Fort Stanton Museum

If you're a Wild West history buff, go!

Definitely worth a stop if you find yourself in the area, especially if you're a history buff (especially the history of the Wild West). We thoroughly enjoyed our visit to several sites that were in B...

Small but free

There’s a short video giving you the history of Fort Stanton. The cave exhibit is really neat. The gift shop was not selling items because of covid

Fort Stanton

Great visit! My husband and I had a nice visit about the history of Ft. Stanton. We learned a lot and walked the grounds to see how history happened.

One of the Most Interesting Things to See Near Ruidoso

This is an exceptional facility with great staff who welcome and are available to walk visitors through history. It has amazing displays that are a must see. The grounds are well kept - some of the ...

Being Remodeled

Fort Stanton has been around since before NM was a state. It has had many incarnations. They are in the process of returning it to its original glory. There is an informative museum and several alread...