Stopped on our long road trip. Cute museum. $10 pp. Give yourself 2+ hours to get through the exhibits. Its really a very eclectic collection of many wars, Indian relics, Iowa and local history, and just miscellaneous stuff. Interesting and well worth the $10 fee. Although the exhibits could really use some TLC, some items were misplaced, some hidden, and there were not that many explanations of the items, which would help explain what things were and when.

This was a very pleasant surprise! Great displays and much local and Iowa history. A street full of period store fronts like pharmacy, blacksmith, general store, etc. I highly recommend a stop.

First fort my grandkids have been to. They loved it. Great for quick stop on a road trip.

Staff was awesome!Sooo happy my daughter inlaw and i decided to go.The history inside is amazing and endless.

Lots of history. Quaint little museum.

Quite extensive museum. Dont just peek into the buildings. Open the drawers and youll see thousands of slice of life artifacts from throughout American History.

Lots of cool history here. You could probably make it a whole day here if you really wanted to spend the time reading all the accounts and viewing the time period relics.

I stopped by on my way through town. The staff is helpful, friendly and knowledgeable. The buildings and artifacts are fantastic. What a delightful surprise to find on my travels. I highly recommend stopping if you are nearby.

So many detailed displays from Indian, soldier and pioneers. Well organized and documented.

Pretty cool place. Lots of history there

Nice, more up close than most similar exhibits.

Not so much a museum anymore as it a tourist trap, they promote the standard whitewashed version of local history, the building itself isnt even historically accurate.

Enjoyed our time here. There are many buildings with very old things to see. It is basically a museum of the fort. The fort is laid out there also and it was cool to see what the fort really looked like also. There is a lot of history in this place for sure. We enjoyed playing a game of checkers in the general store and play acting being some old settlers! The school and the church were probably my favorite buildings to go and see. There is something to be said about the founders and first settlers knowing and acknowledging that God was needed. Wishing we could go back to the days where God and Creation were taught in our schools. And the importance of family. Overall had a great time here and may go back in the future. Staff was friendly and inviting!!

Had a nice visit. The place is full of history about frontier life. Many interesting exhibits with loads of authentic artifacts. The replica fort is neat, as is the village. There are a few authentic buildings on the site too. I think the price of $10 per adult was well worth it.

Very informative, with the history of the community.

Cool little bit of Iowa history and educational

Where were there for a wedding reception. It was really pretty and the food was good too. Nice venue.

Well run, good displays, ready access

Great venue for a Wedding reception.

Historically fascinating, great place for gatherings/events, and the people running the BINGO games are marvelous!

As Im from Great Britain we have nothing like this back home. interesting to see how people lived here in the 1800s

Building was nice and large and had good mood lighting for the occasion. Wasnt fond of the girl serving drinks, was a little rude. The bathroom needs improvement the toilet rocked back and forth!

A very awesome place to have a great wedding reception.

Staff is very friendly and knowledgeable. Had a good time

Went for the chili cookoff. It was great!

Wonderful. Lots of stuff to see... Great ladies in the office.

We spent the week traveling and stopping at places that inform you about the history of the region and the history of our country...lets not forget what made the USA the best place to visit where we are able to travel freely and Express our opinions on such wonderful platforms such as Google!!!

I went for something to do at the Opry house loved it a unique place& wonderful people didnt mind loosing all my money a good organization

Good fun 1st week of June...

This is a great historic place in Fort Dodge...It offers a wealth of information about our city everyday... But they hold special events all the time...Also offer the Opera House for the Public to Use for Private Events.

Its a fun place during the centennial days but not like what we use to have a carnival during the 3 days..

Lots of history, well kept. Self guided tour. Fortunate to have cemetery walk performance in opera house (additional charge well worth it!) while at the fort. Appreciated the soldier garden in the frontier town area.

Its all historical, and its the original Ft. Dodge. Thats how the town used to look til the Indians kept attacking so the moved the town across the river. And its also where the town of Ft. Dodge holds its annual chili cook offs.

Grew up in fort Dodge, spent many days here as a child and always had a great time. Living in Chicago now and was back visiting family. We drove by and my 12-year old son asked what this was so I took him in thinking wed be in and out in 30 minutes. We spent 3 hours there and he had a great time. For a total of $10 admission for the two of us, money very well spent.

Neil Diamond tribute show- Fabulous!

Loved It could go back another 20 times

Great, interesting material of bygone days & those who are only memories!

I always enjoy going to the fort museum. Jessica and the Gang always have bright shining smiling faces. They are very helpful and knowledgeable.

Its a great place to bring yourfamily. Only bad thing is, it does not offer wheelchair accessible building. There is only a couple. .

Way too expensive for a small place. Nice model of fort inside gift shop. Decent selection of items.

So glad the chilli cook off is held hear

Great family fun, historical, educational learning opportunity.

This is well worth the two hours we spent here. The displays are attractive and well explained. Bravo!

We came for a weekend to attend Frontier Days. We had a good time. It was well worth the 3 hour drive.

Awesome displays and friendly staff

So many cool artifacts. This is a gem in Fort Dodges own backyard.

Very informative volunteers and educational for the kids!

Great place for family and friends

One of the best Frontier museums in the country and they are home to the Cardiff Giant. Frontier Days is a great festival held the first weekend in June.

Great place to take your kids or just yourself to enjoy a little local and state history.

Lots of activities and entertainment, not much of a crowd for a Friday night.

This place is great. Such a big collection and a knowledgeable staff.

Nice museum setting with a lot of old items to look at. The event was good, just seemed a bit disjointed. Was this a history event or a flea market?

Great time re-enacting here, would love to do it again!

Great reception.

Super cool experience! Original frontier time bldgs with lots of authentic materials inside.

The blacksmith is very interesting.

Very complete cabinet maker and several other shops. No interpreters just static displays. Well worth a couple hours.

A treasure chest of history and education! Great visit!

A wonderful family experience and a good learning tool for children. A great place to visit!

Such a gem in our community. How can we look to the future without remembering our past? A must see.

Fantastic venue for a variety of events.

Liked viewing old things in our history

This museum is a good place to go if you want to learn about ft dodge and about the time it was created

Loved it! Great place for History and Force for the future!

Looks like an interesting placed but they did notbother to post that they had closed forthe winter. Wasted a trip. Try it next year maybe

Historically inaccurate. The original fort wasnt at this site and it certainly didnt have a wall around it. Unless you ask questions, you would assume from the displays and such that this museum had something to do with Fort Dodge the Fort. This is really a museum of Ft Dodge the TOWN not the actual Fort. I was disappointed and felt like I had been deceived. Not worth the price if you are interested in real history.

They were winding down for the season but super friendly and great place to visit for history.

I love this place

Im a little confused about the Confederate soldier and why they honer him when Iowa was in the union fighting against the confederates?

Great place to learn about frontier history.

We need more places like this in the country,ps 2x poke-stops

BINGO IS AWESOME!

Good place to visit

Closed in the winter

Fun place to visit. Cant beat the price.

The haunted walk was awesome good job everybody that put it on

Very educational lots of cool antiques

Nice older museum with a lot to see.

There was so many activities to do, plus you learned alot of the old ways

Very educational.

Not like it used to be when the pork dinner was at the fort about 6 yrs ago or so.Wasnt impressed

Part of fort dodge

Neet place

Really neat, lots of antiques.

Not bad

Frontier days this weekend

Love it!

Very nice staff

Great historical location

Educational

Amazing out there !

Its getting to be old news

Lots of history to see