Springwood<\/a>, Hyde Park, N.Y.<\/b><\/p>\nTo get to know Franklin D. Roosevelt, who Burns considers the 20th century’s most important president, you have to visit his home, located along a scenic stretch of the Hudson River. “It’s where he spent all his summers. It’s where he came to recuperate. It’s where his family had the fondest memories of being together,” he says. Exhibits at Springwood address the leader’s polio. “You’ll also see the braces he had to wear, the arcane torture devices, almost something from the Inquisition, and see his wheelchair.”<\/p>\n
Bucket list tip:<\/b> Make sure to visit Top Cottage, where England’s King George VI and Queen Elizabeth stayed in 1939 on the eve of the Second World War. Open May through October.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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