The first time we went my son was 4 and he really enjoyed it. The next time that we went he was 6 and he found that he liked it even more. Its a step back in the old west and very interesting and we plan on stopping there again this year. They do a wonderful job.

No trip to Deadwood is complete without making time for this filled-to-capacity museum. It's chock-full of memorabilia from Deadwood's colorful past, as well as more traditional museum exhibits of curated items/descriptions. There is lots to see and do for kids and adults. Make a reservation for the "Singing Cowboy" if you can, it was a nice introduction to Deadwood and the museum. If you are an HBO Deadwood fan, great selection of t-shirts, etc., in gift shop. Prices were reasonable and it was easy to navigate and enjoy.

The greeter was so rude and pushy I would not dream of returning or telling anyone else to go. She would not let us enter the FREE museum without making a donation. We had every intention of leaving one when we left, not as we entered. She insisted we leave one, asked if we needed change, told us 10 times why they need donations. I get it, I'm not an idiot I know how museums stay open. We walked about after at least 5 minutes of her crap. She chased us out of the museum, yelling at us that we didnt HAVE to leave a donation. I cannot believe they have someone like that working there. Very sad, as she is ruining the experience. I did mark that there is a fee below, as she basically insisted there is, although is it supposed to be free.

wasn't expecting much from this museum, but we were pleasantly surprised by the amount of information in it. especially liked the table with photo albums of early deadwood.