One of my favorite Presidential homes that I’ve visited ! The area it’s in is very scenic and takes you back to older times. The Rangers were excellent and made the experience even greater. It’s wonderful when you get to see the home if someone so important in history. Well worth a road trip to Springfield to see!

If love history and learning about what it might have been like in Abraham Lincolns time, this is definitely a most see in Springfield. Its very well preserved and they make it fun to walk about on the wooden sidewalks in the area. It was a beautiful perfect day when I went. Its very charming.

The well-preserved home and neighborhood of the best president this country ever had. The man devoted to saving this great nation once lived here as a lawyer, and his house is open for tour. Great, isnt it? Anyway, hit the visitor center to learn about all things Lincoln, and you may even get to hear a speech by a great Lincoln impersonator. I thought I was hearing the speech from the man himself. A great experience!

An excellently preserved area. The rangers were very knowledgeable and helpful. Highly recommend a visit if you have any interest in Lincoln at all.

Lovely place. Well preserved houses maintained as it used to be. Rich in history of one the greatest leaders in US history. We can learn how the young Lincoln climbing up his career ladder. From a very humble beginning, Abe Lincoln emerged himself from a small town self taught lawyer to become one of the worlds greatest leaders.

Really neat for the Lincoln enthusiast. His real home today he lived in for 17 years. 80% of the home furnishings authentic to when the Lincolns left for Washington DC. Young children are easily left bored so keep that in mind if you plan to come with young ones. Overall worth while drop before going to his presidential library/museum.

Great place to learn about Lincoln. Staff was friendly and informative. They had two videos, one was good and the other just mediocre. Our kids did Junior Ranger and earned a badge (just a standard one with the park name), a sticker and a temporary tattoo. We enjoyed the tour of Lincolns House and the two small museums they have on site.

Visit visitor center for Lincoln free tour details. Limited parking.

The tour was Free & the parking affordable!! Add this site to your Things to see in Springfield Ranger Matthew was informative and had a good demeanor throughout the tour. Being able to see where the Lincolns lived before going to Washington DC was enlightening. Give yourself plenty of time to soak in the atmosphere.

To walk in President Lincolns footsteps. A very worthwhile park to visit for several hours of ones day. The tour of the home itself does not take long. The Ranger was helpful and informative. There are streets to walk and two other homes have self guided tours. My pictures cannot do this park better than seeing it for yourself.

Very educational and so nice to see the historic neighborhood preserved.

Loved the tour of the Lincoln Home! The house was beautiful and the history was fascinating. A lot of the furniture and structure are originals, which is neat. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and efficient. If you’re trying to be in the first tour group of the day, get there early as a line starts forming 20+ minutes ahead of the doors opening. The tour is free, which is nice. The staff in the visitor center were friendly and helpful. There’s a short video approximately 15 minutes that is worth watching. There’s a gift shop inside the visitor center that has a large selection of books and other items - one of the nicer gift shops I’ve been to at historical sites. Would definitely recommend and return again!

Fantastic place to visit. When someone thinks of visiting Lincolns home you will be surprised to find more than just the house that he lived in. Because this historic site has 2 blocks of preserved homes (with some people dressed in period clothing) you have a feeling of going back in history. The only thing I would like to see is to have each historic home being furnished with period furnishings. A number of the homes were filled with signs and photos explaining some of the history. Lincolns home was filled with Lincolns belongings and furniture - very nice!!

Loved this place, it was beautiful coming here in Autumn. Take a stroll and enjoy the history of this areal. Lovely houses dating back to the 1860s. Loved it!

Very cool and informative for kids and adults. Free tours first come first serve. About 25 minutes in length. Many original items throughout the restored house.

The only home that Abraham Lincoln ever owned is truly a national treasure. We are so lucky in Springfield to have this. We can thank Robert Lincoln for it being free most other national parks to my shock when I visited them. We can thank Robert Lincoln for it being free most other national parks to my shock when I visited them charge you to visitIn 1887 when he gave it to the State of Illinois he stipulated that no fee would ever be charged. Is a joy to visit and the visitors center and the surrounding neighborhood always have something interesting and new to tell us. Here there are various special programs including trick or treating and other speakers and activities.

