Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
Interactive guide map of Herbert Hoover National Historic Site: 1 restroom, 5 parking lots, 1 help desk and 14 spots. Open it on your phone to see where you are in the park.
Spots at Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
- West Branch Commercial Historic DistrictThe downtown district of West Branch, Iowa is part of the West Branch Commercial Historic District. Multiple architectural styles are represented there.
- SchoolhouseThe Schoolhouse is one of the park's historic structures that symbolize American ideals as Herbert Hoover saw them and lived them.
- Blacksmith ShopThe Blacksmith Shop is one of the park's historic structures that symbolize American ideals as Herbert Hoover saw them and lived them.
- Birthplace CottageThe Birthplace Cottage is Herbert Hoover's birthplace: he was born there on August 10, 1874, in a simple two-room cottage in West Branch, Iowa. He called it "physical proof of the unbounded opportunity of American life."
- Statue of IsisThe Statue of Isis is one of the additions to the park's historic landscape that connect Herbert Hoover's childhood to his later accomplishments.
- Hoover Creek
- Friends MeetinghouseThe Friends Meetinghouse is one of the park's historic structures that symbolize American ideals as Herbert Hoover saw them and lived them. His Quaker family had helped settle West Branch, and their principles guided Hoover throughout his life.
- Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and MuseumPart of the National Archives, the presidential library lets people explore the legacy of Herbert Hoover's presidency. Its collection includes approximately 30,000 photographs, 700 video recordings, and 390 audio recordings related to Herbert and Lou Henry Hoover.
- House of the Maples (site)
- Gravesite of President and Mrs. HooverHerbert Hoover, who died in 1964, was laid to rest on this quiet hillside overlooking his birthplace. The park's landscape counts the gravesite among additions that connect his childhood to his later accomplishments.
- Hoover Presidential Foundation
- Prairie Trails
- Tallgrass Prairie
- Tallgrass Prairie Observation Deck
Restrooms at Herbert Hoover National Historic Site (1)
Help Desks at Herbert Hoover National Historic Site (1)
- Visitor Center
Parking at Herbert Hoover National Historic Site (5)
- Near Birthplace Cottage
- Near Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum
- Near Tallgrass Prairie
- 2 more
Pavilions at Herbert Hoover National Historic Site (2)
- West (Boy Scout) Picnic Shelter
- East Picnic Shelter