Reviews of Fort Laramie Visitor Center (Tourist Attraction)

Shana Vogel

Great learning experience and makes you wonder in awe of how difficult our pioneer days were. God bless the men and women that led the way. Fort Laramie has done a great job of preserving our rich history. May it continue for years to come!

Joel H

I really like this historical stuff. This is a very well preserved/restored site. The presentation of the Old Bedlam and the Calvary barracks are well done,the detail is perfect. I really learned a tremendous amount and appreciate Wyoming more after visiting.

Kay Shelledy

Wonderful historical site. Plan to spend some time there to get through all the exhibits.

Chris Kallmes

Great historical site with lots of restored buildings and originals as well, free admission and plenty of parking. The video in the visitor center was very helpful, but it would have been nice to get more of the native history as well. Dogs are allowed on the grounds and the trails, but not inside the buildings (which makes sense). It's nice that they are accommodating though, even going as far as having some dog watering stations. Definitely worth a detour if you want to jump into some US History

Norman Cox

A nice mix of ruins and restored buildings. Lots of fascinating western history.

Robin Kinney

Very nice, quiet park. Would have been nice to see some of the park's military history and uniforms on display. Or some sort of interpretation.

Artistic Pigs

If google maps says take a left when you leave the park, DO NOT do it. This park has many wonderful buildings to explore and walk around. Need a few hours to go through each one.

Bruce Provencher

Well worth the visit. Great frontier history operated by very knowledgeable and friendly staff.

Les Day

Great visitor center and the fort in general was great to see. Would like to return and spend more time exploring.

Crystal Graf

We have gone here as a school group for many years. The kids love the experience and our guide is amazing! He is always in character and knows how to hold the interest of the students.

Jean Kempa

It was a wonderful experience, so much history.

John West

Great place to learn about our history

Tom Simms

A surprise find. Was searching for gasoline and found this treat. A fair number of original buildings are left. Rcommend!

Deborah Holman

Interesting and fun. Cold day.

September Peterson

Great piece of Wyoming history to check out and explore!

Juanita Abas

Great history lesson!

Marla Bartlett

Very interesting! Wish we would have had more time to spend there.

Rick Locey

If you are in the area definitely don't miss it.

Terry Ulmer

Very well preserved. Interesting history and they we very well prepared for the Total eclipse event.

Garrett Haley

Came here for the Aug. 2017 solar eclipse. The park service employees were helpful, courteous, and friendly. They did an awesome job preparing for the event and making sure it went smoothly.

jenricnel _04

Beautiful historical site. Well maintained. It's like stepping back in time!

Jay Zell Jr

The best undiscovered historic place in Wyoming.

Andrew Carroll

Loved the visit and so glad I went. Can't wait to visit again.

Don Hill

Very friendly people. A great early stop on the way west. Many interesting items and facts about the opening of the old west

Becky Halligan

Beautiful restauration nice people love the video

Lana VanBuskirk

The food was great and the staff was kind and friendly

Richard Savino

This place is a hidden gem...from its history, beautiful setting, state of preservation, and ghost legends. Don't pass it up if you love western history. Ask the rangers about the legend of the Lady in Green...it's fascinating!

Cleveland Holmes

Great place to take the kids. Really well preserved

Earnest Saulsberry Jr

Good looking restoration of history.

Jimmie Porter

You will enjoy the experience of studying about how the Western wagon routes were protected by the Army. In addition how the war department broke the treaties with the plans Indians.

Isaac Mcghghy

Great history display

Mmustangg Ggnatsumm

Going back again! So much history to learn.

Robin Winkelman

Amazing old fort. Get the guided tour

Dawn L Williams

So much fun and history, we loved it!

PerSueTheDream

This is the best Fort...authentic, nice museum and visitor center, real WiFi, some food available. This is a large park...lots of walking. It's really well done and there are people in period dress who explain what their role was in the …

Jeff Bates

Great place to visit to see the challenges of the soldiers who served there.

Cayle Harris

Cool historic site! Staff are knowledgeable and love sharing the history.

Mikell Perry

Interesting place to visit. Beautiful grounds; nice work on the restorations and grounds.

