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James Garfield’s Tomb

It's not every day that you see a painting of an assassin inside the victim's tomb.

James Buchanan’s Tomb

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

Millard Fillmore’s Grave

The fact that you can see a funk legend and a US president in the same cemetery is testament to America's greatness.

Zachary Taylor’s Tomb

Everything about the national cemetery named for Zachary Taylor is perfect. Well, everything but one thing.

James K Polk

Polk's tomb is easy to overlook because it's behind a prominent memorial to Tennessee's best-known president, Andrew Jackson.

John Tyler’s Grave

When the pro-Confederate Tyler died, the US government issued no acknowledgement of his passing - in effect saying "you're dead to us." Which he was.

William Henry Harrison’s Tomb

It would be easy to chalk William Henry Harrison's career up to the Battle of Tippecanoe and an inability to put a coat on in the snow. His tomb gives much better context.

Andrew Jackson’s Grave

General Jackson may have died in 1845, but I still advice approaching his tomb with caution.

Martin Van Buren’s Grave

The grave is like a reverse mullet; the business, in this case, is in the back and the party is in the front. Or something.

John Quincy Adams’s Tomb

Papa John is right inside the door, where as the younger Adams is a bit more tucked away - but only a bit, as this is, shall we say, an "efficiency" crypt.
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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.