Springfield

Worth seeing in and around Springfield

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Illinois State Capitol

   The Illinois State Capitol, located in Springfield, Illinois, houses the legislative and executive branches of the government of the U.S. state of Illinois. Becoming the seat of the legislature in 1876, the current building is the sixth to serve as the capitol building since Illinois was admitted to the United States in 1818.

   1 km · state capitol building of the U.S. state of Illinois · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Diocese of Springfield in Illinois

   The Diocese of Springfield in Illinois is a diocese of the Catholic Church in the capital city of Illinois in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Chicago.

   2.5 km · diocese of the Catholic Church in the United States · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Lincoln Home National Historic Site

   Lincoln Home National Historic Site preserves the Springfield, Illinois, home and related historic district where Abraham Lincoln lived from 1844 to 1861, prior to becoming the 16th president of the United States. The presidential memorial includes the four blocks surrounding the home and a visitor center.

   500 m · national historic site in Illinois, USA · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum

   The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum documents the life of the 16th U.S. president, Abraham Lincoln, and the course of the American Civil War. Combining traditional scholarship with 21st-century showmanship techniques, the museum ranks as one of the most visited presidential libraries.

   400 m · Presidential library and museum for U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, located in Springfield, Illinois · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Oak Ridge Cemetery

   Oak Ridge Cemetery is an American cemetery in Springfield, Illinois. The Lincoln Tomb, where Abraham Lincoln, his wife and all but one of their children lie, is there, as are the graves of other prominent Illinois figures.

   2.7 km · cemetery in Springfield, Illinois, United States · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Old State Capitol State Historic Site

   The Old State Capitol State Historic Site is a former capitol building for the U.S. state of Illinois. Located in Springfield, it is one of two preserved former Illinois capitol buildings.

   400 m · museum and historic site in Springfield, Illinois, USA · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception

   The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is the seat of the Catholic Diocese of Springfield in Illinois. The cathedral, for which the cornerstone was laid on August 14, 1927, was dedicated on October 14, 1928.

   1 km · Catholic cathedral in Springfield, Illinois, United States · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Dana-Thomas House

   The Dana–Thomas House is a Prairie style house at 301 East Lawrence Avenue in Springfield, Illinois, United States. Designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright, it was built for the philanthropist Susan Lawrence Dana around an existing 1860s house.

   1.1 km · historic house in Illinois, United States · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Lake Springfield

   Lake Springfield is a 3,965-acre reservoir in the southeast of the capital city of Springfield, Illinois. It is 560 ft above sea level.

   6 km · reservoir in Illinois, United States · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Cathedral Church of St. Paul

    The Cathedral Church of Saint Paul the Apostle is an Episcopal cathedral in Springfield, Illinois, United States. It is the seat of the Diocese of Springfield.

    1.3 km · church in Illinois, United States · Wikipedia

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Getting to Springfield

Airports

St. Louis Lambert (STL), 133 km · Chicago Midway (MDW), 272 km · Chicago O'Hare (ORD), 283 km

Stations

Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport, 5.4 km

• St Louis → Springfield

  139 km · quickest by road, 2h 23m · $12–17
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• Chicago → Springfield

  283 km · quickest by road, 4h 47m · $26–35
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• Indianapolis → Springfield

  298 km · quickest by road, 4h 56m · $27–37
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