Springfield, Illinois
Travel with About Tours to Springfield, Illinois, state capital and hometown of Abraham Lincoln. Our tour experts can arrange day or multi-day tours with student-friendly accommodations, meals and motor coach transportation. Our certified guide will offer commentary on Lincoln sites as well as the local area and make sure your day is enjoyable, safe, and educational. To enhance your students’ experience, consider including our guide-conducted Springfield Scavenger Hunt.
Visit the spectacular new Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum where you will follow Lincoln’s journey from a crude, over-crowded Indiana cabin all the way to Washington and eventually Ford’s Theater. Learn about the challenges and struggles Lincoln faced on a daily basis throughout his Presidency. Theater presentations as well as state-of-the-art exhibits will bring Lincoln to life.
Choose from these important sites foryour Springfield itinerary:
- New Salem State Historic Site
- Lincoln Home
- Lincoln Depot
- Old State Capitol
- Lincoln-Herndon Law Office
- New State Capitol
- Capitol Complex Visitor Center
- Illinois State Museum
- Lincoln Tomb
- WWII/Vietnam/Korean Memorial
