South from Moline area to Springfield, IL. This is where Abraham Lincoln called home. He lived here for twenty five years prior to moving to Washington D.C. to assume the Presidency. Obviously there is much in this city related to Lincoln.
This afternoon we visited two spots across the street from each other. The first was the Lincoln Museum. When we parked in the campground just north of town we asked the host how to find the museum. He looked at his watch (it was 12:30) and said, "If you hurry you just might make it". Huh? "It takes over four hours to go through it." After a quick lunch we hurried off. He wasn't too far off on his timing. It took us over three hours and we could probably have spent some more time. The best way to describe the experience is 'Go There!!' Totally informative and entertaining. Several presentations done using VERY life like holography. Informative self guided tours tracing his early life and his Presidency along with several galleries of artifacts.
each self guided tour is a walk through a series of rooms and dioramas, some with videos, some with interactive information, all very educational and entertaining. We were never bored or wanting to hurry on. Pictures are permitted in only one pretty restricted area so the best way to describe it is "Go There!!".
Entrance to early years area
Entrance to Presidency years.
Photo op in rotunda of museum
The second spot we visited is the Lincoln Library located across the street from the museum. There was a well done temporary display on Civil War soldiers that we toured but mostly this is a typical research library. It is open to all. I'm sure there are restrictions and protocols for use but we didn't get into that.
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