{"id":3405,"date":"2012-11-26T14:45:16","date_gmt":"2012-11-26T14:45:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/?p=3405"},"modified":"2013-06-24T15:13:41","modified_gmt":"2013-06-24T15:13:41","slug":"tiuring-hildene-the-former-lincoln-family-home-in-manchester-vt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/?p=3405","title":{"rendered":"Touring Hildene, the Former Lincoln Family Home in Manchester VT"},"content":{"rendered":"<table border=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-0542617997214413\"; \/* Cheap-Travel-Side-Ad *\/ google_ad_slot = \"4615336226\"; google_ad_width = 336; google_ad_height = 280;\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\n\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>The &#8220;Lincoln&#8221; movie has gathered much attention lately, given the important story to be be told and the high profile brilliant actors and actresses (Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field) and director (Steven Spielberg) to make this film happen.<\/p>\n<p>The emergence of this movie made me think of the Lincoln family&#8217;s presence in New England. Did you know that the Lincoln family home, known as Hildene, is located in Manchester, Vt.? Robert Todd Lincoln, a successful industrialist and the only child of Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln, to survive until adulthood, built this stunning Georgian Revival piece of architecture in 1905. Lincoln descendants called this &#8220;home&#8221; until 1975. Today, you can tour Hildene as a museum.<\/p>\n<p>Although admission is on the high side of our idea of &#8220;Thrifty Travel,&#8221; we decided it&#8217;s a good deal as the rich history &#8212; and remnants from it &#8212; are one-of-a-kind priceless. Some highlights include \u00a0a video presentation, a self-guided tour of Robert and Mary Lincoln&#8217;s home and its myriad artifacts, hearing the 1,000-pipe Aeolian organ and visiting the Hoyt Formal Garden.<\/p>\n<p>Manchester is a beautiful Vermont town, but not complete without a visit to this historical home. If you go &#8212; or if you have been &#8212; write us back in the comment box below about your experiences at Hildene.<\/p>\n<p><em>Hildene is open daily, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Hildene is located at 1005 Hildene Rd. in Manchester VT. Tel. (802) 362- 1788. For more information on Hildene, log onto the Hildene Web Site at http:\/\/www.hildene.org\/<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>If you enjoyed this article, you might also like reading:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/?p=2873\">Boston tours, activities, attractions and museums<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/?p=2610\">Visiting museums in Maine with affordable admission<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/?p=1920\">Free and inexpensive museums in the Boston area<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnewengland.com\/hotels\/us-vt-manchester.html\">Hotel guide for Manchester VT<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The &#8220;Lincoln&#8221; movie has gathered much attention lately, given the important story to be be told and the high profile brilliant actors and actresses (Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field) and director (Steven Spielberg) to make this film happen. 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