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West Branch, Iowa
- Adults (ages 16-61): $10.00
- Seniors (ages 62 and over), Active/Retired Military with ID and College Students with ID: $5.00
- Children (ages 6-15): $3.00
- Children (5 and under): FREE
- Hoover Presidential Foundation members: Free
Group Visits
- For Group scheduling please use the online form.
- School groups can schedule using the online form.
- The Museum can be rented for meetings by calling 319-643-5301.
Accessibility
- The Museum is fully wheelchair accessible, including the auditorium and park.
- Handicap parking spaces are located in the parking lot next to the museum entrance.
- Wheelchairs are available free of charge on a first come, first served basis.
- Motorized scooters are allowed.
- Video presentations are closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
- Only animals defined by the ADA as Service Animals are allowed into the Museum.
- Pets are not allowed.
Self-Guided Galleries
The Museum galleries are self-guided. There is an app available at the App Store or the Google Play Store, search for "Hoover Museum." The free app will give a self-guided tour of the galleries. You can also access it on your web-enabled smartphone at: hoover.oncell.com.
Young Visitors
The Sales Desk staff has a Scanvenger Hunt for young visitors to play while in the Musuem galleries, please ask for a copy.
Visitors under the age of 14 need to be accompanied by a parent, guardian or otherwise responsible adult at all times.
Photography
Photography is permitted with no flash in the permanenet galleries as objects are sensitive to light. No photographs are allowed in the temporary galleries.
Food
Food is not available in the Museum or at the Hoover National Historic Site. There are restaurants in West Branch that serve breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Events
The Events tab lists all of the upcoming programs and exhibits.
Travel Information
The Hoover Library and Museum is located 1/4 mile north of I-80 at Exit 254, in West Branch, Iowa—10 miles east of Iowa City and 50 miles west of the Quad Cities.
The nearest airports are the Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids (about 30 miles north-west of West Branch) and the Quad City International Airport in Moline, Illinois (about 60 miles east of West Branch).
For detailed visitor information, you may wish to visit the West Branch website or the Iowa City/Coralville Area Convention and Visitors Bureau. These websites include information about accommodations, dining and area attractions.
