The New Bern Firemen's Museum is a small museum highlighting New Bern's firehouse history. It is located adjacent to one of the two volunteer fire departments that competed against each other before they shared the same building where the museum is located. It costs $5 per adult for both the entrance and tour if you choose one. There is a... More

This little museum is a hidden gem. At $5 the price is unbeatable. It is not very big but the original fire equipment they have managed to keep is amazing. We had a docent that truly loved the museum and equipment and gave us a solid hour briefing that we thouroughly enjoyed.

This museum has old equipment from New Bern's past and very informative guide to show you around. Great stories and a talking fire horse named Fred.

Great place to visit in New Bern if you like and appreciate old fire fighting equipment and the people who used them. It's small but all the equipment was purchased, used and retired by the city. Lots of pictures of the men and horses that made up some of the different fire companys in the area. Also, pictures and stories... More

Our young grandson loves fire trucks. This place was a dream come true for him. He loved the hats, fire pole, fire hydrant and all the fire trucks on display. We had a great time and learned a lot! The people there made it an awesome place to visit. We likely will go back again just to see what they... More

Nice display of the firefighter apparatus actually used there. A very pleasant talk by a former firefighter.

There's a great deal of history in here - both of New Bern's Fire Department ("departments" for a brief time after the Civil War), and firefighting in general. Well worth stopping in here if you're in New Bern!

this is a nice trip "back in history". Clean. Informative. A nice stop for the family.

Fun, with lots of artifacts, but they were nasty to little boys visiting. BAD