Where in the World is John Adams?

New friends!

2010-04-16T19:58:00.004-04:00

With his new friend Bill outside the Globe Theatre in London.

Thanks Chessie M.!

I Spy

2010-04-08T13:03:00.002-04:00

Checking out the wildlife on a safari in South Africa.

Thanks Beth P.!

There's no place like home!

2010-03-22T21:53:00.003-04:00

Visiting his birthplace and starter home in Quincy, MA. It's been a long time!

Thanks Karen E.!

Be sure to check out the Adams National Historical Park!

Beach Day!

2009-11-08T22:09:00.002-05:00

Building a sandcastle and taking a boat ride on a beautiful day in Redondo Beach.

Thanks Jennifer H. and co.! (Good luck on your report, John would be proud!)

Record-breaking!

2009-10-30T16:10:00.004-04:00

Breaking the world record for the number of John Adamses squeezed into one telephone booth in London, England. Fourteen John Adamses in one small space!

Thanks Chessie M.!

Bryce Canyon

2009-10-28T16:29:00.002-04:00

Hiking around Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah.

Thanks Larry N.!

Back to His Roots

2009-09-23T16:11:00.001-04:00

Exploring newfangled farming equipment on a sugar beet farm in Minnesota.

Thanks Sharon L.!

Guiding Light

2009-09-16T14:02:00.003-04:00

At the Hunting Island State Park Lighthouse in South Carolina.

Thanks Karen E.!

O! say can you see...

2009-08-19T14:27:00.004-04:00

Singing the national anthem at the grave site of Francis Scott Key in Frederick, Maryland.

Thanks Lauren S.!

2009-08-11T11:28:00.003-04:00

Measuring up against the Seattle skyline.

Thanks Beth L.!

Monticello

2009-08-05T21:02:00.001-04:00

Visiting the home of the Jeffersons for the first time in Charlottesville, VA.

Thanks Beth P.!

South Carolina

2009-07-15T12:11:00.002-04:00

Just outside Charleston, SC at Drayton Hall, a plantation built in 1738, and then checking in at Fort Moultrie on Sullivan's Island.

Thanks Karen E.!

Rolla, Missouri

2009-07-15T12:00:00.003-04:00

Visiting the replica of Stonehenge at Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla, MO.

Thanks Andy S.!

Commodore Samuel Tucker

2009-07-07T10:48:00.003-04:00

At the burial site of Commodore Samuel Tucker in Bremen, Maine. Tucker commanded the frigate "Boston," in which he took John Adams, the newly appointed Minister to France, in February, 1778. Tucker delivered Adams and his son John Quincy safely to Bordeaux, after a trip through storms and sea battles.

Thanks Jon and Jane S.!

Two Dimensional

2009-07-03T12:40:00.002-04:00

With the 1861 College Grove Methodist Church in College Grove, Tennessee.

Thanks Sharon L.!

Cowboy Church

2009-06-29T12:01:00.001-04:00

Yee Haw! Saddling up at the Nashville Cowboy Church in Tennessee.

Thanks Eric S.!

UC Berkeley

2009-06-22T11:57:00.001-04:00

Hitting the books at the University Library at UC Berkeley in California.

Thanks Lane P.!

Nashville Public Library

2009-06-18T09:53:00.002-04:00

Hanging out with the John and Abigail marionettes at the Nashville Public Library.

Thanks Brian!

Lobsters!

2009-06-05T12:30:00.002-04:00

Visiting the world famous Red’s Eats in Wiscasset, Maine to sample the lobster roll and then moving on to the Coveside Restaurant, Christmas Cove, South Bristol, Maine and is "all-consumed” by the local harborside offering.

Thanks Jon and Jane S.!

John, Meet John. John, this is John

2009-06-03T12:25:00.003-04:00

A striking resemblance at the Boston Public Library.

Thanks Beth P.!

Adams Building

2009-05-28T12:51:00.001-04:00

Meeting his match in Lexington, MA.

Thanks Cassidy N.!

Kennedy Space Center

2009-05-26T15:14:00.003-04:00

Preparing for launch at the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Thanks Jon and Jane S.!

Germany

2009-05-22T10:31:00.004-04:00

Living like a king and visiting the grave of Frederick the Great at Sanssouci in Potsdam, and reading up on Luther's 95 Theses on the door of Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany.

Thanks Glenys W.!

Ottawa, part two

2009-05-14T14:37:00.004-04:00

Meeting with the first Prime Minister of Canada, John A. Macdonald (and the lovely lady who guards his likeness).

Thanks Ondine L.!

Ottawa, part one

2009-05-14T14:17:00.005-04:00

Getting a little lost on the way to the Canadian Parliament Building in Ottawa.

Thanks Ondine L.!

Lilacs

2009-05-11T11:20:00.003-04:00

Stopping to smell the flowers in the Arnold Arboretum in Jamaica Plain, MA.

Thanks Beth P.!

Bangkok

2009-05-07T13:32:00.004-04:00

Over for lunch at the King's Palace in Bangkok, Thailand.

Thanks Lauren M.!

Los Angeles

2009-04-30T12:11:00.004-04:00

Paying homage to John Belushi and LA's movie star culture at the Chateau Marmont.

Thanks Beth P.!

Maine

2009-04-29T14:49:00.003-04:00

Taking in the view on the shore in Pemaquid, Maine.

Thanks Jane S.!

Lady Liberty

2009-04-27T11:55:00.004-04:00

Visiting the Statue of Liberty National Monument in New York City.

