Six New Yorkers have become President of the United States, including the nation's youngest (Theodore Roosevelt) and longest-serving (Franklin D. Roosevelt). New York is the final resting place for six presidents. Add to this the number of presidential historic moments and accomplishments that happened within our borders, and visitors have the opportunity to experience presidential history here like nowhere else.
At the Martin Van Buren Historic site in Kinderhook, NY, known as Lindenwald, it was the home and farm of the founder of the Democratic Party and the eighth president of the United States. The mansion is also where Van Buren managed two presidential campaigns and entertained politicians and celebrities during the turbulent 1840s and 1850s.
The Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site in Hyde Park, you can Experience the Roosevelt presidency, from the Great Depression through the New Deal years and World War II, emphasizing Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt’s relationship with the American people. Special interactive, immersive audio-visual theaters, and rarely seen artifacts bring a New Deal to a New Generation. State-of-the-art exhibits tell of FDR's heroic struggle to regain his strength and political career after polio.
There are many other Presidential Historic sites in NY state. Click here to view them.