Make sure to spend at least an hour and a half at the Presidential Library and Museum. to learn more about Herbert Hoover's distinguished life and career. The Presidential Library and Museum also offers changing exhibits on other historical topics.
Visit the Gravesite of Herbert and Lou Henry Hoover, then take a walk through the restored 81-acre Tallgrass Prairie.
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Two marble slabs mark the gravesites of Herbert Hoover and his wife Lou Henry Hoover.
Books and slates on the students' desks in the historic one-room schoolhouse, built in 1853.
A couple of hours?
See the film and plan your visit at the Visitor Center (15 minutes). Take a self-guided tour of the grounds and historic buildings (45 minutes). Visit the Presidential Library and Museum (45 minutes) Stop at the Gravesite on your way out (15 minutes).
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Herbert Hoover Birthplace Cottage is a small two-room house that stands on the same corner as when it was built in 1871.
One hour or less?
See the 12-minute film and plan your visit at the Visitor Center, then take a self-guided tour of the grounds and historic buildings.
Then come back again when you have more time to visit. Herbert Hoover National Historic Site is much more than a quick stop off Interstate 80!
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Did You Know?
General Land Office surveyors who first came to Iowa commented that the territory was fit only for waterfowl. Eighty-five percent of Iowa used to be soggy tallgrass prairie.
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