2 real sites worth the drive — the state capitol, battlefields, monuments, and founding-era landmarks — each with why it actually matters, not just a pin on a map.
Illinois State Capitol
Springfield, IL
Springfield's 1888 capitol stands in the city Abraham Lincoln called home for over two decades.
Get Directions →Lincoln Home National Historic Site
Springfield, IL
The only home Abraham Lincoln ever owned, preserved in Springfield exactly as his family left it in 1861.
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