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John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site
Fees & Reservations

Entrance to the John Fitzgerald Kennedy NHS visitor center and bookstore is FREE.

Admission to the house museum:

  • Adults : $3.00 per individual aged 18 and older.
  • Children : FREE (Individuals 17 years of age and under) however, children must be accompanied by an adult.
  • America The Beautiful pass holders are admitted FREE.

Individuals in group tours are subject to the same admission requirements; however, group tour leaders are admitted FREE. Organized educational groups may also qualify for a fee waiver under special guidelines: please inquire when making reservations in advance of the group visit.

Reservations

Reservations for groups of more than six individuals, or for groups requesting programs in Spanish or Japanese, are strongly recommended.  Reservations are required for groups of more than ten people.  Due to the small size of the house museum, tours are limited to twelve visitors; larger groups will be divided into tours of twelve.  Please allow for a one-hour visit for groups of 24 or less.  Larger groups should allow for 1-2 hours at the site. One adult is required to accompany every twelve visitors under the age of 17.  Please contact the Division of Interpretation and Education (617-566-7937) for reservations.

Rose Kennedy playing the piano.  

Did You Know?
Rose Kennedy was a trained musician & encouraged her children to play the piano, but they preferred the radio to their piano lessons. The Kennedy White House show-cased the performing arts--including appearances by poet Robert Frost, soprano Grace Bumby, and cellists Pablo Casales & Yo Yo Ma.

Last Updated: February 15, 2008 at 15:31 EST