Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum
Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum
Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum
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9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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Historic site features the home and estate of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Springwood, and the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, the only Presidential Library used by a sitting president. It was conceived and built under President Roosevelt's direction and opened to the public in 1941. The Library's mission is to foster research and education on the life and times of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, and their continuing impact on contemporary life. Our work is carried out by four major areas: Archives, Museum, Education and Public Programs.
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- The_Wanderer1992Columbia, Maryland2,605 contributionsGreat MuseumMy husband and I spent the day exploring the FDR museum and house. We purchased tickets in the visitor center. Your ticket allows you access to come in and out of the museum for up to 2 days. The museum is extensive with a lot of reading, photos and videos. It also talks a lot about first lady, Eleanor Roosevelt. I've done a lot of reading and research about FDR in the past, but enjoyed how much I learned about Eleanor. It's a well organized museum that has arrows to help guide you around. It's two floors, but the lower floor only has a few things to see such as FDR's 1936 Ford Phaeton. Also, nearby the FDR museum are a house which he lived in that has tours available and the graves of FDR, Eleanor and their dog.Visited March 2024Travelled as a coupleWritten 31 March 2024
- TravellerNew York City, New York3,319 contributionsFantastic museum and complexI visited the Franklin Delano Roosevelt library and museum in April 2024. My first stop was the visitor center to buy a ticket. Then I walked to the museum and library. It was fantastic with detailed coverage of FDR’s life and four terms as president 1933-1945. There were many exhibits and films. The details of the great depression, new deal and World War 2 were fascinating. There was detailed coverage of Eleanor Roosevelt as well. After my visit to the museum, I walked over to the FDR gravesite and viewed the FDR home from the outside. I spent a total of 2.5 hours. I plan to visit again in the near future including taking a tour of the FDR home.Visited April 2024Travelled soloWritten 10 April 2024
- mozartMinneapolisSaint Paul, Minnesota160 contributionsWorth a visit!We toured both FDR’s home and the presidential library & museum. It is such a beautiful place, one can understand why FDR never wanted to leave. National Park Ranger was friendly and thorough. The library and museum are fabulous. You need to allow extra time to see everything. Going first thing in the morning was the best. Small tour group and very few people around at that time.Visited May 2024Travelled as a coupleWritten 26 May 2024
- Gene R JSilver Spring, Maryland10,962 contributionsExcellent museum in FDR’s working location.After parking near the Visitor Center, we purchased our $10 senior tickets, got a site plan map, used the restrooms and walked to this large museum. For us, this place is a history review with the social programs in the 1930s Depression, WW11 and its, with all the details about his and Elenore’s life. Add a large special exhibit on Race Relations to include African-Americans into the services. Also, his intact private study, Norman Rockwell's painting of FDR’s 4 Truths, nearby gravesite and ancestral Springwood home.Visited June 2024Travelled as a coupleWritten 24 June 2024
- newyorknickEdmond, Oklahoma19 contributionsFascinating history, beautiful grounds and views, helpful knowledgeable staff, best of 10 libraries we have visited.The best and most extensive of the 10 Presidential libraries and museums we have visited, home tour included as well. Well informed guide and helpful staff all around. Takes you through the Great Depression, the New Deal, WW II, and Roosevelt’s personal challenges. A must for history buffs. Also a beautiful place.Visited June 2024Travelled as a coupleWritten 29 June 2024
- christian mBrooklyn, New York721 contributionsFDR Library in Hyde ParkReally interesting Presidential museum. Separate tickets for FDR's residence and the Presidential museum. Walking the grounds (which are beautiful) is free. They have easy parking, a gift shop and cafe. Museum is fascinating. Through the Great Depression, te New Deal and WW2. What a hero he was/is. Worth the tripVisited July 2024Travelled with familyWritten 11 July 2024
