Reviews of National Historic Trails Interpretive Center (Tourist Attraction)

Sevie Winkeljohn

This is a MUST SEE place when visiting Casper WY! You can tell a lot of thought, research and planning went into every display. We loved how many interactive displays were there. The stories and history from all the different perspectives was so interesting and we really enjoyed learning so much about the historical trails and the region.

mary Wells

Very interesting place for adults and children

George Freitas

This is a must see!!

Patty McKenzie

Keeping history alive! Interesting information and displays about and how the first adventurous people traveled the treacherous trails to the Wild West. Beautiful facility with awesome view of Casper and Casper Mountain.

Louise Upole

Great place to visit if you're in to history

Mary Schilz

This is a MUST see if you are near Casper, Wyoming!! It is very "hands on" and best of all, free!! Donations are allowed and I hope those visiting will leave a contribution! I could have stayed longer! Very informative!!

Deb Stapek

Very well done and good information.

Jennifer M Brauch

Great history n people in Casper, WYOMING

Arianna Thurow

This is fantastic for a school trip. Jason does an excellent job and it really rounded out our Wyoming history unit.

Daniel Swope

Very informative for the entire family. Admission was free!!

Starr

Fantastic and informative (and free!)

Mariana Ciliberto

Excellent!! Worth coming to Casper for!

Ronnie Davis

Cool place to take the kids

Bret Swalberg

Really fantastic museum. Very glad we stopped by. Very very well done!

Lori Hall

It is very interesting & the kids love it!

Tamara Van Ras

Best Visitors Center ever. Highly entertaining and interesting for adults and kiddos alike.

Philip McCutchen

Much more interesting than expected, so it is something that we were glad to stop in and visit. We learned a lot about the tens of thousands of settlers who traveled west. The hardships they encountered in six months on the 2,000 mile trail were amazing to read about. We come to respect more about both sides of the story -- including that of the Native Americans and how their land was taken.

Stan Havens

Interesting side of history that isn't taught in school.

Jason Morris

Interesting history of the pioneers

M P

A modern interpretive center about our pioneers.

Mr. Ed Dumblauskas

Great history. How our past settlers endured the hard ships of travel. Great historical artifacts and inter-active struggles of overland travel. Very informative and helpful staff. Great place for field trip.

Don Schrooten

Very interesting and well put together. Worth stopping for.

Stephen Nielson

Fun and informative would definitely recommend to anyone who loves history and the Oregon trail.

Lillian Lynn

Very interesting center- very informative! Definitely recommend

Miss Sara Jones

It was a wonderful place to take my kids. There was lots for them to do and there was great customer service. My kids loved it so much they want to go back. I especially love the exhibit about the Mormon pioneers. They were very friendly there and they had fun activities for the kids to do.

tara norris

It was very educational and fun it was free to get in spent all day and their kids love playing at the museum.

Jonathan Talan

Great place. A must see on your way through Casper

Sarah Fehringer

Fantastic Casper Gem! Free entrance, wonderful staff and volunteers, and tons of interactive options for young ones plus those young at heart. Endless learning with beautiful views of Casper!

H.S.H McDowell

History and educational

J.

Beautiful facility maintained superbly. The staff is helpful and friendly too.

Gail Schrooten

Very helpful staff, interesting history, especially about the Oregon trail

Aubrey ED

It was a great experience, especially for our son who just learned about the Oregon Trail in 4th grade.

Sandra C

Very informative! Interesting place to visit and a great place to learn about things that you might have not known about history. We are very fortunate to be living this day in age. (Great look out point also)

Aaron Thorup

Best place I have visited to learn about the overland pioneers of the Mid 19th century. I found the wagon river-crossing simulator quite fun. For how much info and displays they have, there free admission is a great deal. You could spend a morning afternoon or evening at this place.

Sean Williams

If you like history then you've come to the right place... Lots of great pictures and artifacts, great staff that treat you like family. Definitely a great place to look around and enjoy

Chris Hoy

Worth a walk through. Hard to imagine walking across the country with everything you own in a covered wagon. Great movie.

Lora Shook

Great experience. Very helpful young man. Thankful we found this place. Loved the movie...made you feel like you were there.

carol lee wicht

We were there from Sheridan for a field trip. So entertaining that we are going back as a family. Staff was great and informative. So fun for everyone.

John Gilbert

This place is awesome. Most go if you're visiting with kids

leonard hawkes

Spectacular! A must visit (and revisit) attraction.

