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Theodore Roosevelt gained fame as the fearless leader of the Rough Riders as well as being an outdoorsman, naturalist, cowboy and our 26th president, yet he grew up a frail, sickly child in New York City. The home in which Roosevelt lived until he was 14 has been reconstructed with 1865 period rooms and galleries that tell the story of the young "Teedie," as Roosevelt was called during his childhood. (He was not known as Teddy until an adult.)

The museum is also home to the largest display anywhere of memorabilia related to this unique American, including artifacts from his youth, his days as a rancher and explorer, and his presidency.

• Directions: Subway: 4, 5, L, Q to 14th Street - Union Square; 6, N, R to 23rd Street
  Bus: M1, M2, M3, M5, M6, M7 to 20th Street; M14, M23 to Park Avenue South

• Disability Access: Partially accessible; six steps into building, then an elevator to period rooms
• Gift Shops: Books on Theodore Roosevelt are available for purchase.