Fort Museum and Frontier Village


(515) 573-4231


1 Museum Road


http://www.fortmuseumfv.com/

The Fort Museum is housed in a stockade fort and pioneer main street. Buildings and corresponding collections include a family cabin, church, one room school house, cabinet shop, land office, general store, drug store, jail, print shop, blacksmith shop, livery stable, pottery building and tinsmith shop.

  • 1.What collections are at the Fort?

    A: Other collections included are prehistoric, military, Native American, Civil War, period furniture and early Fort Dodge artifacts. 

  • 2.What is the Cardiff Giant?

    A: Another special exhibit building tells the story of the Cardiff Giant, one of the biggest hoaxes from the 19th century which started from gypsum mined near Fort Dodge.