Where history comes alive!

Visitor information

Welcome to Springfield, Ill., home of Lincoln.

The map on the opposite page features some of the city’s historic sites and places of interest. Besides visiting individual venue websites, you can access some venue info (and a Bar and Restaurant Directory) via the Illinois Times calendar at www.illinoistimes.com.

Getting around

For those traveling by motor vehicle, the map includes locations of parking garages, parking lots and the directions of one way streets to help you get around downtown. For those looking for other modes of transportation, Springfield Mass Transit District offers a “Historic Sites Route.” Service begins at 8:15 a.m. Monday through Saturday (no service on holidays) and you can ride all day for only $3. Buses run every half hour. Visit their website at www.smtd.org or phone, 217-522-5531.

History Comes Alive!

Downtown historic sites participate throughout the year in a program called History Comes Alive! Live performances, including storytellers, period music and costumed interpreters, really bring the sights and sounds from the past alive. You will be transported to Lincoln’s time. For information on these events visit the calendar at www. illinoistimes.com, phone 217-545-7300 or go to visitspringfieldillinois.com.

Downtown sites & attractions

A. Abraham Lincoln
Presidential Library
B. Abraham Lincoln
Presidential Museum
C. Dana-Thomas House -
A Frank Lloyd Wright Design
D. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Statue
E. Elijah Iles House:

Museum of Springfield

History
F. Executive Mansion
(Closed for renovations)
G. Illinois Firefighters
Memorial
H. Illinois Police Officers
Memorial
I. Illinois State Capitol
J. Illinois State Library
K. Illinois State Museum
L. Kidzeum of Health and
Science (Opening soon)
M. Korean War National
Museum
N. Lincoln Depot
O. Lincoln Family Pew
First Presbyterian Church
P. Lincoln-Herndon Law
Office (Closed for
Renovations)
Q. Lincoln Home
National Historic Site
R. Lincoln Ledger
S. Old State Capitol
T. Union Station – Lincoln:

From History to Hollywood
U. Vachel Lindsay Home

Downtown restaurants

1. 411 Bar and Grill
2. Alamo
3. Arlington’s Gastropub
4. Augie’s Front Burner
5. Balen’s Bar & Grill
6. Boone’s Saloon
7. Brewhaus BBQ & Brew
8. Café Andiamo!
9. Café Moxo
10. Cold Stone Creamery
11. Custom Cup Coffee
12. Del’s Popcorn Shop
13. Driftwood Cocktail & Eatery
14. Feed Store
15. Gallina’s Pizza
16. Grille at City Center
17. Head West Sub Stop
18. Howlett Café
19. Incredibly Delicious
20. Jimmy John’s
21. JoJo’s Street Cuisine
22. Lindsay’s Gallery
23. Maid Rite Sandwich Shop
24. Maldaner’s Restaurant
& Catering
25. Mangia Pasta Steak Seafood
26. Nick & Nino’s Penthouse
Steakhouse
27. Norb Andy’s
28. Obed & Isaac’s
Microbrewery & Eatery
29. Robbie’s
30. Saputo’s
31. Starbucks
32. Stop and Roll
33. Subway
34. The Chili Parlor
35. Udder Hut
36. Wm. Van’s Coffee House
37. Z Bistro

Downtown hotels, motels, b&b’s

38. Inn at 835
39. Mansion View Inn & Suites
40. Pasfield House Inn
41. President Abraham
Lincoln Springfield –
A Doubletree by Hilton Hotel
42. The State House Inn –
An Ascend Collection Hotel
43. Wyndam Springfield –
City Centre downtown public parking garages and lots

44. 6th St. & Capitol Ave.:

Multi-level
45. 6th St. & Madison St.

at Presidential Library
& Museum: Multi Level &
RV Parking
46. 6th St. between
Washington St. & Adams
St. at Old State Capitol:
Underground
47. 7th St. & Capitol Ave. at
Lincoln Library:
Underground
48. 7th St. at Lincoln Home:

Lot
49. 7th St. & Monroe St.:

