About the Company
rating: 4.5
The George W. Bush Childhood Home is truly a unique place in American history. Home of two Presidents, two Governors and a First Lady, this remarkable 1950s restoration gives visitors a unique perspective of the Bush family and their legacy.
Categories
- Museum
- History museum
- Tourist attraction
Contact Information
Website: http://visitbushfamilyhome.com/
Address: 1412 W Ohio Ave, Midland, TX 79701, United States
- Monday: Closed
- Tuesday: 10 AM–5 PM
- Wednesday: 10 AM–5 PM
- Thursday: 10 AM–5 PM
- Friday: 10 AM–5 PM
- Saturday: 10 AM–5 PM
- Sunday: Closed
Photos
Reviews
Review №1
Rating: 5
Date: a day ago
Review №2
Rating: 5
Fun. Enjoyable. Pleasurable.
Date: 3 days ago
Review №3
Rating: 5
Cute
Date: 4 days ago
Review №4
Rating: 5
Date: 2 weeks ago
Review №5
Rating: 1
Date: 4 weeks ago
Review №6
Rating: 5
Looking forward to making you happy life together with you and getting merry and beautiful lady building a relationship with and creating a family
Date: a month ago
Review №7
Rating: 4
Date: a month ago
Review №8
Rating: 5
Date: 2 months ago
Review №9
Rating: 5
Delightful and informative! Friendly staff!
Date: 2 months ago
Review №10
Rating: 5
Date: 3 months ago
Review №11
Rating: 5
This is really neat to see theyve done a really great job restoring and decorating it.
Date: 3 months ago
Review №12
Rating: 5
You have to check in and buy tickets across the street at the house behind the Texas Mural. We had a guided tour and he gave great information and was able to answer all of our questions. There was information about the towns of Midland and Odessa and a wall about baseball of course. My husband, newly retired Airman, said twice, It s not every day you get to see the childhood home and bedroom of your Commander and Chief. It was a neat experience.
Date: 3 months ago
Review №13
Rating: 5
Date: 3 months ago
Review №14
Rating: 3
Manning doesnt make your beans taste better. He just makes them more expensive
Date: 4 months ago
Review №15
Rating: 5
Unfortunately, it was closed when I visited.
Date: 4 months ago
Review №16
Rating: 4
We did not go inside, but read the historical markers and cruised the block. Well maintained and didnt seem to be over crowded.
Date: 4 months ago
Review №17
Rating: 5
Fascinating history. Worth a visit. Home to two presidents.
Date: 4 months ago
Review №18
Rating: 5
Don (maybe Dan?) was a great guide and had a lot of info beyond just the signs in the rooms. Professional and knowledgeable. Not bad for $5
Date: 4 months ago
Review №19
Rating: 5
It was cool to see the house, if only from the outside. We arrived too late for a tour.
Date: 5 months ago
Review №20
Rating: 5
The Bush Family Home in Midland and the adjacent library with memorabilia were wonderful. It was a trip down nostalgia lane and a great insight into the families of two of our famous presidents. Highly Recommended!!!
Date: 5 months ago
Review №21
Rating: 5
Date: 6 months ago
Review №22
Rating: 5
Cool place and historical significance for the town and our country.
Date: 6 months ago
Review №23
Rating: 5
Date: 6 months ago
Review №24
Rating: 5
We had a private tour by a very knowledgeable guide.
Date: 6 months ago
Review №25
Rating: 5
Date: 7 months ago
Review №26
Rating: 5
Date: 8 months ago
Review №27
Rating: 5
Date: 8 months ago
Review №28
Rating: 5
Date: 9 months ago
Review №29
Rating: 5
This was a fun experience for the kids.
Date: 10 months ago
Review №30
Rating: 5
Date: 10 months ago
Review №31
Rating: 5
Date: 11 months ago
Review №32
Rating: 5
Date: 11 months ago
Review №33
Rating: 5
It was a nice experience to see that I didnt know our former presidents were here in Midland TX
Date: 11 months ago
Review №34
Rating: 5
Nice little facility. Enjoyed the visit.
