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McKinley Presidential Library & Museum, Canton, OH

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McKinley Presidential Library & Museum

McKinley Presidential Library & Museum is a museum in Canton, OH, part of the Ohio Amish Country guide. Cost: under $25.

800 McKinley Monument Dr NW · Canton, OH

Why you should go…

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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