Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site

Hard to beat free and immediate! Especially in contrast to the slow-​moving 200-​person line and $ 10 parking to the get into the Grant Farm just 100 meters down the road. We opted to pull in to the free parking lot next door and take a tour of the Grant house.
The tours start every 30 minutes, and there is also a 25-​min video about Grant’s life on repeat in a small screening room. We saw the film then gathered for the ranger-​led tour. Our tour guide was extremely knowledgeable, quite nerdy, and very enthusiastic. Perfect!
The grounds were picturesque and every room in the house had a lot of history to share, especially about the living conditions of the African-​American slaves that worked the farm, and their relationship with Grant and the previous owners of the farm.
It was a wonderful legacy to emancipation and a great way to reflect on civil rights. Everything can be taken in over 60−75min.

The older I get, the more I enjoy America’s beautiful historic sites, national parks and low-​key kicks while traveling. Grant owned this home for more than 20 years– previously owned by his wife, Julia’s family. In fact, he proposed to Julia on the porch and several of the exhibits in the barn highlight their romance.
Free to visit. 25 minute video telling the story of Grant (perfect brush up before taking the 30 minute house tour). I didn’t realize Grant’s role in pushing for equality and the abolition of slavery.
The home is beautiful painted in «Paris Green» and is located just up the road from Grant’s Farm and the Budweiser Clydesdales.

Good place to take the children. The rangers really try to incorporate your children into the tour of the house. Take time to see the film at the visitor center. The museum is also worth the time.

Awesome place to visit Grants home is full of history with the old out buildings the tour guide was very helpful and knew everything you could ever ask its for sure worth the time even more if you take the time to go to Grants farm across the street

AMAZING!!!
You should 100% go. The tour was great – flexible and informative. The home has some original parts and a good story behind it. There is a lot to look at. The informative center is great. It was so thorough and really made me look at Grant in a different way. I learned a ton, took tons of photos for my classroom, and left with a lot more respect and understanding about this President. The reviews do not get to how great this site it. Lots of stuff for kids too even in the house.
I skipped the movie but wish I had gone. Great for Civil War buffs or history buffs.

This is such an underrated, hidden gem tucked amongst suburban houses in St. Louis County.
The grounds and the restored home give you a great sense of what was happening right here in St. Louis 150+ years ago. If you really want to learn about Grant and his family, spend time in the barn/​museum. There is truly a wealth of information and artifacts to review.
The Park Service does a great job here. Be sure to watch the movie (they’ll run it whenever someone wants to see it) and take the free tour.

Beautifully maintained grounds, house, and museum experience. Just was passing by today and said to hubby — let’s go check that out and hey it’s free… I thought the house with the winter kitchen down below with the logs for beams was awesome and outside they had the separate outbuildings for laundry and a summer kitchen. I love old buildings and preserving a bit of history. It is really amazing to me to stand in a place and imagine how it was all those years ago and think that I’m looking at the very trees, fireplaces, views that people all those years ago were looking at.

It’s free, so go.
There is a 14 minute movie giving you a little information on Ulysses and Julia Grant. The tour of the house is pretty quick. A ranger walks you over giving you a little info and lets you roam at your own leisure. There is a house, chicken coop, ice house, and stable on the property. The stable has been re-​ddesigned to house a museum about the family and Ulysses.
It’s nothing spectacular but I am glad that I went. If you have free time you will enjoy it and the grounds are lovely in these great temperatures.

So I’ve been on a road trip from Indianapolis (I flew in from NY). I’m on my last leg, ending in St. Louis. I did the Gateway Arch and Courthouse earlier today. At 4:10pm, my friend and I decided to go to Grant’s original home. We got there 20 min before closing and got a Cliffsnotes’ tour lol. We didn’t have any time to do the museum in the barn and were totally bummed by that. Although we did a brief walk through, I almost didn’t even want to go in because I’d get too involved, reading every single piece of information offered. But that’s ok because it gives me an excuse to come back to the Midwest… That and the Bourbon trail; D

Ulysses S. Grant NHS is a hidden National Park property on the outskirts of St. Louis. This is property that Grant lived in and farmed near where his wife’s family had a plantation. Grant lived here while he was in the military but before the Civil War. After the Civil War, Grant and his wife didn’t really return to the property. He eventually moved to the White House as President and followed his children to NYC, where he is buried.
The house has been lived in for many years after Grant. The site was purchased by the National Park Service and the house has been restored to its previous appearance when Grant lived there. The house is a unique green color that came from Paris and was fashionable at the time.
The site also has a large museum about Grant and the house can be seen on a guided tour. The visitor center is large, clean and well maintained.
It is across the street from Grant Farm which is a nature preserve, zoological garden owned and maintained by Anheiser-​Busch on the former Grant property.

This is a pretty historical building that is well maintained. When we visited, we were the ONLY people there, which meant the Park Ranger gave us a private tour. Sweet!
Also — if you’re into collecting National Park Stamps, you can get a few here! w00t!

If you are ever into history or just the history of the area in which you grew up in or live in, especially in the St. Louis area, then Ulysses S. Grant’s home, White Haven. Grant’s home is very interesting to visit. There you will learn more about the man who was the 18^th president of the United States and you get to learn quite a bit about his life that you never really got to read about in the history books as school.
The White Haven house is neat because it is not what I ever really expected to see. I always imagined Grant coming from some large home on some kind of royal looking estate. Even though Grant’s home is by no means a small little cottage, but visiting his home gives a nice insight into one of the most important people in America’s history.

This is worth the trip if you like touring historic buildings. Since it was the middle of winter, it wasn’t very busy and we had a «private» tour. I highly recommend seeing the informative background video before the tour. The people who work there are very well versed in all things Grant and love to share as long as you’re listening. There are a few buildings to tour and there will soon be an extra barn full of more Grant history (they said hopefully opening March 07). I can’t wait to go back to see Grant’s Farm (sort of a zoo) which is right next door.