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Attractions near West Branch

Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum opens West Branch’s list

Each year, some 107K people go to Herbert Hoover National Historic Site. Mapped inside West Branch are 2 places to visit, and within 40 miles another 11. There are 10 museums, 2 stadiums & arenas and a national historic site to choose from. At 43 mi, Rock Island Arsenal is worth the journey.

Attractions nearby
25
within 60 miles
The big one
in town
Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Museum · in town

Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum

Presidential library and museum for U.S. President Herbert Hoover in West Branch, Iowa.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Where they are

Putnam Museum marks the outer edge, 40 mi away.

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Orange: West Branch. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

Every one of them

2 in town lead, with 23 more within 60 miles after them.

The places inside West Branch lead. The rest are ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places come first and the local favorites follow.

West Branch’s history →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum: Shadow2700, Public domain · Herbert Hoover National Historic Site: Billwhittaker, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Rock Island Arsenal: Robert A, Ryan, J. Ceronia, and Bruce A. Harms, Photographers, Public domain · Kinnick Stadium: Count_de_Des_Moines (talk) (Uploads), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Carver–Hawkeye Arena: Asolsma1988, CC0 · Black Hawk State Historic Site: Bill Whittaker (talk). Original uploader was Billwhittaker at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Figge Art Museum: Ctjf83, CC BY-SA 3.0 · National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library: ArtisticAbode, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cedar Rock State Park: Orange Suede Sofa, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Putnam Museum: Ctjf83 of English Wikipedia (log), Public domain · Museum of Art Cedar Rapids: ericjames, CC BY 3.0 · National Farm Toy Museum: Madmaxmarchhare of English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5 · University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art: w_lemay, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Granger House: Ian Poellet, CC BY-SA 3.0 · University of Iowa Museum of Natural History: Billwhittaker (talk) at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Vander Veer Botanical Park: David Wilson, CC BY 2.0 · African American Museum of Iowa: Griot2012, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Buffalo Bill Cody Homestead: Kepper66, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Abbe Creek School: Tom Hazelton, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bickelhaupt Arboretum: Photo by Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man), CC BY-SA 2.5 · Black Hawk Museum and Lodge: Smallbones, CC0 · Pine Creek Gristmill: Kepper66, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Quad City Botanical Center: Ctjf83 at English Wikipedia, Public domain

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