Gaston County Museum

This is a hidden treasure! We encourage everyone to see this slice of history. Being from Detroit, Michigan it was especially exciting to see Thomas Edison's Dynamo! To imagine Thomas Edison being in Dallas thinking of inventions. Inventing the dynamo!To imagine life in the mill days. To imagine life in the olden days! The art exhibits were fun too!I wish I remember our volunteer's name , he made the experience vivid and we learned a lot! Truly exciting!Great exhibition!

This place is an amazing accidental find for us. Tucked in the back streets of Dallas NC this museum offers a peek into the history of Gaston County told by local volunteers. Once you get a quick run down of the history of the historical building you begin a self guided tour that was 4 year old approved. Not all exhibits are fully geared at children either. It is well blended to allow children to be stimulated while adults are able to take in the rich history. We lost track of the time and ended up spending 3 hours & still didn't see everything!! We will go back another time for sure!! There is no charge but donations should be made. I gave 5 bucks b.c it was what I had on hand & we bought some stuff at the gift shop. It's an awesome little gem and a great way to spend the day for any age group. If you haven't been check it out!! Lamar gave us our historical over view and made sure we had a fantastic afternoon. I always appreciate a friendly staff.