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Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum and Boyhood Home, Abilene, KS
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Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum and Boyhood Home

200 SE 4th St · Abilene, KS

Why you should go…

This 22-acre campus in Abilene holds the Eisenhower presidential library, a museum on his life and presidency, a visitors center and the house where he lived from 1898 to 1911. Boyhood home tours are limited to 10 guests each. A chapel called the Place of Meditation is the burial site of President Eisenhower, First Lady Mamie Eisenhower and their first-born son, Doud, and you can walk the grounds on your own.

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Good to know

General museums guidance

Habits that pay off across this whole category, not rules for this one venue. Always check the official site for the specifics.

  • Check the special exhibition separately

    Touring shows usually carry their own ticket and their own opening hours, listed apart from general admission.

  • Look for the free window

    Many museums run community days, member evenings, or discounted late openings. It is worth a look before you pay full price.

  • Travel light through the door

    Large bags and backpacks often have to go to a coat check, and lines for it move slowly at opening.

  • Weekday mornings beat weekend afternoons

    School groups clear out by early afternoon midweek, while weekends stay busy from late morning on.

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