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Washington, Washington DC
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The White House, home of presidents since 1800, has a long list of ghost stories, and the White House Historical Association keeps an official backgrounder on them: Abigail Adams smelling of wet laundry and lavender in the East Room, Dolley Madison protecting the Rose Garden, Andrew Jackson's laugh, Jefferson's violin, John Tyler in the Blue Room, William Henry Harrison in the attic and Willie Lincoln. Lincoln is the most-recounted ghost, reportedly seen by First Lady Grace Coolidge, Queen Wilhelmina and Winston Churchill, though historians note he never slept in what is now the Lincoln Bedroom.
Public tours are limited and must be requested well in advance (currently through a Member of Congress); check whitehouse.gov. The exterior and Lafayette Square can be visited freely.
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