Kati Benton

Great place to visit. Very well kept and great people working there. We use to visit every 4th of July. They did games for everyone like sack races and egg tosses ect. And they handed out prizes like a wooden nickel. And you could take the wooden nickel to the saloon. And get a Rootbeer or some other drink. They also have a great picnic area to have a picnic. If you are ever in the area you really should go and see it.

Marcia Hubbard

Great place for history buffs and anyone who wants to stretch their legs. This park gives canon displays with detailed facts of how it was used. I would recommend.

Terry McPartland

Great history, living history. Feel for the past and the west.

Tom Waitman

Great place. Wonderfully restored buildings. Very child friendly. You can go in all the buildings but the interior rooms are all closed off by Plexiglas so that you can see everything, but children can't get into anything. From the size of the parking lot, it must get very crowded at certain times of year. We were the only ones there today (Easter Sunday).

Gary Griffith

Super friendly and knowledgeable staff. The fort is well preserved and presented. An historic treasure well worth visiting.

Jeanie Cronk

Ways exciting to visit this place. Interesting history.

Tonya Nepper

We had a great time tonight. We loved seeing the bats and the stars!

Rick Reeser

Very well done history museum.

Maximiliano Vallejos

Excellent place to visit with the family!

Len Rivera

Stopped by here to witness the total solar eclipse on 8/21/17. The park was within the path of totality. The park was very well prepared for the crowds that flocked to this area to view this event. Parking was well organized and viewing areas clearly designated. The exhibits, ruins and restored area are well worth the visit to get a glimpse of earlier days in Wyoming on the Oregon Trail. I spent an easy two hours exploring the park once the eclipse had passed. Staff is well versed about the park and very attentive to patrons! An easy drive from I-25 just north of Wheatland!

J Paul Hill

Had no idea this place existed. Very glad we "accidentally stumbled" on it. It was late so the visitor center was closed but the park ranger was very helpful and informative. 2-3 hours is needed to fully explore this hidden gem. You will not be disappointed!

Corey Fulton

Great place operated by the National Park Service. The Visitor Center has a movie presentation that details the history of the area and the Fort from its original days as a fur trading post, through its several names and physical layouts as a military outpost, until it's final form as exists today. The history presented includes how the relationship between the Army and the Native Americans changed under the pressure of the increasing waves of settlers flooding the area: battles began occurring and treaties were made and broken multiple times. The Visitor Center has a large gift shop, and includes a large supply of books available for purchase on the settling of the West, Native Americans, military history, etc. The physical exhibits then build upon the information begun by the movie, including providing a picture of the the daily lives of settlers passing through on the area on their way West through excerpts from letters home that were written by actual settlers. Artifacts, like a tipi, also show the life of Native Americans. A large room in the barracks building has enlargements of the many actual treaties that were written, then broken, by the US Government, and include how some of the provisions in the treaties have been used in present day lawsuits by Native Americans. Walking out into the grounds of the Fort you will find restored buildings from the original mid 1800s Fort. The two story barracks is furnished with rows of beds, clothing, rifles, etc as if you were viewing an operation military base of that era. Other buildings are furnished to reflect their original purpose as storehouses/ quartermaster office, bachelor officer's quarters, family residences of command personnel, etc. Foundations of buildings that didn't survive the years after the Army's closing of the Fort still exist, and photographs detail the preservation efforts of those buildings that did survive. The Fort area includes a picnic grounds for visitors. Follow-up a visit to the Fort with a visit to the site of the Oregon Trail wagon wheel ruts in the nearby town of Guernsey, Wyoming to get a sense of what the settlers experienced and saw as they passed through the area.

Austin Heller

So many of these treasured state historic sites get overlooked for bigger national parks during the cross-country tours of natives and tourists alike, but I highly encourage anyone traveling nearby to make an afternoon stop by Fort Laramie. These small monuments and historical areas give context and meaning to so much of America's history that it is always rewarding to visit, even if it is brief.

Jean McClun

Very friendly and knowledgeable staff

Wendy Lowe

So fun to see the original buildings and see the sleeping quarters.

