Explore Robert & Mary’s Home
Stroll through the Formal Garden
Make new friends at Hildene Farm
Tour our Pullman Railcar, Sunbeam
Trails for miles & miles
Our Mission: Living the Lincoln Legacy
Shop in our restored carriage barn.
Explore the American Experience
A profound story of preservation and perseverance.
7:00am -
10:00am
Join local birders to gather long-term data on the presence of birds, their abundance, and changes in populations. Appropriate for birders of all skill levels.
11:00am -
12:00pm
It’s story time on the farm! Put on your overalls and boots and join Hildene’s farmers and frolicking baby goats at the goat dairy for a different interactive story each week.
12:00pm -
1:00pm
Little Hooves, Big Appetites: Bottle-Feeding Baby Goats! Add this hands-on experience to your admission to enhance your visit. Get up close with Hildene's adorable baby Nubian goats. Offered every Saturday and Sunday in May from 12:00–1:00 PM (except for May 9th).
12:00pm -
1:00pm
Little Hooves, Big Appetites: Bottle-Feeding Baby Goats! Add this hands-on experience to your admission to enhance your visit. Get up close with Hildene's adorable baby Nubian goats. Offered every Saturday and Sunday in May from 12:00–1:00 PM (except for May 9th).
11:00am -
12:00pm
It’s story time on the farm! Put on your overalls and boots and join Hildene’s farmers and frolicking baby goats at the goat dairy for a different interactive story each week.
10:00am -
4:00pm
Come meet all the baby animals frolicking around on Hildene Farm in the dene!
Enjoy a ½ hour walk down the Maple Trail to the animal barn in the dene or take a shuttle bus. In addition to the lambs, alpacas, cows, Peaches the pig, chickens, ducks, and rabbits, you won’t want to miss our miniature donkeys. Lots of fun for the whole family!
1:00pm -
2:30pm
Love butterflies? Join butterfly enthusiast Terri Armata on a walkabout at Hildene to look for Canadian Tiger Swallowtails, Hobomoks and Peck’s Skippers.
2:00pm -
3:00pm
Discover seasonal edible foods, ask questions, and try something new! A collaborative effort between Hildene and Burr and Burton Academy through their Farm and Food Studies Program.
8:00am -
10:00am
Capture Hildene’s beauty with confidence in this hands-on, two-hour photography program led by Christopher Dant, a longtime photographer and former student of Ansel Adams.
5:30pm
Doris Kearns Goodwin
In conversation with Craig Gemmell
at The Legacy Gala, Wednesday, July 8, 2026
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