are true!
MAY 24, 2025:
NIGHT AT THE MONROE HOUSE
HARTFORD CITY, INDIANA
SOLD OUT!
JUNE 2025
JUNE 13, 2025:
NIGHT AT THE HISTORIC STARK SALOON
ROSEDALE, INDIANA
Doors that open and close.
Phantom Footsteps that can’t be explained.
Phantom voices whispering in the ears of visitors.
A tragic couple reunited as spirits of the dead.
Join American Hauntings at one of the most haunted locations in Indiana! The historic Stark Saloon is a place of tragedy and mystery that mixes crime and the supernatural in ways that have sent visitors running out the front doors, leaving all their belongings behind. If you think you’re brave enough to confront the couple whose love ended here in betrayal and death, then book it now – only limited spots available!
JUNE 14, 2025:
GHOST HUNTING 101 & GHOST HUNT
ALTON, ILLINOIS
Join American Hauntings at this chilling spot in “one of the most haunted small towns in America" for a special night of Ghost Hunting 101 and an authentic investigation of the building. Kick off the night with this informative workshop on tips and tools for ghost hunting, detection equipment, EVP recording, and what to do -- and what not to do -- when you're looking for real evidence of the paranormal. Then, prowl the rooms and corridors of this historic Masonic lodge and discover how the history of the past has left an impression behind within its walls. Explore on your own or in groups, put your newfound knowledge to the test, and discover for yourself why so many believe that the spirits of the past still linger here!
JUNE 14, 2025:
NIGHT AT WHISPERS ESTATE
MITCHELL, INDIANA
Join American Hauntings for a chilling night at one of Indiana's most haunted locations -- Whispers Estate in Mitchell. Spend the night looking for the ghosts of this historic -- and very haunted -- mansion with a limited number of ghost hunters during a private ghost hunt at the house. Find out if the place is really as haunted as so many people claim and perhaps come face to face with one of the former occupants of the mansion!
JUNE 20, 2025:
ESTES METHOD EXPERIMENT
AMERICAN ODDITIES MUSEUM | ALTON, IL
Join investigators from American Hauntings as we seek evidence of hauntings and spirits using the modern technique known as the Estes Method. If you’ve ever wanted to come face-to-face with authentic haunted relics – and take part in paranormal experiments with them – this is your chance! Join a limited number of guests and examine, touch, and take part in experiments with actual relics from haunted places, cursed objects, and objects believed to have attachments. Equipment provided or you can bring your own!
JULY 2025
JULY 11, 2025:
NIGHT AT RANDOLPH COUNTY INFIRMARY
WINCHESTER, INDIANA
Are you brave enough to join American Hauntings at one of the most haunted places in Indiana? We’re going inside the chilling confines of the old Randolph County Infirmary in Winchester, a place so haunted that investigators have become so frightened that they’ve fled the building, leaving all their equipment behind! You’ve seen the place on television shows and in first-hand accounts, but now you can experience it for yourself as we return to this chilling spot!
JULY 19, 2025:
NIGHT AT FRANKLIN LODGE
ALTON, ILLINOIS
Mysterious footsteps when no one is there. Strange figures moving in the shadows. Doors that open and close. Voices that cannot be explained. And that’s just the beginning – and you can experience it for yourself. Join American Hauntings at Franklin Lodge in Alton, Illinois, a very haunted place in “one of the most haunted small towns in America.” For nearly a century, the tenets of Freemasonry have thrived in this historic building, and it’s never been without an undercurrent of the mystical that plays host to masons of the past.
JULY 19, 2025:
NIGHT AT THE MONROE HOUSE
HARTFORD CITY, INDIANA
Join American Hauntings as we take you behind the locked doors of Monroe House in Hartford City, Indiana – a place so haunted that many paranormal investigators have fled the house, never to return! If you think you’ve got the courage to join us, get signed up now because this may be one of the most terrifying nights of your life!
WARNING! This is a place that’s so haunted that many paranormal investigators have fled the house, never to return! If you think you’ve got the courage to join us, get signed up now because this may be one of the most terrifying nights of your life! We have VERY limited spots available for each of these events!
JULY 19, 2025:
NIGHT ATT THE GLORE PSYCHIATRIC MUSEUM
ST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI
American Hauntings will be taking a very limited number of ghost hunters behind the locked doors of the museum and former asylum hospital for a night in search of its haunted past! Over the years, many people have described strange and unexplainable experiences with the lingering ghosts and this is your chance to see if it's really as haunted as so many people claim. Are you brave enough to join us for this chilling night?
