Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park

Wonderful stop on way home from Nashville, TN, heading north. FREE, well kept and plethora of complimentary parking.

As the name indicates, this is the site of Lincoln's birthplace, Sinking Spring. It is home to the original Lincoln Memorial (it predates the one in DC by 11 years), and it contains a lot of symbolism, plus a replica of the Lincoln cabin inside. There is a long staircase in front of the memorial, but there is also boardwalk access to one side that offers a bit more accessibility. The Sinking Spring that the farm derives its name from is also visible to the left of the memorial when facing it. There is a small staircase that leads to the source.A small visitor center is also onsite, and the rangers and staff are very friendly and happy to assist. There is a nice display area, featuring information about the Lincolns specifically and general life at the time, plus a small seating area where the park film, "Abraham Lincoln: The Kentucky Years," is shown. It also has a small shop area where the passport stamps are located.We enjoyed our visit here!

We found this national park while we were traveling through this area. It's not a huge park, but it's very interesting to learn a bit about Lincoln's family. A small museum and an informative movie started us out. Then we took a short walk to the building that houses a log cabin that would be very similar to where Lincoln was born. There are a few short hikes through the lush, green trees. This site is where the Sinking Springs farm once stood. The spring is still operational and can be accessed by some stairs. On a warm, humid day you could feel the temperature cool as you descended to the spring. A beautiful park and we're glad we stopped.

Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Monument is a great place to visit. It's not far from Elizabethtown and was very convenient to visit. You get there and can go to the visitor center before going to the monument. They built a wide set of stairs up to the monument at the top of the hill that contains the log cabin that Lincoln's family was living in when he was born. By the bottom of the stairs is a spring where I guess they got their water from. Inside the visitor center, there's a short film and some things showing how the Lincolns lived. Our kid especially liked playing with the Lincoln Logs. Overall, this was a great place to visit and it was nice that it was all right there and not spread out.

I am a self-proclaimed presidential history "nerd". I've read a biography on each president in order (currently reading F.D.R.), and my bucket list includes visiting all their birth and burial places. I also make it a point to visit presidential libraries, national historic sites, etc. I've visited DOZENS of locations spanning multiple states.Let's start with the obvious: the birthplace is impressive - from its history - to the purpose and behind its design (both structurally and symbolically) - to its location - everything. I enjoyed my beautiful, serene walk up through the woods behind the visitor's center to the monument. I highly recommend "the long way" as opposed to just taking the steps. I also highly recommend taking the "long way" back - down along the boundary oak trail. It truly gives you a sense of the remoteness of the area "back then"...Listen, there is no doubt Lincoln's "top 5" on every historians most meaningful and impactful presidents list, but personally, I can't help but think we've gone overboard here. It's a huge cathedral like structure housing a REPLICA cabin. I mean, not even George Washington's birthplace is venerated like this... . For me, the Lincoln birthplace, again - although beautiful and meaningful, kind of had a "we created something out of nothing", feel.Bottom line: It is worth seeing? Absolutely. Now, as is my usual experience with the National Park Service (NPS) - the informational videos shown are OLD and need updating, the inside of the visitor's center could be more impressive (in terms of information and exhibits) and the gift shop could have better options (seems to be status quo for NPS sites I visit).All of the Park Rangers and employees I met were nice; one even gave me a GREAT recommendation for a local lunch dive.

What a beautiful state park and historical site befitting of Lincoln. The cabin replica and the Lincoln monument itself are impressive and worth a visit. Clean, well-maintained trails and friendly park guides. The gift shop has a great selection of Lincoln books and items so I had to pick up one I didn't already have in my library and add a park and historical site stamp to the inside cover. If you're passing through and have time, stopping here works well in conjunction with visits to the nearby Lincoln Museum and Lincoln Boyhood Home at Knob's Creek.

Love national park sites! Stopped at the Lincoln birthplace so we could continue our quest for all the stamps and my daughter's first junior badge! The museum was small but packed with information new to me. Also really enjoyed the video, which should really be the starting point for most people. The museum was really tight quarters compared to the large lobby area. Smallish gift shop, but loved how they carried local items, including locally made candy. The park rangers were (as usual) incredibly helpful. Bathrooms were clean and had plenty of stalls, with outdoor access at the visitor's center. Parking was easy and plentiful. While I'm not sure I would go back, I absolutely enjoyed visiting.

I've wanted to see this historic site and learn more about this man who was our leader and president. The National Park service does a wonderful job, has lots of interactive ways to learn. Keeps it interesting for all ages. The tour was outside and dog friendly ... as long as all the dogs are friendly. The dogs growling was alikened to the perpetual land disputes in the early statehood years.

On our way from central Kentucky to Nashville, we decided to stop and visit the Lincoln Birthplace and Memorial. Plenty of parking at the Visitor Center. We went in, looked at a short film about the family settlements and history and nice displays.My wife hesitated to take her walker on the trails, so I hiked alone. The boardwalk trail up to the birthplace and replica cabin was just a slight incline and too bad. Coming back was a lot easier! Trail was very clean and had boards to the sides at a 45 degree angle, possibly to keep critters from jumping up.The Lincoln Monument was much more impressive on a grander scale with the 56 steps leading up to the Memorial, to signify the 56 years of Lincoln's life. Very nice exhibits and there appeared to even be an Inn and cabins on the property.

If you are on the way to something else and happen to breeze by this national park, then by all means, stop. If you go out of your way for this national park, don't do it. If you need a stamp for this national park, then I guess you have to visit.They have a small museum, some trails, you can see the spring, the monument and that's about it. Inside the monument is a replica of Lincoln's childhood home. There is a boardwalk leading from the visitor center to the monument. We were done with the entire thing in 20 minutes.