Reviews of Murney Tower National Historic Site of Canada (Museum)

yu chen

This 19th century defense tower made for a nice short visiting location. The tower is about three stories tall and you get almost full access to the structure. The large canon gun is up top, quarters and storage are down below. The entry level has exhibits and artifacts to look at. They also have some items you can handle and even costumes to try on. There are displays that give further information for the various parts of the building. The condition of the structure is impressive. The structure isn't very large, so you won't be there for very long, but the price is reasonable for the size of the tower. The area around the tower is nice. The ground around the tower is up high relative to the water. You can also get right down to the water quite easily. This helps make for a few nice photo opportunities. I will say that I saw a lot more trash hanging around than I am used to seeing at Canadian sites. If in Kingston or driving by, it is worth a trip. I would not recommend coming from a distance however just to see this. Three adults, one small child for $12 helps take this 3 star attraction (due to the brevity) to 4 stars.

Ahmed Chamseddine

Very cool place, right on the water so there's a beautiful scene behind it

Graeme Watson

Tower is open from Victoria Day to Labour Day. There is no way to change this on the review page. Can't even verify as a business because the mailing address is different then the Museum address. -Director, Murney Tower Museum

Salvatore Ziino

A monument to see along he way from Kingston to the correctional center

Tiki Shen

Family friendly beach park with an amazing old tower ~

Richard Savoie

Small and over priced.

Lowell Kingston

Excellent that these tower are taken care of and the history of the city has been preserved

Logan Mccready

Really cool! Would definitely recommend. I would go again!

McSquirtsy

harassed by a scary homeless man here

JeninCanada

Pretty cool old tower on the water! The museum isn't open though. Neat Scouts Canada and Girl Guides creation right by it too.

Kathryn Kula

Unfortunately was closed for the season so we could only see the outside. It would be nice if it had stayed open a couple weeks into September instead of closing after labour day.

Taoran Wang

interesting place

Mark Kluepfel

Great example of the fortifications

Jean-Pascal Renoud

(Translated) To have (Original) A voir

William Slade

Very cool experiance

Marge Simpson

A National Historic Site that you must visit. Staff is great & knowledgeable. Kids will enjoy dressing up in costume. Beautiful place.

Joshua Carr

Cool place.

Jacek Bugajski

(Translated) Interesting (Original) Interesujące

R Z

No parking space and it’s in the construction

Stéphane Brunet

(Translated) Interesting but no more (Original) Intéressant mais sans plus

Perry Beck

We went at night fora ghost challenge. We had some great activity. Thank you to Phantoms of Yore for the great time.

Natalie Burke

Historical all through, great for kids to learn.. admission fee for all. Short for the cost of admission.

Chris Haley

Old defensive tower with accessibility as you would expect of an impenetrable fort.

Richard Fernandez

Love the history of this place, worth to visit if you're around

Michael Mason

We missed the season, but found out more ar Fort Henry later, fascinating waste of money by the British army!

K.L. Wang

nice to drop by and check out the museum.

cynthia egbunonu

Interesting place

Himmatpreet Kaur

People throw their garbage into the moat around the tower, making it unsightly and dirty. Put up netting to prevent this or get park staff to clean it up maybe. There are plenty of garbage cans in the area, but they were also crammed full so not really preventing the filth. The area used to be much better taken care of.

J O

Such an amazing place to go and staff are so friendly!

binbin xue

Historical place

steven tompa

Historical military site along St Lawrence river

Heather Dawson (Personal)

Great little museum for able bodied visitors, three floors, awkward stairs and confined spaces. Nominal entry fee, but SUPER-COOL access to a maintained Martello Tower with an intact cannon, that provides a great perspective on 1840's Kingston. Smaller groups only, it is a small museum. Suitable for children who know not to touch artifacts.

Marc Beaudoin

Very educational, worth the visit, only $5 admission.

Leslie Gourlay

Good place to visit. Doesn't take long to go through. Would be helpful if opened longer (I understand only open July and August)?

Gregg LaLiberte

A very educational experience as it provides a realistic glimpse into the life of a 19th century soldier in Upper Canada as they defended the shores of Lake Ontario from potential American invasion.

Andrew C (English muffin)

Well laid out and informative. Good value for only $5

Karen Lepage

Great little piece of history !

Richard Paquet

(Translated) Lots of information (Original) Beaucoup d information

Robert Casey

Beautiful place

Danny Vinet

Short and sweet.

Chris Furness

Great escape room very hard and a little spooky

Mike Vance

If the walls could talk, imagine the stories they would tell.

Seham Kettaneh

*It was extremely interesting. *It wasn't crowded. *It's kid friendly.

Douglas Jarvis

Make sure you book your tour ahead of time right now. The pricing is all on donations, so contribute what you can, and enjoy this great snap shot into the past! It is packed to the brim with impressive facts and details about those that served and lived in the tower hundreds of years ago. The staff knowledgeable, interested and happy to host you. All around a great spot on the Kingston waterfront.

John Wong

It is always good to visit a historic site and then explain to your kids about history, why it was put that location, why the cannon is pointing to the lake, how it is constructed, etc. Good to spend time with family. The surrounding park is also very nice.

G Lee

Worth 30-45 minutes on three levels with only narrow stairs accessing the three levels.

Nancy Brunk

Was a nice pìece of history.