Illinois
After his assassination, Lincoln's body was returned to Springfield, where it lies in an impressive tomb in Oak Ridge Cemetery, 1.5 miles north of downtown.
In front of the tomb is a bronze bust of Lincoln. The gleam on the nose, created by visitors' light touches, indicates the numbers of those who pay their respects here. On Tuesdays at 7pm from June to August, infantry re-enactors fire muskets and lower the flag outside the tomb.
2.04 MILES
The third-largest home Frank Lloyd Wright ever designed, this remarkably preserved Prairie School icon dating to 1902–04 is – dare we say it – more…
1.71 MILES
Illinois' 'new' and current state capitol occupies a soaring French Renaissance/Second Empire–style building, completed in 1888, topped by a 405ft zinc…
Lincoln Home National Historic Site
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An entire four-block neighborhood has been preserved as part of the Lincoln Home National Historic Site. Visits begin at the National Park Service visitor…
Lincoln's New Salem State Historic Site
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When Abraham Lincoln first arrived in Illinois in 1831, he worked variously as a clerk, a storekeeper and a postmaster in the frontier village of New…
Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum
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This museum contains the most complete Lincoln collection in the world. Real-deal artifacts such as Abe's shaving mirror and presidential seal join whiz…
1.57 MILES
Chatterbox docents will take you through the Greek Revival–style building, which served as the seat of state government from 1839 to 1876, and regale you…
1. Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum
1.45 MILES
This museum contains the most complete Lincoln collection in the world. Real-deal artifacts such as Abe's shaving mirror and presidential seal join whiz…
1.57 MILES
Chatterbox docents will take you through the Greek Revival–style building, which served as the seat of state government from 1839 to 1876, and regale you…
1.71 MILES
Illinois' 'new' and current state capitol occupies a soaring French Renaissance/Second Empire–style building, completed in 1888, topped by a 405ft zinc…
4. Lincoln Home National Historic Site
1.85 MILES
An entire four-block neighborhood has been preserved as part of the Lincoln Home National Historic Site. Visits begin at the National Park Service visitor…
2.04 MILES
The third-largest home Frank Lloyd Wright ever designed, this remarkably preserved Prairie School icon dating to 1902–04 is – dare we say it – more…
6. Lincoln's New Salem State Historic Site
14.73 MILES
When Abraham Lincoln first arrived in Illinois in 1831, he worked variously as a clerk, a storekeeper and a postmaster in the frontier village of New…