Thanks Brent T.!

This is our 50th John Adams travel photograph! Keep 'em coming!

Baltimore

2009-04-24T11:30:00.002-04:00

Shipshape at the Inner Harbor in downtown Baltimore.

Thanks Maria S.!

Tiananmen Square

2009-04-23T09:38:00.003-04:00

Looking for Chairman Mao in Tiananmen Square in Beijing.

Thanks Claudia F.!

UW Madison

2009-04-17T10:12:00.002-04:00

Our 2nd and 16th together on the top of Bascom Hill at the University of Wisconsin in Madison.

Thanks Maria S.!

McKinley Presidential Library

2009-04-16T15:27:00.003-04:00

Meeting President William McKinley at the McKinley Presidential Library and Museum in Canton, OH.

Thanks Kristen A.!

NYC Auto Show

2009-04-16T15:14:00.004-04:00

Checking out some of the latest model horseless carriages at the 2009 NYC Auto Show.

Thanks Frank G. and Theresa Z.!

Montauk Lighthouse

2009-04-10T10:15:00.004-04:00

Sizing up the Montauk Lighthouse at the tip of Montauk Point in Long Island.

Thanks Aaron S.!

I Spy

2009-04-09T09:39:00.001-04:00

Exploring the plant life at the Key West Garden Club in Florida.

Thanks Nicole N.!

April Fools' John

2009-04-02T10:01:00.001-04:00

John doing a little April-fooling around the Massachusetts Historical Society.

Thanks Jeremy D.!

State Library of Ohio

2009-04-01T17:01:00.004-04:00

In the Rare Books stacks at the State Library of Ohio, taking a look at his daughter's journal, which was published in 1841-2!

Thanks Shannon K.!

Jamaica Pond

2009-03-27T10:06:00.002-04:00

Taking a stroll by Jamaica Pond in Jamaica Plain, MA.

Thanks Grahame T.!

La Crosse

2009-03-24T08:53:00.002-04:00

From the other end of the Mississippi, taking a look at the Big Blue Bridge, and having a drink from the world's largest six-pack in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

Thanks Annie L.!

Mall of America

2009-03-24T08:48:00.002-04:00

Trying to find his way around the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota.

Thanks Annie L.!

Snorkeling

2009-03-23T17:35:00.003-04:00

Snorkeling off of Buck Island in the US Virgin Islands.

Thanks Geneva and Chessie M.!

Madison

2009-03-20T16:19:00.003-04:00

Doing a little sightseeing at the capitol, Camp Randall, and Mickie's Dairy Bar in Madison, Wisconsin. Thanks Maria S.!

Virgin Islands

2009-03-13T22:39:00.003-04:00

At Bluebeard's castle in St. Thomas and the National Historic Site in Christiansted, St. Croix, USVI.

Thanks Geneva M.!

Christiansted, St. Croix

2009-03-13T10:53:00.002-04:00

Checking in on the live harbor webcam in Christiansted, St. Croix. (click to see bigger!)

Thanks Annie L.!

Florida

2009-03-13T10:48:00.001-04:00

John Adams on vacation in Florida: enjoying the beach, cheering at the Red Sox vs. Northeastern Spring Training game, and admiring some of the local wildlife.

Thanks Lauren S.!

St. Petersburg

2009-03-13T10:41:00.004-04:00

Out for a jaunt at the St. Petersburg Yacht Club in Florida.

Thanks Sean C.!

Al Sharpton

2009-03-05T09:45:00.002-05:00

Having a chat with Reverend Al Sharpton at the DC National Airport.

Thanks Maura!

Thomas Jefferson's Library

2009-03-05T09:41:00.004-05:00

Browsing the shelves of Thomas Jefferson's Library at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC.

Thanks Beth P.!

Puerto Rico

2009-03-05T09:37:00.004-05:00

Hanging out in El Yunque Rain Forest and on the beach in Fajardo, Puerto Rico.

Thanks Beth P.!

Washington, DC

2009-03-04T10:43:00.003-05:00

Checking in on the new president and doing some sightseeing in Washington, DC.

Thanks Peter F.!

Cuba

2009-02-15T09:59:00.004-05:00

Taking in the sunset in Havana, Cuba.

Thanks Megan M.!

Taos

2009-02-12T09:43:00.004-05:00

John Adams at the Rio Grande Gorge in Taos.

Thanks Sean C.!

By the Mississippi

2009-02-08T02:22:00.007-05:00

At the park by the Mississippi River in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Thanks Lane P.!

Chinese New Year

2009-02-06T10:33:00.004-05:00

Watching the Chinese New Year Parade in Chinatown, New York. Gung hay fat choy!

Beanpot Hockey

2009-02-04T22:28:00.006-05:00

At the Northeastern vs. BC Beanpot game at the TD Banknorth Garden on February 2nd.

Thanks Lauren!

Hudson River

2009-02-03T19:17:00.003-05:00

Aboard the US Coast Guard ice cutter on the Hudson River.

Thanks Frank!

Paper Presidents

2009-01-30T12:09:00.003-05:00

Thanks Annie!

NYU

2009-01-30T11:17:00.003-05:00

John Adams at the NYU Department of Politics lecture hall.

Thanks Frank!

Master of Camouflage

2009-01-29T13:55:00.003-05:00

In the courtyard of the Napoleon House Bar & Cafe in New Orleans.

Hard at Work in Rare Books

2009-01-29T13:42:00.001-05:00