Presidential libraries: from Boston to Honolulu ... or maybe Chicago

Presidential libraries can be found coast to coast, and may even go beyond that once a site is selected for President Obama's future repository of documents and artifacts. To quickly hopscotch around to the 13 official presidential libraries and museums overseen by the National Archives, plus that of Abraham Lincoln, check out this library list.

12. William J. Clinton Presidential Center

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Lights reflect off a railroad bridge on the grounds of Bill Clinton's presidential library as the lighted center is reflected in a fountain Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2004, in Little, Rock, Ark., the night before the grand opening.

Website: www.clintonlibrary.gov/

Location: Little Rock, Ark. (Clinton's birthplace: Hope, Ark., 1946)

Opened: 2004

Attendance: 291,000

Admission: $7 adults; seniors $5

Bestselling gift shop biography: "My Life" by Bill Clinton

Interesting souvenir items: Bill's Favorite Cookies mix; "The Bill Collection: Selections from the Clinton Music Room" CD with the president's favorite tunes

Lesser-known facts: The striking design of the Clinton Presidential Center is inspired by and is meant to resemble in some way the six bridges that span the Arkansas River in Little Rock. The design earned it the highest award of the American Institute of Architecture in 2006. Environmentally it stands out, too, as the only federally maintained facility to achieve a platinum rating by the US Green Building Council. The carbon-neutral building uses 34 percent less energy than other buildings of its kind.

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