ILLINOIS STATE MILITARY MUSEUM

1301 N. MacArthur Blvd. (Camp Lincoln), (217) 761-3910
  www.il.ngb.army.mil

HOURS:

• Open: Tue.-Sat. 1-4:30pm, other times and groups by appointment
• Closed: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday, Lincoln’s Birthday, Presidents’ Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, General Election Day, Veterans’ Day, Thanksgiving Day and day after, Christmas Day.

Preserving the heritage of the Illinois National Guard, the museum is committed to collecting, preserving, interpreting, and exhibiting the military artifacts associated with the citizen-soldier of Illinois. The exhibit includes rare items such as the artificial leg of Mexican General Santa Anna, a target board shot at by President Lincoln, as well as vehicles, weapons, uniforms, equipment and photographs. The Citizen-Soldier exhibit features the military experiences of famous Illinois soldiers such as Carl Sandburg, Robert McMormick, John A. Logan and Abraham Lincoln.