A family outing fosters lifelong memories while giving houses the chance to molt in private. Leave your domicile to its own devices and check out a truly historical abode with today's Groupon to President Lincoln's Cottage. Choose between the following options:
- For $2, you get one children's general-admission ticket (ages 6–12) with guided tour (a $5 value).
- For $6, you get one adult general-admission ticket (ages 13+) with guided tour (up to a $12 value).
Museum members pay $6 for admission. Children ages 5 and under are admitted for free.
History reverberates throughout the 34-room, Gothic Revival–style home in which President Lincoln lived during the Civil War and penned the Emancipation Proclamation. During the roughly one-hour tour, a professional guide calls on historical voices and multimedia technology to bring the tales of the 16th president and the Civil War to life, filling each room with anecdotes of Lincoln holding important meetings, relaxing with family, and pondering decisions of national importance, such as whether to get matching "Union Forever" tattoos with Andrew Johnson.
Afterward, sate further history hungers with a self-guided exploration of the Robert H. Smith Visitor Education Center, a LEED–certified structure that houses four permanent exhibits chock-full of historical artifacts, Civil War prints, maps, and photographs. The current special exhibit, "Being Lincoln," runs through October 3 and invites visitors to look past Honest Abe's iconic image and assess the man who lived beneath the stovepipe hat. An interactive gallery gives visitors a touch-screened seat at Lincoln’s Cabinet table, where they can help to develop war strategies and brainstorm titles for the Cabinet’s a capella LP.
President Lincoln's Cottage keeps its historic doors unbarred seven days a week, with tours running on the hour. A gift shop brims with Lincoln memorabilia such as collectible coins and history books, with proceeds benefiting preservation and educational programming. Free parking is available to ticket holders. Because the cottage can get crowded quickly, reservations are recommended (especially on weekends).
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The Groupon Guide to: Running a Successful Lemonade Stand
Ever since juice makers learned how to concoct lemonade entirely out of the light yellow liquid oozing from greek yogurt, the world's supply of lemons has grown, and more people have opened lemonade stands. Here's how you can make more money manning a juice station:
- Create an attention-grabbing sign by spelling "lemonade" with strawberry jam and letting ants crawl over it to make the letters look like they're in motion.
- Make your customers feel at home by yelling at them when they make eye contact with you.
- Offer a two-for-one deal—for every two cups of lemonade you buy, you have to supply one digit of your ATM PIN.
- Serve a dozen people at once by running over entire bags of lemons with a lawn mower, catching the fluid in an inflatable pool, and giving patrons permission to stick out their tongue while they swim.
- Ensure customers return by creating a loyalty program, which rewards customers with an occasional free drink as long as they agree to add you to their living will.
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