Date: 11 months ago
Review №35
Rating: 5
Interesting just to see. Nothing spectacular, just nice. The visitor center across the street has a Reading Room. Fun place for the grandchildren to visit. We got a big surprise when they told us we were welcome to each take a book.
Date: a year ago
Review №36
Rating: 5
It was fun and loved the historical tour, and the tour guide was really nice and since there is like 2-4 people there an hour you don t have to worry about waiting a long time (just pay and you don t have to wait at all) and overall it was worth it. That s why I give this place 5 Stars
Date: a year ago
Review №37
Rating: 4
Date: a year ago
Review №38
Rating: 5
Date: a year ago
Review №39
Rating: 5
Worth the money. The tour guide is very knowledgeable.
Date: a year ago
Review №40
Rating: 5
Interesting historic site. Former home of George & Barbara Bush. 2 US Presidents, 2 State Governors and a First Lady all once lived here.
Date: a year ago
Review №41
Rating: 5
We love the staff! Kaylee is amazing all staff is!! Small Fun museum!
Date: a year ago
Review №42
Rating: 5
Date: a year ago
Review №43
Rating: 4
I got there after the home closed. I wish I could have seen the inside but still neat to see the home of 2 US Presidents.
Date: a year ago
Review №44
Rating: 5
The place is well kept. Its great place for kids to learn and see the home, Mr George Bush grew up as a kid. He was a fantastic 43rd President of America
Date: a year ago
Review №45
Rating: 5
Date: a year ago
Review №46
Rating: 4
Date: a year ago
Review №47
Rating: 5
Absolutely amazing! The gentleman running this place was very nice, informative and made the visit so much better! Be sure to get there before 4pm though as his last guided tour ends then.
Date: a year ago
Review №48
Rating: 5
We were in town for one day and thought we would tour the George Bush boyhood home. We are so glad we did. Our tour guide (Mr. Grey ?) Did a great job. We really enjoyed him.
Date: a year ago
Review №49
Rating: 5
Great place to visit. Unfortunately, we are late, the home was already closed.
Date: a year ago
Review №50
Rating: 2
Checked website the night before to verify hours of operation. Next day when we went there it was closed until 3pm because they were prepping for a fundraiser. There was another family wanting to visit same time we were there. They should have posted a notice on the website about the change.
Date: a year ago
Review №51
Rating: 5
Date: a year ago
Review №52
Rating: 4
Date: a year ago
Review №53
Rating: 4
Nice little piece of history
Date: a year ago
Review №54
Rating: 1
We were refused a tour even though they should have been giving them for another hour. Nobody was there but us. Complete waste of time, money, and effort.
Date: a year ago
Review №55
Rating: 5
Date: 2 years ago
Review №56
Rating: 5
Date: 2 years ago
Review №57
Rating: 5
Date: 2 years ago
Review №58
Rating: 1
I would recommend calling in advance and making sure they are open: we tried getting in on Wednesday, at 4:15 pm when they should be open till 5 pm and there was noone there, neither at the home itself or the gift shop where youre supposed to get tickets.
Date: 2 years ago
Review №59
Rating: 5
Date: 2 years ago
Review №60
Rating: 5
This was wonderfully done! Great museum! They did a great job of showcasing the home, the time the Bushes lived there, Midland, and his presidency. I learned some new things. My favorite part of the home was the knotty pine walls and ceiling!
Date: 2 years ago
Review №61
Rating: 5
Awesome interesting
Date: 2 years ago
Review №62
Rating: 5
Inspiring place to visit and be reminded that really anything is truly possible in America.
Date: 2 years ago
Review №63
Rating: 5
I got the O.G. sliders and my hubby got the El Jefe with Buffalo fries. Everything was amazing!
