Built as a museum, this building looks like it should have started life as a post office or other government building, but it shows that Mr. Adams was thinking ahead of his time when he built this, knowing that Deadwood's history needed to be preserved and interpreted at an early start. While it is a fairly small museum, it's artifacts... More

Deadwood has a very checkered past; the Adams Museum puts it all up there, and you can decide how you feel about it on your own. Mining, Gold Panning, gaming, the brothels- all the past that made Deadwood what it is now, is shown there. VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE STAFF also; they were great on answering questions. SUGGEST you take a couple... More

This had to be the highpoint of the Deadwood trip. It is located in an old building just outside the gambling (tourist) area. The director, Karen, is as nice and bubbly as can be. She is very interested in the history and people of Deadwood. The museum has a suggested donation of $5 or more and is well worth that... More

The first time we went my son was 4 and he really enjoyed it. The next time that we went he was 6 and he found that he liked it even more. Its a step back in the old west and very interesting and we plan on stopping there again this year. They do a wonderful job. More

No trip to Deadwood is complete without making time for this filled-to-capacity museum. It's chock-full of memorabilia from Deadwood's colorful past, as well as more traditional museum exhibits of curated items/descriptions. There is lots to see and do for kids and adults. Make a reservation for the "Singing Cowboy" if you can, it was a nice introduction to Deadwood and... More

The greeter was so rude and pushy I would not dream of returning or telling anyone else to go. She would not let us enter the FREE museum without making a donation. We had every intention of leaving one when we left, not as we entered. She insisted we leave one, asked if we needed change, told us 10 times... More

wasn't expecting much from this museum, but we were pleasantly surprised by the amount of information in it. especially liked the table with photo albums of early deadwood. More

Well they may say that you start your tour at the Adams House whenever you visit Deadwood. However, since this museum is smack-dab in the middle of the town, just drop by and indulge yourself with wild wild west memorabilia and history. The museum has quite a sizeable collection in such a small space it needs more room for a... More

W.E. Adams, who owned the Adams House at the time, had the museum built in 1930 and turned the building over to the city of Deadwood but placed the operation of the museum under a Board of Directors. This museum has three floors and all three are filled with items from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The museum... More