Theodore Roosevelt Presidential library
Opening July 4, 2026 - Medora, North Dakota
Tickets Available
You're invited to the rugged Badlands of western North Dakota this Fourth of July,
where the landscape that shaped Theodore Roosevelt becomes the setting for the Library's grand opening celebration.
Grand Opening Ceremony
History gets made on the prairie this Independence Day; be in the crowd when the Grand Opening Ceremony begins at 10:27 a.m. MT. (Free, but registration is required.)
July 4 Drone Show
As night falls over the Badlands, 1,776 drones light up the sky in Eyes on the Stars: Theodore Roosevelt and the American West.
Tickets to Tour the Exhibits
Step inside the galleries and walk through the life that leadership, conservation, and the strenuous life built — tickets for July 5 and beyond are available now.
On July 4, 2026—America’s 250th birthday—the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library opens in Medora, North Dakota, as a call to adventure in the Badlands. Step into a museum where the participant is the hero—and leave inspired to live TR’s values of leadership, citizenship, and conservation.
Featured on CBS Sunday Morning
Lee Cowan and CBS Sunday Morning got an early walk through the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library before its July 4 opening — across the grass-covered roof with its walking paths and big-sky views, into a recreation of the Elkhorn Ranch cabin, and face to face with an AI archive where Participants can hold a real conversation with T.R. himself. Cowan called it a place where it's hard to tell where the prairie ends and the Library begins — exactly the point. This is the landscape that healed a grieving young Roosevelt and forged the leader he became, told not under glass but as a call to adventure.
The challenge is to build an awe-inspiring, architecturally significant destination that works with, not against, nature.
Gear up, read up, and take a little piece of the Badlands home. Every purchase supports the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library.
Theodore Roosevelt was the author of his own life's adventure. He created a new chapter for America, one vast enough to match his vision for the country's place on the world stage.
Become a Founding Member of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library and be among the first to experience this landmark institution. Founding Members receive early access and priority admission when the Library opens in July 2026—along with the satisfaction of helping bring Roosevelt’s legacy to life from the very beginning.
Upcoming Virtual Programs
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Ted Roosevelt V hosts a series of discussions with a range of personalities, all centered around being a good citizen.
The joy of living is his who has the heart to demand it.