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Posted on April 23, 2020April 27, 2020

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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Posted on July 29, 2019July 29, 2019

Go See William Henry Harrison in Vincennes

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…

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Posted on June 30, 2019April 23, 2020

Go See Benjamin Harrison in Indy

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…

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Posted on November 12, 2018November 12, 2018

Go See Mount Rushmore.

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…

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Posted on November 6, 2018November 6, 2018

Go See Hoover At Shenandoah

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…

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Posted on October 20, 2018October 22, 2018

Go See Taylor in Louisville

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…

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Posted on July 21, 2018October 22, 2018

Go See Grant in St. Louis

  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…

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Posted on June 28, 2018October 22, 2018

Go See Truman in Independence

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…

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