Clinton Museum

About this museum

The forty - second President of the United States grew up in Hope, Arkansas, and governed from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, but the museum that most comprehensively tells his story sits on three floors of a building in Clinton, South Carolina - a town that shares his name by coincidence, though the museum makes the most of the connection. The Clinton Museum dedicated to William Jefferson Clinton offers one of the more intimate presidential - era experiences available outside the official Presidential Library system, and the sheer density of the collection catches many visitors off guard.Three floors of exhibits work through Clinton's life and presidency with a breadth that encompasses everything from his Arkansas childhood and Rhodes Scholar years to the major policy initiatives of his administration and the political controversies that defined his second term. Memorabilia, photographs, documents, and artifacts accumulate into a portrait of a particular moment in American political life - the optimistic 1990s, the digital economy's first flowering, the complex domestic and foreign policy landscape of the post - Cold War era.The museum is set within a 30 - acre park, which extends the visit into the surrounding landscape and creates an unusually generous setting for what might otherwise feel like a compact institution. With 1, 779 reviews and a 4.5 rating, this is clearly a place that makes an impression on a wide range of visitors, from Clinton partisans to curious travelers who simply want to understand a consequential American life.Admission is free - a remarkable offer given the scope of what's inside. Hours run Monday through Saturday from 9AM to 5PM and Sunday from 1PM to 5PM. The Clinton Museum is located at 400 North Broad Street in Clinton, South Carolina. Whether you're a political history enthusiast or a road tripper looking for an unexpected detour in the South Carolina Piedmont, this museum punches well above its weight.