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 main historic site.
If they have neither a library nor a public-access historic site, go to their burial site.
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
1 — George Washington (1789 - 1797) Mount Vernon, VA
2 — John Adams Boston, MA
3 — Thomas Jefferson Charlottesville, VA
4 — James Madison Orange, VA
5 — James Monroe Charlottesville, VA; Fredericksburg, VA
6 — John Quincy Adams Boston, MA
7 — Andrew Jackson Hermitage, TN
8 — Martin van Buren Kinderhook, NY
9 — William Henry Harrison Charles City, VA
10 — John Tyler Charles City, VA
11 — James K. Polk Columbia, TN
12 — Zachary Taylor Louisville, KY
113 — Millard Fillmore Buffalo, NY
14 — Franklin Pierce Hillsborough, NH
15 — James Buchanan Lancaster, PA; Philadelphia, PA
THE LIST
This list is updated as of September 13th, 2025.
16 — Abraham Lincoln Springfield, IL
17 — Andrew Johnson Greeneville, TN; Tusculum, TN
18 — Ulysses S. Grant Starkville, MS; St. Louis, MO
19 — Rutherford B. Hayes Fremont, OH
20 — James Garfield Mentor, OH
21 — Chester A. Arthur Fairfield, VT
22, 24 — Grover Cleveland Caldwell, NJ; Princeton, NJ
23 — Benjamin Harrison Indianapolis, IN
25 — William McKinley Canton, OH
26 — Theodore Roosevelt Cambridge, MA; Dickinson, ND (under construction); Manhattan, NY; Oyster Bay, NY
27 — William Taft Cincinnati, OH
28 — Woodrow Wilson Princeton, NJ; Staunton, VA; Washington, D.C.
29 — Warren Harding Marion, OH
30 — Calvin Coolidge Northampton, MA; Plymouth, VT
31 — Herbert Hoover West Branch, IA
32 — Franklin D. Roosevelt Hyde Park, NY
33 — Harry Truman Independence, MO
34 — Dwight D. Eisenhower Abilene, KS
35 — John F. Kennedy Boston, MA
36 — Lyndon B. Johnson Austin, TX; Stonewall, TX
37 — Richard Nixon Yorba Linda, CA
38 — Gerald Ford Ann Arbor, MI; Grand Rapids, MI
39 — Jimmy Carter Atlanta, GA; Plains, GA
40 — Ronald Reagan Simi Valley, CA; Tampico, IL
41 — George H. W. Bush College Station, IL
42 — Bill Clinton Little Rock, AR
43 — George W. Bush Dallas, TX
44 — Barack Obama Chicago, IL (under construction)
45, 47 — Donald Trump (to be announced)
46 — Joe Biden (to be announced)