Theodore Roosevelt Presidential LibraryPublic Lands Directory

Alerts and conditions

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Overview

Abraham Lincoln believed in the ideal that everyone in America should have the opportunity to improve their economic and social condition. Lincoln’s life was the embodiment of that idea. We know him as the sixteenth president but he was also a spouse, parent, and neighbor who experienced the same hopes, dreams, and challenges of life that are still experienced by many people today.

From the National Park Service

History

The designation history for this site (every law, proclamation and order, and the administration behind each) is being researched and checked by the Library’s historians.

What to see and do

Activities

  • Arts and Culture
  • Cultural Demonstrations
  • Guided Tours
  • Self-Guided Tours - Walking
  • Hands-On
  • Arts and Crafts
  • Living History
  • Reenactments
  • Historic Weapons Demonstration
  • First Person Interpretation
  • Junior Ranger Program
  • Wildlife Watching
  • Birdwatching
  • Park Film
  • Museum Exhibits
  • Shopping
  • Bookstore and Park Store
  • Gift Shop and Souvenirs

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Plan your visit

Hours

Lincoln Home Visitor Center: The Visitor Center is open 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Here, visitors are able to reserve tickets, get site orientation, and view the park films. The visitor center is your go to place for information and accessibility needs and serves as the location for bathrooms, water refill station, and souvenirs/gifts.

Exhibit Homes: There are three self-guided exhibits available from 9am - 4:30 PM.

Park Grounds and Lincoln Neighborhood: While the Visitor Center and Exhibit Homes have specific hours, visitors are free to walk the Lincoln Neighborhood and park grounds between the hours of 6:00 AM and 11:00 PM year round.

Getting there

The Visitor Center is located at 426 South Seventh Street. The 4-block Lincoln Home Neighborhood is open to pedestrians and closed to vehicles.

Visitor centers

Weather

Temperatures at our site can range from 0°F (-18°C) in the winter to 95°F (35°C) or warmer in the summer. Summers can be very humid, with both intense sun, rainstorms, and thunderstorms. Winter sees clear skies as well as snow. Please dress appropriate for potential weather conditions. We recommend wearing shoes comfortable for walking.

Phone: 2174924241

Whose lands these are

These lands are the ancestral and present-day homelands of Native nations. A section on whose lands these are is being prepared with tribal review. In the meantime, Native Land Digital offers a starting point.

Photos

A guide leading a group into the Lincoln Home which has bunting on the front.
Guide Leading a Tour into the Lincoln Home · NPS Photo
A bedroom with a patterned carpet and wallpaper, a large four poster bed, and a fireplace.
Abraham Lincoln's Bedroom · NPS Photo
A room with patterned carpet and wallpaper, a fireplace, several wooden chairs, and decorations.
Lincoln Home Sitting Room · NPS Photo
A red cart surrounded by pumpkins and hay bales with the Lincoln Home in the background.
Lincoln Home Halloween Event · NPS Photo
A street covered in snow and lined with trees, buildings, and streetlamps.
Lincoln Home Neighborhood in the Snow · NPS Photo
A black and white image of a crowd of people standing in front of and around the Lincoln Home.
1860 Political Rally Photograph · NPS Photo

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