- jrperkins3588 contributionsNice place for a day tripYou can easily spend the whole day in the museum if you want. The home was a good tour, but I just didn't like his home too much, mainly because of the major expansion of the house and total change of style. I would just think he would have been better to build a new one. Also, I really wish the museum map had more exits and paths back to the lobby. It's really a long time if you really study it all.Visited July 2024Travelled with familyWritten 22 July 2024
- Gwen WMurfreesboro, Tennessee2,043 contributionsLoved the Library and Museum!Loved visiting this Presidential Library and Museum. FDR had such a great idea to leave this place along with his home to the National Park Service. There was so much to see to appreciate the intelligence and concern for the American people while he was President. A true hero!Visited July 2024Travelled as a coupleWritten 22 July 2024
- Lou PKansas City, Kansas356 contributionsFDR home, library, gravesite and gardensWe were pleasantly surprised to learn that we could go inside the home, which had been listed online as closed on Sundays. The guide, Megan Porter, was excellent and made the home come alive for us. We enjoyed walking through the gardens, and the Presidential Library. Wish we had time to do ValKill.Visited July 2024Travelled as a coupleWritten 25 July 2024
- Tia BMorgantown, West Virginia317 contributions" A museum that will live in infamy"I really enjoyed touring this wonderful Presidential Library and museum. There were such nice displays about the life of the longest serving US President Frankin D Roosevelt. There were many pictures and a time line of his 4 terms. There was a nice memorial section showing footage of his funeral, medical history kiosk, his vehicle, model collection, fireside chat area. Many personal items are on display here. Would recommend anyone who loves history or Presidential History to come visit this museum. There is separate charge for this museum and the home tour. The museum is self guided. The staff especially the older security guard were very nice.Visited June 2024Travelled with familyWritten 25 July 2024
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Rebecca L
Atlanta, GA1 636 contributions
Jun 2024 • Couples
This is my fifth presidential museum to visit in the U.S. and it is very well done. Because there's so much to see, you can easily spend the entire day here. FDR actually donated the land and planned for the museum and library (the first of its kind) before his death. The museum takes visitors on a journey through FDR's life and important events during his presidency such as the New Deal and WWII. In the basement of the museum, visitors can see FDR's ship model collection. His house Springwood, also on the grounds, can be toured by a separate ticket purchased by the National Park Service.
Written 31 July 2024
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Jaap R
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Aug 2024 • Family
Very informative museum on two magnificent people in American history! Unfortunately, the staff was not as helpful and empathetic as the subjects of the exhibition,…
We arrived around 4 pm after a 7h drive especially for visiting the museum, and felt a bit lost at the premises. The staff members were not very willing to show us the way around, eg the route to the library building.
There were no tickets for the house available, as they were on ‘a first-come etc basis’, which means that one only has a chance early morning. We expressed our disappointment, but they didn’t seem to care.
We arrived around 4 pm after a 7h drive especially for visiting the museum, and felt a bit lost at the premises. The staff members were not very willing to show us the way around, eg the route to the library building.
There were no tickets for the house available, as they were on ‘a first-come etc basis’, which means that one only has a chance early morning. We expressed our disappointment, but they didn’t seem to care.
Written 25 August 2024
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WoodsBrother10
Dallas, TX141 contributions
Nov 2022
Visited the FDR Museum on Nov 1 (I was on a month long tour to see all of the Presidential Museums, and this was #12 of 13 for me to see). The museum was big with lots of galleries to go through. Several of the galleries (esp 'FDR's Final Campaign' and 'The Map Room' were extremely interesting). Spent the entire 6 hours that the Museum was open in order to see everything. Also visited FDR's childhood home (Springwood) which is next to the museum and costs an additional $10 to see. It was OK, but not sure if it was worth the extra money. The house was interesting to see where FDR grew up and how he got around a 3 story home while confined to a wheelchair. But only a small part of the home is open for the tour, and the exterior of the home needs some definite restoration. Lots of wood rot and missing paint. A little TLC would be nice in order to return the home to a better condition.