Date: 2 years ago
Review №64
Rating: 5
If you grew up in a small house, you can really appreciate this. Especially the doghouse. This is a culture more than a destination. Dynamic Characterization more than a historical documentary.
Date: 2 years ago
Review №65
Rating: 5
A lot of history
Date: 2 years ago
Review №66
Rating: 4
Date: 2 years ago
Review №67
Rating: 5
Great place to learn about our former president
Date: 2 years ago
Review №68
Rating: 5
{>> # One big (( Hero in historical life )) big name big President was [ mr.bush ] ;}
Date: 2 years ago
Review №69
Rating: 1
Closed... Stated on literature, sign and even at the door that they were open on Saturday... No one there and no one answers phone........ there was a man there trying to tour also with his daughter....He evidently knew the Museum director personally... because he tried calling their personal line.. got no response... .. wow not sure what to think about the sarcastic reply I got from the George Bush Childhood Home Museum on this site which they have now deleted. Would not want to go now at all. After research I found they only lived here a very short time of 4 yrs so really not much in the Bush history happened here. Just trying to make a buck off a very small segment of the Bush timeline.
Date: 2 years ago
Review №70
Rating: 5
Date: 2 years ago
Review №71
Rating: 5
Super cute, a must visit for every Texan
Date: 2 years ago
Review №72
Rating: 3
I came on March 3rd, but they closed due to no availability of volunteers. I returned the next day at about 1:15. The guide was on break and I would have to wait 45 minutes for the next tour. So I left and returned at 3:15. Now they were filming a commercial and I had to sit and wait 25 minutes. I understand its hard to find volunteers, but you can cut down on the volunteers needed since the home is small and could easily be a self-guided experience (just put in a couple of video cameras in some rooms). It only takes about 20 minutes to see everything. So skip the house across the street. Just station a volunteer inside the actual house to take the money and answer questions and allow people to see it at their own pace. That would be much improved.
Date: 2 years ago
Review №73
Rating: 5
I was thrilled to visit and I was particularly impressed at the knowledge of the tour guide she really kept us wanting more!!!
Date: 2 years ago
Review №74
Rating: 1
Went there on Sunday 2-13-22 just after the 2PM time they were suppose to open. No one was there. Went back about an hour later. There was still no one there. So, all we got to see was the outside of an old (1940s) house in and an old residential neighborhood. A bit of a disappointment going all the way the Midland to see the outside of a little mediocre old house of a mediocre president.
Date: 2 years ago
Review №75
Rating: 3
Date: 2 years ago
Review №76
Rating: 5
It was too early to take a tour but the outside looks well maintained.
Date: 2 years ago
Review №77
Rating: 4
Awesome place to visit
Date: 2 years ago
Review №78
Rating: 3
Loved it
Date: 2 years ago
Review №79
Rating: 5
Nice place to visit if you wanna see a little bit of the past. Our tour guide was helpful and very nice. Ready to answer any question and very knowledgeable. She was even patient with my little ones
Date: 2 years ago
Review №80
Rating: 2
Unfortunately we were not able to go inside. It was closed.
Date: 2 years ago
Review №81
Rating: 5
Date: 2 years ago
Review №82
Rating: 5
Date: 2 years ago
Review №83
Rating: 4
We spent an informative hour touring the home. My wife and I were the only people on the tour, so we were able to ask lots of questions. Our guide was knowledgeable and very patient with us. Although he wasnt my favorite president, I always find that visiting their homes gives me a better understanding of the person that they became. There is no substitute for seeing the place itself, so you can get some hands-on history. This modest home, although upscale for 1950 Midland Texas, left me with a strong impression, stronger than any biography. Someone commented that there isnt a lot of history here. I disagree. There is a huge amount of history here. This home has been lovingly restored to the original condition, filled with period pieces, and appears very much like the original photos. I loved the 1950 refrigerator from Laura Bushs childhood home, which still works. I wish I had one of those-it is better than any modern fridge, with a foot operated door opener, lazy susan shelving and beautiful style. But most of all, it still works!
