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William Taft’s House Was The Syrian Embassy

President Taft deserves a fresh look in 2013 - just not for his connection to the Syrian civil war.

Truman Lives: Blair House

Today it's the president's official guest house. In 1950 it was the site of an assassination attempt.

The James A. Garfield Assassination Spot Is Right About Here

Three presidential assassination spots are clearly marked. The fourth isn't marked at all - but I may have found it.

Who’s buried in Grant’s tumor? The National Museum of Health and Medicine

Where to start on this macabre trip through the human body and the horrible things that can be done to it?

Oh, James: Garfield Monument, Washington DC

Here's a theory for you: of all the American presidents, the one most like British superspy James Bond is the 20th president, James Garfield.

We Know Drama: Ford’s Theater, Washington DC

How disturbingly fitting that the highest drama in the history of American crime should take place at a theater.

Gerald R. Ford House

A house says a lot about a person, and that's often the case when the person in question is a president. Gerald Ford's house in Alexandria reveals him to be a suburban dad. A regular guy. Just like you figured, right?

Ulysses S Grant Memorial

If you're starting your tour of the National Mall at the US Capitol, your first stop as you head west is likely to be the US Grant Memorial. It's probably good to get it out of the way early, cause it's pretty strong stuff.

Escape From Theodore Roosevelt Island

Theodore Roosevelt's statue did not laugh, however. Instead, it spoke softly – or at least I thought it did. You, it told me, like so many before you, are now mine... I have a special expedition planned for you... we'll leave at once!

Madison Building, Library of Congress

The Library of Congress has three main buildings, each named after Founding Fathers. If you've been to one, it's probably the Thomas Jefferson Building,...

Jefferson Memorial

"I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man" - stirring words, but also easy to take out of context if a photographer decides to crop his photos for that ridiculous and nefarious purpose.

James Buchanan Memorial

"Buchanan was a great president too," said absolutely no one - so why does he have a memorial?