National Historic Site · New York

Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site

This is the boyhood home of the first U.S. president to be born in New York City. Raised in a townhouse at 28 E. 20th St., Theodore Roosevelt would grow up to be our 26th President and become immortalized on Mount Rushmore. However, he started life as a sickly yet bright boy who exercised to improve his health and began a lifelong passion for the "strenuous life."

About under an hour from New York by car.

Free to enter Hours vary 1 visitor center

Photos: National Park Service / Kevin Daley · 19 in the NPS collection ↗

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Alerts

Information
Visitor Center Contact Phone Down
The Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace contact phone, (212) 260-1616, is currently experiencing issues. Rangers may not be able to receive your call. For questions, please email [email protected].

Fees & passes

Free. No entrance fee here.

Hours

Park Hours

Varies by day ▾

monday: ·
tuesday: ·
wednesday: 10:00AM - 4:00PM
thursday: 10:00AM - 4:00PM
friday: 10:00AM - 4:00PM
saturday: 10:00AM - 4:00PM
sunday: 10:00AM - 4:00PM

Hours by date. Standard hours apply on every date not listed.

Dates	Hours
Standard hoursNow	sun 10:00AM - 4:00PM mon Not published tue Not published wed 10:00AM - 4:00PM thu 10:00AM - 4:00PM fri 10:00AM - 4:00PM sat 10:00AM - 4:00PM
Nov 11, 2026Veterans Day	sun Closed mon 9:00AM - 4:30PM tue 9:00AM - 4:30PM wed 9:00AM - 4:30PM thu 9:00AM - 4:30PM fri 9:00AM - 4:30PM sat 9:00AM - 4:30PM
Nov 11, 2026Veterans Day	10:00AM - 4:00PM
Nov 26, 2026Thanksgiving Day	Closed
Dec 25, 2026Christmas Day	Closed
Jan 1, 2027New Year's Day	Closed
Jan 18, 2027Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.	sun Not published mon 10:00AM - 4:00PM tue Not published wed Not published thu Not published fri Not published sat Not published
Feb 15, 2027President's Day	sun Not published mon 10:00AM - 4:00PM tue Not published wed Not published thu Not published fri Not published sat Not published
Mar 8, 2027Jubilee Sunday, March 8, 2026	sun 9:00AM - 4:30PM mon Not published tue Not published wed Not published thu Not published fri Not published sat Not published
May 31, 2027OPEN - Memorial Day	9:00AM - 5:00PM
May 31, 2027Memorial Day	sun Not published mon 10:00AM - 5:00PM tue Not published wed Not published thu Not published fri Not published sat Not published
Oct 12, 2027Columbus Day	sun Closed mon 9:00AM - 4:30PM tue 9:00AM - 4:30PM wed 9:00AM - 4:30PM thu 9:00AM - 4:30PM fri 9:00AM - 4:30PM sat 9:00AM - 4:30PM
Oct 12, 2027Columbus Day	sun Not published mon 10:00AM - 4:00PM tue Not published wed Not published thu Not published fri Not published sat Not published

When to go

Month by month, 1979 to 2025 →

November draws the most visits here and January the fewest, averaged over 2021 to 2025.

Bars are the average recreation visits in each month over 2021 to 2025. The line is the average temperature at New York Cntrl Pk Twr, 3 miles from the park's reference point at 130 feet, station USW00094728 in the NOAA 1991 to 2020 climate normals. The lower panel is monthly rain and snow from the same station, also 1991 to 2020 averages.

See every month and year since 1979.

Visitor centers

Visitor CenterPassport stamp
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace Visitor Center is located within Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace. The visitor center includes an information desk, a book/gift store, exhibits, lockers, and bathrooms.

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No campgrounds, no webcams or things to do in Park Service data. What is here comes from the official page. The rest lives there.

