Springfield Sites Looking For Lincoln 1. Mount Pulaski 7. Get your free tickets to tour the Lincoln Home and information on area historic sites, attractions, events, hotels and restaurants here. While waiting for your tour, take in the free audio-visual programs, view the exhibits, or shop in the Eastern National Book Store. Your tour of the only home the Lincoln's ever owned will be conducted by National Park Service rangers.
Admission is free and the exhibit is toured on a self-guided basis.
Located across the street from the Lincoln Home, the Charles Arnold house has been restored to its 1860 appearance. Admission is free and is toured on a self-guided basis. Jr. Birthday, Presidents Day, General Election Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. Abraham Lincoln practiced law in the offices above Seth Tinsley's store from 1843 until 1853. It was an ideal location for a rising young law firm - near the Capitol and Springfield's finest hotel of the day, and just above the local post office and Federal Courtroom.