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Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library & Museums

Spiegel Grove · Fremont, OH

Why you should go…

Spiegel Grove preserves the home, museum collections, and grave site of President Rutherford B. Hayes and his wife. The library holds more than 90,000 items spanning genealogy, local history, and the Gilded Age, and the surrounding 25-acre grounds include an arboretum.

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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.

What's around here?

The closest stops to Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library & Museums, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

  • Sightseeing
    Family Favorite

    Lake Erie Shores & Islands

    Free

    Ohio's Lake Erie coast around Sandusky and Port Clinton, gateway to Cedar Point and the Lake Erie islands.

    3.4 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing

  • Sightseeing
    Local Gem

    Fremont, Ohio

    Free

    The Sandusky County seat, home to the Hayes Presidential Library and a base within 30 minutes of the Lake Erie Islands.

    3.4 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing

  • Sightseeing
    Family Favorite

    Jet Express

    $25–$50

    The fast catamaran ferry that turns Lake Erie into a shortcut, downtown Port Clinton to Put-in-Bay in about 30 minutes.

    15 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing

  • Attractions
    Family Favorite

    African Safari Wildlife Park

    $25–$50

    Drive your own car through a preserve where giraffes, zebras, and bison come right up to the window near Lake Erie.

    16 mi awaySwitch it up: Attractions

  • Museums
    History Buff

    Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History

    Under $25

    One of the world's largest and oldest independent museums dedicated to African American history and culture.

    70 mi awayMore like this

  • Museums
    History Buff

    Uncle Tom's Cabin Historic Site

    Under $25

    Underground Railroad museum and heritage site honoring Rev. Josiah Henson near Dresden, Ontario.

    99 mi awayMore like this