Presidents

Map of the Midwest US showing National Park Service sites directly related to presidents. — Map of presidential parks in the Midwest.
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"My grandparents and my parents came here in a covered wagon. In this community they toiled and worshipped God. They lie buried on your hillside. The most formative years of my boyhood were spent here. My roots are in this soil." — Herbert Hoover

The Midwest is home to several National Park Service sites that preserve the journeys that influenced the nation's leaders. Discover places and stories of presidents and their spouses—before, during, and after their time in office.

Learn more about parks across the country that protect places and stories related to US presidents.

Map depicting the states of North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio. A star depicts each presidential park on the map:

Theodore Roosevelt National Park in western North Dakota
Mount Rushmore National Memorial in western South Dakota
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site in eastern Iowa
Harry S Truman National Historic Site in northwestern Missouri
Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site in eastern Missouri
President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site in southwestern Arkansas
Lincoln Home National Historic Site in central Illinois
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial in southwestern Indiana
James A. Garfield National Historic Site in northeastern Ohio
First Ladies National Historic Site in northeastern Ohio
William Howard Taft National Historic Site in southwestern Ohio