Forest Park Museum and Arboretum

Lots of old unique stuff you can easily spend an hour or two here and then go take a walk on the trail.

This was a great place to learn about how we've come up from our past. My daughter had a field trip and she loved it.

Very good for a county museum. You don’t expect to see this level of museum in a town with only 3000 people! Good art collection and great library. Historic buildings are a nice touch.

Very well maintained path and learning opportunities

This must be the coolest museum I never knew existed. There are so many historical artifacts from not only Dallas county but all over the world. The curator is incredibly knowledgeable about every piece in his collection and very friendly. It's also just a short bike ride off the Raccoon River Valley Trail. I recommend this place for anyone interested in local history or anyone biking by. Great place to check out!

I emailed ahead to see if they had a wheelchair for my husband to use. They quickly emailed back asking what day would we be visiting. The wheelchair was there for him when we got there. Very helpful staff,and very well read on the history of the area. We enjoyed our time at the museum!

Nice place and well kept

Its a great place. The kids love it

Quite a nice facility. It has the usual outdoor displays that are expected at a county conservation office, but it also has a fair amount of history pieces. Schoolhouse. Scalehouse. Log cabin. Also a museum of personal items from William Wagner, architect. Quite a colorful and busy person who worked his entire life preserving and restoring historical buildings. A world traveler. He met presidents. The Wagner museum has several nice chairs, and it would make a cozy reading room. There is also a paved trail connecting to the nearby Racoon R. Valley bike trail.

Great place to learn about our local history! Ask for Pete he's super knowledgeable & great with kids!

Very cool museum, will definitely stop back my next trip, hard to take it all in with one trip.

A wonderful asset into our history and prairie life. Shows early life for the pioneers who settled this area.

Such great history. Fun for the whole family

Great to ride bikes there
Very nice place

Nice place

The quality of the museum was only overshadowed by the friendliness of the staff.

Hidden gem of a small museum...

Good history at this place. Check ot out

Great place to take the kids

Very interesting place to visit.