Fly Away Cafe » presidents http://www.blisstree.com/flyawaycafe Travel Tips and Destination Suggestions from a Flight Attendant Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:03:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 National Park Service: The American Presidents http://www.blisstree.com/flyawaycafe/national-park-service-the-american-presidents/ http://www.blisstree.com/flyawaycafe/national-park-service-the-american-presidents/#comments Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:38:00 +0000 Mary Jo Manzanares http://www.flyawaycafe.com/national-park-service-the-american-presidents/ Post from: Fly Away Cafe

]]> With the Presidential inauguration just a couple weeks away, it’s a good time to think about our former Presidents and the place they occupy in history.  Putting politics aside, that’s just what the National Park Service has done – put Presidential PLACES on display – with the new Discover Our Shared Heritage on-line travel itinerary site.

Thomas Jefferson's Monticello The American Presidents itinerary explores the lives, contributions and historical sites of all 43 presidents.  (President-elect Obama is not yet on the list.)  Among the sites listed are birthplaces, home and memorials.  There’s also a general presidential itinerary that includes the White House, Mount Rushmore, and other general sites.

The list includes over 70 sites spanning the country, all listed in the National Register of Historic Places, and about half part of the National Park System.

Here’s a sampling of what you’ll find:

  • Description and significance of the site
  • Information and maps on how to visit
  • Photographs, old and new
  • Accompany links to essays by presidential historians
  • A “Learn More” section that will steer you to a bibliography and additional travel sites to help you plan a visit to any of the historic locations

I checked out a few places that have been on my to-visit list for awhile now, as well as added a few:  Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello (in photo above), Adams National Historic Park, Eisenhower National Historic Site, and the First Ladies National Historic Site.

How about you?  Any place on the list inspire you to visit?

 

Photo credit:  wikimedia

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]]> http://www.blisstree.com/flyawaycafe/national-park-service-the-american-presidents/feed/ 2 President Warren G. Harding Home & Museum in Marion, Ohio http://www.blisstree.com/flyawaycafe/president-warren-g-harding-home-museum-in-marion-ohio/ http://www.blisstree.com/flyawaycafe/president-warren-g-harding-home-museum-in-marion-ohio/#comments Sat, 31 May 2008 10:20:28 +0000 Mary Jo Manzanares http://www.flyawaycafe.com/president-warren-g-harding-home-museum-in-marion-ohio/ Post from: Fly Away Cafe

]]> President Warren G. Harding With a rousing speech from the front porch of his home in Marion, Ohio, Warren Gamaliel Harding launched his campaign for the presidency of the United States.  Historians may argue that Harding, our 29th president, was one of the least effective Presidents, but he was certainly an interesting and colorful man, leading an administration filled with scandal and intrigue right up to his death.

The Harding Home, located at 3890 Mt Vernon Avenue in Marion, Ohio, has been restored to its original Victorian splendor, and now serves as a historial site dedicated to Harding’s life and Presidency.  Nearly all the furnishings in the home were pieces originally owned by President and Mrs. Harding, making a tour of the home a historical treat.

Next to the home itself is a separate press house (used during the presidential campaign) that now serves as a museum.

The President Harding Home and Museum is open Thursday – Sunday from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day (Thursday – Saturday, 9:30 am – 5 pm, Sunday noon – 5 pm).  During April, May, September and October it is open weekends only.  The museum is closed during the winter.

Admission is $6 for adults, $3 for children 6-12, FREE for children 5 and under.  AAA, Senior and Military discounts available.

A visit will appeal to fans of presidential history, loves of Victorian architecture and furnishings, and political enthusiasts.  For a home tour, along with some time at the museum, allow about 1 1/2 -2 hours.

 
 
 
 
 
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