With some great day trip options in the surrounding area, renting a car makes good sense. Without one, it wouldn’t be half as easy to enjoy everything that Springfield, 25 miles away, has to offer. See the best sights beginning with Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, Illinois State Capitol and Lincoln Home National Historic Site. The locals will also likely point you in the direction of Decatur, 45 miles away. If you can only see one thing here, let it be Hickory Point Mall. (But we’re also big fans of Scovill Zoo and Rock Springs Conservation Area.)