Presidential Libraries & Museums

I am often asked how many presidential museums there are. Before President Franklin D. Roosevelt, papers and other artifacts accumulated by a president were his own personal property. They could be destroyed, lost, sold for profit, or tucked away in an attic somewhere. FDR established a public repository to preserve the evidence of the Presidency for future generations. He created the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA,) which runs the 14 presidential libraries and museums from Herbert Hoover to Barack Obama. Funds to create and to maintain these libraries are raised through private donations rather than through tax monies. However, there are many, many other museums, historical parks, and sites to visit if you are interested in presidential history. Here is a list of the ones I have found through searching online.

U.S.A. Presidential Museums & Libraries

*Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site, Hodgenville, Kentucky
(Abraham Lincoln)
*Abraham Lincoln Museum, Lincoln Memorial University, Harrogate, Tennessee (Abraham Lincoln)
*Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, Springfield, Illinois, U.S.A.
(Presidential Library & Biographical & US Presidential Museum [Abraham Lincoln])
*Adams National Historic Site, Quincy, Massachusett (John & John Quincy Adams)
*Adams National Historic Site-John Adams and John Quincy Adams Birthplace, Quincy, Massachusetts
(John & John Quincy Adams)
*Andrew Johnson National Historic Site, Greeneville, Tennessee
(Andrew Johnson)
*Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, Appomattox, Virginia
(Ulysses S. Grant)
*Ash Lawn-Highland, Charlottesville, Virginia
(James Monroe)
*Berkeley Plantation, Charles City, Virginia
(William Henry Harrison)
*Bill Clinton Birthplace, Hope, Arkansas
(William J. Clinton)
*Calvin Coolidge Memorial Foundation, Inc. (The), Plymouth, Vermont
(Calvin Coolidge)
*Calvin Coolidge Memorial Room, Forbes Library (The), Northampton, Massachusetts
(Calvin Coolidge)
*Dey Mansion/Washington's Headquarters Museum, Wayne, New Jersey
(George Washington)
*Dwight D. Eisenhower Library-Museum, Abilene, Kansas
(Dwight D. Eisenhower)
*Eisenhower Birthplace State Historical Park, Denison, Texas
( Dwight D. Eisenhower)
*Eisenhower National Historic Site, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
(Dwight D. Eisenhower)
*Fort Jackson Museum, Fort Jackson, South Carolina
(Andrew Jackson)
*Franklin D. Roosevelt Library-Museum, Hyde Park, New York
(Franklin D. Roosevelt)
*Franklin Pierce Homestead (The), Hillsborough, New Hampshire
(Franklin Pierce)
*Fraunces Tavern Museum, New York, New York
(George Washington)
*General Grant National Memorial, New York, New York
(Ulysses S. Grant)
*George Bush Presidential Library and Museum, College Station, Texas
(George Bush)
*George Washington Birthplace National Monument, WashingtonÌs Birthplace, Virginia
(George Washington)
*George Washington Headquarters, Cumberland, Maryland
(George Washington)
*George Washington Masonic Museum, Fredericksburg, Virginia
(George Washington)
*George Washington Masonic National Memorial, Alexandria, Virginia
(Presidential George Washington)
*Gerald R. Ford Library-Museum, Grand Rapids, Michigan
(Gerald R. Ford)
*Grant's Birthplace State Memorial, Point Pleasant, Ohio
(Ulysses S. Grant)
*Grover Cleveland Birthplace, Caldwell, New Jersey
(Grover Cleveland)
*Harding Home and Museum, Marion, Ohio
(Warren G. Harding)
*Harry S. Truman Birthplace State Historic Site, Lamar, Missouri
(Harry S. Truman)
*Harry S. Truman Library-Museum, Independence, Missouri
(Harry S. Truman)
*Harry S. Truman National Historic Site, Independence, Missouri
(Harry S. Truman)
*Harry S. Truman National Historic Site - Truman Farm Home, Grandview, MO
(U.S. Presidential Museum [Harry S. Truman])
*Harry S. Truman Office & Courtroom, Independence, Missouri
(Harry S. Truman)
*Herbert Hoover National Historic Site, West Branch, Iowa
(Herbert Hoover])
*Herbert Hoover Presidential Library-Museum, West Branch, Iowa
(Herbert Hoover)
*Hermitage: Home of President Andrew Jackson (The), Hermitage, Tennessee (Andrew Jackson)
*Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site, Hyde Park, New York
(Franklin D. Roosevelt)
*James A. Garfield National Historic Site, Mentor, Ohio
(James A. Garfield)
*James Buchanan Birthplace State Park, Franklin County, Pennsylvania
*James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
(James Buchanan)
