Guidebook for Springfield

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Guidebook for Springfield

Food Scene

Breakfast and lunch place popular with locals. Counter service; great coffee. Open Mon – Sat 6:30am – 3pm. Not open Sundays.
13 locals recommend
Cafe Moxo
411 E Adams St
13 locals recommend
Breakfast and lunch place popular with locals. Counter service; great coffee. Open Mon – Sat 6:30am – 3pm. Not open Sundays.
Located across from the Lincoln Home National Historic Site, this charming coffee house offers breakfast options as well as fine coffee and espresso drinks. Open 7am – 7pm, 7 days a week.
6 locals recommend
Wm. Van's Coffee House
107 S 7th St
6 locals recommend
Located across from the Lincoln Home National Historic Site, this charming coffee house offers breakfast options as well as fine coffee and espresso drinks. Open 7am – 7pm, 7 days a week.
A menu of burgers & American pub fare is served with a full bar in a chic, redecorated 1917 factory. Open for lunch and dinner, Tues – Sat. Closed Sun & Mon.
Arlington's Catering & Historic Venue
210 Broadway
A menu of burgers & American pub fare is served with a full bar in a chic, redecorated 1917 factory. Open for lunch and dinner, Tues – Sat. Closed Sun & Mon.
Casual, family-friendly brewpub with craft beer, whiskey & modern pub fare, plus bocce ball courts and a beer garden. Located next to Wm. Vans Coffee House. Open 11am – 11:30pm, 7 days a week.
30 locals recommend
Obed and Isaac's Microbrewery & Eatery
500 S 6th St
30 locals recommend
Casual, family-friendly brewpub with craft beer, whiskey & modern pub fare, plus bocce ball courts and a beer garden. Located next to Wm. Vans Coffee House. Open 11am – 11:30pm, 7 days a week.
Great pastries! Open for breakfast and lunch, Mondays 7:30am - 4pm, Tues - Fri 7:30am - 5pm, Sat 7:30am - 3pm, Closed Sundays
17 locals recommend
Incredibly Delicious
925 S 7th St
17 locals recommend
Great pastries! Open for breakfast and lunch, Mondays 7:30am - 4pm, Tues - Fri 7:30am - 5pm, Sat 7:30am - 3pm, Closed Sundays

Sightseeing

In 1902 Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Dana-Thomas House. The house covers 12,000 square feet and it has 35 rooms. It is now a museum which contains the biggest Wright glass and furniture collection.
25 locals recommend
Dana Thomas House
301 E Lawrence Ave
25 locals recommend
In 1902 Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Dana-Thomas House. The house covers 12,000 square feet and it has 35 rooms. It is now a museum which contains the biggest Wright glass and furniture collection.
Illinois State Capitol is the tallest capitol of this kind in America, with a height of 361 feet. It was built in 1889, in the architectural style of the French Renaissance.
10 locals recommend
Illinois State Capitol
10 locals recommend
Illinois State Capitol is the tallest capitol of this kind in America, with a height of 361 feet. It was built in 1889, in the architectural style of the French Renaissance.
The scene of many Lincoln speeches in the years leading up to the Civil War, the Old State Capitol, was the center of Illinois political life in the 1800's. Visitors can take a guided tour or view the historic building on their own.
21 locals recommend
Old State Capitol
526 E Adams St
21 locals recommend
The scene of many Lincoln speeches in the years leading up to the Civil War, the Old State Capitol, was the center of Illinois political life in the 1800's. Visitors can take a guided tour or view the historic building on their own.
The Lincoln Home National Historic Site is in the middle of a four block, historic neighborhood. The free, guided tour shows you Lincoln's house as it was before he became our 16th President.
30 locals recommend
Lincoln Home
413 S 8th St
30 locals recommend
The Lincoln Home National Historic Site is in the middle of a four block, historic neighborhood. The free, guided tour shows you Lincoln's house as it was before he became our 16th President.

Parks & Nature

Great place for a walk or a run.
13 locals recommend
Washington Park
1501 S Grand Ave W
13 locals recommend
Great place for a walk or a run.

Essentials

Also has a pharmacy, gas station, Market Grille restaurant, and a Caribou Coffee. And a post office.
14 locals recommend
Hy-Vee
2115 S MacArthur Blvd
14 locals recommend
Also has a pharmacy, gas station, Market Grille restaurant, and a Caribou Coffee. And a post office.
Nearest grocery store, also has a Caribou Coffee.
6 locals recommend
County Market
210 E Carpenter St
6 locals recommend
Nearest grocery store, also has a Caribou Coffee.

Everything Else

Open June - October
Old Capitol Farmers Market
406 East Adams Street
Open June - October

Arts & Culture

Check their website for shows and events http://www.hcfta.org/
11 locals recommend
Hoogland Center For The Arts
420 S 6th St
11 locals recommend
Check their website for shows and events http://www.hcfta.org/
10 locals recommend
Illinois State Museum
502 S Spring St
10 locals recommend