Great place to see if your a history or Abe Lincoln fan. The Park Service does a great job with the tour through Lincolns home and it has a really nice visitors center.

This Historic Site is very cool and interesting! The NPS tries to keep everything authentic, meaning that you cant touch anything inside of Lincolns house. There is a free tour that you can take, but make sure you go to the visitors center and ask for the tickets before you join the tour group. The tour lasts approximately 20 minutes and you are taken throughout Lincolns house, including his bedroom. The kitchen is very neat as well! The best part about the site is how much of the block still looks like it did back in the 1800s. Inside his house is pretty much exactly how Lincoln had it. There are no sidewalks and the road is made out of gravel. Parking costs $2/hr. If you have a National Park pass, you can get half off your parking fees!

This bit of history is wonderful. The area is very well maintained. The actors dressed the parts and are very enthusiastic about their knowledge of history they share with the visitors. Other landmarks are near by and many restaurants around to eat at also. I would love to go back on a very active day. It was cold when I made a visit.

It was an awe-inspiring experience to walk through Abraham Lincolns home and get a glimpse into his private family life. Our tour guide was very entertaining and personable. Be sure to check out the neighborhood to learn more about some of the people and experiences that shaped Lincoln into the leader that he became. (I was especially intrigued to learn that one of the homes was a stop on the Underground Railroad!)

Free half hour tours of Lincolns home every half hour during peak season. Tickets at the Visitors center. Self walking tours of the neighborhood. Nice displays at the Visitors center and one home across from the Lincoln home also open for self guided tour showing how that home was brought back to its condition when Lincoln lived across the street.

They offer a free guided tour in order to go inside Lincolns home and its amazing! Its beautifully kept and the guides are really knowledgeable. So much history in one place. A must do!

Nice lil place to visit. The place is like walking back in time to the mid 1800s. They have guided tours and you can use your cell phone at the different houses to hear about each owner and how they impacted the community in their time!

This is a nice historic site, but not as impressive as other national presidential sites. Home smaller that expected reflecting the more modest life style of Lincoln. The grounds are beautiful with several adjacent homes restored to the Lincoln era. The museum building was pretty ordinary with limited selection of tourist items. Great movie provided historical overview of Lincoln and his time in Illinois and Springfield.

Love learning about history. One of Americas greatest Presidents. Knowledgeable and friendly tour guides. The whole place was nice to walk through.

Great place to go by yourself or a family outing. Love walking through the old houses. Good way to destress thinking about older, simpler days. Rich in history.

We had a great time and learned a lot. Neat to see how Lincolns neighborhood looked in the 1850s. Beautifully well preserved block of old homes

The historic site symbolizes the life of 1800s. Well maintained. The park employees are friendly and explained every detail of the life style in the 1850s. People are taken in small groups around the house.

What a neat piece of history to step into! Our kids enjoyed the tour of Lincolns home and hearing the stories from our Park Ranger (Larry) of what the Lincoln children would have been doing in the house. It really kept their attention and kept them engaged in what could have been a boring tour to the younger ones. You can learn a lot about people by stepping into their homes and Id never guess this man would become President. Pretty amazing!

Tours was great. Didnt get to see everything but will definitely visit again.

About a 40 minute guided tour of Lincolns home. There is a small visitors center where you get your time stamped, free, ticket and can also watch a movie. The home is remarkably authentic and well preserved, our guide was very friendly. The National parks service also owns most of the adjacent land, so they have restored many original buildings. They try to make the neighborhood feel like it did in the mid 1800s. Overall a fascinating experience.

Very interesting. Everyone needs to go at least every 3 years. Its freakin FREE.

The National Park Service does an excellent job taking care of Mr Lincoln’s home. One of the coolest monuments I’ve seen.

