Description:
The Herbert Hoover National Historic Site buildings and grounds are preserved by the National Park Service to commemorate the life of the 31st President of the United States. Visit the small cottage where Hoover was born in 1874, a blacksmith shop similar to the one owned by his father, the first West Branch schoolhouse, and the Friends Meetinghouse where the Hoover family worshipped. Also located on the grounds are the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library-Museum, the gravesites of President and Mrs. Hoover, and a 76-acre tallgrass prairie.

Directions:
Plane - Eastern Iowa Airport (Cedar Rapids, IA)Shuttle service is available from the Eastern Iowa Airport. Quad Cities Airport (Moline, IL)

Car - Take exit 254 on Interstate 80. The Site is located 10 miles east of Iowa City, IA.

Public Transportation - None

RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

• Educational
• Hiking
• Museums/Visitor-Center
• Picnic
• Wildlife Viewing
• Winter Sports