Springfield abounds in sites devoted to the country’s 16th president, Abraham Lincoln.
Stained glass brightens the interior of the dome inside the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Ill. ( Katherine Rodeghier/Chicago Tribune )
A cenotaph stands above the burial vault of Abraham Lincoln inside the Lincoln Tomb in Springfield, Ill. (Katherine Rodeghier/Chicago Tribune )
A diorama in the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum depicts the Battle of Gettysburg and Lincoln delivering his Gettysburg Address. ( Katherine Rodeghier/Chicago Tribune )
U.S. National Park rangers lead tours of the Lincoln Home, including the kitchen with a cast iron cook stove. ( Katherine Rodeghier/Chicago Tribune )
The Lincoln Home National Historic Site includes the house where the Lincoln family lived for 17 years in Springfield, Ill. (Katherine Rodeghier/Chicago Tribune )
Visitors to Lincoln’s Tomb have been rubbing the nose on a bust of Abraham Lincoln for decades, giving it a shiny glow. ( Katherine Rodeghier/Chicago Tribune )
Abraham Lincoln is buried in a tomb in Springfield’s Oak Ridge Cemetery along with his wife and three of their sons. (Katherine Rodeghier/Chicago Tribune )
The Blue Room in a model of the White House at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum showcases Mary Lincoln’s formal dress. ( Katherine Rodeghier/Chicago Tribune )
The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum is one half of the museum and library complex. The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library is across the street in Springfield, Ill. ( Katherine Rodeghier/Chicago Tribune )
A figure of young Lincoln appears to gaze across the rotunda inside the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum in Springfield, Ill. ( Katherine Rodeghier/Chicago Tribune )
