Before leaving New York and heading for the Canadian Falls we stopped by the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site in Buffalo.
The site, which was declared a National Historic Site in 1966, is small, yet detailed and chronicles the Pan American Exposition, President McKinley’s assassination, and Roosevelt’s subsequent inauguration. An issues theater presents the myriad of issues facing Roosevelt as he took office. A brief tour takes you through the lower rooms of the house, including the library where he was inaugurated, and explains how Roosevelt had come to stay there after McKinley’s assassination (the house belonged to Ansley Wilcox).
The upper level of the house tells the story of Roosevelt’s presidency through a variety of exhibits, including a recreation of the White House Green Room which served as Roosevelt’s office. Here are a few shots from the tour.
Newspaper announcing a new President
The library where Roosevelt took the Oath of Office
Recreation of Roosevelt’s White House office
In closing, as a fan of the National Parks System, Roosevelt is a favorite of mine for his role in bringing that to life. So, I’ll leave you with the conclusion of one of his quotes regarding the Grand Canyon:
Leave it as it is. You cannot improve on it. The ages have been at work on it, and man can only mar it. – Theodore Roosevelt
Cross Country Civic 
Kristen,Love the fact you are chronicling your cross country road trip and I am tuned to your updates.It is as if I am visiting all these wonderful places along with you guys.And last but not the least the quote by Roosevelt is so relevant in today’s world.
Thanks, Anu. We are so glad you are following along and enjoying it. There will be so much more to come.
All I could think of the whole time I was reading that was this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oszjeFrfpUM
And it’s been SO long since I’ve seen it, that I just laughed so loud at the pirate ship comment that I’m surprised I didn’t wake Ollie and start a bark-fest.