Old Barracks Museum - Trenton

When we left, it was cold outside. Only my daughter and I showed up. The staff stiffened the whole tour and reenactments. The poor wood worker built a chair at 30 degrees weather! He also made all the costumes because his tailor business was closed for Kovid. If I had money, I would seriously donate them. It was amazing.

This museum was amazing!!! The staff went to great lengths to answer all of our questions, and seemed genuinely glad to have us visiting!!! I will definitely be back!

This is a great place to go during Covid because it’s one of the few things that’s open!! You have to book your tickets ahead of time online and then show up for your designated time slot which is two hours. And let me tell you my mom and I were there for a full two hours! We were actually the only people there and basically got a private tour the entire time! I can’t compare it to pre Covid times as we had never been there before, but we got a thorough tour led by Asher who took us through the barracks and let us explore an exhibit, which was indoors, on our own. Then he handed us off to another guide dressed in character as a solider who told us all about his duties and fired a couples shots with his musket just for us. Then we watched a shoemaker and carpenter, in full character, for another half hour do their jobs while they told us all about them. Overall it was super thorough and very enjoyable! The staff played their parts just as if a whole crowd of people were there, except it was only two of us (again, basically a private tour! . Im really glad places like this are open so people can get out during this strange time of social distancing. Take this opportunity to go visit while it’s not crowded and support this local historical site in downtown Trenton! Plus, depending on the day, you can park for free right next to the Barracks (something we realized after we had already paid for parking !

Was there with my Mom. The guides knew there stuff and there was a lot to see. When I was there they did not allow photos to be taken inside the buildings. Great visit.

The actors were fantastic and catered to not just the kids who we had on the field trip, but the adults who attended as well. Very fun premise to step back in time and act as though it were the 1770s, as well as the idea to involve the kids as much as possible. Everything was also handicap accessible, which was a huge worry (although it is a tight squeeze in the halls and elevator! My favorite part was getting to watch them fire a musket blank.