Such a great place to visit to take a look at the past. Its a neat free tour that I would recommend even with kids if you have a couple free hours!

The Lincoln home is well taken care of by the National Parks Service. It is a gem in Springfield. The Park Rangers give well informed tours of the house and can answer almost any question. The place is also free to visit and tours leave periodically.

Nice and well taken care of. The Ranger that guided the tour was nice and funny. A piece of history.

Beautiful historical significant site of the house, streets and neighboring homes of president Lincoln where he lived before he left for the White House.

I made good Experience in there.This amazing tour is free!!!(Parking fees $2)

Fantastic ️ Abraham Lincoln, what an inspirational leader. Felt quite emotional. One of his sons died tragically young, and is buried in the cemetery opposite. The family remained in that house as he would not leave his departed son! An honour to visit his beautiful home, which is maintained so well.

A must see for Lincoln fanatics. And still very cool if you are not. Be sure to watch the 30 minute movie at the nearby visitors center before taking the tour. And yes, you need a ticket/tour guide before entering so plan accordingly.

Very nice outdoor tour that had an easy to use audio tour for your phone. The tour of the Lincoln house was informative, professional, and entertaining.

The thing about these historic neighborhoods is you get to see a snap shot of history, untouchable for years of enjoyment.No signs indicated that I was there illegally after hours, but because I couldnt spend the night and go the next day, I did what I had to do.TIFA 2003

It was a great experience! The tourist that I have explain the history of Lincoln life very well. I felt I was apart of the history

History is awesome and seeing some of the past today is absolutely worth it. This is a National Historic Site and the Visitor Center has a video that revealed things that I did not know. Very good show and what a great place to see where real impactful history happened. Dont forget to get the Jr. Ranger Badge for your children.

It was a great visit. Most houses are open for self tour but youll be happy to pick up free tickets to tour the Lincoln house. The guides are full of facts and youll learn a lot about our president and his family.

Our tour guide was very friendly and helpful. We really enjoyed getting to see history preserved.

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This is a very nice piece of Illinois and US history. You get to step back in time and get see what Lincoln had gone thru. It is a very good place to bring the whole family!

Get tickets early during peak season (June-August) and hollidays. Get your tickets for later afternoon leaving at least 3 hours so you can go to the museum and get lunch at a leisurely pace.

Visited in early October. Crowds were very small, we walked in to the visitors center and got free tickets to the next available tour of the Lincoln Home.Our guide was a cute and cheerful young woman, a recent college grad just getting her start with the park service.It was a memorable experience to be in the home were Abraham Lincoln actually lived with his family.

Excellent attraction, and it is FREE to see, so you cant beat the price. Loved the film about Lincolns life. Tour was informative and really cool to see the house.

Such a great tour and facilities. Wall through Lincolns house from his time in Springfield. Some of the furniture is original and the handrail was the same one Lincoln touched when he lived there. Good for all ages.

The park rangers here, like most nps rangers are extremely knowledgeable and add In a touch of a comedic approach to me it enjoyable for everyone.

Nicely decorated for Christmas. Movie was excellently done.

Official Lincoln information and souvenirs/gifts. Programs about Lincoln and related history. Lincoln home and historic neighborhood nearby, with tours Most interesting place.

If you love Lincoln, youll love visiting the homestead and taking the tour.

A very informative and well done Presidential home site. The staff is very nice and the tour guides are amazing.

Very interesting! The museum is set up so nicely!! Was very impressed and the dresses on display are so beautiful!!!

This was fun the tour was great and informative. Definately willing to go back and see it again.

Fantastic experience. Loved walking through the home and seeing the same wallpaper and kitchen in person that you see in all of the historic photos. The preservation of the neighborhood also adds to the experience.

Fun little tour to go on if youre in the area, I believe they have people dress up in old costumes on the weekends and play around with the guests.

Great rangers. Excellent gift shop selection. Really cool information materials.

