20 Awesome Destinations for a Perfect U.S. Trip

Life and Times of Lincoln Loop, Bloomington to Springfield

The Land of Lincoln turns 200 in 2018. Join the party by celebrating Illinois’ favorite son on a 200-mile round-trip loop designed by Looking for Lincoln, coordinators of the 42-county Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area. Two top stops: Springfield’s Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, and the new Bicentennial Plaza, opening August 26.

Photograph by Joel Sartore, National Geographic Creative