Note: This article pertaining to Visit the Birthplace of Abraham Lincoln in Kentucky was originally published on Monday, July 28, 2014 at 5:35 in the morning and has been updated.
If you ever find yourself driving on Interstate 65 in central Kentucky, you may want to visit the birthplace of Abraham Lincoln, who was the sixteenth president of the United States.
Visit the Birthplace of Abraham Lincoln in Kentucky
You can actually visit two sites which are related to Abraham Lincoln. Both sites are located within 15 minutes of each other:
- The single room log cabin in which Abraham Lincoln was born at the site of Sinking Spring Farm
- The boyhood home at Knob Creek
Both sites are located on picturesque grounds with trees within a drive of 15 minutes off of the highway — and there is no fee or cost to you to visit either site.
You might consider this building the “original” Lincoln Memorial. The log cabin in which Abraham Lincoln was born is located inside of the building.
This is the log cabin in which Abraham Lincoln was born.
The farm owned by the father of Abraham Lincoln was named Sinking Spring for a reason. Its namesake is shown in the photograph above.
The path to the left leads to where the Boundary Oak tree once stood in the woods; while the stairs with the stone entrance on the right leads down to Sinking Spring.
Final Boarding Call
If you solely want to view the cabin in which Abraham Lincoln was born, you may not need to spend more than 30 minutes at the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park…
…but the grounds are nice and well-kept. You can partake in a picnic, and you can hike on no fewer than three trails; so you may want to allot the appropriate amount of time to spend there.
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park
2995 Lincoln Farm Road
Hodgenville, Kentucky 42748
United States
1-270-358-3137
Admission to Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park is free for all visitors, as no admission fee is charged and no entrance pass is required.
Operating Hours
- 9:00 in the morning through 5:00 in the afternoon for the Birthplace Unit Visitor Center and Parking area
- 9:00 in the morning through 4:30 in the afternoon for the Memorial Building
- The park is closed on New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.
Free parking is available on site.
All photographs ©2014 by Brian Cohen.
