Really cool museum enjoyed it wish they had someone to walk you thru a litlamd explain some things

I had some time to kill, and the museum complex exceeded my expectations. The admission is free, and I was more than happy to donate. This is a great museum for the area, but the real gem is the tour in the Victorian house of EA Poe. This is not THE Edgar Allan Poe whom is the famous writer, but rather someone from the area whom was progressive that sent his six daughters to college. Highly recommend the Poe tour that makes this place shine.

This place was very educational & well put together. I had a great time learning about the history of Cape Fear.

The museum and house are very well kept. Ruth was great at explaining everything during the tour. You can learn a lot about how people used to live during that time. The museum is free and they accept donations. The museum has a cute store and great prices to get souvenirs.

Nice Museum. Its small but I liked it. Admission free.

Very nice place. It has historic items of North Carolina.

Very enjoyable historical museum! Quite a bit of history, along with hands on exhibits for the young at heart, and children. Free parking, free admission.... priceless memories!

Great complex that includes an interpretive walk to the arsenal, museum of NC interest going back to theArchaic Period, and wonderful tour of the adjacent Victorian Poe House.

If you are willing to get off the paved walkway and onto the wooded trails you are in for a true hiking delight. The Owls Roost Trail is about 5 miles and hugs the lake shoreline much of the way. A few challenging spots will get your heart pumping. You can really get away from it all and still be only 10 minutes from downtown Greensboro.

Love visiting the Poe. An interesting part of our citys early families.

Now, we didnt finish the whole museum due to it was time for the tour of the Poe House.. But regardless of that, it was an amazing place to visit. Whats crazy is we have lived here majority of our life & did not even know that this museum was even here.

Very interesting complex and good neighbors! Very nice staff and you owe it to yourself to take a tour and with your family if you have one. And take a tour of St Michaels Church right across the street. Its a unique building you will enjoy as well.

I grew up here and didnt know about this place. Its a shame really because I feel like I missed out on this outstanding piece of local history. Glad I got to finally see and experience it

Very educational! We learned about early exploration and settlement, American Indians, Civil War, Gulf War and more!! I look forward to visiting Arsenal Park as well as the 1879 Poe house during my next visit.

Pics of the museum and the Edgar Allen Poe house nextdoor.with my two cousins and my grandchild we had a great time and Wilma was a wonderful tour guide

Neat and well kept. Lots to see and the house is interesting. Very friendly and informative staff

Very interesting. Behind the Museum is a short walkway that crosses a pedestrian bridge over the highway. They also do a tour of the old Poe House which is next door to the museum

Great museum! 1897 Poe House is a must see. Free admission. Historic house is by guided tour only, tour times daily.

The price is right (free!) but they do take donations. If you do just the museum, you will like spend less than an hour there...even reading every sign. The Pope House tour is a must as it is beautifully restored and preserved and the guide seems to know every detail of the Pope family and houses history.

This is one of the hidden gems here in Cumberland County, a great place to visit for the afternoon.

A great asset to the Fayetteville area. I highly recommend visiting.

When I moved to Fayetteville I wanted to know more about this town history. Comming to this museum was really helpful. Theres a lot you can learn in here and I definately recommend anyone visiting to stop by and enjoy this place.

Great place to learn more about Fayettevilles history

One of our family favorites! This place comes alive... especially during events, such as the Festival of Yesteryear and the upcoming Holiday Jubilee!

My husband and I brought our toddler here after hiking around Carvers Creek State Park and we were blown away by how much they have packed into this space! I loved their temporary display on A Python Called George and my toddler loved the toy train upstairs. Both my husband and I were astounded by the number of displays, and the receptionist was very friendly.Would highly recommend if you want to drop in for some interactive history displays, and is extremely child-friendly.

Love the history of the area. Great displays and friendly staff.

Considering it is a historical site in a small town, they do a pretty good job. It is also free and accessible to those with disabilities.

Super surprised! LOTS of great information, we needed more time.

Museum is great for all ages. Very good tour guide to the Poe House, and seeing the Arsenal and grounds across the highway. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS PLACE.

Had a great time this morning with my three-and-a-half-year-old. We explored the museum and then walked over with a tour guide to the poe house next door. Luckily we were the only ones so the tour was geared towards her! The girl was very kind and patient and luckily my three-year-old was very engaged! Thank you for the hospitality everyone!

