Springfield Walks can provide your group visit to Lincoln’s Springfield with a professional & knowledgeable step-on tour guide to help you make the most of your visit.

* Affordable * Time Saving * Professional * Entertaining *

Bus Groups, Bank Groups, School Groups, Family Groups,
Diplomatic Delegations, Celebrities, etc.

Keep in mind that when planning group tours the Lincoln sites have specific and timed entries for tour groups. Plan early to ensure best chances to get the entry times you need.

If you need consultation to help plan your visit we can help you customize your schedule to make the most of your valuable time. Just give us a call or send an email! lincolnsghostwalk@yahoo.com - 309.221.5579

Our guides are customer service oriented, professional and knowledgeable. They’ll do their very best to give you a fun, educational and most memorable experience in Lincoln’s Springfield.

“ Whatever you are, be a good one ,” A Lincoln.

We’re very passionate about what we do, check out

“Meet Our Guides” and “Garret’s Bio”

Competitive Pricing + Professional & Knowledgeable Guides = Best deal!

Prices for Step on Guide Service is $25 per hour up to 60 people.

(Call us to discuss small family groups, groups over 60, special requests, delegations and celebrity escort)

For additional charge we can also incorporate any of our walking tour commentary into your itinerary. Costumed guides upon request at no additional charge!

We’ll step right on your bus, into you vehicle, or walk you around.

Guides and drivers always appreciate a tip for a job well done.

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To Secure a Tour Date/Time

Simply call us to work out details and any special requests. Once your tour date and time is secured, we will mail your itinerary/confirmation to you.

Payment

Payment is due on the day of your scheduled tour by the end of your tour.
M/C, Visa, company check, or cash can be paid at Tinsley Dry Goods.
No prepay or deposit is required.

Cancellation policy

Give us a courtesy call within 24 hours of your tour time if you need to cancel.

In the event of inclement weather, the decision is up to the group tour leader. We can make weather decisions right up to your tour time.

Additional Services

Tours by carriage up to 11 people

Step on Guide on Carriage

Not sure you can make the walk, call for a carriage. Visit our friends at www.SpringfieldCarriageCompany.com if you'd like to arrange a special carriage tour.

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“Here I have lived a quarter of a century and have passed from a young man to an old man…” We’ll show and explain to you just how a young man off an untamed prairie came to town with no possessions on a borrowed horse and practiced law, raised a family, and rose to national politics to become the 16th President of the United States.

For the best and most complete listing of everything to do in Springfield visit the Springfield Convention & Visitors Bureau. http://www.visit-springfieldillinois.com

THE LINCOLN SITES

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum & Library, New Salem, Lincoln’s home and restored 1860s neighborhood, his law office, the Lincoln Ledger, Edwards Place, the Old State Capitol, the Lincoln Depot, the Lincoln Tomb, and Camp Butler Civil War Cemetery.

“ Here I have lived…” We can show you sites of where Lincoln lived his Springfield life, such as the Globe Tavern, Lincoln’s barber, where he bought Mary’s wedding ring, his dentist, his church pew, his law office sites, where he spent his last night in town, where he played handball and billiards, political rallies, his carriage maker, and all the sites of where Lincoln lived his life a citizen for 25 years, before he was president!

Historical homes of Springfield - Lincoln’s Home, Edwards Place, Elijah Iles Home, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Dana-Thomas House, The Pasfield Home, Vachel Lindsey Home, the Governor’s Mansion

Memorials - Illinois Firefighters and Police, Illinois Coal Miners, MLK, World War II Veterans, Illinois Vietnam Veterans, Illinois Korean War, 1908 Race Riot Markers, and Lincoln Statues.

Museums - Illinois State Museum, Illinois State Military Museum, GAR Museum, Air Combat Museum, Illinois Fire Museum, O’Shea’s Gas Station Museum, Firefighter’s Museum, State Military Museum, and the upcoming National Korean War Museum. Museum of Funeral Customs (You gotta see this place! Professionally and tastefully done.)

Each year Springfield is host to a number of fantastic events like the Air Rendezvous, Highland Games, Hot Rod Super Nationals, Old Capitol Art Fair, LPGA State Farm Classic, Route 66 Mother Road Car Show, and of course the Illinois State Fair, just to name a few things to do!

Rediscover Lincoln’s Springfield You Remember As A Kid!