Mario Maria

Awesome exhibits! It covers the 4 trails - Oregon, California, Pony Express, and the Mormon Pioneer trails.

James Strang

Well worth your time.

Alice Williams

An interesting, fun and educational place to learn about American history and the trails that led through the area for Mormon pioneers, those heading west for the "Gold Rush", native Americans, trappers, etc. They have helpful, knowledgeable staff to answer questions. The experience is interactive through many displays. This is an awesome place for children.

Jeff Miller

my mom lives in Casper, and when we were coming to visit from out of state. she said she wanted to bring us here. We absolutely loved this place!! And if you're a history buff like me, you definitely will to!! It's basically a museum that teaches you about what the settlers went through. While travelling, if I remember correctly, mostly from St Louis to California. Which was the reason that the city of Casper was founded. They have many interesting and entertaining exhibits, showing you not only the difficulties that they went through each day. but also the hostel attitudes that many native Americans had towards them.. I really liked how they showed things from both the settlers and the native Americans points of view! it's definitely a great place to learn about the history of the area and the trails for both adults and kids alike!

Richard Kawasaki

A very animated park ranger introduced a short video summarizing the various westward migrations. The exhibits are organized in a circular fashion. Many are interactive. The exhibits are beautifully conceived and presented. Everybody in our group of 45 loved it.

Rachael Huisman

We had honestly stopped here to get suggestions on where to eat in town, and were pleasantly surprised by all this visitors center had to offer. Our whole family enjoyed this great learning opportunity. Our kids really liked the hands on things to do, especially the "wagon ride" across the river.

Murray Shubaly

Fantastic coverage of the various trails that the emigrants followed to settle the West. Worth at least three hours and I am not a history buff.

Steve P.

This was a random stop in our journey west and we didn't realize how historic of an area we were in until we stopped here. Several early treks west went through this area. The museum pays homage to each of them. You come away with a new appreciation for what it must have been like to make this trip in a covered wagon. The views are very pretty. Don't miss it!

James Williams

Exelent exhibits

Shelly Cohee

We took my 4 yr old and she absolutely loved it, it is a very amazing experience

Robert Webster

EXCELLENT MUSEUM!!! Lots of interactive exhibits which makes it interesting to young and old alike, while still being very informative. HIGHLY RECOMMEND

Richard Rolfe

It is well organized and well staffed. The staff were very helpful and the exibits are very informative.

Eric Wimber

Kind of a hidden gem. Do yourself a favor and take the time to visit this place. You won’t regret it! Plus it’s free!

Jon Anderhub

This is a great place to visit and learn about the history of the state.

Ian Paterson

Great exhibits, and thoroughly good historical explanations.

T. R. Manning

Great walk around and learning experience

Gail Farrar

Park School students had a great tour. Guides very knowledgeable.

Brenda Sanders

Great rendition of the historic trails our ancestors made to come west.

Andrew Garcia

Great place for the family so much to learn and see simply amazing the patio talks are great

Chad Renstrom

Interactive and multimedia exhibits that starts well before you’re in the building. Stop by the Pony Express buildings on the edge of the parking lots. With young kids, it was helpful that each of the exhibit area has things to keep young kids occupied while I was reading. Super friendly staff, free, and a large book selection in the gift shop.

Amanda May

Had an awesome time!! Such a cool place

khara ledoux

Great experience for all ages. The folks are very knowledgeable & friendly. The Saturday kid's club is awesome too!!

cynthia zacharakis

Fantastic displays and staff

Christina Jones

A fun and interesting place to visit by yourself or with the family. We had a lot of fun.

Brian A

Free and awesome staff. Pretty cool

Cheryl Norton

Love this one present a movie have a lot of figurines and things showing the different history periods and interactive for you to do

Dale Zimmerle

This is a great place to learn about the history of the west. It has something for everyone

Carol Nance

Very informative about the early settlers.

Jessica Lawler

A neat little museum, lots of interactive displays and things to see. Not only wheelchair friendly but they actually have wheelchairs on hand to borrow. Would absolutely recommend to anyone looking to pass some time in Casper. The view is amazing as well.

DeWayne Dempsey

It's groovy! But the employees must be burnt out or something because they were extremely rude and dismissive

Don Jessup

Excellent

Terry Walton

A great place to learn about the area's past. They have sections about the area's native American tribes, mountain men ( my dream job as a child), and the pioneers. They also have an area with special displays they are always worth a visit. The employees are knowledgeable and there to answer questions. I go every few months.

