2021-2022 Abilene Visitors Guide

ABILENE VISITORS GUIDE 2021-2022 EDITION

The proudest thing

I can claim is that I am from

Abilene.

Dwight D. Eisenhower | June 22, 1945

HAVE SOME FUN

Eisenhower

Presidential Library & Museum

200 SE 4th St Abilene, KS 67410 (785) 263-6700 or (877) RING IKE

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Visitors Center: Tickets Start your visit here for information, to purchase tickets and to watch the 23-minute orientation film. End your visit here for souvenir shopping.

Boyhood Home: Guided tours every 15 minutes; last tour starts at 4:30 p.m. The Eisenhowers lived in this house from 1898 until mother Ida died in 1946. The house is still on its original site and contains furniture and items left by Mrs. Eisenhower.

Statue: Photo op The 11-foot bronze statue of General Eisenhower stands in the center of the campus. Be sure to #StandLikeIke in your photo and tag us! @IkeLibrary #IkeLife

Library: Exhibits | Research | Photo op View temporary exhibits on the second-floor gallery or conduct research in the archives. The archives house over 26 million pages available to the public on everything from genealogy, essays, theses, book projects — you name it. An average year brings about 800 researchers with nearly 25% visiting from overseas.

Museum: Exhibits | Photo op Using Ike and Mamie’s own words, the all-new exhibits are complete with new technology and interactive components. Examine artifacts and stories from the archives to gain an

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understanding of how Ike’s experiences made him the perfect commander to lead the Allies to victory in Europe during WWII. Hear his words on everything from D-Day to world peace in the new mini-theaters. Learn about Mamie not only as First Lady, but as a friend, and discover why President Eisenhower became known as the “Champion of Peace.”

Pylons: Photo op Located on the east end of campus, this monument makes for a great selfie or group shot!

Place of Meditation: Burial site This is the final resting place of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, First Lady Mamie Eisenhower, and their first-born son, Doud.

Learn about additional Ike-sites in Abilene at AbileneKansas.org/IkeSites