 In 1923 the castle was recognized as a "monument historique", and in 2004 its gardens were classified as among the Notable Gardens of France by the French Ministry of Culture.The Chambre François 1er (Francis I Bedroom) is named after the occasion when King Francis I supposedly visited Touffou.The castle also has a Hunting Museum documenting the castle’s hunting history and its impressive collection of over 1,500 hunting buttons – among the largest collections in France.