CLINTON BIRTHPLACE FOUNDATION VISITORS CENTER
16 reviews and 70 photos of CLINTON BIRTHPLACE FOUNDATION VISITORS CENTER ""I still believe in a place called Hope."    Well, for me, I believed a place called Hope was a good place to stop, refuel, take a bathroom break, and enjoy a brush with presidential history, on our way to Hot Springs and Little Rock during a Labor Day weekend getaway. 

President William Jefferson's Clinton's Birthplace is now operated by the National Park Service.  This site has a small museum and Clinton's boyhood home.  You start your visit in the museum, which has a few informative displays and a small gift shop.  Tours of the home right next to the museum leave every half hour at the top and bottom of each hour.  

The park ranger that led our tour was friendly and knowledgeable, answered all of our questions, and even appeared excited to lead the tour.  How do you do that when you give the same tour over and over again day in and day out?  They must have a passion for what they do, which is great.

The house itself is maintained in good condition and the furniture are period pieces.  This allows you to picture what it was like for our 42nd president growing up as a kid in the late 1940's.  Small, but cozy home.  It was a plus seeing an old rotary phone and record player too.  If you bring along any younger folks, you can then explain to them the days before smart phones and mp3 players to their bewilderment.

This ended up being about a 50 minute detour.  It was about 7 minutes to exit I-30 and get to the house, 10 minutes touring the museum and waiting for the next tour, 25 minutes touring the home, and 7 minutes to get back on the highway.  It was free.  It was not crowded when we went.  You can take photos.  Was it worth it?  Well, it depends on what the meaning of the word "worth" is.  I think it was.  

Note that while signs do guide you to the Clinton Birthplace, be cautious not to drive past it.  The Clinton home is a small white house with a green roof.  It will be on your left if you take the I-30 Hervey exit and drive into town.  I would suggest you turn left on 2nd, left on Pine, left on Division, and park on the right side of the road.  The entrance will then be on your left."
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