Museum of Culpeper History — Attraction in Culpeper

Interesting little museum on Culpeper, Virginia history. Covers the three Civil War battles that took place in the vicinity in great detail. Also talks a lot about Reconstruction after the Civil War and how the town recovered. There was a new exhibit that paid tribute to three men who were lynched in the Culpeper area and the broad scope of racial tensions and Civil Rights in the Post Civil War US. The historical artifacts are interesting, and the written information traces Culpeper history back to the 1750s.

Plus lots and lots of charming photos of note-worthy townspeople in sports, entertainment, etc. from the modern era. The construction of buildings and bridges. A highlight was a fossilized dinosaur footprint 125 million years old that you can touch (!) with great diagrams and artwork explaining the geology of the quarry where they were found. There's also a children's room for...

The museum was very interesting. Had a great area for kids to dress up and the Dino tracks. The location is great and it’s right by the train tracks, with trains going by. The only reason I gave it 4/5 stars is because the displays with all the wording were put together so some of the wording was cut off and an interactive part wasn’t working and when I told the lady who took our money, she said she was just a volunteer but she would let someone know. The coolest picture was hung so high that you couldn’t really see it and appreciate it. We really enjoyed learning about all the...

One reviewer called this a "first class museum", noting that he "had been to a few". I've been to few more than that and I found it to be small, rather tedious, and generally uninteresting. There are a few notible facts conveyed about area history. Most of the few artifacts on display don't differ from any other museum covering the same time frame. Not really worth the admission charged.

P.S. They had a sample of two dinosaur footprints from the bottom of a quarry. If more were found, where did...