Multi Level
50. 7th St. & Washington St.:

Multi Level
51. Edwards St. & College
St.: Lot
52. 2nd St. & Cook St. at
Dana Thomas House: Lot

sites & attractions

A. Adams Wildlife Sanctuary
B. Air Combat Museum
C. Camp Butler National
Cemetery
D. Clayville Historic Site
E. Cozy Dog Drive In
F. Daughters of Union
Veterans of the
Civil War Museum
G. Edwards Place
H. Henson Robinson Zoo
I. Illinois Fire Museum
J. Illinois Korean War
Memorial
K. Illinois State Military
Museum
L. Illinois State Police
Heritage Foundation
Museum
M. Illinois Vietnam Veterans
Memorial
N. Knight’s Action Park/
Route 66 Drive In Theatre
O. Lawrence Memorial
Library/Mata Simpson
Resource Center
P. Lincoln Memorial Garden
& Nature Center
Q. Lincoln Tomb
R. Lincoln’s New Salem
S. Prairies Edge Farm
T. Purple Heart Memorial
U. Springfield & Central IL
African American
History Museum
V. Thomas Rees
Memorial Carillon
W. Trutter Museum
X. Washington Park
Botanical Garden
Y. World War II Illinois
Veterans Memorial

hotels, motels, b&b’s

1. Baymont Inn & Suites
2. Best Western
Clearlake Plaza
3. Candlewood Suites
4. Carpenter Street Hotel
5. Comfort Inn & Suites
6. Comfort Suites
7. Country Inn & Suites
by Carlson
8. Courtyard by Marriott
9. Crowne Plaza Hotel
10. Days Inn
11. Drury Inn & Suites
12. Fairfield Inn
13. Flagg Farmstead
14. Hampton Inn
15. Hampton Inn & Suites
16. Hilton Garden Inn
17. Holiday Inn Express
Hotel & Suites
18. Homestyle Inn & Suites
19. Howard Johnson Inn
& Suites
20. La Quinta Inn & Suites
21. Microtel Inn & Suites
22. Motel 6
23. Northfield Inn, Suites
& Conference Center
24. Quality Inn
25. Ramada Springfield North
26. Red Roof Inn
27. Residence Inn
28. Route 66 Hotel &
Conference Center
29. Sleep Inn
30. Staybridge Suites
31. Stevenson Inn
32. Super 8 East

recreation

Bike Trails
33. Bunn to Lost Bridge Trail
34. Interurban Trail
35. Lost Bridge Trail
36. Sangamon Valley
Bike Trail
37. Wabash Trail
Camping
38. Double J Campground
39. IL State Fair Campground
40. KOA Campground
41. Lincoln’s New Salem
Campground
42. Riverside Park
Campground/
Riverside Stables
43. Sangchris Lake
State Park
Colleges and Universities
44. Benedictine University
45. Lincoln Land
Community College
46. Robert Morris University
47. SIU School of Medicine
48. University of Illinois
at Springfield
Golf Courses
49. Bergen Golf Course
50. Brookhills Golf Club
51. Bunn Park Golf Course
52. Lincoln Greens
Golf Course
53. Long Bridge Golf Course
54. Pasfield Golf Course
55. Piper Glen Golf Club
56. Rail Golf Club
57. The Oaks Golf Club

Parks
58. Lincoln Park
59. Washington Park
60. Southwind Park
Shopping
61. Capital City Shopping
Center
62. Downtown Shopping
63. Legacy Pointe Town
Center
64. Northeast Shopping Area
65. Parkway Pointe
66. Sangamon Center North
67. Southwest Plaza
68. The Gables
69. Town & Country
Shopping Center
70. White Oaks Mall
71. White Oaks Plaza

transportation

72. Abraham Lincoln
Capital Airport
73. Amtrak
74. Greyhound Bus Depot

hospitals

Memorial Medical Center
701 N. 1st St.
217-788-3000
St. John’s Hospital
800 E. Carpenter St.
217-544-6464