What a jewel in Fort Lauderdale. We took the 1pm tour. Our tour guide was excellent. She has lived in the area all her life and was very knowledgeable of the history. There is a small fee worth every penny.

Great landmark to visit late at night for a date. Took my girl here twice around 1am and it was beautiful not many people and security keeps bums away so thats a plus.

The urban lights at History Fort Lauderdale is free to view, you can either walk to it via main street or cut through History Fort Lauderdale. I prefer to see it at night with the lights on, it is much nicer in my opinion. During the day it is obviously not on and can be a little busier with smaller children.

Maybe its just because of covid but the vibes here were very uncomfortable and there wasnt much to see. Also, $10 was a complete rip off and she rudely informed us that the military discount was only for active duty and not veterans. No discount for my brother, a first responder either. She actually laughed at him. Ive seen world class museums for an optional donation, so to see a place greedy for money to learn about history is despicable.

Small but nice! Don’t need to spend the whole day. Some artifacts from 14,000 years ago. Seminole’s photos from 100+ years ago.

Had a great time! Dan Smith was a great tour guide!

Great place to experience. The Guides are proud of this place and it shows. Be sure to check out the artists on the 3rd Floor.

So well done in every way. Receptionist was friendly and helpful. The guide was very knowledgeable and generous with sharing his expertise and answered our questions, taking time to allow us to absorb the experience of seeing these 100year old pieces of furniture and the accompanying clothing and appliances.

This is a South Florida hidden gem. If you can fit in this amazing guided tour in a 100+ year old filled with amazing Florida artifacts and local art you will be more than impressed. I cant recommend it more to tourists and locals alike for great local history.

A place where history lives close to modernity. Be sure to bring the children here for an excursion. Professional guide will tell an interesting story about founding of the city

I really liked the museum. I met an artist in residence as well and learned from him a great deal about all the current artists on residence.This museum traces the beginnings of Ft. Lauderdale with impeccably preserved original home, hotel and school house. The day we were there it was warming up to rain making the outdoor and old school house portion of the tour miserably hot and humid. Otherwise enjoyed it greatly

A pleasant little museum that offers a nice glimpse into Ft. Lauderdale history. I did not know it was such a relatively young city! The first floor, when I went, was a Dia de Los Muertos exhibit. The second had six or so rooms that chronologically go through the history of the Native Americans, the early businessmen and wartime years. The third floor had an artists in residence thing where one of the artists showed you through each of the artists rooms, all of the art being for sale. Easy to spend a good hour or hour and a half here. They offer tours of more buildings as well, but I did not get there at a time to make one of the tours. I recommend!

Attending an event Taste of the Island as must say that the location by the water is so beautiful and give the feel of being on a getaway with friend Mark and love one. Easy to find and open feel. Love it!

Amazing preservation of FTL history with a beautiful location on the river. Great programming, use of space, and New River Artist Co-operative on the 3rd Floor! Take the tours!

To Learn about the history of ft. Lauderdale

During the second Seminole War Major William Lauderdale built a series of forts whose legacy continues to this day with The History of Fort Lauderdale! Welcome to the Venice of America and thank you for telling our story! #fortlauderdale #history #rivers #downtown #beauty #onewithnature #browardcounty

Great place to go for a walk and learn a little local history. The food in the area isnt terrible either. Def a favorite place to go and spend an afternoon.

Not sure really we got there and just missed the three oclock tour.they only had a one or two and then three which I dont find very helpful if youre on vacation you either would like to go a little earlier or a little later ..not in the middle of the day and then theres no free parking... the Lots just for employees so we havent even gotten to go yet maybe if we get a chance to go at these inconvenient times Ill change my rating if I like it ..right now Im kind of disappointed.I am updating my review as I received a response that they are considering my comments as far as the parking situation and also the timing of the tour I do appreciate that and we actually did get back down there to take the tour and a tall older gentleman told us a lot of history and was very interesting one of my kiddos was a bit bored while the other one was interested thats the way it is with kidstheres a replica of a schoolhouse and you can see the top floor of the Inn / Motel and the house that was moved from its original location. I also recommend if you do this to tour to head on down to the Stranahan House by taking the free River Taxi they also only have times of one two and three for tours which I didnt know and headed down there and they had just did their last tour ... I would just add if someones 10 or 15 minutes late to give them the opportunity to join the tour if they want versus head back down there another day it was raining the day we came unfortunately and we had nothing else to do it would have been nice if someone had mentioned we were right by the Riverwalk and that we can take the river taxi I had no idea I was right there and I had told them I dont know what were going to do then we ended up just going back to the hotel kind of wasted a day. It was another employee that told me the lot was just for employees but when I came back I did Park in it because thats not what the sign said. Thank you for your response.

The museum is near the scenic river. The historic building is interesting. The best part was the artist studios. #thingstodoinfortlauderdale

A very quiet place to spend with the family.

