This morning we went back to downtown Springfield to tour the Lincoln Home National Historic Site. Our tour took us through the only house that Lincoln ever owned. He moved into shortly after marrying Mary Todd and lived there until he became President and moved into the White House. Much of the furniture and objects on display were original to the Lincoln household which added to the awe of the tour. Lincoln's neighborhood surrounding the house has also been restored to look like it was when he lived there.
From there, we drove out to the Lincoln Tomb where Abraham Lincoln, his wife Mary Todd Lincoln and three of their four sons are buried. We were allowed to enter the tomb, which had beautiful marble walls and ceilings, statues of Lincoln by noted artists like Gutzon Borglum and to view the casket itself (although his body actually lies ten feet under the ground). Quite an impressive end to our Lincoln experience.
On our way back, we stopped for lunch at the Cozy Drive In, known for inventing the hotdog on a stick (or corndog to us Southerners). It is located on the famous Route 66 Highway. We ordered the house specialty - four hotdogs on a stick plus fries - and a couple of Route Beers to wash it down. We didn't leave there hungry.
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