Abraham Lincoln Statue - "Return Visit" - Springfield (Traveling Exhibition)
The 19-ton sculpture named “Return Visit” is located since May 2019 in front of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum It is scheduled to stay there through September 2020. The statue shows Lincoln standing next to a modern-day man holding the Gettysburg Address.
The statue made by Seward Johnson previously stood in front of Chicago’s Tribune Tower and until May 2019 in front of the Peoria Riverfront Museum.
There it was replaced by another of Seward’s statues.
*Seward Johnson died on March 10, 2020 (R.I.P)
| Name of the Roadside Attraction: | "Return Visit" by Seward Johnson |
| Parking: | near by |
| Time required: | 20 minutes |
| Descripton: | Giant Abraham Lincoln Statue with mordern-day-man. It is a traveling exhibition. |
| Next town: | Springfiled, IL |
| Findable: | easy - next to the road |
| Fee area: | no |
| Giftshop: | no |
| Food or drinks: | no |
| Kind of attraction: | Roadside /Art |
| Best time to vistit: | It is a traveling exhibition (May 2019 - September 2020) |
| Address: | 212 N 6th St, Springfield, IL 62701, USA |
| Directions: | Take exis 98 B of I-55 coming from north. Take aright on W Clear Lake Ave (Hwy 97). Follow for 2,5 miles |
| Opening Hours: | 24/7 |
| Last visited: | October 2019 |
