Lincoln sites in Springfield

Stained glass brightens the interior of the dome inside the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Ill.   ( Katherine Rodeghier/Chicago Tribune )

A cenotaph stands above the burial vault of Abraham Lincoln inside the Lincoln Tomb in Springfield, Ill.   (Katherine Rodeghier/Chicago Tribune )

A diorama in the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum depicts the Battle of Gettysburg and Lincoln delivering his Gettysburg Address.   ( Katherine Rodeghier/Chicago Tribune )

U.S. National Park rangers lead tours of the Lincoln Home, including the kitchen with a cast iron cook stove.   ( Katherine Rodeghier/Chicago Tribune )

The Lincoln Home National Historic Site includes the house where the Lincoln family lived for 17 years in Springfield, Ill.   (Katherine Rodeghier/Chicago Tribune )

Visitors to Lincoln’s Tomb have been rubbing the nose on a bust of Abraham Lincoln for decades, giving it a shiny glow.   ( Katherine Rodeghier/Chicago Tribune )

Abraham Lincoln is buried in a tomb in Springfield’s Oak Ridge Cemetery along with his wife and three of their sons.   (Katherine Rodeghier/Chicago Tribune )

The Blue Room in a model of the White House at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum showcases Mary Lincoln’s formal dress.   ( Katherine Rodeghier/Chicago Tribune )

The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum is one half of the museum and library complex. The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library is across the street in Springfield, Ill.   ( Katherine Rodeghier/Chicago Tribune )

A figure of young Lincoln appears to gaze across the rotunda inside the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum in Springfield, Ill.   ( Katherine Rodeghier/Chicago Tribune )