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United States of America
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I have visited all 50 states, in addition to the District of Columbia.
For the presidents listed below in bold letters, I have visited the presidential museum or another historical location.
- Washington, George; I visited Mount Vernon (the house, estate, and gardens of our 1st President) in Mount Vernon, Virginia with Camren on August 16, 2011. (I also visited again in 2018 with Camren and his 8th grade.)
- Adams, John; I visited Adams National Historic Park in Quincy, Massachusetts (which includes the birthplace of our 2nd and 6th Presidents, and the Adams family home and library) with Camren July 4, 2012.
- Jefferson, Thomas; I visited Monticello (the house and plantation of our 3rd President) in Monticello, Virginia with Camren on August 15, 2011.
- Madison, James; I visited Montpelier (the house and estate of our 4th President) in Montpelier Station, Virginia with Camren on August 13, 2011.
- Monroe, James; I visited Ash Lawn-Highland (one house and estate of our 5th President) in Charlottesville, Virginia with Camren on August 13, 2011.
- Adams, John Quincy; I visited Adams National Historic Park in Quincy, Massachusetts (which includes the birthplace of our 2nd and 6th Presidents, and the Adams family home and library) with Camren on July 4, 2012.
- Jackson, Andrew; I visited Andrew Jackson's Hermatige (home and gardens) in Nashville, Tennessee on April 22, 2017.
- Van Buren, Martin; I visited the Martin Van Buren National Historic Site (home) in Kinderhook, New York, with Camren, on August 4, 2019
- Harrison, William Henry; I visited the property of the William Henry Harrison Home / Grouseland in Vincennes, Indiana, with my dad, on April 29, 2021 (the home was undergoing renovations)
- Tyler, John; Sherwood Forest (home of President John Tyler) near Williamsburg, Virginia
- Polk, James K.; I visited the James Polk Home and Museum in Columbia, Tennessee on April 22, 2017.
- Taylor, Zachary; I viewed the outside of his boyhood home (not open to the public) and the Zachary Taylor National Cemetary, both east of Louisville, Kentucky, on April 22, 2017.
- Fillmore, Millard; I visited the Millard Fillmore Presidential Site (home) in East Aurora, New York with Camren on August 3, 2019
- Pierce, Franklin; Franklin Pierce Homestead (boyhood home) in Hillsborough, New Hampshire
- Buchanan, James; I visited Wheatland (Federal style house and 22 acres of land) near Lancaster, Pennsylvania, with Camren, on August 9, 2019
- Lincoln, Abraham; I visited the The Lincoln Home and the Abraham Lincoln Presidental Library and Museum in Springfield, Illinois with Camren in August 2013.
On the same trip, we also visited the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery; Lincoln's New Salem State Historic Site; the Lincoln Tomb State Historic Site; the Old State Capital (where Lincoln delivered his ‘house divided’ speech); and the Lincoln-Herndon Law Office.
- Johnson, Andrew; I visited the Andrew Johnson National Historic Site (early home, homestead, and grave) in Greeneville, Tennessee on April 23, 2022.
- Grant, Ulysses S.; Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site (house) in St. Louis, Missouri
- Hayes, Rutherford B.; I visited the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library and Museums at Spiegel Grove in Fremont, Ohio on April 23, 2017.
- Garfield, James A.; I visited the James A. Garfield National Historic Site (home and grounds) in Mentor, Ohio on May 26, 2018.
- Arthur, Chester A.; I walked past the Chester A. Arthur House in New York, New York, with Tracy and Camren, on August 8, 2019
- Cleveland, Grover; Grover Cleveland Birthplace (house) in Caldwell, New Jersey
- Harrison, Benjamin; I visited the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site (home) in Indianapolis, Indiana on August 13, 2016.
- Cleveland, Grover (See above)
- McKinley, William; I visited the McKinley National Memorial and Tomb and the Wm. McKinley Presidential Library & Museum in Canton, Ohio on May 26, 2018.
- Roosevelt, Theodore; I visited Sagamore Hill National Historic Site (home of Theodore Roosevelt from 1885 until his death in 1919; aka "The Summer White House") in Oyster Bay, New York, with Camren, on August 5, 2019.
I also visited the Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site in New York, New York, with Tracy and Camren, on August 8, 2019
- Taft, William Howard; I visited the William Howard Taft National Historic Site in Cincinnati, Ohio on April 23, 2017.
- Wilson, Woodrow; I visited the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Museum in Staunton, Virginia on April 25, 2022.
- Harding, Warren G.; I stopped at the Warren G. Harding Home in Marion, Ohio on April 23, 2017.
- Coolidge, Calvin; Calvin Coolidge Presidential Museum in Northampton, Massachusetts
- Hoover, Herbert; I visited the Herbert Hoover Presidential Museum in West Branch, Iowa with Camren in August of 2013.
- Roosevelt, Franklin D.; I visited the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library and Museum in Hyde Park, New York, with Camren, on August 4, 2019
- Truman, Harry S.; I visited the Harry S. Truman Presidential Museum and stopped by the Truman Home in Independence, Missouri with Camren in August of 2013.
I have also visited the Harry Truman Little White House on Key West, Florida.
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Eisenhower, Dwight D.; I visited the Eisenhower National Historic Site (the home and farm of our General and 34th President) near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania with Camren in August of 2011.
I plan to visit the Dwight D. Eisenhower Library and Museum in Abilene, Kansas.
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Kennedy, John F.; I visited the JFK Hyannis Museum in Hyannis Port on Cape Cod, Massachusetts with Camren on July 3, 2012.
I also visited The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza (Texas School Book Depository) in Dallas, Texas with Tracy on February 11, 2016. (I also visited a few years earlier while at a convention nearby.)
I plan to visit the John F. Kennedy Presidential Museum in Boston, Massachusetts.
- Johnson, Lyndon B.; I visited the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Museum in Austin, Texas with Tracy Feb. 13, 2016.
- Nixon, Richard; I visited the Richard M. Nixon Presidential Museum in Yorba Linda, California with Tracy in October of 2015.
- Ford, Gerald; I visited the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum in Grand Rapids, Michigan with Camren in August of 2013.
- Carter, Jimmy; I visited the Jimmy Carter Presidential Museum in Atlanta, Georgia April 21, 2017.
- Reagan, Ronald; I visited the Ronald W. Reagan Presidential Museum in Simi Valley, California with Tracy in October of 2015.
- Bush, George H. W.; I visited the George H. W. Bush Presidential Museum in College Station, Texas with Tracy February 12, 2016.
- Clinton, William J.; William J. Clinton Presidential Museum in Little Rock, Arkansas
- Bush, George W.; I visited the George W. Bush Presidential Museum in Dallas, Texas with Tracy February 11, 2016.
- Obama, Barack H.
- Trump, Donald J.
- Biden Jr., Joseph R.
- Trump, Donald J. (See above)
List of presidents of the United States
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This is from the Bay City Tall Ships Festival July 2013. I am with my daughter and my son.
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Michigan USA
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This is from June 2014. Pictured with me is Tracy (my girlfriend at the time of the picture, now my spouse) along with Samantha and Katie.
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Michigan USA
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