My dai3ghter and I attended the Halloween tour, quick 20min.

I had a wonderful time. The Poe House tour was well done. Perfect for a boring day

Spent a couple of hours here on a hot June afternoon. Lots of great displays covering history from early native American migration into the cape fear area through the civil war . No crowds .No admission . Well worth your time.

Great tour..fun family outing

House was very nice. It was interesting to see how things use to be.

This is such a great museum. I took my family when they came to visit and they loved it too.

Very interesting. Not to be confused with Edgar.

Friendly and informational. take a tour of the home!

If you like local history please visit this museum. The staff are very friendly and volunteer are so welcoming. Entrance was free. Theres lot to see and discovery in this museum. Great day trip for the entire family.

This is a good museum. It has tells of battles and weapon and uniforms from wars past and present. Well worth going to.

Better than we expected. Very nice historical

The best adventures are the ones you stumble on. I learned a lot while I was here. The historian that gave me the tour was very personable & informative.

Had a great time, perfect for both adults and kids. Amazing self guided walk through tour with a historical depiction of the area. Touch bags were great for the kids with items they could feel while following along the accompanying written dialog.

Great place to visit.

Took my grandson, he loved it. Its a wonderful museum to go to. We really enjoyed ourselves, only wish it was a little bigger.

A treasure of a museum. Well designed and full of artifacts. It was so interesting to learn about the plank road and importance of the river to the area.

Its a cool little experience to do with your kids if youre in town.

Very nice tour guide.

Small but Wonderful. Nice family events.

Nice museum, free admission, E.A Poe House is beautiful.

Wonderful museum! Very important local history .

Wonderful people beautiful place

I LOVE the Cape Fear Museum! I especially love that they give free tours to the Poe house! It is a very neat and informative place to visit

It was so much fun! Had a beautiful park connected outside, definitely a photo genic area.

Very cool place to look at the history of the area!

Eye opener for me to all that is shown.

Ruth at the Poe house does a really great job and knows a lot of facts about the house and family. I highly recommend going to this house here in fayetteville nc. The museum is great also a lot of information.

This is by no means a large museum. But I did enjoy the displays that they did have. I thought it was worth a stop.

Great tour and very informative

The history is awesome to see.

Great place to experience southern American lifestyles and history

Nice small museum. Something to do.

Truly a treasure trove of culture and information.

Great job by actors! Enjoyed learning history of Fayetteville!

Well set up museum and very informative displays! Especially liked the guided tour of the Poe house.

Very interesting little muesum

This is an excellent little museum and a bit of a hidden gem. They are somewhat challenging to find but I had a great visit.

The poe house from 1980 was the only thing that really amazed me .. They let you tour the house at 12pm 1 pm & 3pm

I recommend this museum during your visit to Fayettville, NC. Admission is $1.00 for the all of the sites at the museum.

Excellent museum! A great place to go! Thank you!

Surprisingly good. No expectation going in, as it is a local free museum. Mostly covers pre civil war history. Highlight was the steamboat mock up.

Small museum, educational, I would definitely visit again

Beautiful place

Very nice museum to visit, very educational and all the artifacts are very well kept and maintained.

Be sure to take Pope house tour.

Great place to visit for history buffs.

Great place to take the kids. Also took the tour of the Poe house. Very nice place.

Outstanding history of the region.

Very good displays, and arranged very well.

The historic perspective is interesting and thay do tours of the Victorian house next door.

The house tour and museum are very informative and insightful.

Very educational! Very pleased with our visit. I took my granddaughter on a small educational summer day.

Excellent experience

Great place to see historic things about Fayetteville.....and all free too.

Small but well kept museum. Could use some more support from the community.

Nice little Fayetteville museum for the history of the Fayetteville, NC

Enjoy Pokemon hunting here. Also enjoyed the museum

A super museum and has very good artifacts and displays

Its very small but it is free and great for a quick visit.

Helpful. Informative. They loved history and answered questions.

Very interesting! A must for history-lovers!

Interesting visit to the museum and Poe house

The museum is well set up but with limited exibits. The armory site is well designated and nice to wander around but contains limited explaianation.

Nice museum.

Ruth was an excellent tour guide. She explained the house and exhibits.

My family and I had a great and entertaining evening.

Beautiful scenery. Beautiful old historic home

A cool piece of history worth checking out

A lot of interesting things

Nice Little Musrum