Groups & schools
Bring the whole
bus.
Group rates for parties of ten or more, and field trips built around a guided tour of Lincoln’s life in the immersion tour, nineteenth-century games, scavenger hunts, and an up-close opportunity to view and hold actual artifacts!
Group reservations
Groups of all sizes are welcome.
A group tour consists of a self-guided viewing of the first-floor gallery and a docent-guided Immersion Tour.
Parties of ten or more receive a discounted admission rate of $5 per person. Advance notice must be given to be eligible for the reduced rate.
Group payments can be made on the day of your visit by cash, check (payable to Lincoln Heritage Museum), or credit card — Visa, MasterCard, American Express or Discover. We strongly encourage group admission fees to be paid in a single transaction.
Parking & drop-off
Parking is free for cars, buses and motor coaches. Passenger drop-off and pick-up is in front of the museum, at the first set of double doors of the Lincoln Center building. Motor coaches are asked to park along the sidewalk at the far end of the parking lot adjacent to 1115 Nicholson Rd.
How to book
Call (217) 735-7399 or email lincolnheritagemuseum@gmail.com.
School field trips
The museum becomes a very large classroom.
Field trips consist of an educational scavenger hunt for younger learners, a guided tour, lessons on character development, an opportunity to view and to hold actual historical artifacts, and nineteenth-century games. Students interact with history while holding real items from Lincoln’s era; learn how to apply character lessons to their lives; and learn to play double-can bean-bag to keep them excited and engaged.
During the guided tour, students walk through nineteenth-century room recreations while learning about the events that shaped Abraham Lincoln into the man admired today. Each room represents a unique and important moment in his life — and students are encouraged to reach out and touch the objects along the way.
