Opened
LIBRARY: October 14, 2004
MUSEUM: April 19, 2005
Location
Springfield, IL

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum

Office where Lincoln practiced law

Old State Capitol where Lincoln spent time as a lawyer and politician

Civil War Generals George B. McClellan and Ulysses S. Grant

Young Abraham Lincoln in front of a re-creation of his boyhood cabin

Wax figures of Lincoln family in front of White House facade

The Lincoln Tomb on outskirts of Springfield

Lincoln sculpture in front of tomb, with nose shined by visitors’ hands

Tombstone marking Lincoln’s final resting place

The Lincoln home in historic Springfield

Sculptures of Abraham, Mary, and Tad Lincoln outside of Lincoln's law office

Office where Lincoln practiced law

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

Plaque outside of Lincoln's law office

Map inside of museum entrance that depicts places of interest in and around Springfield, IL

Wax figure of John Wilkes Booth

Wax figures of famous abolitionists, Sojourner Truth and Frederick Douglass

The Representatives Hall inside the Old State Capitol building

The Representatives Hall inside the Old State Capitol building

Wax figures of Lincoln family

Sculpture depicting Mary Lincoln saying goodbye to her husband as he heads to his law office, and young Tad Lincoln waving goodbye to his brother, Willie, as he goes to school

Sculpture of Willie Lincoln on his way to school

Sign describing Lincoln's life in Springfield

Sign featuring photos of Abraham Lincoln

Display of quote from Abraham Lincoln

Display of quote from William Herndon, Lincoln's law partner

Display of quote from David Davis, a friend and colleague of Lincoln's

Inside Lincoln's law office

Old State Capitol

Union Square Park, just across the street from the Lincoln Museum

Quote from Lincoln's first inaugural address, displayed at base of Lincoln sculpture in Union Square Park

Sculpture of Lincoln in Union Square Park

The Lincoln Museum and Lincoln Library, across the street from each other in Springfield, IL

Entrance to Lincoln's burial chamber