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Springfield IL Tourism and Sightseeing
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Springfield Illinois
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Springfield Illinois Tourism At a GlanceBest Time to Visit Springfield Illinois
Springfield busiest tourism seasons are spring, summer and fall, when there are more outside activities and events. All historic sites and all but a few local attractions are open throughout the year, except on certain holidays, making Springfield a year round destination. Click Here to find hotels in Springfield. If you need additional visitor information for Springfield, Click Here. Average Springfield Weather
Moderate year-round temperatures. In the summer months, average temperatures range from 70-85°; in the winter months they range from 30-40°. Transportation
Springfield’s central Illinois location and easy accessibility via interstates 55 and 72 make it an idea drive-to destination. Located in the heart of the Midwest, it’s within a day’s drive or less for much of the countries driving population. Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport has at least five daily connecting flights to both St. Louis and Chicago. AMTRAK runs to both Chicago and St. Louis at least three times daily. In-Season Costs
Most of the historic sites are free. Rates for attractions remain constant throughout the year. Hotels often offer various seasonal packages. Illinois Tourism - Springfield Attractions, Activities and Day Trips
Springfield is within a several hour drive from Chicago and Indianapolis, and is just 1½ hours from St. Louis. It’s an ideal day or weekend getaway. A day trip would allow time to visit some of the six Abraham Lincoln historic sites, including the new Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum (opens April 2005), In addition, Lincoln’s New Salem is located just 20 miles NW of Springfield. It offers a variety of historic re-enactment events that bring the pioneer village to life, as it would have been during Lincoln’s time there. We suggest an overnight visit to ensure a full Lincoln experience and to enjoy other sites in Springfield. For example, one of Frank Lloyd Wright’s best and most-complete “prairie” houses, the Dana-Thomas House, is located here. We also have the world’s 3rd-largest carillon and one of the few open to the public. Thomas Rees Memorial Carillon hosts the annual International Carillon Festival each June, bringing in carillonneurs from around the world for a week of concerts and other cultural presentations. There are more than 100 annual events including horse shows, cars shows, LPGA golf, fine arts fairs, musical and stage productions, motorcycle races, air show, agricultural fair, antique marketplace and more. Springfield is right in the heart of the Illinois portion of Route 66 and has several internationally known "Mother Road" attractions. Bill Shea's Gas Station Museum, the Cozy Drive Inn and Joe Rogers' Chili all get visitors from around the globe looking for adventure on Route 66. In Illinois, all but 11 miles of Route 66 are still drivable. A drive down Route 66 between Chicago and St. Louis is a perfect weekend getaway. There are 38 hotels properties with more than 4,000 rooms. Properties range from economy chains to luxury hotels to historic B & Bs. Several are located in the downtown area close to the major historic sites. The others are just minutes away.
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Things to do in Springfield IL, Sightseeing and Springfield IL Tourism
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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum
Life of Abraham Lincoln
Category: Springfield Museum in Illinois
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Description of this Springfield Attraction: The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum is the largest presidential library complex in the US, a fitting tribute to one of the most-written about individuals in history.
The Library contains world’s most extensive Lincoln collection, with more than 47,000 items. They include: nearly 1,500 documents written or signed by Lincoln between 1831 and 1865; handwritten copies of Gettysburg Address and President Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address; family documents and artifacts, including the Lincoln’s marriage license, a tablecloth from their wedding reception, the nameplate from the front door of the only home they owned and Mr. Lincoln’s shaving mirror.
The Library is also home to the Illinois State Historical Library with more than 12 million items in its collection. It attracts thousands of scholars, students and history buffs from around the world for research.
The Presidential Museum invites visitors to step into the world of our 16th President, Abraham Lincoln. From a replica of Lincoln's Indiana boyhood cabin to life in Springfield as lawyer and politician; from his Presidential years and the agony of the Civil War to his funeral homecoming to Springfield, visitors will explore the triumphs and tragedies of Lincoln's life.
State-of-the-art exhibits and advanced technology move the conventional museum experience to a level not experienced before now: theater seats that reverberate from cannon fire and Holavision® 3D images that interact with live actors and then evaporate into thin air.
