Bully! September 28, 2025

 I live two blocks from Teddy Roosevelt’s birthplace which is part of the National Park Service and a National historic site. I must have passed by this house 1,000 times and told myself ‘you should go visit.’ Well, after 28 years of saying that we finally did visit this very special place. Wikipedia tells the complicated story best. This is a replica of his boyhood home. Teddy Roosevelt was the first U.S. president born in New York City. Raised in a townhouse at 28 E. 20th St., Theodore Roosevelt would grow up to be our 26th President and become immortalized on Mount Rushmore. We learn on the one hour, fact-filled tour that he started life as a sickly yet bright boy who exercised to improve his health and began a lifelong passion for the “strenuous life.” There is a separate room with loads of photos, artifacts and even the original ‘Teddy’ bear. We thoroughly enjoyed this tour but I must say that the house needs a real sprucing, dusting and a general upgrade. Pretty sure that in this political time there will not be any funding for this much needed work. Go visit. It is free.