The staff there deserves a zero star review. We got there and the tours were all full (which I admit was our fault). But they were so rude to us. They acted as if we were our late arrival was offensive to them. They could be more polite when talking to us. Also, you have to get tickets in person, so make sure you get there at least by noon so you might be able to get on a tour.

Great piece of history and well taken care of

Nice house. A little dated.

One of the best free exhibits in town. They have restored Lincolns home and much of the block. It is a National Park so the guides are very professional and knowledgeable about what they do. Its a unique experience that you should enjoy while youre in Springfield. Dont forget to ask questions about the home and about the area the guides are eager to help.Dont forget to click like if the review helps

I didnt get to go inside due to timing but the place has been well preserved and befitting of the icon that lived there these many years ago.

Just beautiful! Lovely people too! ️

Traveling to Chicago from St. Louis. We stopped to stretch our legs. It was a good break in our travels.

An interesting place for a short visit. I wouldnt drive out here just for this, but its worth seeing if youre in the area. Parking is cheap, and both the house tour and self-guided neighborhood tour are free.Our tour of the home felt rushed and not quite as educational as it could have been, although at least part of that was because the tour group included a bunch of Boy Scouts. A tour group with mostly adults may have been more interesting.

Very cute place to stop, but shouldnt be considered a primary visit or all-day activity. Parking is located on site for $2/hour and you pay upon entry at the visitors center desk. Not much in the way of exhibits in the visitors center itself. Can sign up for tickets for the 30 min tour there. I passed as a tour had just gone out and my kids were getting whiny. Site is basically 4 preserved blocks of houses though the vast majority of houses have limited information available. Lincoln house itself can only be accessed on tour. Altogether we spent about 35 minutes here not doing the tour. The presidential library was much more informative and kid friendly in my opinion.

AWESOME! Anything under the N.P.S. is worth it. Great complex, friendly staff, and SUPER INTERESTING!!

The only home Mr. Lincoln ever owned. A town of furnishings that belonged to the family still adorn the rooms. Pick up your free pass for the guided tour at the visitors center for a great tour. The NPS has worked to preserve the section of the city from the 1860 election era.

Very informative tour of Lincolns 180 yr old home... and its free!!

A really nice piece of history that had been very well preserved. You can visit Lincolns house and hold the handrail he held walking up his stairs. Rangers are polite, funny, and well versed in Lincoln knowledge. As pleasant surprise and well worth a visit

This was well worth a visit. Didnt realize that its actually a small neighborhood thats been preserved and renovated, not just a house. The National Park Service has done an excellent job here and the Rangers that do the tours are great. Arent they always? Nice to see us getting our moneys worth here.The house and tour are fascinating. Many, many actual pieces of furniture, etc. that were original to the home and the Lincolns. The other items are antiques from the same period. It is very, very well executed. Im sorry I havent been here before, but Ill go back. The Rangers have great stories really bring the areas to life.There are two other houses with displays, both worth taking in. One has a cutaway inside with an explanation of the construction methods of the time. Anyone with a professional or home construction/remodeling background would find it interesting to see. Even the paint colors on the houses are authentic to the time. All the shutters are green, cause thats what color shutters always were then.Thank you Park Service!!

Absolutely wonderful experience to be able to step into history. There are a lot of items throughout the house that belonged to the Lincolns. Highly recommend if you are in the area.

Takes you back in time. Recreated the street Lincoln lived on.

Fantastic tour. A must do in Springfield

Wonderful place to visit. Many of the buildings are open for people to walk through. We took the tour through Lincolns home. Remember no strollers allowed on the tour because of limited space and stairs. They do have a safe place to store your strollers. Be sure to put 2 hours or more on the meter so you can take your time.

Loved! My kiddo who is 8 really enjoyed learning ing about Lincoln. Tour guide was amazing.

