Springfield Map, Illinois

If you feel like you need some help to find your way in your destination city, you are in the right place. This Springfield Map will certainly help you to seek out the best restaurants, clubs and sights in town. You want to know what is the best place for a walk? Or what you should be watching out for during your visit? Learn more about the best things to do in the city reading our travel tips and then get around in Springfield with Travelgrove's map. While searching for places, you can also check some cheap flights or deals or you can take a look at our user's galleries about the city. We hope you will find our city map of Springfield useful. Enjoy your trip and come back to share your travel experience about Springfield!

Springfield Sightseeing

Lincoln Tomb is located in Oak Ridge Cemetery which is the second most visited cemetery of the United States. The only cemetery which attracts more tourists when compared is Arlington National Cemetery. The large monument is the place where Lincoln rests together with almost every member of his family also buried here. read more

Springfield History

In 1832, the famous senator John C. Calhoun fell out of the favor with the city inhabitants and hence this was when the city was renamed Springfield. In 1837 the city of Springfield took another step towards success when it was tagged as the capital city of the state of Illinois, the original capital being the city of Vandalia. This was made due to the serious efforts of Abraham Lincoln. read more

Springfield Travel Guide

To the north of Springfield lies Peoria, on the eastern side you will find Champaign / Urbana area, and on the north eastern side you will find Bloomington / Normal area. The city stretches over an area of around 156 kilometer square. Around 10 percent of this total area is water. Springfield has a man-made lake (named Lake Springfield) of about 4200 acres, used as a source to gather drinking water for the locals. This... read more