FRANKLIN, Tenn. — A Library of Congress traveling exhibition with facsimiles of historic documents will visit Franklin, Tenn., Tuesday and Wednesday.

The exhibit in a customized 18-wheel truck will park at the main library.

Included in the exhibit are facsimiles of the Declaration of Independence; the 1455 Gutenberg Bible; Walt Whitman's poem "Leaves of Grass" and others. The free, museum-style exhibit is titled "Gateway to Knowledge."

Elsewhere on its journeys, it is parked at schools, community centers and other public venues.

A specially-designed 18-wheel truck is bringing treasures and information from the Library of Congress into cities and towns across America. Beginning in September 2010, the "Gateway to Knowledge" rolling exhibition is visiting up to 60 sites in states across the Midwest and South during the coming months.

The truck, staffed and driven by two docents well-versed in the Library and its collections, parks at various universities, libraries, community centers and other public venues.