Territorial Statehouse State Park Museum — Attraction in Fillmore

Wonderful museum. The basement has portraits of the people who settled the area and small bites of personal history. Small rooms off the main hall showcase printing, native American interactions, prison and tools. The woman at the front desk was enthusiastic and engaging. She challenged my kids to answer 3 questions. They were so excited and found two out of the three (the third was a bit scary for my 7 year old, so it was skipped on purpose.) For their efforts they were rewarded with a flattened souvenir penny. The next floor has a room for Governor Huntsman, Brigham Young's original office, lots of antique furniture and a play area for the kids with Legos and Lincoln Logs. The top floor has some fun history to read on giant posters and is a wide open room with a piano that we received permission to play. We had a great time and learned so much Utah history that we were unaware of. A great experience for our entire family (kids ages 7-13 and two forty something parents.) It was $8 for our family. My husband especially liked that the souvenir shop had very reasonably priced toys. We were able to very economically buy each child a toy which is a nice change of pace with inflating prices...

Last time I was here ... 5 years ago there was no fee to enter. I am a local and do not remember any attempt to inform the public of the new fees. (They inform you when it's time to pay, turn you away for no payment and hassle you if you have an ADA Service Animal). Other than how it's operated and by who, the foyer of the Museum is a candy store! To me it looks like desperation to make a few extra dollars for some very poor designs. For example See in photos, a pioneer cabin. When precipitation cascades off the roof it falls on concrete that was cured at the same level as the foundation, which is wood. The rot in the foundation log is clearly visible. I would not venture too close from risk of black mold. The good news, I spoke to the Manager on site, he confirmed that the museum docent, who was also present, was in error and needed training but offered no apology. The docent at that time then said I could go in for free.

If you go here, there is plenty of shade to relax in. A few pioneer buildings, covered picnic area, another fee area, (swimming), two other buildings not open to the public and a Museum... The views and photograph opportunities are very good. photos...

After visiting Fremont Indian and Frontier Homestead State Park, I was pretty excited to see what Territorial Statehouse had to offer. What a beautiful building, filled with artifacts from the area. There are a lot of pictures, honoring those who lived in the town of fillmore. Utahns are big on genealogy, and you can hear the excitement among other visitors about who or who they could possibly be related to. I myself have not yet dived deep into my genealogy, but I found myself familiar with many of the last names of possible relatives. I originally thought that many pictures were a little much, but I can see the beauty of the preservation of it.

This is a must-see place if you're into the early history of statehood, or more importantly, into the almost state capitol town of fillmore. The park ranger was amazing! I didn't catch her name, unfortunately, but I hope to find out and update this. She was approachable and very informative. She answered any of our questions and gave us great information about the surrounding area. We had a memorable drive home because of her. If you see...