Herbert Hoover National Historic Site

Early life of an unfairly maligned President

Herbert Hoover was President when the Great Depression started and is often the subject of ridicule as a result. But the NHS explains how he rose to prominence after being born in a two room house tha...

Fun tour using downloadable NPS App

Found this to be a very successful visit. Earlier on my road trip, I had viewed the painting 'The Birthplace of Herbert Hoover' by Grant Wood at the Minneapolis Institute of Art. That's an artist who ...

Very Interesting

Located on the same campus as the Hoover Presidential Library & Museum, along with his gravesite, the Hoover National Historic Site was also really interesting. We particularly enjoyed watching the bl...

Great stop in rural Iowa.

Our family of five saw the sign off the hwy and needed a break on our way to CO. Said, why not”? Would highly recommend taking 30-45 min to check this site out and take some pics. Hoover was a very in...

A Walk Back in Time

Visited the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library, so took the time to walk around the surrounding area to see some of the local historic sites as well. A relatively small historic community, but everyt...