*James K. Polk Ancestral Home, Columbia, Tennessee
(James K. Polk)
*James K. Polk Memorial State Historic Site, Pineville, North Carolina
(James K. Polk
*James Madison Museum (The), Orange, Virginia
(James Madison)
*James Monroe Museum and Memorial LibraryFredericksburg, Virginia
(James Monroe)
*Jimmy Carter Library and Museum (The), Atlanta, Georgia
(Jimmy Carter)
*Jimmy Carter National Historic Site, Plains, Georgia
(Jimmy Carter)
*John F. Kennedy Presidential Library-Museum, Boston, Massachusetts
(John F. Kennedy)
*John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site,Brookline, Massachusetts
(John F. Kennedy)
*Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana
(Abraham Lincoln)
*Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana
(Abraham Lincoln)
*Lincoln Homestead State Park, Springfield, Kentucky
(Abraham Lincoln)
*Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Park, Lerna, Illinois
(Abraham Lincoln)
*Lincoln Memorial Shrine, Redlands, California
(Abraham Lincoln)
*Lincoln Museum (The), Fort Wayne, Indiana
(Abraham Lincoln)
*Lincoln Tomb State Historic Site, Springfield, Illinois
(Abraham Lincoln)
*Lincoln’s New Salem State Historic Site, Petersburg, Illinois
(Abraham Lincoln)
*Longfellow National Historic Site, Cambridge, Massachusetts
(George Washington)
*Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park, Johnson City, Texas
(Lyndon Baines Johnson)
*Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum, Austin, Texas
(Lyndon Baines Johnson)
*Martin van Buren National Historic Site, Kinderhook, New York
(Martin van Buren)
*McKinley Museum & McKinley National Memorial, Canton, Ohio
(William McKinley)
*Millard Fillmore House, East Aurora, New York
(Millard Fillmore)
*Monticello, Home of Thomas Jefferson/Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation, Inc., Charlottesville, Virginia
(Thomas Jefferson)
*Montpelier, Montpelier,Virginia
(James Madison)
*Morris-Jumel Mansion, New York, New York
(George Washington)
*Mount Vernon LadieÌs Association of the Union, Mount Vernon, Virginia
(George Washington)
*National McKinley Birthplace Memorial, Niles, Ohio
(William McKinley)
*Pierce Manse (The), Concord, New Hampshire
(Franklin Pierce)
*Plymouth Notch Historic Site, Plymouth Notch, Vermont
(Calvin Coolidge)
*Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace (The), Yorba Linda, California
(Richard Nixon)
*Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home, Dixon, Illinois (Ronald Reagan)
*Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum, Simi Valley, California
(Ronald Reagan)
*Roosevelt Campobello International Park Commission, Lubec, Maine
(Franklin D. Roosevelt)
*Rotunda, University of Virginia (The), Charlottesville, Virginia
(Thomas Jefferson)
*Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center (The), Fremont, Ohio
(Rutherford B. Hayes)
*Sherwood Forest Plantation, Charles City, Virginia
(John Tyler)
*Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site, New York, New York
(Theodore Roosevelt)
*Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site, Buffalo, New York
(Theodore Roosevelt)
*Theodore Roosevelt National Park-Visitor Center, Medora, North Dakota
(Theodore Roosevelt)
*Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest, Forest, Virginia
(Thomas Jefferson)
*Tuckhaoe Plantation (Mansion), Richmond, Virginia
(Thomas Jefferson)
*Ulysses S. Grant Cottage State Historic Site, Wilton, New York
(Ulysses S. Grant)
*Valley Forge National Historical Park, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
(George Washington)
*Van Cortlandt House Museum, The Bronx, New York
*Historic House & U.S. Presidential Museum [George Washington]
*Washington's Boyhood Home, Ferry Farm, Falmouth, Virginia
(George Washington)
*Washington’s Headquarters State Historic Site, Newburgh, New York
(George Washington)
*White House (The), Washington, District of Columbia (US Presidential Museum: Presidential Residence)
*William H. Harrison Museum, Grouseland, Vincennes, Indiana
(William H. Harrison)
*William Howard Taft National Historic Site, Cincinnati, Ohio
(William Howard Taft)
*William J. Clinton Presidential Library & Museum, Little Rock, AR, U.S.A.
(Monographic & US Presidential Museum [William J. Clinton])
*Woodrow Wilson Birthplace and Museum, Staunton, Virginia
(Woodrow Wilson)
*Woodrow Wilson Boyhood Home, Columbia, South Carolina
(Woodrow Wilson)
*Woodrow Wilson House, Washington, District of Columbia
(Woodrow Wilson)