Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park
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Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park is a designated U.S. historic park preserving two separate farm sites in LaRue County, Kentucky, where Abraham Lincoln was born and lived early in his childhood.
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Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park is a designated U.S. historic park preserving two separate farm sites in LaRue County, Kentucky, where Abraham Lincoln was born and lived early in his childhood.
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TriciaTricia
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WinifredWinifred
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Visited early April 2023 on a Monday afternoon. There were plenty and parking spots and not super busy but there certainly were many groups of people. The Visitor Center was nice. There was a short video to watch. Also junior ranger program for the kids with badges (which were metal versus the wood or plastic like most parks have). The national park passport stamps were located in the park store. There were multiple stamps (knob creek, Hodgensville and boy hood home unit). There was always a ranger available to ask questions to. There was a decent amount of merch as well. Outside there are a couple trails and interesting things to look at. The springs and the log house etc. Probably wouldn't need to visit a second time but well worth the first visit. We stayed about 90 mins. It was nice to visit this site after visiting the lincoln Memorial in D.C. and Ford's Theather.
David LieuDavid Lieu
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How can you not love one of the Nation’s and I should say worlds greatest leaders of all time. Abraham Lincoln was a man of Faith and deep character that loved the Lord and all people. The birthplace was a cabin of humble beginnings , though it was not the actual cabin it was a cabin of his time and this is preserved in a beautiful massive monument stone building. On the grounds are a natural spring with cave system as well which is not open for exploration. Boy does the temperature change when you are next to the spring compared with 20 feet above at ground level. The movie on Lincolns life was short and informative, the small museum and walk through was really informative as well. Abraham Lincoln and many other presidents and heads of state interestingly share the same blood line. Enjoy the photos
DS CLARKEDS CLARKE
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On our way from central Kentucky to Nashville, we decided to stop and visit the Lincoln Birthplace and Memorial. Plenty of parking at the Visitor Center. We went in, looked at a short film about the family settlements and history and nice displays. My wife hesitated to take her walker on the trails, so I hiked alone. The boardwalk trail up to the birthplace and replica cabin was just a slight incline and too bad. Coming back was a lot easier! Trail was very clean and had boards to the sides at a 45 degree angle, possibly to keep critters from jumping up. The Lincoln Monument was much more impressive on a grander scale with the 56 steps leading up to the Memorial, to signify the 56 years of Lincoln’s life. Very nice exhibits and there appeared to even be an Inn and cabins on the property.
L SipeL Sipe
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Had seen signs for this while driving down from Indianapolis to Mammoth Cave, so got curious, and took a detour to this on a Saturday afternoon in October while driving from Mammoth Cave to Lexington. Got there at around 4:15pm, and the Park Service officer kindly informed me that the birthplace monument with the barn inside was going to close at 4:30pm, so quickly went there first. The entire park shuts down at 5pm, and vehicles need to be moved out to the road before then. Quite a nice setup - lots of open space. The visitor center has nice clean restrooms, and I could fill up my jug with potable water. Some interesting artefacts from Lincoln's childhood at the visitor center too. And it's free!
Vipul SinghVipul Singh
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