Lincoln Tomb Historic Site is located in Springfied, Illinois at Oak Ridge Cemetery. It was the final resting place of Abraham Lincoln, his wife Mary and three of their four sons Edward, William, and Thomas. The tomb was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1960 and in 1966 was placed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The Tomb was designed b scluptor Larkin Mead. The tomb is 117-feet tall and has a 72-foot square base with semi-circle projections on the north and south sides and is made of brick sheathed with Quincy granite. Sets of north and south stairs lead to a terrace. The obelisk is above the terrace. Large pedestals at the corners of the shaft serve as basess for four sculptures, wach with a group of figures that represent one of the four Civil War services - infantry, artillery, cavalry, and navy. A base on teh obelisk's south side holds a bronze statue of Lincoln and at the entrance is a bronze reproduction of Gutzon Borglum's marble head of Lincoln, located in Washington, D.C.

The interior of the Tomb is finished in a highly polished marble trimmed with bronze. The south entrance leads to the burial chamber and the corridors contain reduced-scale reproductions of important Lincoln statues as well as plaques with excerpts from the Gettysburg Address and his Second Inaugural Address. Lincoln's remains rest in a concrete vault ten feet below the marble floor of the burial chamber.

The Tomb's interior is accessible to persons with disabilities, but the exterior upper deck is not.

The Oak Ridge Cemetery public receiving vault, the scene of President Lincoln's funeral, is located at the base of a hill north of the Tomb.

The Lincoln Tomb co-hosts a number of special events with sponsoring groups: the “American Legion Lincoln’s Birthday Pilgrimage” on February 12, the “Veterans of Foreign Wars Annual Pilgrimage” on the Sunday nearest Lincoln’s birthday; the “Sons of Union Veterans Lincoln’s Death Anniversary Services” on April 15, and “Boy Scout Sunday” on the last Sunday in April. Every Tuesday evening from June 1 through August 31, Civil War reenactors from the 114th Illinois Infantry conduct flag-lowering ceremonies at the site.

For tour groups of fifteen or more please acquire a reservation by calling the Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau at 1-800-545-7300

Address: Oak Ridge Cemetery, 1500 Monument Avenue Springfield, 62702

Telephone: (217) 782-2717

Hours: Tue-Sat: 9:00am - 5:00pm