No visit to the Springfield, Illinois is complete without seeing at least one or two Abraham Lincoln historical sites. Of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, Lincoln home and his grave, the most moving, in my opinion, are the last two. The Presidential Museum is educational and attractive, but you feel Lincoln’s presence much more touring the home he lived in when he left to become President and at his Tomb in the Oak Ridge Cemetery.

The Lincoln Tomb is even more beautiful on the inside, though it’s easy to feel a sense of awe when you stare at …read more