Travel

The Petersen House

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

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.

Washington National Cathedral

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

Lyndon Johnson’s Grave

Lyndon Johnson called the Texas Hill Country home - "it gives me serenity," he said - and if so, he's getting plenty of serenity now.

Herbert Hoover’s Grave

It doesn't quite count as Hooverized, but when you get your own verb, you've probably earned your own elaborate gravesite.

Franklin Roosevelt’s Grave

FDR is one of several presidents who came full circle – that is, they were buried on the same grounds on which they were born.

Chester Arthur’s Tomb

It's fitting that everything about the Dude President's final resting place is exquisite.

Rutherford B Hayes

Hayes's tomb isn't the biggest in the state, but there's something big to see in Fremont nonetheless.

Andrew Johnson’s Grave

A trip to Greeneville takes some doing. But it is very, very worth it.

Ulysses S Grant’s Tomb

Grant is in Grant's Tomb. Sorry to spoil the riddle for you.
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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.