Abilene Convention & Visitors Bureau
ABILENE - Abilene is ready to add another national accolade to its growing list.
On Thursday, Newsweek announced the Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum & Boyhood Home in , as a nominee in its 2025 Readers’ Choice Awards for Best Presidential Attraction.
This marks the first time Abilene has been honored by Newsweek.
“Being nominated by Newsweek is a tremendous honor,” said Todd Arrington, Director of the Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum. “It’s a reflection of the important work we do to preserve and share the story of Dwight D. Eisenhower—one of America’s most admired leaders.”
Nominees for Newsweek’s Readers’ Choice Awards are selected by editors with input from travel experts across the country. Abilene’s nomination was submitted by Amy Piper, Follow the Piper, a travel writer who visited the Presidential Library and Museum through the Abilene Convention & Visitors Bureau’s Travel Media Hosting Program.
"The relationships we build are invaluable, and we’re so appreciative of this nomination,” said Julie Roller Weeks, Director of the Abilene Convention & Visitors Bureau. “From USA TODAY and TravelAwaits to True West Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, and other respected outlets powered by real traveler experiences, Abilene continues to earn national recognition from those who’ve experienced it firsthand.”
Voting for Newsweek’s Readers’ Choice Awards opens Thursday, July 17 at 11 a.m. CST and closes Thursday, August 14 at 10:59 a.m. CST.
Voters can cast their vote daily at: https://www.newsweek.com/readerschoice/best-presidential-attraction-2025
BONUS: Abilene's 'Victorian Inn Bed and Breakfast' Nominated as "Newsweek's Best Historic Bed and Breakfast"
Once the home of President Eisenhower's boyhood friend, Swede Hazlett, Abilene's Victorian Inn is now a lovely bed-and-breakfast that has been refreshed to its former glory.
Guests begin each morning with coffee in the parlor before indulging in dishes like quiche, fresh fruit parfaits, biscuits and more. In the afternoon, you can listen to the sounds of songbirds mixed with a train whistle from a swing on the spacious porch.
Vote daily at: https://www.newsweek.com/readerschoice/best-historical-bb-2025