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!

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,...

"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.

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

Do note that while the state did honor Pierce with a statue after fifty years or so, they made sure it was technically on city - not state - ground, as if to say, he's mostly yours, Concord.

Think of the place as a bit like improvised hospice for the dying president.

If you want to like Ike while in the DC area, take the Metro Yellow Line down to King Street station and walk a half mile or so through Alexandria to Eisenhower Circle, built to officially mark the start of the Eisenhower national expressway system.

It's an essential stop for those of us who visit presidential gravesites - the real fun starts outside, though, with the gargoyles.

Buzzfeed's right, poor Abe can't catch a break.

This genuinely mind-bending video shows a guy who says he was at Ford's Theater on April 14, 1865.