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Eva Elisabeth · (This post was last modified: 02-23-2017 06:30 PM by Eva Elisabeth.)

(02-23-2017 01:20 PM)Dennis Urban Wrote: Lincoln's summer cottage at the Soldier's Home is well worth the trip uptown. Check tour dates and times. Cottage is restored to much the same as when Lincoln was there including the straw mat rugs. One cal almost feel his presence in some of the rooms. Docents are excellent at advising what is original to the home. Having your hand slide along on the same bannister as did Lincoln's is worth the price of admission.

I absolutely agree. It's a genuine and quiet place - other than e.g. Ford's, and while the latter is an unquestionable must-see, I "felt" more in touch with the past and the Lincoln's at the Soldiers Home, and the place more touching - more even than the overcrowded Petersen House, where being pushed through by the flowing mass didn't allow to spend time on emotions.
What a pity you can't see the Mudd House - it conveyed that authentic feeling of the past days, events and protagonists, too. The entire Escape Route Tour did - if you get the chance sometime to participate, don't miss it!

Forgot: The Surratt House, of course, is well worth the visit "alone" - and the guides are most knowledgeable (while at "the theater" I witnessed some faux-pas). Be prepared you will want to purchase a lot at the House's bookstore.