McKinley Presidential Library & Museum

Explore President William McKinley's life, a science center, a planetarium and a recreated street of shops beside his memorial.

800 McKinley Monument Dr NW · Canton, OH

About McKinley Presidential Library & Museum

The McKinley Presidential Library & Museum sits at the foot of the McKinley National Memorial in Canton, where the 25th president and his family are buried. It holds the largest collection of McKinley artifacts anywhere, tracing his life from birth to his assassination. Beyond the McKinley Gallery you can walk the Street of Shops, try hands-on science in Discover World and catch a show in the Hoover-Price Planetarium.

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