Greyhound Hall of Fame

Another high spot in Abilene, KS (along with Eisenhower's museum) is the Greyhound Hall of Fame. When you enter you are greeted by Jade, a four year old former champion, and watched closely by TalentedMrRipley - a ten-year-old Hall of Famer:

Knowing practically nothing about greyhound racing it was interesting - did you know they wear the white muzzles for judging photo finishes? Admission is free and the dogs are the sweetest there is.

Eisenhower

I don't know if it's because I just visited Truman, but I'm not impressed. His museum, library and memorial are impressive, and I had high hopes of being impressed by Eisenhower himself but basically Truman handed him the presidency, he rode the initiatives already in place into the prosperous 50's and was reelected because of his fame (the world worshiped him because of what he did in WWII). He was also key to leading Nixon toward the presidency.

Fully three quarters of Eisenhower's museum is made up of exhibits about World War II - many of which don't have anything specific to do with Ike himself. During my visit there was also an exhibit about Abilene, KS his hometown. His presidency exhibit repeated much of what I already saw at Truman and then montages about life in the US during the 50's.

He does get originality points, because so far he's the only president who is buried in his own chapel - a meditation spot.