Best outfitted fort in the US. Excellent job of recreating the past--expect soldiers to come around the corner.

What a great indoor-outdoor treat! A quaint herd of buffalo outside, as well as four excellent 100 plus year old buildings. Great staff with wonderful stories about the buffalo soldiers as well as several future great generals. Best $5 you could spend.

Fort Hays is not the wooden stockade in the "oaters". It was an actual location for military units in the 1800's. The historical markers and furnishings are worth the stop. The guide we had was well versed in the history of the fort and the region. The Bison pen nearby allows a visitor to understand the value of this magnificent... More

a cold front came in suddenly which made the air show a bit uncomfortable and there was not much to do in Hays.

In an earlier review I wrote about a Fort Hays in South Dakota where the buildings where old and there were people who demonstrated how things might have been done back in 1800's. This Fort Hays, we stumbled upon just by chance and wasn't even going to stop but we are glad we did. Located in Hays, Kansas it's not... More

we had a personal guide to some of the outbuildings full of information; I loved the informative videos/ movies - my two teenage children learned something and enjoyed our visit; took only an hour or so to visit but I felt it was worth the time and money to gain a picture of life of the times when Fort Hays... More

We found the fort to be interesting and informative. You are given a tour through the Officers Quarters which was neat to see how they lived back then and were impressed with the living conditions for that time frame. It took us an hour to roam around the grounds visiting the different buildings to include the gift shop and brief... More

Nice people. Interactive displays and you could dress up in an army costume.

The cost of admission had gone up from the cost noted on the website. Was really not much there. The staff was nice and the exhibits were OK but really nothing great.