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Fort Fisher State Historic Site

453 Reviews

#4 of 11 things to do in Kure Beach

Sights & Landmarks, Museums, More

Closed Now: 09:00 - 17:00

1610 Fort Fisher Blvd S, Kure Beach, NC 28449-3755

Open today: 09:00 - 17:00

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“Historic Gem”

We stayed in Carolina Beach and were looking for something to do. Since we enjoy history, we chose... read more

Reviewed 1 week ago

P7455EPthomasw

Matthews, North Carolina

via mobile

“Museum”

This place is nearly at the end of the road. If you make it here, continue on to the Aquarium... read more

Reviewed 3 weeks ago

dewmaniii

New Orleans, Louisiana

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4.5 453 reviews

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Very good38%
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Terrible1%

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“civil war”(126 reviews)

“nice museum”(11 reviews)

“donation box”(6 reviews)

About

At the dawn of the American Civil War, the Confederacy took control of land in southeastern North Carolina near one of the two outlets to the Atlantic Ocean from the Cape Fear River. Fort Fisher was the largest earthwork fortification in the...more

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P7455EPthomasw

Matthews, North Carolina

319

Reviewed 1 week ago via mobile

Historic Gem

We stayed in Carolina Beach and were looking for something to do. Since we enjoy history, we chose Fort Fisher State Historic Site. We had no idea of the Civil War importance of the site or the unique battlements created there. The site is free...More

Date of experience: January 2019

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dewmaniii

New Orleans, Louisiana

6012

Reviewed 3 weeks ago

Museum

This place is nearly at the end of the road. If you make it here, continue on to the Aquarium (which is great). Museum is pretty small but has great information/history, spent well over one hour looking around/reading. Fighting dates way back in history. Small...More

Date of experience: October 2018

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Divemasterking

Pensacola, Florida

6620

Reviewed 23 November 2018

Unique Civil War Fortress

This fort is worth visiting, if only for the uniqueness of its construction - using beach sand. While most of the fort has been consumed by the changing coastline, and a good portion destroyed by the construction of an old airstrip, the story here is...More

Date of experience: April 2018

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Denise F

133

Reviewed 12 October 2018 via mobile

Fort Fisher

Very educational, civil war battlefield. Staff are extremely knowledgeable and very friendly! Dennis was a wealth of information. See the short 10 minute film before touring!

Date of experience: October 2018

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Mary Beth P

Geneva, New York

144

Reviewed 2 October 2018

Great Historic Visit

The inside of the building does a great job of taking you through the journey of the this fort and its demise.

Date of experience: August 2018

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Bill H

Roanoke, Virginia

11120

Reviewed 16 September 2018

Civil War History you didn't know

I'm betting most people don't know the importance of Ft Fisher. This is a "donation admission" museum with some great displays and beautiful grounds.

Date of experience: September 2018

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judy177

Cookeville, Tennessee

752250

Reviewed 14 September 2018

History at it's Best!!

This place is full of history from the Civil War. Not only is it full of history but full of beauty!! The tour guides are wonderful as is the entire staff. I would suggest visiting in the spring or fall. Summer can be a scorcher.

Date of experience: July 2018

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Danielle M

232

Reviewed 3 September 2018 via mobile

Anniversary Trip

Museum was small but very interesting. It was way too hot outside to stroll all the exhibits though.

Date of experience: September 2018

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myself906

Pennsylvania

202

Reviewed 28 August 2018

Amazing part of our History

Very informative displays in the visitors center and the introduction movie was excellet. Could have been on a bigger screen but was sufficient. Watch this first. Diorama of the battle was really amazing. This was the confederacy's last defense of the Wilmington harbor, which they...More

Date of experience: August 2018

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Luke B

Reviewed 27 August 2018 via mobile

History alive and well

From Col Lamb to the exclusive gift shop all history nerds will love this place. Just a 30 min ferry ride from south port. $7.00

Date of experience: August 2018

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RStol

Was it damaged by Hurricane Florence?

8 October 2018|

AnswerShow all 5 answers

No!! It is perfectly intact, we were there before Michael all well! 👍

Debra30238

Thank you for the review. Any guideline on how much time is needed for the fort/museum area?

29 February 2016|

Answer

This is the third time I tried to answer, so I hope it doesn't end up posting all 3 times. It takes about an hour to an hour and a half to go over all of it.