Fort Dobbs State Historic Site - Museum in Statesville - 438 Fort Dobbs Rd, USA

Very interesting site. Definitely worth stopping if you are driving by or in the area. I wouldn’t recommend driving more than an hour to see. It is very small and not a whole lot to see or do but the guide was friendly, informative and the price was right! There was a nice walking path, leaves were beautiful, washrooms were clean.

This is a really, really cool place. The tour guides are awesome and you can tell they really love their jobs. You feel like you're stepping into a time machine almost. The history is fascinating, even for kids. The grounds are gorgeous also. Definitely worth a stop.

This is a wonderful, free* historical site just north of Statesville, NC. The fort is a recreation of the original but is very well done. There are many signs around, explaining different aspects of the fort and it’s history. There is a playground and bathrooms, both located in the parking area. (During events, additional parking is located in a designated field across the street.) They have many free historical reenactments throughout the year. They are educational and family friendly. The grounds are very well maintained and mostly handicapped accessible, except that the paved walkway goes through the fort, and not around it. * It costs $2 to take a guided tour of the fort.

This is a very neat place to learn about our country’s history during the French and Indian War. The weekend we went was during a reenactment and the folks were clearly very passionate about what they do. It was enjoyable to be part of it and we learned some things, as well. Cost of admission is free but we did give a small donation (donation box is in the gift shop).

Tour guides are very knowledgeable. Amazing reproduction of the fort. It gives you a good idea what life was like while living there. The price of the tour is only $2 per person.

Even speaking as not a huge history buff, this site was well worth a visit! The grounds and reconstructed fort themselves were very well kept and interesting to see, but the tour of the fort is what really set this experience apart for me. Jason was the historic interpreter who led our tour, and his explanations (and humor) were fantastic! He really immersed us in the history of the site itself, the historical context at the time, multiple sides/viewpoints to events, and many interesting details about life and tools of the time. I was hooked, 5 stars!

A nice state historic site with a reproduction of a French and Indian War era fortification and other structures. It's well worth the $2 to take the guided tour; it gives you a lot of insight into the role the fort played and what happened on the North Carolina frontier during the often overlooked and forgotten French and Indian War.

We walked around the place, went on a Friday afternoon - we had just missed the last tour group at 3:30pm but still really enjoyed getting to walk the trail. Spent about 30 minutes there although I believe the tours are closer to an hour and they're only $2/person so I recommend calling ahead and seeing when they're running, definitely would be worth it! We just didn't have the time this weekend. Really friendly staff, the guy working the visitor center gave us some cool information and there's a little gift shop in there as well but what's really cool are the artifacts on display. Highly recommend for a quick, fun, inexpensive activity and cool piece of history in Statesville!