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Information All Tickets are First-Come, First Served; We Cannot Take Reservations

All tickets to the Truman Home are first-come, first-served. At this time, we are unable to take any reservations for groups. No tickets are issued at the Truman Home itself...all tickets issued at the visitor center.

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Overview

President Harry S Truman took America from its traditional isolationism into the age of international involvement. Despite his power, he never forgot where he came from. Today, visitors can experience the surroundings Truman knew as a young man of modest ambition through his political career and final years as a former president.

From the National Park Service

History

The designation history for this site (every law, proclamation and order, and the administration behind each) is being researched and checked by the Library’s historians.

What to see and do

Activities

  • Guided Tours
  • Self-Guided Tours - Walking
  • Junior Ranger Program
  • Park Film
  • Museum Exhibits
  • Shopping
  • Bookstore and Park Store

Browse hiking, biking and paddling routes on AllTrails

Plan your visit

Hours

Truman Home, Visitor Center - Independence: Take a guided tour of the historic Truman Home. With thousands of artifacts on display, the home is an insightful glimpse into the personal lives of the Trumans. Visitors must stop by the visitor center first to obtain tickets to tour the Home. Tickets are not issued at the Truman Home itself. All tickets first come, first served on the day of. We can't make exceptions. The Noland Home is self guided...you can stop in before or after your tour. (We recommend before.)

Truman Farm - Grandview: The farm is located at 12301 Blue Ridge Blvd. in Grandview, Missouri. The grounds are open year-round from sunrise to sunset for self-guided tours. Audio tours are available on the National Park Service App.

Getting there

The Visitor Center is located at 223 North Main Street. From the north or south, take I-435 to Truman Road (State Hwy 12), exit 60. Travel east on Truman Road three miles; you'll pass the Truman Home at Delaware Street. From the east or west, take I-70 to the Noland Road exit (12). Travel north on Noland Road four miles to Truman Road. Turn west on Truman Road and travel two blocks. The Truman Home is five blocks to the west of the visitor center.

Visitor centers

Weather

Located on the western edge of Missouri, the park enjoys each of the four seasons. Early spring brings frequent and rapid fluctuations in weather. The summer season has warm days, periods of high heat and humidity, and mild nights. The fall season is normally mild with sunny days and cool nights. Winters can be cold. The January low averages 21 degrees. The area receives a yearly average of 37 inches of rain per year and around 18 inches of snow. Our zip code is 64050 if you wish to go to www.weather.gov

Phone: 816-254-9929

Whose lands these are

These lands are the ancestral and present-day homelands of Native nations. A section on whose lands these are is being prepared with tribal review. In the meantime, Native Land Digital offers a starting point.

Photos

The Truman Farm Home sits behind Autumn trees.
The Truman Farm Home · NPS Photo/Matt Turner
The Noland home sits across the street from the Truman home.
The Noland Home · NPS Photo/Matt Turner
The George Wallace home with the Truman home in the background.
The George Wallace Home · NPS Photo/Matt Turner
The Truman Home, Then and Now!
219 North Delaware Street...Then and Now · NPS
The Frank Wallace home where Bess Truman's brother lived.
The Frank Wallace Home · NPS Photo/Matt Turner

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