Fort Boonesborough Museum

Interesting site with lots of actors, most of which are friendly and all of which are knowledgeable. The orientation video is informative and sets up the experience nicely. Enjoyed the blacksmith demonstration, and the numerous artifacts and posters combine to form an intimate narrative of the place. The fort itself seems a little run down, and a few of the employees seemed standoffish and irritable on the day that we visited, especially the woman in the first cabin with a person. I didn't really understand why she seemed so agitated at another person near us asking a very simple question. Bizarre. We got the heck out there. The monument in front of the fort easily had a hundred bees buzzing around it, so beware if you have bee sting allergies.

We stopped at the Fort when we saw a sign on our way to Corbin, KY. We hadn't heard of it before and we had some extra time so we figured we'd give it a shot. We were definitely pleased with the accuracy of the fort replica and the knowledge of the staff. We learned about how they made wood tools, how they spun linen into thread and how to use a loom. They had some more exhibits that were unmanned at the time like making soap and a traditional garden. They also had a gift shop but I wasn't all that impressed and thusly did not purchase anything. The grounds were very nice and very well maintained. The fort was peaceful and not crowded at all, the only downside was that the kids were horribly bored. I can't really blame the museum too much for this....it WAS near the end of a long hot day, but the place really isn't geared towards younger kids. So it's up to you if you think your kids would enjoy long in depth detailed and historically accurate descriptions of the tasks I listed earlier.....is so then you will be pleased. In our case the kids were not, but that didn't stop us from having a great time, 4 Doubledays for you....and nice work!