A Few Sites in Central Missouri
Here are just a few items while we passed through the center of the state. The columns in the cover photo are at Westminster College in Fulton. They are all that remains of Old Westminster …
Category: US Presidents
President Truman in Independence, Missouri
Ever vigilant for presidential sites, we of course went to the Harry S Truman National Historic Site in Independence, Missouri. It’s a small town, but where Truman spent most of his life, including falling in …
Harry S. Truman Presidential Library & Museum
Doug had already visited the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum in Independence, Missouri, and didn’t feel the need to go again. I was on the fence, since I wasn’t especially interested, but we …
Architecture / Art / Museums / US Presidents
A Few Smaller Museums Around St. Louis
St. Louis is home to many art and history museums and sites. Here are a few highlights. Missouri History Museum The Missouri History Museum is housed in the beautiful Jefferson Memorial Building, which dates from …
William Henry Harrison’s Grouseland
William Henry Harrison was the 9th President of the United States, and we had previously visited his birthplace, Berkeley Plantation in Virginia, but now was our chance to see his later Indiana home, Grouseland. Harrison’s …
Birds / Nature / Sports / US Presidents
Scenes from the Coast of Louisiana
We didn’t spend much time in Louisiana — a dash to the coast to do a little birding, see some Rugby, and spend a day in New Orleans before turning northward again. One of my …
The Boyhood Home of Woodrow Wilson
Don’t be jealous, but we managed to take a tour of the Boyhood Home of Woodrow Wilson in Augusta, Georgia. We are racking up those presidential sites for Doug! We have previously visited his birthplace …
Art / Birds / Museums / Nature / US Presidents
Select Sites Around Raleigh, North Carolina
We spent several days bopping around Raleigh, North Carolina. We did several walks hoping to see birds and got pretty lucky, primarily in Battle Park in Rocky Mount (east of Raleigh), William B. Umstead State …
College of William & Mary
We went to the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, to see the architecture, and a couple of presidential statues as a bonus. W&M was founded in 1693, making it one of the …
The President Woodrow Wilson House
And we knock off another presidential site with a logistically challenging schedule (offering just four time slots for tours in any given week). This time we toured The President Woodrow Wilson House in Washington, DC …