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name: "Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library"
subtitle: "A Snøhetta library in the Badlands where an AI Roosevelt takes your questions"
date: 2026-07-20
shortlist: true
link: "https://www.afar.com/magazine/theodore-roosevelt-presidential-library-opens"
linkText: "afar.com"
source: "AFAR"
topics: [history-and-archives, ai, travel-and-places]
tags: [north-dakota, architecture, archive, ai]
description: "Snøhetta's Badlands presidential library, opened July 2026, digitizes 300,000+ Roosevelt records and lets visitors question an AI-driven hologram of the man himself."
promotedTo: theodore-roosevelt-presidential-library
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Snøhetta buried this Badlands library under a living roof of prairie grass, but the real draw is inside: a database of 300,000-plus digitized Roosevelt letters, speeches, and photographs feeding an AI exhibit where visitors can ask a hologram of Roosevelt anything. Push your luck with an inappropriate question and, true to character, he corrects you real quick.