Category Archives: Places to Go

Mary Todd Lincoln House — Lexington, Kentucky

Posted on June 10, 2004 by Roger

We spent the morning at the Kentucky Horse Park outside of town, then drove downtown to the Mary Todd Lincoln House. For the only time of the trip, we had to share our tour of a house with another family, … Continue reading →

Posted in Kentucky | Comments Off on Mary Todd Lincoln House — Lexington, Kentucky

Benjamin Harrison House — Indianapolis, Indiana

Posted on June 8, 2004 by Roger

My family and I stopped here on our way to Kentucky for vacation. The house is located right in the middle of the city, in a somewhat worn neighborhood. The house is very well kept up, and our tour guide … Continue reading →

Posted in Indiana | Comments Off on Benjamin Harrison House — Indianapolis, Indiana

Tippecanoe Battlefield — Lafayette, Indiana

Posted on June 8, 2004 by Roger

I took my family on a short vacation through Indiana and Kentucky. On the first day, we stopped at the Tippecanoe Battlefield, site of an Indian fight in 1811. When Tecumseh and his brother, the Prophet, organized Indians from various … Continue reading →

Posted in Indiana | Comments Off on Tippecanoe Battlefield — Lafayette, Indiana

Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site — St. Louis, Missouri

Posted on December 27, 2003 by Roger

The house, White Haven, has only recently been restored. It was the house where Julia Grant’s parents lived. Ulysses and Julia met here and lived here for several years before the Civil War. None of the Grant’s furniture has survived. … Continue reading →

Posted in Missouri | Comments Off on Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site — St. Louis, Missouri

Fort Kaskaskia State Historical Site, Illinois

Posted on December 21, 2003 by Roger

Our family spent the night in Chester, Illinois (home of Elzie C. Segar, the creator of Popeye). In the morning, we drove north to Fort Kaskaskia. It features mounds and ditches that mark the site of an old French fort … Continue reading →

Posted in Illinois | Comments Off on Fort Kaskaskia State Historical Site, Illinois