Written 10 November 2022
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IndianaTravelmom
South Bend, IN340 contributions
Oct 2023 • Couples
This is an outstanding museum. The interpretive information is exceedingly well done. We enjoyed the hour tour as well and also recommend visiting Eleanor Roosevelt Val Kill down the road. Very important to be aware when you arrive you have to get a free timed ticket if you want to do a house tour. You cannot get these online. The day we were there we arrived around 9:30 but couldn’t get a tour until 12:30 because of motor coaches and school busses that had arrived. Recommend a solid half day to see everything
Written 17 October 2023
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ERFSU82
Wellington, FL2 004 contributions
Dec 2023 • Family
Short on time while passing through town, we decided to stop in and take a look. Although we would have liked to have spent more time, we had about an hour to explore the library and museum, which was very well done. The exhibits provide an engaging history of FDR‘s time in office along with original artifacts, including his oval office desk, his car, and his famous glasses. If you like presidential history, this is a great place to spend some time.
Written 4 January 2024
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James C
New York City, NY263 contributions
Dec 2024 • Couples
Living in ny all my life I finally got a chance to see the FDR museum and I was suprise how great the museum is.
All the pictures of the president and how he got the country out of a depression and through ww2 were there. I could see and feel how great FDR was. my tour guide was a gentleman named Eric and he had so much extra information it made it more interesting.
All the pictures of the president and how he got the country out of a depression and through ww2 were there. I could see and feel how great FDR was. my tour guide was a gentleman named Eric and he had so much extra information it made it more interesting.
Written 8 December 2024
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azogal
Ann Arbor, MI1 533 contributions
Oct 2022 • Couples
In the morning, we toured the house and then after lunch at the Culinary Institute of America we spent 2 hours at this museum. Tickets for the museum are sold at the visitor’s center and are sold separately from the house tour tickets because the house tours are run by the National Parks Service and the museum is run by the National Archives.
FDR had a very long and eventful
Presidency so there was a lot to see at the museum. The exhibits also gave a lot of attention to Eleanor and the role she played in FDR’s administration. Everything was very well done.
FDR had a very long and eventful
Presidency so there was a lot to see at the museum. The exhibits also gave a lot of attention to Eleanor and the role she played in FDR’s administration. Everything was very well done.
Written 19 October 2022
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Mike O
Marshall, Minnesota, United States169 contributions
Sept 2021
My wife and I visited in early September. Our visit was part of a scheduled reservation to ensure spacing throughout the museum due to Covid. Uncertain if I missed a detail or the scheduling system is optimistic that the last reservation of the day provides sufficient time, but we felt very rushed to tour the museum before its closure. Our reservation was at 2:45 on a Sunday, and I believe the museum closed at 4:00. We definitely needed more than 75 minutes to tour the museum. We still greatly enjoyed our time in the museum and recommend it for others - just give yourself a good 90 minutes to 2 hours to tour the museum.
Written 4 October 2021
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SeniorTravelerTF
Fort Atkinson1 250 contributions
Aug 2024 • Couples
Like all the presidential museums/libraries FDR's is packed with information, attractively and engagingly displayed. Fortunately for us, it includes his mistakes and foibles as well as high accomplishments. The comprehensive information is presented in a wonderful variety of ways and settings, with movies, tapes of broadcasts, panels and exhibits. The lowest floor of the museum houses his collection of models which, if you know ahead of time, allows you to allocate more time to the history in the other sections without worrying about completing that last floor. I did the home and the museum in a day, and I read everything and study all exhibits. Be sure to include the Eleanor home and Top Cabin for a complete picture of the man and times. That said, we allocated almost two days to the offerings.
Written 12 September 2024
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Krystyna11
162 contributions
Sept 2023 • Couples
The Library and Museum was well worth the visit and we really enjoyed learning more about FDR. We visited the library and his home. We really enjoyed the library the home was interesting to see but I would have been fine just walking the grounds as its very beautiful. The Libby is $10 pp and the house tour is an additional $10 pp. All of the staff was very friendly and eager to assist. Don't miss it.