The Whispering Gallery is a twisted, unsettling hallway where visitors hear brutally unkind things said about Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln during their early months in Washington. Cruel caricatures and harsh political cartoons attacking the Lincoln cover the walls of the gallery.
The Emancipation Proclamation exhibit is a special-effects illusion corridor featuring a gauntlet of dream-like images of people telling Lincoln what he should do. The compilation of varying, sometimes racist, opinions reminds visitors that Lincoln was leading a deeply divided nation.
Visitors can also meet Mrs. Lincoln in the White House; share an intimate scene between the President and First Lady as they sit with son Willie just before his death; overhear war gossip from the servants in the White House kitchen; witness the President and First Lady’s last moment together before he was assassinated.
In addition to these and many more permanent exhibits, the Illinois Gallery with 3,000 square feet of temporary exhibit space will feature Smithsonian-caliber changing exhibits on topics as diverse as America’s First Ladies, Chicago’s gangster era, the architectural genius of Frank Lloyd Wright and other topics illustrating the rich history of Illinois and America.
The Museum drops visitors into Abraham Lincoln's Life in a way no other historic site has been able to do. Why not take the plunge?
Museum: Children (ages 5-15)$4; $10 adults; $7 students/seniors; school groups 15 & more are free, but must pre-register through Springfield Convention & Visitors Bureau, (217) 789-2360, ext 154. Entrance to Library is free.
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Springfield, Illinois Convention & Visitors Bureau
Historic Places & Fun Spaces
Category: Springfield Tourism in Illinois
Description of this Springfield Visitor Information entry: Located in Central Illinois, Springfield is the perfect weekend getaway. Five nationally known Abraham Lincoln historic sites are located here, with another just 20 miles NW. Lincoln Home, Lincoln Tomb, Old State Capitol, Lincoln-Herndon Law Offices, Great Western Depot and New Salem present Lincoln's life from a young man of 22 to President-elect at age 52. He arrived in New Salem with few skills and little direction in life. He left Springfield for the White House as a learned lawyer, skilled negotiator and experienced politician, ready to lead a divided nation. Visit Springfield & follow the journey of one of our nation's most-written about figures.
The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum (www.alplm.org) opened April 19, 2005, with hi-tech, interactive exhibits that turn the ordinary museum experience upside down. Visitors can visit Lincoln as a boy in a cabin in the woods, witness the destructive effects of slavery on family life, listen to gossip in the Whispering Gallery, call on Mrs. Lincoln at the White House, witness the entire Civil War in 4 minutes, join the President and Mrs. Lincoln at Ford Theater, pay respects at the Old State Capitol where the President's casket was viewed by more than 75,000 mourners. This, and so much more, all happens within the walls of the Museum. When your Museum journey is complete, be sure to visit the actual Lincoln sites where many of the events in Abraham Lincoln’s life took place.
Springfield is also home to Frank Lloyd Wright's best preserved and most complete "prairie" style house built in 1902-1904. The Dana-Thomas House contains 100 pieces of original Wright-designed white oak furniture and 450 original art glass doors, windows, light panels, light fixtures and skylights.
Springfield is right in the heart of the Illinois portion of Route 66 and has several internationally known "Mother Road" attractions. Bill Shea's Gas Station Museum, the Cozy Drive Inn and Joe Rogers' Chili get visitors from around the globe looking for adventure on Route 66. In Illinois, all but 11 miles of Route 66 are still driveable. For a true Route 66 adventure, make plans on www.illinoisroute66.com.
The are 100s of annual events throughout the year that add to the Springfield experience, such as the International Carillon Festival, LPGA State Farm Classic, International Route 66 Mother Road Festival & Car Show, Springfield Mile National Championship Motorcycle Race, Old Capitol Art Fair, ARCA stockcar racing and many more.
Artistic and cultural events take place at Springfield Center for the Arts, Springfield Muni Opera, Sangamon Auditorium, Theatre in the Park, Prairie Capital Convention Center, Hoogland Center for the Arts and others. There are also 10 museums ranging from the Museum of Funeral Customs to the Illinois State Military Museum.
We have more than 35 hotels and several B&Bs covering a wide range of accommodation needs.
Visit us online, www.visit-springfieldillinois.com, or call (800) 545-7300.
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