AP Photo William J. SmithThen Vice President Nixon and President Eisenhower at Cherry Hills Country Club, 1953, in Denver, ColoradoWilliam J. Smith/AP Photo
Nothing truly comes to a halt when the president of the United States goes on vacation. Heavy security, White House aides, military advisers, and various experts (totaling 200 people) travel with them in case something happens, and the work doesn't stop. It's hardly a break.
While he greatly favored his home state of Hawaii for his getaways while in office, former President Barack Obama went a bit farther afield for his first true vacation in eight years. This past week, Obama was spotted vacationing on Richard Branson's private island in the Caribbean, and he looked more relaxed than ever. He was even photographed wearing a baseball cap backward on the beach.
Take a look at where US presidents since Franklin Roosevelt have gone to get a change of scenery.