The Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library & Museums illuminates the lives and era, legacy and family of President and First Lady Hayes; …
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Oct 18, 2024
Spiegel Grove - a gorgeous wooded property, is the home of Rutherford and Lucy Hayes. Hayes, the 19th president, inherited the home from his uncle. It underwent a major restoration several years ago… Full review by vox69nn
Oct 9, 2024
Great trip. We arrived at approximately 12 pm and made our way towards the entrance of the museum. After paying the admission fee, we received a quick overview of the site and began to explore the mu… Full review by PartyTheNightAway
Aug 27, 2024
If you love history, you will thoroughly enjoy the Presidential Museum and Home. Our tour guide, Kent, was wonderful. He was so knowledgeable and full of interesting information about President Hay… Full review by Bonita M
No photography is allowed inside the home. They do allow pictures inside the museum though. The guides are very strict about visitors keeping up with the group also.
we (mom/sr) & I pd $12/$13 but I see the admission prices are changing 6/13. they are hoping people will spend more time at museum (and I'm sure you can) and community (not sure …
we (mom/sr) & I pd $12/$13 but I see the admission prices are changing 6/13. they are hoping people will spend more time at museum (and I'm sure you can) and community (not sure what else is going on in area). they are offering more tours (+ costs) and activities. I love old homes & spent most of the time there (would have liked to have spent more time in library/museum but we got there too late in afternoon). based on my interest, I would have still felt I got my value with the new prices. new price (6/13 on) can be found on their website. I just read the article about the new prices and what's being added. I went in winter & (as I mentioned) later in day, so no time spent on grounds, which I was told (at lunch restaurant) is peaceful & lovely. I would like to read more about this family because the wife seemed quite remarkable too (brought family to visit during civil war, the camp where husband was). I may have to buy from site as my library had one small kids book on President. or I need to return & spend more time there!
We traveled by car, so I didn't notice any area specific to RVs. They do bus school groups in. I just checked their website.under "Visitor Tips and Accessibility" which clearly states that …
We traveled by car, so I didn't notice any area specific to RVs. They do bus school groups in. I just checked their website.under "Visitor Tips and Accessibility" which clearly states that bus and RV parking is available. The sizable property abuts what looks like a nice residential area in town where we saw ample street parking.. I don't foresee a parking problem if you have an RV. If you want to be sure, I suggest that you call them directly. We found the employees to be very nice, personable, and helpful.
We would like to visit the burial site without doing the tour or seeing the library. Is that possible? If we still have to pay admission, how much is it?
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One correction to an earlier post - the museum and home are now open for tours (there was renovation going on the first part of the summer), admission to either is $7.50 each or …
One correction to an earlier post - the museum and home are now open for tours (there was renovation going on the first part of the summer), admission to either is $7.50 each or $13.00 for both. You can walk the grounds and see the burial site without paying admission, but it would be a shame to go all the way to Fremont and not see both, it does not take that much time to tour (you could do both in 2 hours or less if you are in a hurry). It is a a good idea to call ahead of your visit, sometimes they have special events (like Civil War re-enactments) on site.
We would like to visit the burial site without doing the tour or seeing the library. Is that possible? If we still have to pay admission, how much is it?
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the burial site is within the Park and there is no charge for that
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When did the Hayes Museum open?
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May 30, 1916 - it is the nation’s FIRST presidential library. It was used as a model for construction of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Presidential Library and...
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