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At a glance

States: New York
Designation: National Historic Site
Coordinates: 40.7386° N, 73.9890° W
Visitor centers: 1
Visitors (2025): 26,864
Phone: (212) 260-1616

Cell signal

Verizon: 5G (fast)
AT&T: 5G (fast)
T-Mobile: 5G (fast)

Outdoor coverage as modeled by carriers in FCC filings as of 2025-12-31, at the park's reference point and its campgrounds. Terrain and trees change everything. This product uses FCC APIs and/or Data but is not endorsed or certified by the FCC.

Official links

All 11 links

Sister site

Campsite Atlas

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Sister site

Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness

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Explore

Films

House Tour- Intro and Front Hallway · 2.8 min · on NPS.gov ↗

Welcome Junior Rangers! · 1.9 min · on NPS.gov ↗

National Park Service productions, public domain.

Events

House Tour10/14
11:00 AM · runs through Dec 25 · free · registration required
The tour is inside the brownstone at 28 E 20th St, New York, NY 10029
Open House New York10/17
10:00 AM · free · registration required
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site, 28 East 20th Street, New York, NY 10003
Children's Storytime10/24
10:15 AM · free
28 East 20th Street, New York, NY 10003
Theodore Roosevelt's Birthday Celebration10/24
10:00 AM · free
28 East 20th Street, New York, NY 10003

News

National Park Service Selects Amy Sebring to Lead Manhattan Sites ↗2026-06-10
The National Park Service has selected Amy Sebring as the next superintendent of Manhattan Sites, a collection of nine national parks related to the American journey.

Map

Interactive map by the National Park Service

Historic landmarks nearby

All New York landmarks on Register Atlas →

National Historic Landmark · 1 mi

101 Spring Street

New York

National Historic Landmark · 2 mi

Ambrose (lightship)

New YorkOpen to visit

National Historic Landmark · 2 mi

Lettie G. Howard (schooner)

New YorkOpen to visit

National Historic Landmark · 2 mi

USS Edson (DD-946)

New YorkOpen to visit

Public land nearby

All of it on Wilderness Atlas →

Wilderness · 23.2 mi

Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness

FWS3,660 acres

National Wildlife Refuge · 23.6 mi

Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge

FWS7,858 acres

National Wildlife Refuge · 26.4 mi

Congressman Lester Wolff Oyster Bay National Wildlife Refuge

FWS3,382 acres

National Wildlife Refuge · 31.6 mi

Target Rock National Wildlife Refuge

FWS78 acres

Distances are approximate. Wilderness Atlas publishes a center point and an acreage for each area rather than a boundary, so each area is treated here as a circle of the same size and the figure is the gap to that circle.

Guidebooks for the Mid-Atlantic

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Reference

Activities

Guided Tours Junior Ranger Program

Weather & climate

Spring: Temperatures range from 30F-70F. Mostly sunny, Rainfall average: 3 inches. Summer: Temperatures range from 60F-80F. Mostly sunny. Rainfall average: 4.5 inches. Fall: Temperatures range from 30F-70F. Mostly sunny. Rainfall averages 3-4 inches. Some snow might occur. Winter: Temperatures range from 20F-40F. Snowfall averages 12 days (December-February).

Questions people ask

Does Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace charge an entrance fee?

No. Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace is free to enter.

Source: National Park Service

What are the hours at Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace?

Hours differ by day of the week. The full schedule is under Hours on this page. Dated exceptions are listed under Hours.

Source: National Park Service

Is anything closed at Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace right now?

1 active alert as of October 14, 2026: Visitor Center Contact Phone Down.

Source: Alerts

How busy is Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace?

26,864 recreation visits in 2025, number 311 of 387 units that report visitation.

Source: Most visited parks

Is there cell service at Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace?

At the park's reference point, FCC coverage maps show Verizon 5G, AT&T 5G, and T-Mobile 5G. Coverage inside the park varies by location.

Source: FCC Broadband Map

What is the weather like at Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace?

Spring: Temperatures range from 30F-70F. Mostly sunny, Rainfall average: 3 inches.

Source: Weather & climate

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