Amazing Experience! We had a very thorough and kind tour guide that told us about all of the fascinating history and also some of his personal experience. Very family friendly, handicap accessible, and has a children’s play room. Very kind staff and excellent cleanliness. We were reminded of the hard work and amazing service our firemen do that we often forget is very difficult! We love this place and will definitely be back.

Historic Firehouse with vehicles and other items dating back more than a century. Good guided tour and then you can stay for as long as you like. $7/adult, $5/kid, and children under 5 are free. Right in downtown New Bern. Good for about an hour to hour and half, especially with small kids.

What a great little gem in downtown New Bern! We took our 4 kids ranged in age 9 to 2 and they all loved it. The admission is very reasonable for a family. Joe, our tour guide, was super informative, engaging, friendly and wonderful with our kids. Theres a kids play area upstairs that all our kids enjoyed. We were in the area for vacation and it was a nice activity for 1-2 hours in the afternoon. Its definitely an interesting museum and a fun stop in New Bern.

Best fire museum in North Carolina! Great for kids. Open 6 days a week.

Staff was eager and knowledgeable about the events of local fire history and conducted a thorough tour. Almost worth seeing twice. They even have a place for kids to play and try on gear.

Really great group of Firefighters who are retired and or still working. They are old school type of Firefighter and very knowledgeable about the old days. They did a great favor for me and I appreciate it

Very informative tour by Mr. Joe. The whole family stayed engaged...from 2.5 yrs to 10 yr old kids. Very interesting. Numerous old trucks. Staff super friendly and willing to help point out other points of interest around town for the family. With a family of 6 were always looking for a good value and I would say this fit the bill. The guided tour brought it all to life and answered any questions. ...way better than just walking around reading signs. Kids loved the hands on play room at the end where they could dress up, slide down a fire pole, pretend to drive a fire truck and fight a fire.

Definitely recommend checking this place out!A lot of original pieces and fire trucks inside of the actual original firehouse too.Our tour guide Joe was very friendly and knowledgeable, and was a volunteer firefighter himself.Come and support an authentic historical site and noble tradition of firefighting!

This was an interesting place if history that most folks take for granted. Small, doesnt take very long to go thru. Choose between self tour vs guided tour. Just plain fun to check the wall for your local fire department badges!

The tour guides are excellent and the amount of vehicles, items, and information are amazing! Fantastic place to visit.

Established in 1955, the New Bern Firemen’s Museum is a unique experience. Their mission is to preserve the history of firefighting in New Bern, which boasts the first chartered fire company in the state of North Carolina.Learn the   history of the Atlantic Hook & Ladder Company and the New Bern Steam Fire Engine Company No. 1 (which later became the Button Company). Experience the Great Fire of 1922 which destroyed over 1,000 buildings, and left much of the city in ruin. Atlantic and Button Companies merged in 1928 Both companies housed together at central station on Broad Street in 1928The sleeping area is divided in to two separate sides Union and Confederate personnel.ATLANTIC COMPANYOrganized May 14, 1845Incorporated January 5, 1847 is the oldest chartered fire department in North Carolina.One of the oldest fire departments in the United States . Fire Station was originally located behind the Chelsea Restaurant.Held World Record for quick steam until Button Company took it the First to use drop harnesses for horses Reel racing championship three timesBUTTON COMPANYOrganized January 1, 1865 incorporated December 20, 1865. Formed by Union troops who remained in New Bern after the Civil WarFirst Steam Fire Engine was named “Amoskeag” Fire Station was the old City Hall building on Craven Street, Holds 3 world records in hose wagon competitions in early1900s that remain unbroken todayThis is great place to take family and learn about history. Of the area

Great tour with lots of information about the early days of the New Bern Fire Department. Friendly people and lots to see. Especially enjoyed learning about the fire that burned down much of the city. Amazing!

I absolutely loved it! Staff was super nice and welcoming. The tour guides are incredible and they really take the time to insure that everyone knows the answer to their question. I want to personally thank the staff for a wonderful experience!Thank you!

This is a very informative tour for both adults and children. Their childrens play room is so inviting. They also have a lift if you have a problem withstairs. Highly recommend this place.

Amazing Tour and my son loved the upstairs area!

Great place. Gentleman were so knowledgeable. This is a place you need to stop in at while in New Bern.#neverforget

Beautiful museum. Great history guided tours. Very informative and equipment is in fantastic shape well preserved. George was a wonderful tour guide and very nice.

This is a first class museum featuring an all-local collection of firefighting equipment and apparatus in a city that led the state in firefighting technology in the 19th century. New Bern is one of the oldest cities in North Carolina and its fire department was one of the first in the state. The fire department’s quirky history is particularly interesting, not to mention a display about the great New Bern Fire of the early 20th century. Plan to spend several hoursIf you go.

Enjoyed the tour with Carol Graham.She is very knowledgeable about Firemens Museum.