Kate Farmer

Amazing Christmas performances! Santa was there and the kids loved it.

Richard Baker

Ft. Laramie was a remote site in a desolate location where Soldiers struggled to live , survive, and try to bring and maintain peace in a violent evironment and turbulent period of history. The site serves as a national monument to all the …

Nick Olmsted

Authentic old Western fort. Reenactments, restored buildings, and very knowledgeable rangers. This is a must see. Planned staying about two hours but spent most of the day. If you love history this is the place.

Brian N-L

I liked the artifacts that they had on display. Recomend this place to all that like history

Veronica Kuebler

Very helpful staff

JO LAPINSKI

Lots of history here...happy to see some of the buildings have been restored and furnished with period pieces. Nice gentle walk around, very knowledgeable park ranger at the Visitor Center desk. Lots of water fountains around the park...but only "sweet" drinks available at the little "saloon" (sarsaparilla, root beer, etc...wanted tea or water!). Great stop on a fascinating trip along the Oregon Trail. Very well stocked book store at the visitor center...wanted to buy every book! Fascinating true stories, biographies and historical reference books.

Greg Smith

What an awesome historic place. This history of this fort is an unbelievable story. Staff is very knowledgeable and helpful

Vikki Bilek

Off the beaten path and totally worth the trip! You really get a sense of what a bustling hub this was back in the day! Great intro movie in the visitor center (can't miss!) and impeccably maintained buildings and grounds.

Lauren Barber

Very cool historic site. Wished we had more time to stop and explore all of the buildings!

Bob Reece

Fascinating history. Today starts commemoration events for the 150th signing of the Ft. Laramie Treaty of 1868 between U.S. and Lakota/Dakota/Cheyenne Nations.

Ellen Ziegler

Great selection of books. Interesting exhibits in the center.

Paul Noone

Every western movie came alive here for me. I could see the soldiers, the pioneering families, the Indians. Great historical site, fully recommend it.

Rick Towner

Great place to visit for our history.

Melvyn Klaus

A very good presentation to past history. Excellent.

Mike Johnson

I love places like this. History at your fingertips. Authentic buildings with all furniture and trimmings. Barracks for troops, wagons, canons, and even a gattling gun. Free entry. Well worth a visit!

Douglas Black

What an incredible part of American history thoughtfully presented and interpreted

Zach Feezel

Terrific way to spend a day! Just make sure to bring day supplies like water and snacks, they do have water fountains around the property and in the visitors center. Start at the center, read the information on the wall, watch the 18 min video, then grab the audio tour headset from the desk. ($3) For the next hour or longer if you dilly dally like me you will be transported back in time to the days when Ft. Laramie was a bustling trading and military post along the Oregon trail. If you are nearby in Scottsbluff or just passing through to other great Wyo-Braska destinations make this stop for sure.

Levi Cole-McDonnell

It's pretty dope

Lee Ann Mitchell

We loved this self-guided tour here. Learned alot. A nice walk too.

Kris Rickert

Great place to pier into our pioneer history.

William Bibb

Outstanding film presentation

Harry Fugginknutts

Totally enjoyed my visit to the Ft. Have been there a couple of times and still have not seen everything.

Craig strong

Really neat historic site, worth stopping for sure

Jamy Gearhart

Lots of fun and very interactive. The folks at the desk were super friendly too!

Sandra White

Great place to visit. Enjoying learning about the history behind the area. Very nice and friendly park rangers.

Tom Riggle

Awesome place would recommend for anybody that's interested in history

Tony Krautbauer

We had an awesome time checking this place out! Can’t wait to go back

Cin Goehring

The history is amazing as well as the actual buildings from a bygone era.

wayne cowan

Always a fun time

Ken Ferguson

This is a terrific place to stop. So much of western history passed through here. From French fur traders to what some refer to as the beginning of the war with the plains Indians, Fort Laramie was a primary focal point as Americans expanded on the frontier. Knowledgeable, friendly rangers and docents provide valuable insight into life at this remote frontier fort. It is well worth your time to visit this well preserved piece of American history.

