Former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama recently said that their Presidential Center is perfect for date night.
Taking to Instagram, Michelle shared why the Center has all the vibes you need.
“Barack and I went to a museum on our first date,” Michelle wrote. “So take it from us: the Obama Presidential Center campus has just the right vibe for you and your boo.”
Michelle went on to say that the presidential center is a “sexy environment.”
“This is a date vibe,” she said while Barack smiled.
“And there are those comfy sofas after you’ve had a date,” said Michelle. “Then you put your arm around your date, and then we talk about life. And it gives you a chance to see if your date knows anything about the world.”
According to her, nothing beats the romance of sitting on a blanket on the center’s lawn.
During a recent interview for PEOPLE, Michelle said the two “are each other’s counterbalance.”
“The truth is, I probably would have been someone who stayed more put,” Michelle said. “I think I would have had a beautiful life here, but it would have been smaller.”
“But because of who my husband is, he offered all of us — our girls, my mom, my family — a broader sense of what’s possible in life,” she continued. “He made me think more broadly about what I could do with this Harvard law degree besides being a lawyer. He gave me the courage. And he was my ballast. He was like, ‘I got you.’ And however hard it’s been, the ups and downs, he’s got me.”
More than a decade after it was first announced, the Obama Presidential Center officially opened its doors to the public in Chicago’s Jackson Park on June 19, 2026. Commemorating Juneteenth, the historic 20-acre campus welcomed its first public visitors with community celebrations, live music, and family events