Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site

I happen to come here during the 2015 Harvest Frolic so there were a number of reenactors there portraying the various aspects of time period these farms were in operation.
If you’re not familiar with this place or its history, the web sight
is pretty good and goes into some detail. In fact, reading through this web page «before» you visit the farmstead itself will enhance your visit.
The short of it is, this is the farm of Thomas & Sarah Bush Lincoln, the father and step mother of President Lincoln. Pres. Lincoln never lived here himself, but did visit it often and was part owner of the land, which he deeded back to his father. There is actually two farms here; the Lincoln farm and the Sargent Farm, which was moved to this location.
The grounds of this historical sight are nice, with a mix of woods and open fields. There is also plenty of parking. I would suggest you stop to be the Visitor center as it has some nice artifacts on display, useful information and a short movie, then proceed the various out buildings.
If you like history, or a Lincoln fan, or just like seeing something different, then this is a sure bet. It’s informative and neat to see. Although I noticed this places does have different operating hours, depending on the time of year and they are not open every day of the week, so you may want to check their opening days/​hours before coming here.

Drove all the way there and it’s closed on Mondays. Bummer. Also the address listed here isn’t correct.

While on a weekend getaway to visit the relatives in Mattoon, we decided to sneak off and learn ourselves a bit on the ways of Lincoln. A mere 10 miles from Mattoon lies the homestead (sort of) of Mr. Lincoln’s family. We learned he never actually lived there, but did purchase some land later to keep his unruly step brother from conning his parent’s from their home — see, learning can be fun!
The area contains a very nice welcome ceneter with a walk through area describing the homestead as well as Lincolns life. The end of the walk brings you to a movie theater where you can enjoy a 15 minute clip further describing the area. Outside are plenty of paths that take you to the cabin where Lincoln’s parents and 15 of their children and friends lived as well as by a number of animal pens that contain sheep and chickens. Fairly stand-​offish are the sheep, but they’re fun to watch!
On the other side of the farm is the home and land of the Lincoln’s neighbors who were considered progressive farmers for the time period as they bought seeds from a catalog and sold their crops for a profit. Within this area is an amazingly nice sheep that loves to be pet and fed grass.
A great place to go spend a few hours, learn about a great gentleman and his family as well as make a friend w/​a very nice sheep! Well worth the trip.