Sightseeing
IconicLincoln Home National Historic Site
FreeTour the only home Abraham Lincoln ever owned and walk the restored four-block neighborhood around it.
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Dana-Thomas House
Dana-Thomas House is a sightseeing stop in Springfield, IL. Cost: free.
301 E Lawrence Ave · Springfield, IL
Why you should go…
Frank Lloyd Wright designed this Prairie style home for Susan Lawrence Dana in 1902. The 35-room, 12,000 square foot house holds the largest collection of site-specific, original Wright art glass and furniture, including over 100 custom furniture pieces and about 250 art glass works. Guided tours of up to 15 people climb through 16 different floor levels, and photography is allowed only outside. The state of Illinois runs it as a historic site.
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