JULY 26, 2025:
NIGHT AT PEORIA STATE HOSPITAL
COTTAGE B1 AND ASYLUM CEMETERIES
Join American Hauntings as we explore the haunted confines of the infamous Peoria State Hospital in Bartonville, Illinois. Known for the restless spirits that have roamed this place for decades, we’re now taking you behind the locked doors of parts of the hospital that have never been explored before! Are you ready to spend the night searching for evidence of the ghosts that remain? Join American Hauntings at the Peoria State Hospital for a night that you won’t soon forget!
AUGUST 2025
AUGUST 2, 2025:
NIGHT AT THE ASHER-WALTON HOUSE
ATLANTA, INDIANA
Join American Hauntings at one of Indiana’s spookiest sites — the Asher-Walton House in Atlanta! A place of local legend, it’s quickly gaining a reputation across the Midwest as an active haunt with tales of a woman in white, disembodied voices, eerie music, and more! If you’d like to investigate a place that hasn’t been oversaturated by television shows and hordes of people — and you’re brave enough — this is the place for you!
AUGUST 8, 2025:
NIGHT AT RANDOLPH COUNTY INFIRMARY
WINCHESTER, INDIANA
Are you brave enough to join American Hauntings at one of the most haunted places in Indiana? We’re going inside the chilling confines of the old Randolph County Infirmary in Winchester, a place so haunted that investigators have become so frightened that they’ve fled the building, leaving all their equipment behind! You’ve seen the place on television shows and in first-hand accounts, but now you can experience it for yourself as we return to this chilling spot!
AUGUST 9, 2025:
NIGHT AT THE MONROE HOUSE
HARTFORD CITY, INDIANA
Join American Hauntings as we take you behind the locked doors of Monroe House in Hartford City, Indiana – a place so haunted that many paranormal investigators have fled the house, never to return! If you think you’ve got the courage to join us, get signed up now because this may be one of the most terrifying nights of your life!
WARNING! This is a place that’s so haunted that many paranormal investigators have fled the house, never to return! If you think you’ve got the courage to join us, get signed up now because this may be one of the most terrifying nights of your life! We have VERY limited spots available for each of these events!
AUGUST 23, 2025:
NIGHT AT MCINTEER VILLA
ATCHISON, KANSAS
Join American Hauntings as we take you behind the locked doors of the infamously haunted McInteer Villa in Atchison, Kansas! It’s a place of mystery, history, hauntings, and nine documented deaths, including one suicide. Is it any wonder that it’s considered one of the most haunted houses in the region? If you think you’re brave enough to join us, get signed up now because we have VERY limited spots for this event!
CHECK BACK OFTEN FOR NEW EVENTS AND AVAILABILITY!
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT AMERICAN HAUNTINGS EVENTS
How many people are allowed to go on the events?
Since every location is different, we don’t have a set number for all of the different ghost hunts and overnights. However, we do limit the number of people by the size of the location, number of staff, etc. so we have a very good idea about how many people each location can handle. We have been doing this since 1994, so we have a lot of experience with how it all works. Keep in mind that these are not the overcrowded “celebrity meet and greets” that imitation companies are usually offering. We try to put together an authentic event for our guests, giving them a real chance to experience and investigate the haunted locations that we offer. Many locations do have group activities that guests can take part in, but we always offer plenty of private time for you to investigate on your own.
Do I have to make reservations online?
YES… and we require it for a couple of reasons: First, our tours sell out in advance and since we are not always in the office, you may miss out on an event that you wanted to attend since all of the spots are filled on a first come / first served basis. Second, we have confirmation forms that need to be emailed to you, so registering online saves time for you and for us.
What’s the age limit for the ghost hunts!
The minimum age limit for the events is 13 years old unless it’s marked otherwise with a particular event. An adult must accompany anyone under 18.
Do you offer transportation to the events?
Sorry, but no, there is no way we can do this. People come for our events, ghost hunts, and overnights from literally all over the country. There is no way that we could possibly pick them and bring them to the events. And if we did offer transportation, we’d have to charge a lot more for the events and we prefer to keep them as affordable as possible.
Can I get my money back if I decide not to go?
When making a reservation, note that all reservations are non-refundable. Once you purchase your spots, it’s just like any other kind of event, concert, etc. They are your spots and if you decide not to use them, we are unable to re-sell them. Once you commit to buy, payments are made by us to the venues and locations that we cannot get back. You are welcome to sell or give the reservations to someone else but we do not buy them back. If you do transfer your reservations to another person, just please let us know so that we can update the guest list.