* - not part of the official national network of presidential libraries. The Lincoln Library was built with a combination of federal, state, and local funds. Its operation is funded by the State of Illinois.
Website: www.alplm.org/
Location: Springfield, Ill. (Lincoln's birthplace: Hodgenville, Ky., 1809)
Opened: 2005
Attendance: 297,183
Admission: $12 adults; $9 seniors
Bestselling gift shop biography: "Lincoln" by Ronald C. White
Hot-selling souvenirs: 3-inch Lincoln penny replicas, quill ballpoint pens, and magnet depicting museum buildings
Lesser-known facts: Daniel Day-Lewis, the Oscar-nominated actor who portrays the Lincoln in the hit movie of the same name, spent a day at the library and museum in 2010 in preparation for the role. In addition, researchers for the Spielberg movie measured and photographed the museum's Lincoln White House scene so it could be replicated. Looking for authentic sounds for possible use in the the movie, the visitors also recorded sounds from such original artifacts as Lincoln's law office clock and his wife Mary's music box.