My favorite Presidents beautiful house, with well informed guides

Excellent national park and its completely free. Took my three young children there on a cool fall day. Very few visitors and plenty to see. Enjoyed the tour, park ranger/tour guide was excellent, he encouraged and answered all questions completely. Great self pace and cell phone tour options make this great for everyone. A place to see the different side of the history of a great man - one as a father, businessman and dreamer.

Note...You have to go into the visitors center to get tickets to enter the Lincoln home (theyre free). The center is well staffed with knowledgeable park service employees. They have clean bathrooms and cold water fountains. The grounds have been restored to nearly the same as period time of 1860. There is a street that has been cordoned off to traffic and its a pleasant short walk to the home. It was a neat tour and I recommend asking lots of questions. In the tour they dont mention things if you dont ask. Interesting facts: There is a root cellar in the old Lincoln home, but its not on the tour. The original streets were actually wider than the current streets. We met a gentleman who did the recording of the music box in the ghosts presentation at the Lincoln museum.

Great outing, particularly if youre a huge Abraham Lincoln fan like I am. They keep the grounds beautiful. Theyve recreated the neighborhood and rooms to be as authentic as possible with much of it being the real thing. Very friendly tour guides and the tour itself is free! ( but parking costs $2 per hour).

Our first time visiting Lincolns home. Even though the day we visited it was cold we were stoll able to see everything because of cute neighborhoid setting. Pedestrian only. Very informative. I always seem to learn something new when I visited our great state historical location.

Creepy would not want the jobOf night watchmen in museum. To many wax figures.

They not only restored everything in the home since Lincoln was in there, they also do not charge anything for touring the home. The gift shop is inexpensive and has an abundance of choices to pick from. If you have extra time before your tour time, they have 2 theaters for you to watch a agort clip of the history of Lincoln. The clips start every half hour. In conclusion, the tour is extremely educational for kids and even adults.

Great experience...the staff was friendly, helpful, and well informed.

Its a great feeling to see and touch Lincolns home.

Excellent visitors center that allows you to actually touch some artifacts. The guided tour of Lincolns home was informative and thorough while remaining brief enough to not feel overly burdensome. The entire block is a national park so there are many houses other than Lincolns that are historically accurate, though inaccessible. Work books for kids were provided where they could earn a junior park ranger certificate and badge, which is a very nice touch for those with children.

Took a field trip here back in high school. Great time and learned alot.

We had a ton of fun exploring the revitalized village and getting to know the park ranger working at the front desk. The gift shop has some beautiful key chains, one of which we will be using as an ornament on our christmas tree this year. This is a great place to bring kids.

This place is wonderful. I really like that its a free tour. And the your guides are so knowledgeable. I like how well preserved the home is.

The most historic and important place in Springfield, and Illinois for that matter. American history was changed from this house, and its nearly all original. Admission is FREE! Plus they allow flash photos inside, which is unusual for historic homes. The National Park Service owns and operates the home, and they do an AMAZING job!

Wonderful place to visit with the family and learn about our countrys history. Close proximity to I-55, so you can visit from Chicago. A museum is located nearby, enriching the experience, as well as many different sites with history as well. I would give it 5 stars and recommend it to all.

Fun and interesting. Small children might not care but I think its a must.

This is a great stop if youre in the area, but I wouldnt make a special trip out to see the home. We visited over the holidays and enjoyed seeing the house with its mild 1840s style decorations. There are a couple other historic houses that are worth a visit if youre in the area. (The Isles house was a favorite).

Always a pleasant experience when I visit.The park rangers are always friendly and engaging. Love how they get younger visitors to ask their questions.The Lincoln home is in absolutely wonderful shape thanks to all the work done over the years.Visitors center is clean and the gift shop has plenty of great gifts to choose from.

It was actually one of the best parts of the trip I thought I was amazing I love how they had but the area was still the way that it was when Lincoln live there the wagon from his campaign was really cool Im just amazing all in all a Springfield Illinois is an amazing town or city sorry they are definitely worth the trip if you do stop in go to Isaacs and ovids amazing food