Visit Buchanan at Wheatland
The “worst president” has the best house. It’s no Mount Vernon or Monticello, but James Buchanan’s Wheatland is a phenomenal place to visit. Here are our favorite moments. James Buchanan’s…
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The “worst president” has the best house. It’s no Mount Vernon or Monticello, but James Buchanan’s Wheatland is a phenomenal place to visit. Here are our favorite moments. James Buchanan’s…
It’s a mansion, a meeting house, and a fortress. One thing’s for sure: it’s not a log cabin (as the 1840 campaign would like us to believe). When it was…
Benjamin Harrison. The president bookended by Cleveland’s two terms. The grandson of William Henry. The last bearded president. He’s more often an answer to a trivia question than a featured…
Somewhere in the black mining hills of South Dakota there lives Mount Rushmore – the quintessential American monument. It took over fourteen years for workers to carve the faces of…
Before Camp David, there was Rapidan Camp. It doesn’t look like much, but Rapidan Camp is one of the best presidential sites we’ve yet to visit. When we visited…
Go see Zachary Taylor’s gravesite in Louisville, Kentucky. Old Rough and Ready is interred at a site that bears his name, Zachary Taylor National Cemetery. It’s just a short drive…
Go see Ulysses S. Grant in St. Louis, Missouri. Grant’s White Haven estate is situated on ten wooded acres in suburban neighborhoods just outside of downtown St. Louis. This…
Meet Harry S. Truman: 33rd President of the United States, piano player, avid walker, Missourian. Go see Truman in Independence, Missouri. The Truman Presidential Library is a great time for…