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Redlands, California
Lincoln Memorial Shrine
The only museum and archive west of the Mississippi that is dedicated to the study of Abraham Lincoln.
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The Forgotten Female Revolutionaries Behind Latin American Independence
Perhaps fiercest of all was Manuela Sáenz—spy, archivist, prankster, and companion of Simón Bolívar.
objects of intrigue
President Grant’s Memorial Flowers Have Survived for 136 Years
They’ve just been sitting in the dining room all this time.
Menands, New York
Albany Rural Cemetery
The final resting place of President Chester A. Arthur and hundreds of others from Revolutionary War soldiers to poets, politicians, and painters.
Natick, Massachusetts
Henry Wilson Shoe Shop
A small, red building located along a state highway where the 18th Vice President made shoes in his youth.
Pineville, North Carolina
James K. Polk Historic Site
These cabins mark the site where our 11th president was born (probably).
Charles City, Virginia
Berkeley Plantation
This estate on the banks of the James River was home to a Founding Father, two presidents, a famous bugle melody, and what some say was the actual first Thanksgiving.
Milton, Massachusetts
George H.W. Bush Birthplace
Though a proud Texan, the 41st President of the United States started life in the suburbs of Boston.
Bedford, Pennsylvania
Bedford Springs Resort
A dozen U.S. presidents have stayed at the historic resort, which was known as James Buchanan’s “Summer White House” from 1857-1861.
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
Jefferson Rock
This shale formation along the Appalachian Trail once inspired the third president of the United States.
Dallas, Texas
LBJ Presidential Marker
The unique location where the former president was rapidly sworn in.
Annapolis, Maryland
The Hall of Presidents Before Washington
A total of 14 men held the title of "president" before George Washington—their historical legacies are enshrined in the lobby of a hotel.
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Podcast: President Heads
What to do when you have 20-foot-tall busts of nearly every U.S. president and nowhere to put them?
Northampton, Massachusetts
Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library and Museum
A single room pays homage to the prodigious achievements of the 30th President of the United States.
White Post, Virginia
The White Post
An eponymous directional signpost erected by the first president of the United States.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Germantown White House
The oldest surviving presidential residence in the United States.
Fushë Kruje, Albania
George Bush Statue
In this town's main square resides a statue of none other than the 43rd President of the United States.
Santiago, Chile
La Picá de Clinton
How a lunch counter in Chile became a shrine to the 42nd president of the United States
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