Heidi McGaa

They were very accommodating for our event that my grandmother and her family put together for the 1868 treaty signing of Chief Red Cloud

Harland Schuster

Free Admission. NPS does a great job here, as usual in preservation and historical presentation.

Peter Vogelsanger

Very interesting place indeed

David Collins

A definite must see. Enjoy.

Kari Wright

The workers were wonderful. The sites are well preserved and history displayed nicely. Go check it out!

Scott Trulik

Great piece of American history. The site is well preserved and displayed. Worth a stop.

Barbie Gjervold

We have visited here two or three times. What a great experience it is. Its learning Wyoming history the fun way.

Bryan

It is a great trip

Dodger Don

Fort Laramie is very impressive! It is much bigger than I expected it to be, and gave a true feeling of the Old West! Also (being a national park) we were able to get stamps for our passport books!

Damien Hachet

Nice fort with interesting explanations. You can easily spent 2 hours their. Be aware that it it not an old style fort with palisade around the fort.

Stephanie DeLillo

Great exhibit about the history of the the Fort as well as artifacts and quotes/letters from people on the Oregon Trail. Throughout the park, you can go into a number of the buildings and there are people dressed in period costumes to answer questions. Be sure to bring a few dollars with you to stop in the saloon for a piece of pie and rootbeer or cream soda (as well as a few other non alcoholic beverages)

Rachel Ondrak

Absolutely riveting. Can't give enough praise. Gifts fantastic. History breathtaking. The FREE fort tour is so spectacular. Can't wait to get back there!

Ray Sanford

Very nice visitor center and movie.

Jonathan D. Carlson

The ranger who gave the tour was amazing: animated and very knowledgable about the history of the fort.

Ed Sullivan

Very impressed. Extremely knowledgeable staff. You can spend hours here touring the various restored buildings

Susan Daly

Great park. Excellent for families. Expect to spend a couple of hours. It's also a free activity.

C GD L

This place has a lot of history. Very cold & deserted in February.

Karen Moritz

There is a very informative film about the origins and history of Fort Laramie, which is great to watch before heading o out and viewing the buildings.

Tim Golen

The audio tour was really great and we saw a live cannon demonstration. My daughter learned a lot and so did I!

Nikolas Cole

The setup was very informative and well laid out. The rangers however were very unenthusiastic about their subject and looked board and like they couldn't wait for the day to be over.

John Gearheart

Great place to visit. Lots of souvineers and great stuff.

Desert Dawg

You simply have to see this amazing piece of American history. There are many original buildings to tour. FREE admission!

Ken and Alicia Lund

Nice historical site with tons of interpretive exhibits beautifully situated on the North Platte River.

Jill H

A lot of history here. Large grounds, many buildings are restored. Worth the trip.

Sharon Anderson Lambert

Love the history

Oscar Bedoya

A very interesting site to learn about a portion of American history

Tristin Wright

Informative Rangers and nice selection of books.

Wesley Sinks

I feel very FORTunate for the opportunity to visit this historical site!

Rachael Kenney

Such a neat site, wish we had more time here. We will be back!

Michael Duane Cook

Very good information. The grounds of the fort in nice conditions.

Darrell Lingle

This was a wonderful step back in history. Informative and interesting insight into what life was like as our nation expanded westward. The combination of refurbished buildings and foundation ruins provided a true picture of what the fort was like in its prime. The audio tour is very good at bringing the place to life. The staff are also very well informed and love to answer questions regarding this historical site.

Topher Kersting

We loved visiting Fort Laramie. We arrived before the Visitor Center opened, but a maintenance ranger was very helpful and got us started exploring. My daughter loved the Junior Ranger program, which was really cool in that it encouraged Junior Rangers to explore both Fort Laramie and nearby Guernsey State Park, picking up two Junior Ranger badges and a collectible coin as well. Definitely worth exploring while on a road trip across Wyoming.

Ken Obermiller

It's a great history experience. The buildings and the grounds are well kept. Their visitor center has a fantastic selection of books.

Stone Studebaker

This is a place to visit if you love history.

Bill Pentland

Well maintained historic site. Clean, good instructional materials throughout. Very worthwhile experience.