Jeff Smidler

A great spot in Casper, WY. My 6 and 9 year olds both really enjoyed it.

scott groth

Very cool Museum and you can't beat the free price

Curtis Lipe

Great museum depecting the settlers going west.

Kelly E

Awesome place and very knowledgeable staff.

Paul Rands

Interesting and informative. Good for the whole family.

Joe Lowery

A family-oriented museum that retells the hardships of getting to the west in the 1800's. A lot of fun, with lots of things to see and touch. Definitely stay to watch the stagecoach movies (both of them) and the introductory movie in the center of the museum!

Louis Bolognini

Fabulous!!! Definitely going back.

Rebecca Swindell

Great tourist attraction and learning center

FBI

One of the best museums in Casper! And no admission charge! I recommend if you are interested in History come see the museum!!

Rich Keefe

Hidden gem. Very interesting.

Kathy Behrens

Good setup

Diana Hutchinson

The staff was great and the layout is very interactive. My kids especially enjoyed the wagon rides and trying to pull the handcart (on a treadmill).

joseph chazanow

Amazing historical museum. Must see for any Wyoming visitor. Extensive displays & very friendly staff. Entrance & parking is free

Mason Unknown

Went with my class had fun learning about all the trails

Chris Hutchinson

Great place for kids and adults. We learned a lot and enjoyed the interactive layout.

Marisela Rodriguez

Excellent set up and historically accurate account of trail riding

mark owens

lots of excellent exhibits, hands on things for kids

gary conover

An oasis we did not expect to find. Pulled off I-25 for a pit stop and discovered this wonderful museum. Tells the story of the many pioneer trails that passed through Wyoming, Oregon, Mormon, Gold Rush, even the Pony Express and more. Free! Great hill top setting and a well designed building operated by the US Bureau of Land Management. You can spend minutes or an hour or two there.

Melody Swauger

This is a great interactive museum, nice place for kids.

Kevin Mahaffey

I helped build the place. Very enjoyable for the family. A definite must see.

Duke Lashmett

Great place very informative and nice staff

Peter Chen

A site one should not miss. What a great museum informing US migration history and conflicts with aboriginal people.

David Gasser

Very unique and interesting! Will be back!

James Roberts

Interesting site to learn about the trails (gold rush, Oregon, Mormon) that passed through Casper WY. There was some info in the Pony Express as well. Lots of interactive displays. It was also wheelchair friendly.

Kathy Lowery

Very clean...no charge to go here....very nice displays and a lot of information staff very nice and helpful if you have questions

shelli davis

We loved the trail museum. Our 3 grandsons ages 8, 9, and 10 stayed busy with the interactive displays. It was interesting and informative. The one thing that was annoying was, that the handicapped parking was a little to far for great grandma to walk. Wheel chairs were provided inside but we didnt know that at the time .

Kathy Coe

Great interactive and informative museum with the best view of Casper to boot!

Jenny Vass

Great presentation of the history of the 5 trails going through this area.

Donna Stacy

Interesting setup "in the round" that guides you along all trails passing through Casper. Knowledgeable rangers, daily lectures, beautiful site overlooking Casper.

Paul Jones

I have visited the center many times over the years. The importance of the historical record can be sen, touched and recounted as soon as you enter.

Casey Dagit

a wonderful place to stop. outdoor exhibits, indoor interpretive displays, very friendly guides and a good view of Casper. Kids, adults, whomever, all should stop and spend time here.

Rodger Cook

Outstanding museum and interpretive programs. Very impressed with the young docents presenting to other kids! The staff and volunteers are awesome.

Rich Kuske

A great place to stop and visit. Amazing insight into the hardships settlers faced on the Oregon and Mormon trails. The staff is equally amazing, they can answer any questions one may have.

Candace

Chris has a great Museum! Love how clean and organized it is! Thanks! A must visit Montana Historical site!

Megan H

Fantastic center. They do a great job presenting the history of the "trail movement" to the west. Stop here first, then explore Casper, WY. You won't be disappointed. P.S. We were in Casper for the 2017 eclipse and they were wonderfully organized for the large influx of tourists. I definitely plan to eventually return and explore further.

Cory Parks

Very good museum to learn all about the pioneer days. They have high quality displays that are quite informative and some are also interactive too. They have a nice gift shop full if informative books and suiveniors of the museum and casper Wyoming. Family friendly and entertaining for both kids and adults. I would definitely recommend to visit this place while at casper.

