Things To Do

View of part of the Acts of Intolerance monument outside the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.

Courtesy of Carol M. Highsmith

Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument is a new national park. No facilities or services are available. The park is currently surrounded by a construction project and visiting is not advised. However, visitors can experience other activities related to the 1908 race riots and civil rights history in Springfield.

Note that with exception of Lincoln Home National Historic Site, these activities and organizations are not affiliated with the National Park Service.

• Learn about the park online.
• Take the 1908 Race Riot Walking Tour from the Springfield Convention & Visitors Bureau.
• View the Acts of Intolerance monument outside the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.
• View the 1908 Race Riot Mural at HSHS St. John's Hospital Women & Children's Clinic, which is located near the new park.
• Explore the Springfield and Central Illinois African American History Museum.
• Visit Lincoln Home National Historic Site.