The only home Abraham Lincoln ever owned, preserved in Springfield exactly as his family left it in 1861.
Why it matters
Not a monument built to him — the actual house he raised his kids in before he saved the Union.
Nearby in Illinois
Illinois State Capitol
Springfield, IL
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Springfield, IL
Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site
Collinsville, IL
Pritzker Military Museum & Library
Chicago, IL
Museum of Science and Industry
Chicago, IL
Pullman National Historical Park
Chicago, IL