The home of Dwight D. Eisenhower, our nation’s 34th president, Abilene is located just 45 miles to the West of Manhattan on I-70. Make plans to visit the Eisenhower Center, Visitor’s Center, Eisenhower Museum, Presidential Library, boyhood home and “Place of Meditation,” the final resting place of Dwight D. and Mamie Eisenhower. For more information, contact the Abilene Convention and Visitors Bureau at (800) 569-5915.