The Empire State
Capital: Albany
One of the original 13 Colonies, New York became the 11th state in 1788. Cities include New York City, Buffalo, and Syracuse.
Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library: A tribute to the 32nd President of the United States.
New York State Capitol: A tribute to New York and New Yorkers...their faces are literally carved into stone.
National Park Sites Visited
Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site: Colocated with the FDR Presidential Library. It's the boyhood home of FDR and the place they lived as adults.
Val-Kil Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site: Val-Kil Industries, an organization established by Eleanor Roosevelt to teach people alternative skills during the Great Depression.
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site: A Gilded Age mansion built by Frederick William Vanderbilt.