Hidden in the picturesque mountains of western Vermont, just outside the village of Manchester, is a house museum called Hildene, where you visit the Lincolns. And a house museum it is, indeed. House museums under the TroysArt Destinations tab are usually highly recommended to get a sense of the cultural and societal influences of an area. But the summer home owned by the heirs of Abraham Lincoln is not only a house but also a shrine to one of the country’s most significant presidents. Robert Todd Lincoln was the oldest son of Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln; and the only ...continue reading