The Memorial Visitor Center is a good place to begin your visit, pick up park information, map, and trail guides. Watch the 15-minute interpretive film, Forging Greatness - Lincoln in Indiana, which tells the story of Abraham Lincoln's youth. The film is shown upon request to 30 minutes before closing. The program is open-captioned. The Memorial Visitor Center also contains two Memorial Halls and the park museum which contains artifacts and exhibits that portray the life of Abraham Lincoln. Learn about his family, boyhood, and frontier life in Indiana.
Memorial Visitor Center
The Memorial Visitor Center is closed from 12:00 to 1:00 pm.
The Memorial Visitor Center, completed in 1943, was designed with two memorial halls and a connecting cloister. The Memorial Court features five sculptured panels, the work or E.H. Daniels, marking significant periods in the life of Abraham Lincoln. Museum artifacts and exhibits portray the life of Abraham Lincoln. Learn about his family, boyhood, and frontier life in Indiana.
Physical Address
3027 E South Street Lincoln City, IN47552
Mailing Address
3027 E South Street Lincoln City, IN47552
From Interstate 64, exit on US 231, (exit 57A). Travel south on US 231 to Indiana Highway 162 (about 6 miles). Take the Santa Claus/Gentryville exit. Turn west (right) on Indiana Highway 162; go 1-1/2 miles to the park entrance on the right.
Sunday:9:00 AM–3:00 PM
Monday and Tuesday:Closed
Wednesday-Saturday:9:00 AM–3:00 PM
The Memorial Visitor Center is closed from 12:00 to 1:00 pm.
The park is in the Central Time Zone.
The Memorial Visitor Center is closed Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, New Years Day and Birthday of Martin Luther King Jr.
Closures & Seasonal Exceptions
Summer Hours
April 1–September 1
Sunday:9:00 AM–4:00 AM
Monday-Saturday:9:00 AM–4:00 PM
The building closes for one hour from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm.
Memorial to Abraham Lincoln features five sculptured panels depicting people and places of Abraham Lincoln's life. NPS
The Nancy Hanks Lincoln Hall in the Memorial Visitor Center. NPS
The Abraham Lincoln Hall is located in the Memorial Visitor Center. NPS
The cloister is a long hallway which connects the two Memorial Halls. The cloister has a brick floor, stone and wood walls. Park bookstore is located in the cloister. Facilities located off the cloister: restrooms, auditorium, information desk, museum. NPS
The life of Abraham Lincoln in Indiana is told through pictures, graphics and displays in the park museum. NPS/Alexander
Ranger in period clothing cooking at the cabin at the Living Historical Farm.
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Living Historical Farm
The Living Historical Farm is a working pioneer homestead with a log cabin, outbuildings, split rail fences, livestock, gardens and crop fields. Rangers dressed in period clothing perform a variety of activities typical of daily life in the 1820s. The farm is staffed seasonally generally from mid-April through September. Visitors are invited to visit and browse around the farm site throughout the year.
Last updated: October 25, 2023
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Contact Info
Mailing Address:
3027 East South Street
PO Box 1816
Lincoln City,
IN
47552
