LINCOLN DEPOT

10th and Monroe
217/544-8695 or 217/788-1356
www.sj-r.com

HOURS: Daily Apr.-Aug. 10am-4pm.

ADMISSION: Free

“No one, not in my situation, can appreciate my feelings of sadness at this parting.” Bittersweet words spoken by President-elect Abraham Lincoln as he departed his beloved Springfield for an uncertain future in Washington, D.C. The Depot contains restored waiting rooms (one for ladies and one for the luggage and tobacco-spitting men), exhibits of people and places dear to Lincoln, and a state-of-the-art video presentation recreating the 12-day journey to his inauguration.