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Location
Parking
Parking available on-site for visitors
Visitor tip
Don't miss the Danner Museum of Telephony located within Fort Concho - visitors consistently praise this unexpected gem featuring dozens of vintage phones and switchboards, making it a must-see for those interested in telecommunication history.
Best time
Plan your visit around the free spring Speakers Series (April lunchtime programs) or special events like Frontier Day and Buffalo Soldier celebrations to enhance your experience with live presentations and reenactors who bring the 1860s-1880s frontier history to life.
About Fort Concho National Historic Landmark
Army barracks, museums & exhibits. Pioneer defense post & former home to Buffalo Soldiers, now housing exhibits & re-created barracks.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Historic Landmark & Fort
- Highlights
- Frontier history, buffalo soldier heritage, interactive historical programs
- Special Events
- Frontier Frights, speaker series, buffalo soldier celebrations, cowboy day programs
What visitors say
Very neat place for a history nerd, for sure. They managed to save/re-create nearly the whole place!! Very excellent information on what it was like in late 1860s-1889... What the Buffalo Soldiers did was great!!! There's even one…
Fort Concho is very well preserved & the grounds are beautiful. We enjoyed seeing so many authentic items such as uniforms, horse tack, wagons, band instruments, pictures & furniture. The fort was so clean & neat. We were surprised to…
I loved visiting this historic landmark. It’s right in the middle of town so very convenient to travel to. Loved every minute of it!
From 663 Google reviews
Did You Know?
- Fort Concho houses the Danner Museum of Telephony, a unique collection featuring dozens of old telephones and several vintage switchboards within one of the fort's restored buildings
- The fort preserves and recreates the history of the Buffalo Soldiers, a significant African American military unit, with exhibits and dedicated programming highlighting their contributions to frontier defense from the late 1860s-1889
- Nearly the entire fort complex has been saved or authentically recreated, including multiple barracks, mess halls, hospital exhibits, and support buildings representing late 19th century frontier military life
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