Springfield is not only home to the most Lincoln sites on the planet, but also to other curiosities, mysteries and historical landmarks of yesteryear. Lurking around every corner, you'll encounter legends from a multitiude of eras past.
Route 66, having plenty of curves and turns itself, once rambled through Springfield and its surrounding areas. History buffs of the military persuasion find facinations aplenty at numerous museums and memorials.
Sites and Attractions-Index
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Life-sized bronze statues bring to life the daily happenings of the town in which Lincoln lived.
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Smoking cannons. Talking ghosts. A copy of the Gettysburg Address signed in the great president’s own hand. The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum takes you on an interactive journey from Lincoln’s rustic, log cabin beginnings through his rise to national prominence. You will come to understand Lincoln’s role of leadership throughout the Civil War and how his wisdom helped to heal a wounded nation.
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The Air Combat Museum showcases the role of military aviation and features a collection of historic aircraft and aviation memorabilia.
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Once the site of a Union Army training camp and a Confederate prison, now it is a cemetery for veterans and their dependents.
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Home of the one and only Cozy dog, a delicious hot dog on a stick that is found nation-wide at many county and state fairs.
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The Dana-Thomas House is said to be one of Frank Lloyd Wright’s largest and most elaborate Prairie-style designs.
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Cozy up where the Lincolns did at the oldest house in Springfield remaining on its original foundation.
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Learn about early Springfield, or host your own soirée, at the home of city founder, Elijah Iles. Standing as the oldest surviving home in Springfield, the house was home to the man who was Springfield’s first merchant and a friend and supporter of Abraham Lincoln.
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This red brick Italianate mansion in downtown Springfield has been the official residence of Illinois governors since 1855.
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Paying tribute to the Civil War veterans in the Grand Army, this museum is full of many historically significant military items.
