Raleigh Fire Museum — Attraction in Raleigh

Visited the Raleigh Fire Museum with my grandson and we both had such a wonderful time! The museum brings the history of Raleigh’s fire service to life with incredible exhibits, vintage fire trucks, gear, and memorabilia. The volunteers were fantastic—friendly, knowledgeable, and eager to share stories that made the experience even more engaging.

My grandson especially loved being able to operate a real fire hose and see the fire engines up close. The passion the staff has for preserving and sharing Raleigh’s firefighting history really shines through.

Highly recommend this stop if you’re looking for something unique and educational to do with kids or grandkids. A great way to spend a Saturday morning...

My son LOVES firetrucks! We had a great time. We were able to take pictures in a real firetruck. I loved that they were able to try out a real hose. The workers and volunteers were really great. Jeff was so patient with my son and helped him with the hose. The former volunteer firefighter we met in the museum was wonderful as well. The air conditioned museum was a nice getaway from the heat. As a Raleigh native, I learned a lot that I never knew. I loved the history. I feel like they really did good with the amount of...

Small museum open the 2nd Saturday of Every month. We had a great time, fire people were out helping kids work a fire hose, answering questions about the two fire trucks we could play in and a small museum with lots of artifacts, pictures and history of the Raleigh fire department. The inside museum is no touch so just make sure your toddler+ age children can enjoy without wanting to...