Herbert Hoover National Historic Site - Plan Your Visit (U.S. National Park Service)

Whether you have half an hour or half a day, there are many things to see and do at Herbert Hoover National Historic Site.

A white two-room cottage with flowering shrubs.

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Herbert Hoover Birthplace Cottage

The future president was born in a small, two-room cottage in 1874. Today the Birthplace Cottage, along with other historic buildings associated with his early childhood in West Branch, is the centerpiece of Herbert Hoover National Historic Site.

Take a virtual tour for a preview of the site's attractions or start at the Visitor Center when you arrive.

Two white marble slabs mark the graves of Herbert and Lou Henry Hoover.

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President and Mrs. Hoover are buried at Herbert Hoover National Historic Site.

American Presidents Travel Itinerary

Herbert Hoover National Historic Site is one of many stops on the American Presidents Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary. The travel itinerary is compiled by the National Park Service. It highlights presidential historic sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places.