Thursday, January 21, 2016

Jr Park Ranger: Secret Service: FDR

We went to FDR's house south of Albany, New York.  The site houses his presidential library and museum, the house he was born in and lived in, his burial site, and many artifacts.  The boys thought that his car was cool to see and all of the movies about WW2.  There was an admission ticket to the house, based on time, we decided not to go into it.  You could also take a walk or drive to Eleanor's retreat for women and the Vanderbuilt mansion.   Well, maybe I should say, a Vanderbuilt mansion.   The tour of the library was nice and a comprehensive timeline of his life, work and what was happening in America.  The weather wasn't great so we didn't complete all of the hikes.   This national park earns the boys a star shapes badge for Secret Service.  This is our fourth presidential home tour and second library.