The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley is one of the most unique and beautiful tour destinations in Southern California. Where else in California can visitors walk onboard an actual Air Force One aircraft that flew seven U.S. presidents, touch an authentic piece of the Berlin Wall, and lay a hand on a real steel beam recovered from the World Trade Center after 9/11?
Following the COVID-19 pandemic, the Reagan Library has taken many steps to ensure our visitors are safe when our attraction reopens, from social distancing procedures and continuous cleaning of all highly touched surfaces to using top-of-the-line air conditioning ducts to ensure only clean air is filtered throughout the museum galleries.
At its heart, the Reagan Museum is dedicated to the life and times of Ronald Reagan, who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. Tour groups immerse themselves in Reagan’s path to the White House, learn about his eight years in office, and discover how he spent his post-presidential years. But the Reagan Library strives to be more than just a memorial to the late president. It is also a community resource with revolving world-class exhibitions, family-friendly events, and abundant public programming.
Later this year, visitors will be able to tour through our latest exhibition, “FBI: From Al Capone to Al Qaeda.” (Check our website for opening dates.) In its worldwide premiere, “FBI” is a brand-new 11,000-square-foot exhibition that covers the history of the storied agency from inception to its modern-day efforts to fight domestic terrorism in the United States.
This is the first time that many of these remarkable, historical artifacts and pieces of criminal evidence have been on public display together, including the actual car Bonnie & Clyde were shot and killed in, a large piece of jet engine from one of the planes that struck the World Trade Centers on 9/11, and key artifacts from the Unabomber, Beltway Sniper, and Oklahoma City Bombing cases.
For more information on the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum, including its upcoming exhibits and programming schedule, call 800.410.8354 or go to reaganlibrary.com.
Top photo: Bonnie & Clyde’s car, from the exhibition “FBI: From Al Capone to Al Qaeda”
Photo by JPM Studios
