Lincoln Depot - Springfield (IL)

5 /5 Tanya Fook-Marshall: An excellent train station. We were able to meet the owner who was gracious. Abraham Lincoln made his farewell address here. The doppelganger of Abe also reiterated the address in period clothing. Afterwards we were able to take pictures with him. What a treat! My grandchildren really enjoyed the time spent in Springfield, so did I.

5 /5 Eric Sirinsky: We happened on this place as a result of the tourist maps given at the visitors center to the kids. It wasn’t supposed to open until 4/1 for the season but they let us in early anyway as it was March when we went. So go after 4/1! It was really cool. You can stand there and envision Lincoln giving his address as you read the plaque. It’s an essential visit in Springfield if you are doing all of the Lincoln sites!

5 /5 Andy Chandler: Well its fitting that this depot now be the offices of a law firm, considering that Lincoln was a lawyer. Nice little area on the first floor for photos and an informative video.

4 /5 Don Sevcik: Nice little tourist spot a few blocks away from Lincoln’s home. They have a video about his inauguration train ride and some other historical readings. The law office owns the building but they’ve kept the depot portion open. There was no admission fee and we had no wait when we visited.

5 /5 Denai C: We stopped in here on a Saturday so it wasn’t open to the public; however, it was still interesting to read about and look around outside. Definitely stop by here if you are in town to learn all about Lincoln. A great piece of history happened here.