Date: 2 years ago
Review №84
Rating: 4
Date: 2 years ago
Review №85
Rating: 5
Date: 2 years ago
Review №86
Rating: 4
Date: 2 years ago
Review №87
Rating: 5
A great reminder how ordinary folks can make it to the top through hard work. The 1950 s GE refrigerator (still working) has a lot of clever design ideas incorporated in it a foot door opener in case your hands are full, lazy Susan shelves, drink holders that fold to save space .I think we can still use some of these ideas in new designs!
Date: 2 years ago
Review №88
Rating: 5
Date: 2 years ago
Review №89
Rating: 5
Just loved the thought that weve seen a home that two wonder presidents have lived in. Such a cute neighborhood. Great place to stop with kids!
Date: 2 years ago
Review №90
Rating: 5
Such an interesting experience! The guided tour was very informative.
Date: 3 years ago
Review №91
Rating: 4
Date: 3 years ago
Review №92
Rating: 5
Interesting tour. Home is done in the early 50s. He only lived there about 4 years. Many family pictures to be seen.
Date: 3 years ago
Review №93
Rating: 4
I thought it was a great little piece of US Presidential history. We had a wonderful lady as our tour guide, sorry I cant remember her name. If your in Midland try and make time to see this.
Date: 3 years ago
Review №94
Rating: 4
There is reading though so not really suitable for children. If you want a place for kids go to the childrens museum. This location even has pictures of Bush when he was a kid.
Date: 3 years ago
Review №95
Rating: 4
There arent many residences in the country that can claim to have been home to two former Presidents and a Governor of Florida (Jeb). The house itself has been restored thoughtfully to present as though it were 1955 and that nostalgia alone is enough reason to visit even if you arent as interested in who lived there. You will be escorted into the house by a Tour Guide who just kind of sits there and waits for you to be finished which made me feel somewhat of an inconvenience for taking a while and reading every exhibit like I did. Either way, a neat place to stop at if you have about 30 minutes and $5 per person.
Date: 3 years ago
Review №96
Rating: 4
We were driving through and decided to stop by. The museum was closed, although it stated that it was open.
Date: 3 years ago
Review №97
Rating: 4
Date: 3 years ago
Review №98
Rating: 5
Date: 3 years ago
Review №99
Rating: 5
Friendly staff, tours on the house, dont know how people can come to a place call the Childhood Home and then be disappointed that its just a house. It has been beautifully restored and really transports you to the 1950s.
Date: 3 years ago
Review №100
Rating: 1
Drove from Lubbock to visit the Bush home but it was closed. Hours on Sunday are 2pm to 5pm. If you are going to post the time you are open then you should honor that time and be there. Reading other reviews this happens often. You may want to call prior to driving to make sure someone is there. VERY disappointing!
Date: 3 years ago
Review №101
Rating: 5
Date: 3 years ago
Review №102
Rating: 4
Date: 3 years ago
Review №103
Rating: 5
Date: 3 years ago
Review №104
Rating: 1
My parents came all the way from houston to tour the Bush Childhood home. The young staff immediately told us that they were closing as we step in. Website states they close at 5pm! My parents came very far just to see this! We were there at 2:15pm, the staff said it was closing early at 2:30pm.
Date: 3 years ago
Review №105
Rating: 1
We came at 12:30 today, Sun May 16th, because the website said it was open from 8am to 2:45 pm. The museum was closed.
Date: 3 years ago
Review №106
Rating: 3
Closed early due to understaffing and illness, so werent able to tour home.
Date: 3 years ago
Review №107
Rating: 5
Date: 3 years ago
Review №108
Rating: 5
Very interesting to me as my Uncle Mike Procter was best friends with George W. Bush. They Bushes lived across the street from my grandmother Proctor and I hadnt seen the house in more than 50 years.
