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Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park A picture of Knob Creek during the Fall
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Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park
Visitor Centers
 

Abraham Lincoln Birthplace Unit

Visitor Center

Start your tour here

Open – Labor Day through Memorial Day: 8:00 am-4:45 pm (ET) Memorial Day through Labor Day: 8:00 am- 6:45 pm (ET)

Closed – Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day

Phone – (270) 358-3137

Information – Park brochures, directions around the park, and local information

Exhibits – Original Lincoln Family Bible, Lincoln Overview (featuring Genealogy, Birthplace, and Boyhood Home at Knob Creek information), Pioneer Life (featuring Tools, Cookware, and Furniture), Boundary Oak Interactive (featuring Lincoln and U.S. Timeline), and much more

Special Programs – Abraham Lincoln: The Kentucky Years, a 15 minute film shows every 30 minutes on the hour and half hour

Educational Bookstore – Books, pins, postcards, magnets, clothing apparel, coloring books, and much more

Available Facilities – Water fountain, restrooms, information desk, and weather reports


Abraham Lincoln Boyhood Home at Knob Creek

Ranger Station

Start your tour here

Open daylight hours year-round

Interpretive staff available as follows:

Saturday and Sunday only beginning 1st Saturday in April until Memorial Day: 8:30 am-4:30 pm (ET)

Daily Memorial Day through Labor Day: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (ET)

Phone – (502) 549-3741

Information – Park brochures, directions around the park, and local information

Special Programs – Radio interpretive message on AM 1540

Exhibits – Wayside exhibits

Available Facilities – Restrooms (in separate building)

 
Fireplace inside Symbolic Cabin located in Memorial Building
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Visitor Center at the Birthplace Unit
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Picture of a man and his daughter playing with Lincoln Logs
Young and old alike enjoy Lincoln Logs
Lincoln Logs were first invented by...
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Visitors enjoying themselves at the park
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Visitors enjoying a Ranger's talk
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Red Fox
Red Fox
Mammals at the Park
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A picture of President Theodore Roosevelt at the Lincoln Centennial celebration - Laying of the Cornerstone

Did You Know?
President Theodore Roosevelt was a part of the Lincoln Centennial Celebration. He dedicated the cornerstone for the Memorial Building on February 12, 1909.

Last Updated: October 04, 2010 at 06:14 MST