Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site

Pros: very pretty, free, not crowded
Cons: fake cabin on fake site

Just about every good student of American history can tell you that Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin situated in Hodgenville, Kentucky. His father (Thomas) was a frontier farmer while his mother (Nancy Hanks) was illiterate and died when Abraham...

Pros: Free, Educational, Well-kept Facilities, Pleasant and Helpful Tour Guides
Cons: The film is a bit goofy

It was a hot summer Saturday and we were heading North to Sparta, Kentucky, for the Kentucky 500. For those of you unfamiliar with car racing, this is a Nascar race. I had surprised my husband with tickets to the race for his birthday. What great wife...

Pros: Relatively quiet, a nice way to complete one's tour of all things Lincoln.
Cons: Outdated and inaccurate film, phony cabin.

The Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site is located about three miles south of Hodgenville, Kentucky, on U.S. 31E and Ky. 61. Designated as a national site in 1959, it consists of a visitor's center, Memorial Building (with cabin replica...

Pros: nice place to visit, its free, and educational.
Cons: none

I thought that Abraham Lincoln's Birthplace was a nice place to visit. There is a little museum about Abraham Lincoln and a film to see, but I did not see the film so I don't know what it was like. There is also some gift shops to go in a buy some...

Pros: Educational
Cons: Not for little kids

I frequent Kentucky often and we were tired of seeing just cows and grass so we decided to stop at Abraham Lincoln's Birthplace. I was so beautiful. Not much for the kids to do but it is a nice thing to see. The actual house in which Abe was born in...