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Springfield, IL

Amtrak Station • 100 N 3rd St • 62701-1106

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Station   15 points of interest   12 hotels   5 car rental

Points of interest

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum

112 N 6th St • Springfield, IL 62701-1310
(4 blk E)
(217) 782-5764 - Website

Lincoln Herndon Law Office

210 1/2 S 6th St • Springfield, IL 62701-1561
(4 blk SE)
(217) 785-7960 - Website
Contructed in 1840, only surviving structure in which Lincoln kept offices.

Lincoln Home National Historic Site

426 S 7th St • Springfield, IL 62701-1901
(0.5 mi SE)
(217) 492-4241 - Website
Lincoln's home for 17 years before his election to Presidency in 1861. Open 8:30am-5:00p daily.

Oliver P. Parks Telephone Museum

529 S 7th St • Springfield, IL 62703-1634
(0.6 mi SE)
(217) 789-5303 - Website
9:00am-4:30pm, Mon-Fri. Free admission.

Dana-Thomas House

300 E Lawrence Ave • Springfield, IL 62703-2233
(0.8 mi S)
(217) 782-6776 - Website
Prairie style house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Open Wed-Sun 9am-4pm.

Museum of Funeral Customs

1440 Monument Ave • Springfield, IL 62702-2620
(1.3 mi N)
(217) 544-3480 - Website
Open 10am-4pm Tues-Sat, 1pm-4pm Sun. Admission: $4 adult, $2 child.

Benedictine University at Springfield

1500 N 5th St • Springfield, IL 62702-2643
(1.6 mi N)
(217) 525-1420 - Website
Formerly Springfield College in Illinois.

Illinois State Fairgrounds

801 E Sangamon Ave • Springfield, IL 62702-1813
(2.3 mi N)
(217) 782-6661 - Website
366-acre complex, home of the Illinois State Fair.

Bill Shea's Gas Station Museum

2075 N Peoria Rd • Springfield, IL 62702-1837
(2.3 mi N)
(217) 522-0475 - Website
A fixture on Historic Route 66 for than half a century. Exhibits of signs, pumps and other

Washington Park Botanical Garden

1740 W Fayette • Springfield, IL 62704-2356
(2.8 mi SW)
(217) 753-6228 - Website

University of Illinois at Springfield

1 University Plz • Springfield, IL 62703-5404
(8.5 mi S)
(217) 206-6600 - Website

Route 66 Drive In

1700 Recreation Dr • Springfield, IL 62707-7348
(9.8 mi SW)
(217) 546-8881 - Website
Restored twin screen drive-in on historic Route 66. Open weekends Apr-Oct, daily Memorial Day-Labor Day.

Chatham Railroad Museum

100 N State St • Chatham, IL 62629-1350
(11.5 mi S)
(217) 483-7792 - Website
Open 2nd and 4th Sunday, 2pm-4pm.

Lincoln Memorial Garden and Nature Center

2301 E Lake Shore Dr • Springfield, IL 62712-8908
(12.6 mi S)
(217) 529-1111 - Website

Lincoln's New Salem-State Historic Site

15588 History Ln • Petersburg, IL 62675-9729
(21 mi NW)
(217) 632-4000 - Website
Mar-Oct: 9am-5pm; Nov-Feb: 8am-4pm. Closed Mon-Tue.

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Hotels

State House Inn

101 E Adams St • Springfield, IL 62701-1108
3 blk W
(217) 528-5100 - Website

Doubletree President Abraham Lincoln Springfield

701 E Adams • Springfield, IL 62701-1616
5 blk E
(217) 544-8800 - Website

Hilton

700 E Adams St • Springfield, IL 62701-1601
6 blk E
(217) 789-1530 - Website

Best Inns and Suites

500 N 1st St • Springfield, IL 62702-5116
0.6 mi NW
(217) 522-1100 - Website

(bed and breakfast) The Inn at 835

Will pick up Amtrak passengers at station
835 S 2nd St • Springfield, IL 62704
0.6 mi S
(217) 523-4466 - Website

(bed and breakfast) Henry Mischler House

Will pick up Amtrak passengers at station
802 E Edwards St • Springfield, IL 62703-1630
0.9 mi SE
(217) 525-2660 - Website

Travelodge Airport

1701 J David Jones Pkwy • Springfield, IL 62702-2558
2.3 mi NW
(217) 753-3446 - Website

Hilton Garden Inn

3100 S Dirksen Pkwy • Springfield, IL 62703-4503
6 mi SE
(217) 529-7171 - Website

Comfort Suites

2620 S Dirksen Parkway • Springfield, IL 62703-4506
6.9 mi SE
(217) 753-4000 - Website

Baymont Inns

5871 S 6th Street Rd • Springfield, IL 62703-5193
7.2 mi S
(217) 529-6655 - Website

Comfort Inn

3442 Freedom Drive • Springfield, IL 62704-6516
7.8 mi SW
(217) 787-2250 - Website

Courtyard

3462 Freedom Drive • Springfield, IL 62704-6516
7.8 mi SW
(217) 793-5300 - Website

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Rent cars

Enterprise

101 E Jefferson • Springfield, IL 62701-1016
(2 blk W)
(217) 528-8888 - Website

Enterprise

1031 S Dirksen Pkwy • Springfield, IL 62703-2118
(3.1 mi SE)
(217) 789-1800 - Website

Avis

1106 Capital Airport Dr. • Springfield, IL 62707-8411
(3.9 mi N)
(217) 522-7728 - Website

Hertz

1108 Capital Airport Dr. • Springfield, IL 62707-8411
(3.9 mi N)
(217) 525-8820 - Website

Thrifty

1560 Wabash Ave • Springfield, IL 62704-5309
(4.2 mi NE)
(217) 726-5770 - Website

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Upcoming events

Fall Harvest Festival

Oct 12 • Lincoln Memorial Garden and Nature Center, 2301 E Lake Shore Dr

Illinois State Fair

Aug 7-17 • State Fairgrounds

 

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