Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum, 112 North 6th St., ☎ +1 217-558-8844 or +1 800 610-2094, . Daily 9AM-5PM. This stunning museum features extremely rare artifacts to Lincoln & others around him. Completely 21st Century (in a good way), this has to be a must see.$7.50/5.50/3.50/Free (Adults/Seniors 62+ & Military (with ID) & Students (with ID)/Children 5-15/Children under 5). �
Lincoln Home National Historic Site, 426 South Seventh Street, +1 217 492-4241 ext. 266 - Daily 8:30AM-5:00PM except January 1st, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. The site features Abraham Lincoln's residence of 17 years, beautifully restored to its 1860 appearance. Entry to the home itself is only by ranger guided tour, but tickets can be obtained at the Visitor Center desk, and admission is free. The Visitor Center also offers an orientation film, along with other exhibits that change periodically. In addition to the home itself, a four block area has been preserved to look as it would in Lincoln's time period. Several of the other homes feature exhibits as well.
Lincoln-Herndon Law Office, Sixth and Adams Streets, +1 217 785-7960 - Daily, April 16-Labor Day, 9AM-5PM. Tue-Sat, Sept. 5-April 15, 9AM-5PM. Closed on New Years Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday, Presidents' Day, General Election Day, Veterans' Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day. Featured here is the only surviving structure where Lincoln maintained working law offices. It has been restored and features an historical exhibit on the first floor. Guided tours are available, with a suggested donation. The building is located just a stones throw away from the old state capitol, a great convenience for both Lincoln and the modern traveler.
Old State Capitol, 1 Old Capitol Plaza, +1 217 785-7960 - Daily, April 16-Labor Day, 9AM-5PM. Tue-Sat, Sept. 5-Apr. 15, 9AM-5PM. Closed on New Years Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday, Presidents' Day, General Election Day, Veterans' Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day. This building served as the seat of the Illinois state government from 1839-1876. It was here that Mr. Lincoln served his final term in the Illinois House of Representatives, and where he gave his famous "House Divided" speech. He used some rooms in the capitol as his presidential campaign headquarters. On May 3 & 4, 1865, an estimated 75,000 mourners filed past Lincoln's body as it lay in state in Representatives Hall, located in the capitol building. Guided tours are available, the last one will begin 45 minutes before closing. The tour takes about 30 minutes, and a 15-minute orientation video is also available. The entire building is handicap accessible.
Lincoln Tomb, Oak Ridge Cemetery, +1 217 782-2717 - Daily, Mar.-Oct., 9AM-5PM. Tues., Jun.-Aug., 7PM-8PM. Daily, Nov.-Feb., 9AM-4PM. Closed on New Years Day and the day after, Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday, Presidents' Day, General Election Day, Veterans' Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and day after. Lincoln's Tomb is located within Oak Ridge Cemetery, the second most visited cemetery in the United States, after Arlington National Cemetery. Within the large monument is the final resting place of Lincoln and most of his immediate family. The small receiving vault where Lincoln's casket was originally placed is also located nearby. The tomb's interior is handicap accessible, but the exterior upper deck is not.
Lincoln Depot,10th & Monroe, +1 217 544-8695 or +1 217 788-1356 Daily April-Aug., 10AM-4PM This restored railroad depot, located a few blocks from Abraham Lincoln's home, was where he started his inaugural journey to Washington, D.C. On February 11, 1861, a large crowd gathered outside to watch him board a special presidential train.
Illinois Korean War Memorial, Oak Ridge cemetery, ☎ +1 217 782-2177 or +1 217 788-1356. April-Aug: 10AM-4PM. �
Dana-Thomas House, 301 E. Lawrence Ave., ☎ +1 217 782-6776, . Wed-Sun 9am-4pm. *TEMPORARILY CLOSED FOR REPAIRS* Prairie style house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright that has been fully restored and preserved as a museum. Decorated with hundreds of pieces of original art glass and furniture designed by Wright for this location. The house was designed as a showplace for a Springfield socialite and it continues to impress visitors today.$5 adults / $3 children suggested donation. �
Lincoln Memorial Garden, 2301 East Lake Drive, ☎ +1 217 529-1111, . Daily sunrise to sunset. Informal woodland garden designed by Jens Jensen. Consists of one hundred acres along Lake Springfield with more than five miles of nature trails populated by native Illinois wildflowers and trees. Also includes the Ostermeier Prairie, which is a restored century old farmstead.Free. �
Abraham Lincoln's New Salem State Park, (In Petersburg, 20 miles northwest), . Open 7 days a week. This reconstruction of over two dozen 1830's log cabin houses at their original sites where Lincoln lived as a young man for over six years. Period costumes, oral historians and an attached evening theatre (see Performances link at this site) make this village of interest for all ages. �
Illinois State Museum, 502 S. Spring St, +1 217 782-7386,
Vachel Lindsay House, 603 S. Fifth St, +1 217 524-0901,
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