If you are interested in the progression of Fire trucks from the civil war era through the early 1940's this museum has a collection that is authentic and interesting. I would imagine young boys would be fascinated and the docent is knowledgeable and entertaining. Tour...More

We visited one sweltering hot afternoon to get into the air conditioning! What a treat. The docents are very knowledgeable and can give you lots of background information to share.

This a an awesome fireman's museum that people of all ages will enjoy. Lots of older equipment and history.

This is a small museum, but they are working on expanding. Its very inexpensive to go to and the staff was very friendly and knowledgeable. The museum is located near other cute attractions as well.

Our boys love firetrucks and fire stations. Thought this would be fun for them. It's currently a small one floor museum with 2 historic wagons and 2 historic trucks. Since it's so small, after paying the admission fee the staff/volunteer leads you on a private/personal...More

This is a cute little place to tour when in New Bern. My husband was a volunteer firefighter for 4 years, so he was especially interested in the history of the New Bern fire department. Did you know there was a Yankee and Southern side?...More

This is a small local fire museum with very few pieces of equipment, however, each piece is original and part of the New Bern Fire Department. I had a personal tour guide who was quite knowledgeable and extremely interesting and entertaining. At one point we...More

Brought my 3 year old daughter here. Everyone was so nice and informative. They let us know the history of the New Bern FD and was so nice to our daughter who was pretty rambunctious there!! The museum had old FD trucks on display and...More

Worth a stop, especially for civil war history buffs and fire department enthusiasts. New Bern's fire department's rich history is on display. They will have an inter-active fire education center for children in the very near future.

The New Bern Fireman's Museum is in the process of ramping up, currently the second floor is under development (not to mention the rest rooms). The information and exhibits are very good with interesting docents and will improve over time. The admission price is appropriate...More