Family Activities:

Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum

Attraction

Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum

210 Parkside Drive, West Branch, 52358, IA

The only president to hail from Iowa, Herbert Hoover was a popular president in America’s history. Visitors can see his birthplace cottage, as well as the gravesite of both the president and his first lady. The site’s presidential library showcases the life and career of Hoover through photographs, manuscripts and presentations. The site also showcases a schoolhouse, blacksmith shop and Quaker Meeting house from Hoover’s hometown.