Written 23 September 2023
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About how much time to allow for touring the home, grounds and library
Written 11 April 2020
We did the guided house and grounds tour, which was extremely interesting, that is about 1 hour. We found the museum to be even more informative and interesting and spent at least 2.5 hours, and could have spent more. However, the museum time will be determined by personal interest.
Written 12 April 2020
if coming from Manhatten area , how long to allow for touring the Hyde Park home and museum area
Written 11 April 2020
If you coming to Hyde Park from the City it will take you about 2 to 2 1/2 hours to get to Hyde Park. There are three things to be done there: 1) visit FDR´´s old home, 2) visit the so - called library, 3) visit Eleanor´s home about 2 miles away. The visits to the home are scheduled about an hour apart and last about 45 minutes. The library is done independently and I recommend taking at least an hour to see the displays of his work and life in his 13 years as President. Last, but certainly not least, is the visit to Eleanor´s separate home and workshop. You need to try and coordinate the times of the video at her home with the visit to their home at Hyde Park. All in all, you probably should anticipate 3 to 4 hours to do everything well. If you arrive from the City at about 10 you are in good shape to meet the schedules. If all goes well you may complete your visit by 2 in the afternoon. For lunch I recommend a very fun diner about 1 mile due north of the home. On your way back to the City you might consider visiting The Cloisters in Fort Tryon. The Cloisters is a medieval (Romanesque in European terms) church and cloisters built on the bank of the Hudson to house the Met´s medieval collection. Well worth the trouble.
Written 14 April 2020
What is the best way to come to the FDR library from NYC?
Not including car.
Written 25 June 2019
I just saw this question unfortunately I can't help you.
Written 18 July 2019
What connections could I make to get from JFK to Hyde Park?
Written 11 January 2019
it's also a 2 hour drive from Bradley Airport which is outside Hartford, CT.
Written 6 March 2019
Is there a lot of walking outside to see everything?
Written 12 August 2018
There is a tram to bring you in between structures if you require it and there is also an elevator in each of the buildings. If you don’t require either there are nice gardens and parkland to walk through...
Written 12 August 2018
We're using the Roosevelt Ride shuttle, following the "no lunch" itinerary. Any suggestions? Library/Museum timing of only 1 hr before leaving for train station seems very short. How much for a taxi or uber if we stayed until museum closes?
Written 6 October 2017
I don’t understand your schedule. The ride shuttle meets the train in Poughkeepsie at 10:36 am and has you at the wallace visitor center by 11. The shuttle leaves at 5pm for the trip back to the train station back in Poughkeepsie. How is it you only have one hour? The FDR house tour is about an hour by itself.
Written 7 October 2017
Traveling from Manhatten to Hyde Park via train. I've looked at Amtrak and the Hudson/Metro North line. Anyone reccommend one over the other? They seem to be similar in travel time and cost. Thank you!
Written 16 June 2017
Use the Metro North line from Grand Central Station, 90 minutes to Hyde Park. If you are leaving in the morning hours, the outgoing trains are virtually empty. You can buy tickets from the Metro North vending machines under certain stairways in the "Grand Concourse" at the station. When choosing "Peak" or "Non-peak" ticket options, remember that "Peak" only applies when traveling into Manhattan in the mornings or out of Manhattan in the evenings. If you are traveling against the heavy train traffic ("out" in the mornings, "in" in the evenings) you are not considered "Peak" travelers, so don't overpay for your fare. If you accidentally underpay for your ticket, your fare will be increased on board the train, but if you overpay, you get no refund.
Written 9 October 2017
Is there any public transport to the FDR museum and Vanderbilt Mansion? Renting a car isn't an option for me and I initially thought I'd be able to use the free shuttle, only to find out it doesn't operate in April when I'm there. Thanks in advance.
Written 20 November 2016
You can take Metro North from NYC to Poughkeepsie. There is a bus that travels along Rt. 9 and you can find more information at the Dutchess County Transportation website. The Roosevelt RIde bus only operates during the spring and summer months from May1 until Oct. 31..
Written 21 November 2016
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