Date: 3 years ago
Review №109
Rating: 5
Date: 3 years ago
Review №110
Rating: 5
Date: 3 years ago
Review №111
Rating: 5
If you really just go back in time to GW Bush life. This is the place if you re in Midland Tx. Great explanations of GWB history and the house it s in great chape.
Date: 3 years ago
Review №112
Rating: 5
Great people humble beginnings thanks Bush family
Date: 3 years ago
Review №113
Rating: 5
Date: 3 years ago
Review №114
Rating: 5
Date: 3 years ago
Review №115
Rating: 4
Its open to look on the outside....can take a tour..starts from across the street
Date: 3 years ago
Review №116
Rating: 4
Date: 3 years ago
Review №117
Rating: 5
you can take your kids here and show them true facts, for a cheap price..this is definitely worth it.
Date: 3 years ago
Review №118
Rating: 5
Date: 3 years ago
Review №119
Rating: 4
Date: 3 years ago
Review №120
Rating: 5
An interesting place
Date: 3 years ago
Review №121
Rating: 5
Its old fashioned historical nice little home.
Date: 3 years ago
Review №122
Rating: 5
My first visit here was actually on a field trip in elementary school back in the early 2000s. I have been back several times as an adult and learn something new every time. This is a really neat way to learn about one really neat family!
Date: 3 years ago
Review №123
Rating: 5
Date: 4 years ago
Review №124
Rating: 5
Date: 4 years ago
Review №125
Rating: 5
Date: 4 years ago
Review №126
Rating: 5
Love love love.!
Date: 4 years ago
Review №127
Rating: 5
Date: 4 years ago
Review №128
Rating: 1
Date: 4 years ago
Review №129
Rating: 5
Date: 4 years ago
Review №130
Rating: 3
Date: 4 years ago
Review №131
Rating: 4
The Museum was closed for renovations but we got to take some photos of the front of the house and back yard. We also got to peek inside the windows briefly seems like an interesting historically relevant place.
Date: 4 years ago
Review №132
Rating: 5
Nice easy visit. Takes maybe thirty minutes to an hour.
Date: 4 years ago
Review №133
Rating: 5
Date: 4 years ago
Review №134
Rating: 5
Great place nice experience
Date: 4 years ago
Review №135
Rating: 5
Date: 4 years ago
Review №136
Rating: 4
Must visit in Midland, the childhood home of one of the most powerful men in the world
Date: 4 years ago
Review №137
Rating: 5
An educational and historic place.
Date: 4 years ago
Review №138
Rating: 4
Cool place to drop by! Very affordable
Date: 4 years ago
Review №139
Rating: 4
Date: 4 years ago
Review №140
Rating: 4
Date: 4 years ago
Review №141
Rating: 5
Staff is always so friendly. We have enjoyed the tour of the house but we often attend the third Thursday readings they offer. My three year old loves the books they read and especially getting to take home the special book at the end of the reading.
Date: 4 years ago
Review №142
Rating: 5
Date: 4 years ago
Review №143
Rating: 5
Interesting and nostalgic view of the place where President George HW Bush and President George W Bush resided during the early 1950s. Tour takes only one hour. The tour guide was very knowledgeable.
Date: 4 years ago
Review №144
Rating: 5
Simple and humble place to visit. But, just the feeling of being in the humble beginnings of at least two of the most powerful men in the world was worth a visit to me while in the area.
Date: 4 years ago
Review №145
Rating: 4
Fun site to see in Midland
Date: 4 years ago
Review №146
Rating: 5
Date: 4 years ago
Review №147
Rating: 5
Date: 4 years ago
Review №148
Rating: 4
Date: 4 years ago
Review №149
Rating: 5
Such a neat experience tucked away in Midland. Staff was great and we were amazed at the historical restoration.
