Journey One
The Pre-Presidential Years

In New Salem, you'll see Lincoln as an awkward young man hopelessly in love with Ann Rutledge. Did this really happen? Historians may never know for certain, but this romantic idea remains an enduring part of the Lincoln legend.




Life in Springfield - Home Life, Work Life, Political Life, is a gallery space presenting Lincoln's life in Springfield, Illinois, including his courtship of Mary, his home life, his legal and political careers, his law practice and the Lincoln-Douglas debates.



The Permissive Parent, is an immersive scene letting you enter the Lincoln-Herndon law office. Lincoln is stretched out on the couch and is blissfully reading a newspaper while his boys, Willie and Tad, run riot tearing the place apart.