{"id":599,"date":"2011-08-31T17:14:00","date_gmt":"2011-08-31T22:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/walking-tours-in-downtown-springfield\/"},"modified":"2013-07-06T19:30:42","modified_gmt":"2013-07-07T00:30:42","slug":"walking-tours-in-downtown-springfield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/walking-tours-in-downtown-springfield\/","title":{"rendered":"Walking Tours in Downtown Springfield"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Lincoln\" alt=\"Lincoln\" src=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/-cGr-kkAqg6Q\/Tl6yOXfAxJI\/AAAAAAAAF3E\/2BQF8w5fv00\/Lincoln%25255B11%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800\" width=\"222\" height=\"299\" align=\"right\" border=\"0\" \/>If you are attending the <a href=\"http:\/\/fgs.org\/2011conference\/\">FGS 2011 Conference<\/a> in Springfield next week and are looking for something fun to do in the evening, check out the walking tours provided by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.springfieldwalks.com\/index.php\">Springfield Walks<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Springfield Walks provides two different walking tours:\u00a0 Lincoln\u2019s Ghost Walk and The Haunted Dead Walk.\u00a0 I personally have been on the Lincoln\u2019s Ghost Walk tour and had a wonderful time.\u00a0 It was a unique way to see some of the historical places in downtown Springfield, all of which are associated with Abraham Lincoln.\u00a0 The tour guide was great and very knowledgeable.\u00a0 I imagine the Haunted Dead Walk would be just as fun, and someday, I hope to do it.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Both of these 90-minute tours begin at the Old State Capitol Plaza at 6th and Adams, which is about five blocks from the Hilton and Prairie Capital Convention Center.\u00a0 Details, such as days, times, and ticket information can be found <a href=\"http:\/\/www.springfieldwalks.com\/WalkingTours\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For other ideas on places to visit, see the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fgsconferenceblog.org\/search\/label\/Tourism\">FGS Conference New Blog\u2019s \u201ctourism\u201d category<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are attending the FGS 2011 Conference in Springfield next week and are looking for something fun to do in the evening, check out the walking tours provided by Springfield Walks. 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