Tons of history here in these walls. Great collection of civil war artifacts upstairs. Look for the names and letters written on the walls of prisoners housed there. Many of the items up stairs belong to Harry Ridgeway's collection, look him up!

I've been here many times! They do a great job describing the Civil War and the artifacts from that time period are awesome!. I love the curse on the wall.

Really drives home the human aspect of the war. Lots for relevant artifacts and information. No "hype" - just the facts well presented/

This is not the biggest Civil War Museum around but has more artifacts from the civil war than you would expect. It was used as a hospital during the Civil War and you can definitely picture what it was like for the men being housed there - definitely worth a visit if you are a Civil War buff.

I was able to visit this museum on a recent trip to Winchester. There is so much history contained in this one building and it does not even come close to the scope of the history of the area. The museum is very user friendly and the people of Winchester are very helpful and friendly with a vast knowledge of... More

The museum is beautifully done, with may many exhibits of finds from the Winchester area, which played a significant role in the Civil War, important to both north and south. The most interesting is the grafitti on the walls written by soldiers when the building was used as a jail during the war. It is not particularly interactive, so not... More

Incredible historic building filled with ammunition, uniform elements and the graffiti from actual prisoners and their brief biographies were deeply intriguing. If you are nice to the staff, they will even invite you to ring the courthouse Bell!

Very nice building the lady their was nice gives her little story then you go and look around courtroom, Then up stairs is all the history about war displays and stories etc.very interesting

My family and I went to the museum this past weekend. (Labor Day) We had been looking forward to it since our children started college in Winchester Virginia. The Court house is beautiful from the out side. When you enter the Court House, it is very pretty in side as well. There is a small gift shop with lots of... More