http://www.fastcompany.com/tag/george-washington The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/127/history-redux.html <!--paging_filter--><p><strong>Lincoln Library &amp; Museum</strong><br /><em>Springfield, Illinois</em></p> <p>The high-tech museum honoring the 16th president has two theaters -- one uses special effects to conjure "ghosts" including Lincoln's. One critic labeled it "Lincoln-land." Tickets are $10 for adults, $4 for kids.</p> <p><strong>Mount Vernon Estate</strong><br /><em>Mount Vernon, Virginia</em></p><p><a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/127/history-redux.html">read more</a></p> Mount Vernon estate Abraham Lincoln Lincoln Library and Museum George Washington business travel Mount Vernon Springfield Colonial Williamsburg colonial Virginia Innovation Work/Life Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:35:46 -0400 Fast Company staff 898681 at http://www.fastcompany.com http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/127/nexttravel-the-battle-of-gettysburg.html <!--paging_filter--><p><strong>Rusty weapons.</strong> Frayed carpet dotted with greasy chewing-gum spots. Ceiling tiles yellowed by water stains. For years, the visitor center at Pennsylvania's Gettysburg National Military Park looked less like a grand tribute to the 165,000 soldiers who fought there in 1863 than a building that 165,000 sloppy tourists had just tromped through. It was the kind of place that would inspire a kid to give that time-honored summer-vacation question a new twist: "Can we go yet?"</p><p><a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/127/nexttravel-the-battle-of-gettysburg.html">read more</a></p> business travel Bob Wilburn history channel National Park Service Gettysburg National Military Park Mount Vernon Elliott Gruber Barnes &amp; Noble Gettysburg Foundation John Latschar Union and Confederate uniforms George Washington Refreshment Saloon Independence Innovation Work/Life Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:35:45 -0400 Evan West 898680 at http://www.fastcompany.com