Illinois State Capitol Springfield

2nd and Capitol, Springfield , Illinois, United States - Phone: 217-782-2099
  • Traveler Rating 4.50
    30 reviews 5 travel blogs 4 photos

    Attraction Type:

    Government building

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    Abe, honestly

    ... became President, and even Lincoln's tomb, where Mary Todd, Tad, Eddie and Willie are buried. But government is evident. The "new" state capitol, built in 1857, is the tallest building in the city; it's 361 feet to the top of the rotunda and 405 ...

  • 2

    Springfield, Lincolns not Simpsons

    14 photos

    ... town, visiting the only home Lincoln ever owned (still with much of the original Lincoln family belongings inside!), the old state capitol where Lincoln - and Obama - announced their Presidential candidacy, Lincoln's old law office and Union Square where ...

  • 3

    Springfield Day 1 - Route 66 Begins

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    ... Illinois which was our scheduled stop for the evening at the Super 8 Motel. Having checked in we then set off to explore the state capitol. As it was the day after Independence Day and early in the evening by this point we didn't have a problem parking. ...

  • 4

    A visual and gastronomic treat... eyes and bellies

    45 photos

    ... ’s home wasn’t the only one we visited. Still following the political theme I suppose, we took a tour around the State capitol building. We have said this before, but it never ceases to surprise us how accessible these are. They are usually ...

  • 5

    Departing Missouri

    29 photos

    ... to be the Republican candidate and won and moved to Washington D.C. We did everything Lincoln that there is to do in Springfield, and also did the State Capitol and State Museum (which had to be the strangest state museum we’ve ever been to). It ...