Just two blocks distant from the Lincoln Home, the place still carries the imprint of an uncommon common man heading off to meet his destiny. Lincoln never returned until his funeral train bore him back through this same terminal. An associate remembered, “Others have gone forth to power and fame with gladness and with song. He went forth prayerfully as to a sacrifice.”
The Depot contains restored waiting rooms (one for ladies and one for the luggage and tobacco-spitting men), exhibits of people and places dear to Lincoln, and a state-of-the-art video presentation recreating the 12-day journey to his inauguration.