Decatur Hub Tour
Decatur
Day One (8 hours including travel time)
Springfield
The Heart of Lincoln Country – Lincoln spent almost 30 years of his life in Springfield and from there traveled all over Illinois.
The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum (Two Hours)
Old State Capitol State Historic Site (45 minutes)
The Lincoln Home National Historic Site (60 minutes)
Lincoln Herndon Law Offices State Historic Site (30 minutes) or
Lincoln Depot (30 minutes)
Lincoln Tomb State Historic Site (30 minutes
Petersburg
New Salem State Historic Site (60 minutes)
Day Two (7 hours 30 minutes including travel time)
Decatur
Lincoln on his own – At the age of 22 Lincoln left his family in Decatur and began to take his life into his own hands.
Macon County Historical Society Museum (60 minutes)
Charleston
A hard life – Lincoln’s father and step-mother finally settled just outside of Charleston where they both lived until they died. Thomas Lincoln’s life as a farmer was tough and his relationship with his son seemed to be distant.
Lincoln Douglas Debate Museum (30 minutes)
Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site (2 hours)
Vandalia Statehouse State Historic Site (30 minutes)
Day Three (4 hours including travel time)
Danville
Friends in law and politics – Lincoln spent many days in Danville as lawyer on the 8th Judicial Circuit with many friends he made in his years there
Dr. William H. Fithian Home (30 minutes)
Vermilion County Museum (30 minutes)
Mahomet
The prairie and the Civil War –Experience pioneer life as Lincoln would remember it and understand the affects of the Civil War on the County.
Early American Museum (60 minutes)
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