Springfield, Illinois carries more American history per square mile than almost any city in the country. It is the city that shaped Abraham Lincoln, that housed the state government of Illinois, and that continues to draw hundreds of thousands of visitors every year to walk the same streets, study the same documents, and stand in the same homes that defined a pivotal chapter in Americ... https://www.carpenterstreethotel.com/blog/weekend-travel-guide-to-springfield-illinois-with-carpenter-street-hotel/