FDR Presidential Library & Museum

After Val-Kill, our next stop was the FDR Presidential Library & Museum, America's first presidential library and the only one used by a sitting president. It was opened to the public in 1941.

Statue of FDR & Eleanor just outside the Henry Wallace Visitor & Education Center at the entrance to the site. Wallace was the Secretary of Agriculture and the VP during FDR's 3rd term in office.

Presidential Library & Museum--the tour is self-guided and tells the story of the Roosevelt presidency from the Great Depression to the New Deal and WWII. At the time of our visit, there was a special exhibit on the pins of Madeleine Albright.

Sculpture made with pieces of the Berlin Wall.

Home of FDR. The home tour is guided by a US National Park ranger. Combined Library & Home tickets are $18.

Beautiful grounds at the site.

Lunch at the library--Roast Beef Sandwich with cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomatoes & horseradish on ciabatta—$8

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