亚伯拉罕林肯总统图书馆与博物馆

blondecurlysue

这个博物馆让我觉得很印象深刻,把林肯这么多年当总统的经历都展示出来了,在参观白宫的时候我简直起鸡皮疙瘩了。我强烈建议大家来这里参观。工作人员们很友善,当时有一大队小孩子进去参观,他们很友善的让我告诉我去什么区域能避开他们,结果我真的成功的避开了这群小孩子。

cg37

不管你是研究林肯的学者,还是想给孩子们找一个他们喜欢的课外学习体验的家长,这是伊利诺伊州有关林肯的最棒的地方。我一辈子都视美国总统林肯为英雄,在这个地方开放不久我就亲自来过。此后我来过好几次,还带着朋友和家人来了解不为人知的林肯生平及美国内战情况。贬损者抱怨这里是迪斯尼风格的展示,蜡像立体模型和特小电影。这里有种身临其境的真实感觉,这种展示最能吸引下一代美国历史学者的注意力。年纪大的家伙儿或者像我对内战感兴趣的人会在立体模型前驻足,看到林肯被其内阁成员或家人围着,或者独自一人站在电报机前会让人着迷,会缅怀那些逝去的美国人。这里不能错过。

Suzee_12

这个博物馆非常赞!这里有许多介绍林肯的生平故事,并且讲述故事的方式非常神奇,我极力推荐大家都来这里尝试体验一下!

blueyes34

这是我们第二次来这里玩,花了比上次更久的时间在这里玩。这个博物馆太酷了,介绍到从林肯的出生一直到他入主白宫的整个过程。在里面有两个小电影可以看:《林肯的眼睛》和《图书馆里的鬼》,两次看《图书馆里的鬼》都让我流出了眼泪。我很喜欢已经过世的Tim Russert在1860年选举时做的“广播”。如果我住得近一点的话,我还可以参加到这个博物馆其他的一些活动比如“Mary Lincoln的疯狂审判”。很适合一家人去参观,绝对会再去的。

bernaloveit96

通常我不赞成假期里学习,但是这里非常有意思,我学到很多,他们有非常酷的电影,唯一的缺点是有一堆闹哄哄的小学生,总是围着周围跑来跑去。

keithcleer

Our 6 year old loved it, especially the movies. I could not recommend it more. Only negative is the smell of Subway near the children's play area.

Vikingwench

Our family goes to the Lincoln Museum once a year. We do so to show our younger family members the importance that one person can make in the world. Our large family travels from all over to come to Springfield. It is that important. The museum is well thought out,well designed & well equipped to show case Mr. Lincoln,his family,his political career & his struggles.There is much here about the Civil War & what lead up to it also.The displays are so poignant, that many people get teary- eyed as they walk through the halls. (Myself included.) Depending on what display you are looking at,it can be quite solemn. I always feel like I know "Honest Abe" a bit better after having been there. There is a nice cafeteria style restaurant for lunch & snacks,but I always feel it is "pricey",especially since there is a fee to get into the museum & it is not cheap either. A very nice gift shop is on site also,featuring everything a Civil War & Lincoln history buff would want,and then some.The staff is & helpful and used to dealing with crowds & kids. If you want to see the whole Lincoln experience In Springfield,this is a good place to start.

274JamesC

A MUST see, whether you are from out of state or an Illinois resident. I suggest a full day if not two. There is a lot to see and read. I have been there many times, with school groups, and on our own. Every time I, we, go I see something I hadent seen or noticed before. There are also new exhibits all the time.

lbgreene

This is our 4th visit, and it doesn't disappoint! We hadn't been in a few years, and our daughter is now 11 & can understand more, so we wanted to revisit it. Fabulous! The two theater presentations are spectacular, and the wax figure displays incredible! Can't recommend this enough!

132josephd

This is a must do when visiting Springfield. There is a lot to see here especially if you are a history buff.

pwwtoy1

See both the state-of-the art movies. Fantastic exhibits. We spent about 5 hours there. The museum staff is very knowledgeable and pleasant. We took the art tour (free), which I would highly recommend. The tour was about 45 minutes. The Subway is a little below par, and we eat at Subway all the time. The tables were all dirty, and the employees seemed to be just standing around. Food was ok.

ducksmjb

Went with my nephews and sister in law for the kids spring break. Nice museum, we got the AAA discount so it was $11 for adults not sure what the kids price was. Definately want to do the shows they were excellent and really made the trip. I loved the ghost of the library show with the holograms and real life mix. I also thought the other show was entertaining and the kids got a kick out of the moving chairs and smoke! A lot of interesting things to see in a well kept museum.

BillG342

Top notch museum, very modern, very thorough - well worth the stop if you are traveling in the area.

BerniE775

Definitely a must see in the land of Lincoln. Very family friendly,awesome recreations and something to see for the whole family. It is staffed by great volunteers who are very knowledgeable about Lincoln. Spoil alert you just may see Lincoln himself. They are planning a lot of special activities for the month of May recreating his funeral.

SarahJ100100

We went as a large group, but there was enough to do, and the exhibits were spacious enough that we were not cramped to see the displays - even when a school brought in several buses of children. The theater presentations were amazing and gave lots of information. I enjoyed that both positives and negatives about Lincoln were put forth. The variety of displays was wonderful- a log cabin featuring what his boyhood may have been like, recreations of portions of the White House, election posters as well as political cartoons- it was a thorough melding of the life of a man. The sections devoted to just the Civil War - such as the digital diorama showing the battles and death counts, and the portrait wall with hundreds of soldiers pictures were sombering. It was helpful to give a humanity to a war that is often just so many numbers and statistics. The children in our group (and even some of the adults, too) enjoyed the children's room, where they could dress up, look at book, and pretend they had stepped back in time 150 years.We ate lunch in the attached Subway and were quite pleased with the efficiency and service.