This place is amazing. The campus of three buildings dates back to roughly 1905 when the railroad was the cultural hub of Fort Lauderdale. Great for meetings and gallery browsing. The upper floors of the main building houses several artists in residence.

David oh s an awesome tour guide. He was so thorough he even went a few minutes over. He us funny too!Amazing place hidden in plain site by the RR tracks. Those very tracks were brought here by Henry Flagler who asked my husbands family to get workers to get the RR down here.Everybody lives listening to the trains go by especially the kids.Great food in the area as well.

Beautiful place to walk around and enjoy some Jazz every 1st Sunday of each month.

For the last three years Ive been coming to the New River museum with my wife for the annual Day of the Dead parade and art show. The staff is pleasant and knowledgeable about the history and beauty of Fort Lauderdale, the museum itself features art studios in the upper floors and art exhibits on the main gallery. A worth visit if you take the free tour. An spectacularly beautiful landscape with the river as background. What a gem!

Very informative on the history of Ft. Lauderdale. If you like historical tours it is a must see.

Love it.

Its always good to know how things started. Interesting place and history!

Great place to tour with great staff

Very interesting I have lived here 15 years and wish I would have visited sooner. Highly recommend

It was a wonderful afternoon. The historian guide speaks English, Spanish, and Portuguese at a minimum I know he can speak those languages. And he was an excellent storyteller.

Excellent place to spend some time learning about Ft. Lauderdale. They offer Free entry to active duty military and retired Veterans

No wheelchair access although it states that there is on the website.We had to lift mom in her wheelchair up the stairs.Am very disappointedthat my mom couldnt go on the tour. She had to sit in room and wait while we went on the tour. Wasted ticket. If I had known I wouldnt have brought her and water my money.

If you can, spend the extra 5 a person for a tour. Its well worth it for a history lesson about ft lauderdale, and to see the other buildings and the antiques.

Great place to go for a walk on a Sunday !.

Fantastic experience. Must do whether youre a local or just visiting.

Love this place, and the Artist Residents on the 3rd floor! Great History of Fort Lauderdale, and great location for special events!

The lady that did the tour was very knowledgeable about fort Lauderdale Port Everglades the airport from the 18 hundred till today very interesting tour and they are just beginning to do a lot with black history and black art and artists but they need more information and history about blacks who helped build fort Lauderdale from a historical view

Today I got to enjoy the photography exhibition of Johnbob Carlos amazing work the photos Im publishing dosnt make justice to the beauty of this work.

Excellent place to visit here in Fort Lauderdale. Very educational! I highly recommended.

Terrible guided tour, guide spoke waaaaaay too long, and gave unneeded information, he spoke so long we only got to see1/3 of the tour. Tour starts early missed the 1:00pm, had to wait for 200pm. Other people on the tour were all comenting how bored they were, and trying to find a way to sneak away.TOTAL WASTE OF MONEY and TIME. Its a shame, maybe self-guided tour would be a much better idea. Obviously, the staff is not trained nor qualified. Woman at desk was very anxious, confused and flighty, she kept my credit card, I called the day after to get it and person on the phone didnt even look for it, replied I dont see any credit card laying around. Unfortunatley the staff is not capable of assisting customers properly, or understandingtheir needs, or comprehending a simple question.

Fun tour with a lot of information. Special art exhibit on 3rd floor.

Interesting place...great Caribbean articfacts.

Great place to hold an event and the history behind the tour is cool.

Interesting old Fort Lauderdale site with a lot of information on area history. However, the reason for my visit was to see the display of Tim Formans paintings. The Historical Society hosts local artists works and currently is showing a large number of Tims stunning landscapes. If you appreciate The Highwaymens famous Florida landscape paintings, get thee to the Historical Society site and check out Tims work. Brilliant!

Always a peaceful place to sit by the water, take pictures and do videos for YouTube.

Ruth Henderson gave a great description of the New River Inn. Very nice and informative

Nice place..was there for an Event about the Everglades

Great place about the history in fort lauderdale

Interesting. Not a lot to see without taking the private tour.

This is truly a hidden jewel of ft lauderdale. If your in town go check it out especially if you love art.

Make sure you view the artists work on the 3rd floor.

Was here for an Autum wedding...loved it.

Such a great repository of Fort Lauderdale history!

Nice museum three historic homes and a knowledgeable docent on the new river

Im a history buff.

Must visit, very pleasant staff.

Interesting but disjointed, love artists spaces

Great place to learn the history of Fort Lauderdale.

It is a great place to visit with lots of beautiful sites, restaurants and history. Highly recommended for everyone.

Lovely piece of Ft.lauderdale history.

Gives a good history of town.

Interesting, beautiful, historical. Excellent attention.Thank you!

Important history details...

Very Lovely! Highly recommend the Tour!

Historically beautiful

Gorgeous museum

Daniel was fantastic

Parking no parking

Downtown Fort Lauderdale

FLHS is a must see spot in Fort Lauderdale

One of the few areas left where you can experience early Fort Lauderdale culture