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Lincoln Heritage Museum, Lincoln, IL
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Lincoln Heritage Museum

Lincoln-focused museum in Lincoln, Illinois, with original artifacts downstairs and a recreated-room immersion tour upstairs.

1115 Nicholson Rd, Lincoln, IL 62656 · Lincoln, IL

About Lincoln Heritage Museum

The museum holds a private collection tied to Abraham Lincoln, including furniture he owned, his law books, and 1860 campaign banners. The first floor displays more than one hundred original items. The second floor hosts a docent-guided Immersion Tour that starts on the night he was assassinated and moves backward through his life across about a dozen recreated rooms, using audio, video, and touchable objects. A rotating exhibit currently focuses on Mary Lincoln. The museum also runs school field trips and group tours, and it is linked to the Abraham Lincoln Center for Character Development.

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  • #history
  • #immersion tour
  • #family-friendly
  • #school groups

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