Great Museum awesome staff great collection of the towns early fire apparatus must see for any Fire Buff

What an interesting, informative spot to spend some time. Guides share a wealth of knowledge about the town and its history. Wonderful displays, pictures and a restored fire station. Antique fire trucks and a child play area. Fin and informative.

Mr. Joe was a wonderful tour guide! Very clean and informative museum. My 8 year old and 1.5 year old both enjoyed it.

Very detailed tour with much history. The tales of the rival fire companies are hilarious & are alone worth the trip. Highly recommended!

You get a guided tour of the museum from a knowledgeable staff member. Lots of interesting history, lots of neat things to see. I enjoyed the experience. It is only $7 and the tour isnt too long, so its an inexpensive way to kill some time. There is a kids room on the 2nd floor, so dont hesitate to bring the little ones.

A smaller museum detailing the history of the New Bern fire department. Two nicely restored horse drawn steam pumpers, very well restored American Lafrance pumper and hook and ladder trucks. Several photographs and lots of details about the big fire. The building itself is a gem. Small souvenir shop. Parking on the street. Wheelchair accessible. Very nice staff. Worth a visit for history bluffs, serving or retired Firefighters.

Excellent history and very entertaining. The staff was very knowledgeable and gave a fascinating look at the history of this quaint tiwn.

Great guide. He was super nice. lots of history shared

Enjoyed it. Knowledgeable and friendly volunteers.

Visited the New Bern Firemens Museum during the Mum Festival in October. My wife and I received a personal tour of the museum from a very personable, and knowledgeable woman. She did not rush, or cut it short even though it was late afternoon on a Sunday.You need to visit this museum in quaint New Bern NC.

Tour guide Don and Pat ar very well versed on the fire house. Thanks guy

So much history and information about New Bern. My husband and I enjoyed the tour.

Great guide very knowledgeable about the firemans museum I love to listen to the guides talk about the different fire departments very awesome

Tour guide was interesting and knowledgeable.

Informative. The kids loved the play room upstairs.

We had a good time and learned a lot about the history of New Bern!

Loved visiting the firemens museum today with my daughter and grandchildren. Very educational on past fire fighting equipment and trucks, from human pulled up to the first motorized one. Hearing my 8 year old granddaughter read to us all about the towns huge fire. Was very heartwarming, to see her interest Will deffinatly be back. And highly recommend a visit if you can. Great friendly and knowledge staff.

Awosme place, staff super friendly, truely enjoyable experience . Would definitely recommend

Really hard to say. We drove 50 miles to get there only to find it was closed for the season. When we googled it, it said they were open till 4.

Didnt go in. Just took a picture of the bear.

Helpful volunteers provided guided tour. Interesting old fire equipment

Awesome museum of the fire departments of New Bern since 1800s. Actual fire equipment, photos and kids learning/playroom. Very interesting display of the big fire of 1922 in New Berne.

Definitely take the guided tour. So much information. Has a great time.

What a lovely surprise! There is a remarkable history surrounding this little fire station. Go, bring the kids and Grandma!

Family friendly and a good place to learn about the fire service history in New Bern.

Great! Ask for a guided tour! It was amazing!

The gentlemen giving the tour was very knowledgeable.

Absolutely awesome for the fire buff. 2 Steamers and two turn of the century house wagons along with two pre-30s trucks.

Cool local history

One of the many little gems I saw in New Bern NC yesterday. Back in the early days if you did not have fire insurance they would just let your house burn. Also learned how the Fire doge was used to clear the way for the horses and keep the horses from running off because they were removed from the hitches at the fire because if horses fear of fire. Got a personal tour and was only $5.00 to seen. I enjoyed the tour greatly and how much she love to tell the stores.

If you love history, then youll love the Firemens Museum. Learn about the competing fire companies and the Great New Bern Fire. Dont forget to say hello to Fred,the fire horse!

What a cool place alot of history. Wuold recommend to anyone especially fireman.would go back while in town.

Nice museum honoring our countries heroes especially our equine ones!

An amazing place to see the history of the New Bern fire department. Highly recommend for any fire department enthusiast or just anyone looking to learn a little history of NC.

Great place to learn about New Berns two fire departments

Awesome historic setting

Very clean and informative. Staff is friendly and knowledgeable.

Great history lesson. History of the fire of 1922 in New Bern. Highly recommend.

Nice quick tour for adults and children!!! Stop in it took about 1 hour!!!

An amazing look on history. A must go for everyone.

Fun and informative

Great little hidden gem perfect for the younger kids.

Very interesting history.

We had so much fun.

Over priced and was a very long tour and we had children with us that became bored

Very nice museum!

Great place

Great place to learn about the general history in the area on top of the fire aspect!

Great experience to learn history

Must see attraction in New Bern, shows the history of the NBPD.

Nice collection of equipment!

Great for local history

Small have to pay to look at some old trucks the kids room was ok, but thats it

Awesome!

Great place

Very interesting little place

Great tour!!!

Love it

Nice place

It should be free

Not worth the time.

Great place

History old fire trucks etc

Great old helmets and apparatus