THE MISSION
Visit one or more historic sites for every U.S. president.
THE GUIDELINES
There are 43 presidents with presidential sites. I need to go to one or more sites for each within three years.
If there’s a site managed by the NARA (National Archives and Records Administration), go there. (NARA started managing sites with Herbert Hoover - #31.)
If the president has a library, go there.
If they don’t, but they have a historic site (a home, for example), go to the historic site.
If they don’t have a library or a public-access historic site, go to their burial site.
(And try to get a fridge magnet for each president.)
WHY?
Because I like history, and I want to travel more. Also, to spotlight the organizations that record & keep track of these guys.
THE MAP
Democrat Republican Whig Democratic-Republican Federalist Not affiliated with a party
THE LIST
This list is updated as of October 4th, 2025.
* — operated by National Park Service
** — operated by National Archives and Records Administration
1 — George Washington (1789 - 1797) Mount Vernon, VA (Mount Vernon)
Colonial Beach, VA (George Washington Birthplace)
2 — John Adams Boston, MA (Adams National Historic Park)*
3 — Thomas Jefferson Charlottesville, VA (Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello)
4 — James Madison Orange, VA (James Madison’s Montpelier)
Orange, VA (James Madison Museum of Orange County)
5 — James Monroe Fredericksburg, VA (James Monroe Museum and Memorial Library)
Charlottesville, VA (James Monroe’s Highland)
6 — John Quincy Adams Boston, MA (Adams National Historic Park)*
7 — Andrew Jackson Hermitage, TN (Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage)
8 — Martin van Buren Kinderhook, NY (Martin Van Buren National Historic Site)*
9 — William Henry Harrison Charles City, VA (Berkeley Plantation)
10 — John Tyler Charles City, VA (Sherwood Forest Plantation)
11 — James K. Polk Columbia, TN (President James K. Polk House and Museum)
12 — Zachary Taylor Louisville, KY (Zachary Taylor National Cemetery)
113 — Millard Fillmore Buffalo, NY (Millard Fillmore House)
14 — Franklin Pierce Hillsborough, NH (Franklin Pierce Homestead)
15 — James Buchanan Lancaster, PA (Wheatland)
16 — Abraham Lincoln Springfield, IL (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum)
Hodgenville, Kentucky (Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site)
17 — Andrew Johnson Tusculum, TN (Andrew Johnson Museum and Library)
Greeneville, TN (Andrew Johnson National Historic Site)
18 — Ulysses S. Grant Starkville, MS (Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library)
St. Louis, MO (Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site)
19 — Rutherford B. Hayes Fremont, OH (Spiegel Grove)
20 — James Garfield Mentor, OH (James A. Garfield National Historic Site)*
21 — Chester A. Arthur Fairfield, VT (President Chester A. Arthur State Historic Site)
22, 24 — Grover Cleveland Caldwell, NJ (Grover Cleveland Birthplace Historic Site)
Princeton, NJ (Papers of Grover Cleveland at Seeley G. Mudd Library)
23 — Benjamin Harrison Indianapolis, IN (Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site)
25 — William McKinley Canton, OH (William McKinley Presidential Library and Museum)
26 — Theodore Roosevelt Dickinson, ND (Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson State University, under construction)
Cambridge, MA (Theodore Roosevelt Collection at Houghton Library)
Manhattan, NY (Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site)*
Oyster Bay, NY (Sagamore Hill)*
27 — William Taft Cincinnati, OH (William Howard Taft National Historic Site)*
28 — Woodrow Wilson Staunton, VA (Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and Museum)
Princeton, NJ (Papers of Woodrow Wilson at Seeley G. Mudd Library)
Washington, D.C. (Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars)
29 — Warren Harding Marion, OH (Warren G. Harding Presidential Site)
30 — Calvin Coolidge Northampton, MA (Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library and Museum)
Plymouth, VT (Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site)
31 — Herbert Hoover West Branch, IA (Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum)**
32 — Franklin D. Roosevelt Hyde Park, NY (Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum)**
33 — Harry Truman Independence, MO (Harry S Truman Presidential Library and Museum)**
34 — Dwight D. Eisenhower Abilene, KS (Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum)**
35 — John F. Kennedy Boston, MA (John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum)**
36 — Lyndon B. Johnson Austin, TX (Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library)**
Stonewall, TX (Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park)
37 — Richard Nixon Yorba Linda, CA (Richard M. Nixon Presidential Library and Museum)**
38 — Gerald Ford Grand Rapids, MI (Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum)**
39 — Jimmy Carter Atlanta, GA (Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum)**
Plains, GA (Jimmy Carter National Historical Park)
40 — Ronald Reagan Simi Valley, CA (Ronald Regan Presidential Library and Museum)**
Tampico, IL (Ronald Reagan Birthplace)
41 — George H. W. Bush College Station, TX (George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum)**
42 — Bill Clinton Little Rock, AR (William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum)**
43 — George W. Bush Dallas, TX (George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum)**
44 — Barack Obama Chicago, IL (under construction)
45, 47 — Donald Trump Miami, FL (pre-planning)
46 — Joe Biden (to be announced)