Reviews of Fort Western (Museum)

Matthew Harkness

Tour was good but a little long winded

corey roberge

Very interesting. Worth seeing at least once

Daniel Eosco

Awesome guided tour of this little know treasure of history! Takes about an hour, great for kids! Lots to learn here, I was amazed!!!

Mark Simonds

Very interesting

John

Well preserved history, see the State museum too while you're in town!

dottie1600

A great place to learn about history

Marjorie Bruen

Was the best tour I have had. Good job Fort Western staff. Missy please thank our tour guide, I am sorry I don't remember her name. My grandchildren enjoyed everything especially when she included them.

Jimi Surprenant

A slice of colonial history right in the capital city of Maine, Augusta. Step back to the early 1700's, with lively storytelling, by caretakers in period clothing. Though not a huge place, by any means, there is plenty to see. The grounds are easy to get around, though the 2nd and 3rd story areas will be a challenge for anyone with mobility impairments. Price for a family of 5 is a fair 25, see the website for other detailed pricing. Definitely worth the time for a quick jump back into history.

Bill Ganter

Knowledgable staff and amazing historical artifacts

Kolleen CB

Very interesting

K Gil

Intresting

Nathaniel Levin

It's an amazing piece of American history & awesome to be able to put your hands on it and walk into & around it = WOW ! !

Hartley Smith

Bring your family to this location and learn about history of the counrty.Every room in the fort is full of original tools / furniture etc from early years.The tour guide does a great job as he or she is dressed in period costum. You will learn alot from this visit.bring a picnic with you .SHMO

Tim Collins

Great historical experience.

Nathan Winfree

A little long winded, but the guided tour was terrific. Educational. Great place to stumble upon.

Laura Hamilton

Wonderful treasure

bluehairedmama mama

Awesome place to visit

John Gordon

Our guide was outstanding! Her knowledge and humor made our day!

Jim Healy

We had a wonderful guide who did a spectacular presentation.

Stephen Chase

Best Northern New England museum ever!!

Brian Sears

Worth taking a tour and seeing how life was back then. Reenactments and dress of the era.

Leta Gayhart

Very interesting. Our local fort tour guide helped to make history come alive. Very friendly staff, extremely knowledgeable,. He encouraged questions. Many artifacts over 200 years old, some artifacts were found on the fort site. Great for school history class.

greg colt

Fantastic guided tour through the fort. If you like history this is a must stop.

manndy mckenney

Loved learning about history of Maine! Very authentic!

Lance Brown

This is the gem of the kennebec! Great historic site

David Humphrey

Very nice place, great for family. School kids were visiting and enacting different things. Interesting history of a really old building and fort.

Marita Fitzpatrick

Tour guide was so informative. Historic spot that was important to the areas success.

Casey Hayden

If' you're a history buff or enthusiast, this is a must stop in Augusta or if you're in Maine at all. Very cool information and Cody was a fantastic guide! You can tell that everyone there is very passionate about their job and the history behind it. Very cool.

Karen Willhoite

They were very friendly and patient with our students. Great place for a educational field trip.

Elizabeth Calhoun

Don't miss this historic site!

Rachel Neher

Fun and affordable! The staff were amazing and answered all of our 5 year olds questions!

Darneitta Jones

History and hauntings to your delight

Tina Truehart

We weren't sure what this would be but it was a great tour and each stop was a different era in which the building was used.

Dan Cunliffe

Excellent museum and very informative tour. My entire family rated it very

Jeremy Spiers

Showed at 1:30 on a Sunday. Waited 45 minutes. Turned out that someone forgot to put up the "back by" sign. On some days at least the fort is seen by guided tour only. Be prepared to wait a bit if you go. That being said... It is well worth the wait. The historical and original central building alone is amazing.

Amber Soergel

Wonderful history lesson. Tour guides are very knowledgeable. Wheelchair ramp to first floor, but stairs for the rest. You get to touch many historical items. Awesome views.

Paul Stephenson

Cool

Branham House

Great tour, lots of info and prices are affordable.

