Lincoln Square Theatre

The Lincoln Square Theater was built in 1916 on top of the remnants of a hotel that had burned down in the exact spot. People say this theater is haunted by the ghosts of the people who died in that fire. We talked to one of the girls who works there and she told us a couple stories of things that have happened to her that make her believe this place is definitely haunted.
There is a Haunted Decatur Tour that you can pay $ 40 to partake in, you get on a bus and drive all over the city and visit all the haunted spots. We lucked out, the tour had just arrived at the theater when we got out of dinner next door, and my friend was able to convince the tour guide to let us join in (for free!) for the Lincoln Theater part, since we were from out of town, would never be back, and wouldn’t have time to take the whole tour. He was nice enough to let us.
We probably only spent 15 minutes inside the theater, half of the time we stood on stage while he told us the history of all the people who had once performed here, from Houdini to the Marx Brothers to Bob Hope. The other half of the time we went backstage and looked at the famous spiral staircase that is supposed to be haunted. The tour guide had a few stories of his own about things he had experienced on the staircase.
Do I think it’s haunted? Who knows, I didn’t experience anything, but it’s cool to have visited, as this place regularly appears on lists of the most haunted places in the US.

First off, this place is HAUNTED, no doubt about it. Will you definitely see something while you are there? No guarantees, but it’s likely you’ll at least feel the weird vibes inside.
The theatre is currently undergoing renovations, so it’s a work-​in-​progress, but you can see the guilded butterfly it used to be and what it will eventually turn into. Seats are comfy, sight lines are good, bathrooms are gorgeous!
Parking is a bit tricky in the area, but you should be able to find something on the street or in a nearby city lot.