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Baywash

Anybody need their car cleaned, Hasselhoff-style?

Kentucky Rushmore

Muhammad Ali, Abe Lincoln, Colonel Sanders and Secretariat. What a foursome!

Samuel J. Tilden Still Trusts You, America: Tilden Tomb, New Lebanon, New York

New York Governor Samuel Tilden did not serve as president, but depending on who you talk to, he did win the job.

Ok, Which One Of You Took Chester Arthur’s Glasses?

The statue's right arm is up toward his chest, as if he'd been holding something in his hand. He had - until someone stole his glasses.

Pick up some Turkish Delight at Chester Arthur’s Manhattan Bachelor Pad

Kalustyan's describes itself as a "landmark for fine specialty foods," and that's true, because its building was once home to Chester Arthur.

See Presidential Wedding Cake! Grover Cleveland Birthplace, Caldwell, New Jersey

Among other Grover-mabilia, visitors can see an actual piece of Cleveland's wedding cake. Wow.

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.

Curds and Few Words: Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site, Plymouth Notch, Vermont

An edible monument to the values that made the man who he was? I can get behind that.

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.
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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.

James Buchanan Memorial

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

John Adams’ Tomb

It doesn't smell in this basement crypt, but even if it did, there are two presidents and two first ladies in there. A room like that could smell if it wanted to.

Ike is a Highway: The Eisenhower Statue in Alexandria, Va

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.

James Buchanan’s Tomb

The tomb of the man almost always ranked by presidential historians as our worst president is elegant and well-maintained.