Springfield, IL (Travel Story)

Time Out Chicago, February 5, 2009 “Springfielders will insist you partake of a “horseshoe” sandwich, a bizarre local tradition involving an open-faced sandwich on toasted sourdough bread with a hamburger patty or ham, topped with french fries and cheese sauce. The superior version is at D’arcys Pint (661 W Stanford Ave, 217-492-8800)—buy it alongside some Pepto-Bismol. As one Springfield local put it, “Ideally, one would go straight from the horseshoe to the [Presidential] museum. The moment you’re looking for is when you’re feeling nauseous from a horseshoe and find yourself contemplating Lincoln’s childhood—that’s truly Springfield.”