Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial

The Junior Ranger program helps kids get involved and learn more about Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial. Anyone can become a Junior Ranger by completing activities during a visit to the park.

Walk along the same ground that Abraham Lincoln did when he was a boy growing into a young man.

The Trail of Twelve Stones is a unique way to review some of the major events in Abraham Lincoln's life. Beginning just east of the Cabin Site Memorial, twelve historic stones area are arranged in chronological order at irregular intervals. Small bronze tablets, located near each stone, briefly explain the events in Lincoln's life associated with each of the memorial stones. Several shaded, stone-bench rest areas are provided for your convenience.

Start Your Experience at the Memorial Visitor Center The Visitor Center is your entrance into the visitor experience at Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial. Park staff and volunteers will be located at the front desk to greet and orient you to the park. Allow at least 45 minutes to tour the Memorial Halls, Museum and watch the orientation film. Junior Rangers can pick up a Junior Ranger Activity book at the Information Desk.

Lincoln Living Historical Farm is a working pioneer homestead with a log cabin, outbuildings, split rail fences, livestock, gardens and field crops. Rangers dressed in period clothing perform a variety of activities typical of daily life in the 1820s.

The park museum is housed in the Memorial Visitor Center which was completed in 1943. This space is self-guided and contains twelve exhibits that explore the life of Abraham Lincoln.

A 14-minute interpretive film tells of the boyhood of Abraham Lincoln, who grew up to become the 16th President of the United States.