Goodbye, Gateway and Hello Land of Lincoln! Though we had one more city to
lodge in for the next two nights (Indianapolis), we headed to Springfield, IL on the way for one reason and one reason alone: The Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum.
Since it opened in 2005, we had put this destination our bucket list of places to visit. We heard so many reports of how excellent this museum was and wanted to verify this for ourselves.
And we did: it is a museum not to be missed! Interactive exhibits, a lifesize version of Lincoln's boyhood home, a White House replica, the Presidential Box at the Ford Theatre, the coffin lying in state, two theatres with informative shows ("Lincoln's Eyes" and "Ghosts in the Library"), and a fun/fabulous children's area were all memorable.
Boyhood home
Mary Todd Lincoln dress
Lincoln's law office with two wild sons wreaking havoc
Ford Theatre box
Dollhouse of the Lincoln home - a toy for active play in "Mrs. Lincoln's Attic"
Once again, photography was limited so I could only take limited shots. But I did get one of a dress I might like to wear myself to a political event in which neither Donald or Hillary are participants!
From Springfield we went to Indianapolis.
My first post of our Geezermoon actually started here where we finished. This concludes the Geezermoon series. Thanks for allowing me the opportunity to tell you about our 40th anniversary trip! On to forty ONE!
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