Lorraina Moreno

Extensive. Stories interesting and well illustrated. Staff helpful. Very warm in summer. Restrooms clean. Good exercise thru extensive hisyorical displays

Lauren Donley

This is a great place to go as a family and the best part is it's free! There are lots of interactive displays and a variety of activities. They also hold lots of special events and presentations.

Brenda Keeling

This place is great for a family day lots to learn but also interactive displays make it more fun for the kids

Robert Wardenburg

Excellent experience. This facility is run by the Department of Natural Resources of the US government. Many interactive exhibits. Great for children.

Samantha's life and games

They we're very nice

Ken Ferguson

This is a fantastic opportunity to explore the journey that over 400,000 pioneers took across the frontier of the 1800s. Wonderful interpretive devices allow young and old to experience for a moment what it might have been like for those brave souls that set out with dreams for the future. It also depicts the impact that the travelers had on the native peoples that populated the plains and mountains of the West. There is a small charge to enter, but it is worth the time and money to see this exhibit.

David Collins

Enjoyed this venue. A nice get off the road break.

Steve Thibodeaux

What a beautiful museum. The history is breathtakingly presented. A must stop on the Oregon and Mormon trail.

Ray Riley

Very nice...educational and the staff was very receptive...we will visit again.

E Wright

This is an amazing place! The guides were so nice and very knowledgeable. The center has such beautiful displays, the interactive experience is great for all ages and the videos are very informative. We loved the wagon ride too.

Rachel Morgan

Great for families and kids! Very interactive, informational, and fun.

Mike Meier

Easily spend a couple hours here getting a hands on pioneer wagontrain experience. There are highly knowledgeable volunteers anxious to excite and educate you about the way West. Free with donations appreciated. Their displays and artifacts are amazing!

Judy Douglas

I'd give more stars if I could! We happened upon this place, needing a rest on our drive. So well done! And no admission charge. Life-like exhibits, helpful staff, a great gift shop... Don't skip this place!

Sarah Graham

This place was one of my favorite parts of our trip to Casper. Very interesting to walk through, and an amazing staff.

Sherri Damico

Great place to experience.

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Alex Inoa

Very well organized and modern museum. It was very clean. They have a big screen that shows a video about the story of the Trails. They have lots of information about every photo or item showed. The gift shop has very cool stuff to buy. It's free but you can leave a donation/contribution of you like.

gerard westrup

Outstanding! Wonderful helpful staff. Hope they can keep their funding.

Del Reed

The history of our land was very interesting.

Matthew Phillips

This was great very interactive and informative even the kids enjoyed it

Margo Mynderse-Isola

Beautiful center full of interesting information. The staff was welcoming and made our visit a great experience

Shandah russell

Great place

theresa miller

Took my kids there. They loved it. The tour guides were awesome. Very friendly as well.

poke2y0

Best place ever

Kiara Way

Informative and fun displays and the free admission makes it accessible for everyone. Excellent pit stop

Nicole Hodge

My 2yr old daughter and myself LOVED our time here! Interactive and informative displays for all ages!

Clyde Kinard

The National Historic Trails Center is full of pioneer history attached to each of the historic pioneer trails to tje West. The staff is friendly and knowledgeable. A must-see when you're in Casper.

Mark Wolfe

Wonderful History museum. I could and did spend a couple hours in here.

Organic Papa

Great place for family to learn about the challenges and hardships faced by our ancestors as they emigrated to the West. They have Great interactive exhibits that keep the kiddos attentions and a thorough junior ranger program!

William Sabol

Very informative. The staff is very nice. On top of everything else, it's free.

Allen Webb

Great Museum! Admission is free. Excellent interactive displays.

Danita Keating

Family came to visit from Louisiana and we went here. We enjoyed it very much. Lots of hands on exhibits for the kiddos.

Lee Tschetter

Great historic displays and interactive stations

Bill Schroeder

Learned that 4 major trails passed through Casper and a great introduction to the history of those trails. Very interactive!

Andy Truscott

Great historical center. Friendly , knowledgeable volunteers. Hands on activities. Fording the North Platt river in a wagon.

Morryah McCurdy

It's free and educational. The workers are enthusiastic and the atmosphere is great

Howard SINCLAIR

Nice interaction

Joshua Weickum

Lots of surprising information here.

Stone Studebaker

Very good place to visit. Great history lessons.

Javonna nye

The workers had great stories of our country past.. Very informative n friendly. There were maps n pamphlets available too.