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March 2024 by Owen
WE LOVE FORT GARLAND ?????
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February 2024 by leo leyva
Great place to visit with the whole family
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November 2023 by Gilbert Molina
Lots of stuff to see friendly people great books great history
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September 2023 by khy
This cultural center has lots of reading material and intriguing stories portrayed through well maintained displays. We learned about how this military fort was strategically placed in the borderlands and was designed to coerce Indian tribes onto reservations. It’s also rich in the history of understanding the lesser known stories of Indigenous Tribes of Colorado, Buffalo Soldier, and Spanish land grant communities. They have extremely informative exhibits; you can tell that the museum does their best to convey these historical perspectives through “as true-to-life as possible” displays.
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September 2023 by Beverly Youngren
An unexpected stop but we're glad we did. Lots of history...great museum...totally unexpected but well done! Don't miss it.
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July 2023 by esther belin
While this is a historic military fort strategically placed in the borderlands and purposed to genocidally coerice Indian tribes onto reservations, it is also rich in the history of understanding a lesser known stories of Colorado -Indigenous, Buffalo Soldier, Spanish land grant communities. Two amazing exhibits that contemporize these histories thru art.
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June 2023 by Spinning Wheels Photography
The fort has a lot of history. You can see how the soldiers lived on a daily basis while serving. Anyone interested in military history visiting Fort Garland should stop and take part in this site.Price for entry: $7.00
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May 2023 by Jessica H
We would probably go again once the new native-focused exhibit is complete. In general, pretty good museum, especially for the price. Unless it's an event, I would not consider this super kid friendly for under 10. It's a lot of reading, very little interactivity. Most of the exhibits were really interesting and informative, but you can tell some of the information is definitely...outdated--including one 'n' word on a poster within the buffalo soldiers exhibit. That was really disappointing, especially as it's not even a direct quote. I think the museum should strongly consider removing. If we went again, I would book the tour in advance; it's only $3 but you can't get one without advance notice. If you go in winter/spring, dress warm! The buildings are drafty!
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October 2022 by Steve Spinella
This is an authentic fort with an authentic history from the late 1800s much of that history is documented in the different buildings of the fort. It may surprise you to learn that this four is located in the middle of a plane with the ability to see for long distances and the ability to travel in multiple directions rather than at a strategic choke point. In its heyday it was a key intersection between settlers from the East and the traditional native people who lived in this area.
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October 2022 by J Horn
Very cool Historic Site!I worked one summer for Fort Laramie NHS in Wyoming. It was supper cool to see some of the differences and a lot of the similarities between the two Forts. The guard house was the most striking difference. While not a good place to be at either Fort, Fort Garland's seemed a lot more tolerable place to be locked up.Fort Garland has a lot of artifacts on display and good historical interpretation. My favorite was seeing Kit Carson's rifle!
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October 2021 by John Hames
My favorite museum visit in recent years!!Amazing history and grounds with many different building and literally hundreds of first class display something for everyone even kids!
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October 2021 by Garry Klassen8
What a surprise. Amazing museum self guided tour of fort. Could use better signage but we'll worth the uturn.
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October 2021 by Luisa Abeyta
We hadn't been here in years. It's really been improved! Gift shop has GREAT books for kids to deep history to cookbooks all appropriate for the area & many other items fun to explore & buy. Great museum!
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October 2021 by Dustin Snyder
Fun experience, well maintained visitor center with friendly and knowledgeable staff. Very reasonable prices and well worth the visit when in the area.
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October 2021 by Mark Whalen
Knowledgeable staff! Thought provoking exhibits. An authentic late 1800s Army fort. Self tour takes about 1 hour.