Date: 4 years ago
Review №150
Rating: 5
Date: 4 years ago
Review №151
Rating: 5
Date: 4 years ago
Review №152
Rating: 5
Well done and good tour
Date: 4 years ago
Review №153
Rating: 3
Date: 4 years ago
Review №154
Rating: 5
Date: 5 years ago
Review №155
Rating: 5
Nice piece of history in the Permian Basin.
Date: 5 years ago
Review №156
Rating: 5
Date: 5 years ago
Review №157
Rating: 5
Enjoyed seeing this cute historical home ..Seeing the pictures reading a little about his life and family cute gift shop...
Date: 5 years ago
Review №158
Rating: 5
This is part of the history.
Date: 5 years ago
Review №159
Rating: 5
Date: 5 years ago
Review №160
Rating: 5
Date: 5 years ago
Review №161
Rating: 5
Date: 5 years ago
Review №162
Rating: 5
Date: 5 years ago
Review №163
Rating: 5
Date: 5 years ago
Review №164
Rating: 4
If you in the area this is a must see spot.....
Date: 5 years ago
Review №165
Rating: 5
Wonderful place to visit with the Family!
Date: 5 years ago
Review №166
Rating: 5
Date: 5 years ago
Review №167
Rating: 4
Date: 5 years ago
Review №168
Rating: 2
Its ok to go there
Date: 5 years ago
Review №169
Rating: 5
Worth a visit. The tour guide really knows her information. I learned a lot.
Date: 5 years ago
Review №170
Rating: 5
Date: 5 years ago
Review №171
Rating: 4
Date: 5 years ago
Review №172
Rating: 5
Date: 5 years ago
Review №173
Rating: 4
Good place to get to know more about a daily that has done so much to serve this amazing country.
Date: 5 years ago
Review №174
Rating: 5
Bush did 9/11
Date: 5 years ago
Review №175
Rating: 5
Very interesting place to visit.
Date: 5 years ago
Review №176
Rating: 5
Friendly staff members and we enjoyed the tour.
Date: 5 years ago
Review №177
Rating: 5
Date: 5 years ago
Review №178
Rating: 5
Excellent tour!
Date: 5 years ago
Review №179
Rating: 5
Date: 5 years ago
Review №180
Rating: 5
This was an awesome find. I didnt even know this was here but came across it exploring town. It was well organized and surreal being in a presidents childhood hoom.
Date: 5 years ago
Review №181
Rating: 5
Fun place for local history
Date: 5 years ago
Review №182
Rating: 5
We really enjoyed visiting!
Date: 5 years ago
Review №183
Rating: 5
For simplicity!!!
Date: 5 years ago
Review №184
Rating: 5
Date: 5 years ago
Review №185
Rating: 5
Date: 5 years ago
Review №186
Rating: 5
Date: 5 years ago
Review №187
Rating: 5
Date: 5 years ago
Review №188
Rating: 5
Date: 5 years ago
Review №189
Rating: 5
Date: 5 years ago
Review №190
Rating: 5
I liked it because of the memories there are about the Bush family and I loved the story of Them
Date: 5 years ago
Review №191
Rating: 5
Date: 5 years ago
Review №192
Rating: 5
Date: 5 years ago
Review №193
Rating: 5
Date: 5 years ago
Review №194
Rating: 5
Enjoyed going through the history of the Bushs.... Lots of original things
Date: 5 years ago
Review №195
Rating: 5
Wonderful guides.
Date: 5 years ago
Review №196
Rating: 4
Date: 5 years ago
Review №197
Rating: 5
First time visit and we arrived within a school tour. A guide took us and worked us around the group. Very interesting.
Date: 5 years ago
Review №198
Rating: 5
Date: 5 years ago
Review №199
Rating: 5
Date: 5 years ago
Review №200
Rating: 4
Interesting to see where two former presidents lived.
Date: 5 years ago