Dustin Starbuck

Nice history lesson

John Pozadzides

Interesting looking little fort, but visitors to the area are asked to pay an exorbitant fee for entrance. $10 per adult, $6 per child, to essentially step inside the fence and look in a single building. Meanwhile, a couple of blocks up the road you can visit the 4 story Maine Museum and see hours worth of exhibits for a tiny fraction of the price. It's unfortunate. Because if they had asked for $2-3 we'd have paid it to support the upkeep even though we'd have only spent 15 minutes here. As is, I'm sure they're turning away most visitors with the outrageous prices. I'm sure that's the way they want it...

Matthew Valentinas

Great replica of a Fort tgat reminds us of how brutal and tough life was on the frontier of early colonial America in northern New England.

Ray Woodburn Jr.

it's pretty amazing even just to walk past while headed to nearby park and river trail with my fiancee. the reenactments are fun. must visit.

Shayna Gayton

Great place with lots of historic facts to learn about. Pleasantly surprised!

Travis Bean

The staff is amazing

Linda Norton

Read about it in local vacation guide and found it interesting. Guide was knowledgeable and we'll spoken. Fun side trip.

Maureen Nadeau

The students learned a lot and had fun

James Campbell

Nice to see the old time stuff

eSpacioShop com

Interesting

Jeremy I Hills

A great place full of history that comes to life! The oldest still in use colonial building in the USA, and home to a number of historical items. A place where everyone of all ages can enjoy a great look back in time, and learn a great deal about how people lived in the colonies that became the United States. From how they made clothes and grew food, to tools and living spaces, as well as the weapons they used to defend themselves in battle. This is an awesome experience that I would highly recommend to all!! I enjoyed being there as a chaperone for my daughter's second grade class field trip, and I hope to go back again this Summer to check out more of what they have at this amazing how e of history! Located right on the Kennebec River in Augusta Maine, and easy to get into from the main thorough fares. Well worth the price of admission, currently 10.00$ for adults, stop by if you can and be ready to learn!

jim catalfamo

this is not just a wood fort. lot to learn here. plus event and the staff is wonderful. will be back

Walter Crean-Carter

It's very quiet as well, especially at night.

Lisa Anderson

We had a lovely and educational visit to Fort Western today. The guided tour and staff were knowledgeable and willing to answer all kinds of questions.

Nick.Linda

I like the view

Ed Short

We were a little disappointed with this historic site. It's very small and not worth the price of admission. Unfortunately our tour guide was not the best. His knowledge of the Fort was lacking and many of his answers to questions were speculation.

Rachel Hoover

Great tour full of historic facts, presented in a fun and participating fashion.

flat luigi

Fantastic tour! Ms Arnold was a wonderful guide. Worth visiting if you are in the area.

Karen Dube

Not very big but intetesting history.

Robert Zuckerberg

Great tour and outstanding staff as well.

Adam Koopman

Interesting place

Ashish Trikha

Nice place for kids, my kid loved it. He went there on a field trip with his school, the fort tour was very informative. They allowed the kids to chop the woods. All in all he had a fun day. Thanks to the wonderful staff who made his day.

Michelle Gunter

Neat little history tour. Plus they fired off a cannon....how can that not be fun.

Maria Sirois

So much history!

Timothy Ford Malone

Good example of early colonial building practices and how early settlers lived. The Fort is open May 30th through October 10th.

Cheryl Anderson

This is a well preserved/restored fort/trading post that was very important in the history of the Plymouth colony in the 17th century. We stumbled upon it by accident and were tremendously impressed with the knowledgeable guide.

Mike Thomas

Really friendly people. Thank you for doing this.

Michael Wheeler

Pretty nice place to visit. I love history so, nice to see an old trading post. Pretty small but they usually were. Nice park about a 5 minute or less walk away. Great for kids as well a nice big playground at the park. Saw some people just reading so nice quiet place as well.

Ann-Marie Ames

Such an educational experience and the summer camps are well loved.

Jeremy Jones

Great family day out place to visit.

Sandra Barley

Small fort but very interesting. People giving the tours are very knowledgeable about the former residence of the fort and how life was for them.