Reviews of Fort Whoop-Up (Tourist Attraction)

Kerri Malazdrewicz

The tour guide was very knowledgeable with excellent facts and tidbits about history. He was engaging to the kids on tour as well, letting them feel the furs and try on RCMP jackets!

Cindy Salmon

Went for a beautiful walk down at the river bottom

Connor

Beautiful

Lynae Eakett Greene

It's a great place to learn about local history. How Lethbridge got started, and the history of Southern Alberta. They have fun events and activities as well. We went once during the cannon demonstration and it was amazing. My kids enjoy the tour of the fort. The trading room with all the furs in it is pretty cool.

Tysh DeCoste

Oh this was such a great experience, I have lived here for 4 yrs and never been. A friend from Cranbrook BC came to visit and wanted to see some things here. I was bringing her to see the High Level Bridge, and noticed the fort was open. So in we went, paid only $21.00 for both of us. We listened to a short movie, got a guided tour (Thanks Harrison), had a bit if a break in the large Teepee(Thanks Blanch for sharing your life experience), and took a horse and buggy ride. This truly was a great day, got amazing pictures to share, it was one of the best afternoons.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Kyle Williams

Fun and interesting recreation of the old trading fort. A 20 minute guided wagon ride, and tour were both included in the entrance cost, and they're both great. You really need to do the tour to appreciate the place.

Bobi E.

What a great experience and look back at history. Our wagon ride with 2 Clydesdale horses was the highlight with Cathy our tour guide. Great to go with kids, activities like writing with a quill pen, candle dipping and fresh made Bannock. A big park surrounds the fort so you could easily pack a lunch, there is also a playground nearby.

Jessica Toews

yes please.

leen van der maas

(Translated) Interesting to discover the history. Fully furnished fortress, very nice. (Original) Interessant om de geschiedenis te ontdekken. Compleet ingericht fort, erg leuk.

Evan Alexander

I was really impressed by the interpreters, the accuracy of the fort, and especially the value you get out of a $10 tour... I'd highly recommend fort whoop up to anyone visiting or locals who haven't been in a while.

Rick van Viegen AKA. FATHER UNIT

Nicely done history

Don Vu

A replica of a frontier fort. Advertised having Bannock cooking and actors reliving the era on Thursday night; saw 3 men dressed as cowboys and only one was telling tales about the fort. A waste of time and $10 admission to see falsely advertised activities and views of basic collections of badly replicated tools and buildings. I wrote this review so you won't waste your time.

Eric Viklund

I thoroughly enjoyed stepping back in history. Viewing the artifacts and the history lessons. Nice walking/hiking trails, too.

Ed Dro

Beautiful view

Salina Hewko

Great place, interesting concept...

Marko Micovic

An informative look into our history and how things were a few hundred years ago.

Cy Rel

Beautiful view

Stephanie Martin

It was a step back in time and a look into the rich history of Southern Alberta. Educational and interactive, reasonably priced, and there were plenty of activities and events throughout the day.

T S

Gift shop lacked art and art work by locals, Indigenous locals, and the stuffed animal selections wasn’t impressive. Lots of great book options. Exhibition cites some cool history, but wished there was more Indigenous content and historical accuracy in respect to truth and reconciliation and colonization. Went on horse ride which was fun: you go around the parking lots of the park.

zamacity61

Very good representation of 1870's whiskey trading fort. Although not the whole story it does capture many details of day to day life. The tour was excellent, especially our guide Maia (sp?). She was knowledgeable, answered all questions from our group and really made the experience better. Definitely recommend this when visiting Lethbridge, Ab.

Teresa M

Great set up offering simplified education about Alberta and Canada's history.

Kris Clemis-Love

Been coming here ever since I was a kid!

B J

Good educational experience. Listen to the story of the First Nations take a wagon ride, see the trading post. There's a lot to do.

Bill VanBuskirk

Fantastic place to visit and see the history of the area. Lots if day picnic areas. Fields for the kids and pets to run and play.

ظافر القرني

(Translated) Beautiful, peaceful and comfortable location (Original) موقع جميل وهادي ومريح

Sean Sarrasin

Quite fun to walk around and see the different areas

Steven S

Great place for an afternoon and they have ice cream

Anthony Ries

Love to bring the kids here exspecialy at x-mass for fleewoods x-mass celebrations, treats slegh rides etc.

Karen Kardynal

Horse wagon ride was a nice addition. Great place to spend time with the family.

Scott Donovan

Lots of fun for all ages!

Vanessa Liew

Wonderful way to spend an afternoon or evening with family in Lethbridge. We went on a Thursday and there was a trader tales program going on. It’s educational and informative and interactive experience for children. There was a campfire and sharing of stories over bannock and jam. Also the ice cream is delicious. They give liberal amounts of it! ????

Patrick LeFort

This place is super cool! I got an old fashion recipe for beans, seen a whole bunch of awesome stuff like jail cells and mountie uniforms, got to write with a quill pen. Rode in a horse and buggy, took a tour that way. The little shop in it is a bit pricy but they had really cool fur hats and stuff. Great place for a day out spend an few hours have a picnic in the beautiful areas around the fort you wont be disappointed .

Ashley Linfield

It was a great day to try it out; Canada day was free admission. The cookie decorating station for Canada day was cute, and the staff were amazing, but it's kind of boring, and smaller than I thought.

Leo Yeung

Super awesome tour for everybody. What I really appreciate is the tell it as it is guided tour. They don't sugar-coat the past and hide the shameful acts our ancestors committed. Great educational moment for the next generations.

Danelle Wright

It was a wonderful tour with fun stops and I loved the wagon ride. The guide was awesome! And the gift shop had really nice and some expensive items too, not just junk like most museums.

Sunil Stephenson

It was a great experience!

Kandra Forbes

Great activities and exhibits.

Pedro Afanador

Great place

Blair Stretch

There is so much interesting and important history in Lethbridge learn more about. Fort Whoop Up is a great place to learn and explore!

Joe Wilks

That was a good bit of fun.

Lori Broadhead

Awesome place! Went on a field trip with a grade 2 class and the guide was amazing. Lots of interactive things to do and interesting things to see.

Blue Sonikku

Took a brief tour here. It was very informative and fun. Set in a bad lands like setting, it felt very olde times western. Wouldn't mind visiting again.

Maxine King

Booked this tour as part if a one night staycation getaway. Was more than what we expected and well worth the admission. Learned a lot! Megan and Troy (Trevor?) Were great guides.

Maria Wolf

A well spent day with the kids good staff . Thank you.

Hoggustina Hoop

Nice place to spend a couple of hours.

Chris Archibald

Great experience at the last blast of the cannons

Lila Harris

Awesome

Jaime Vedres

Fort Whoop Up offers some great local history, and many events throughout the year. The surrounding river valley is a great place to explore, enjoy a hike, picnic or see wildlife. Well worth stopping in to learn more about Lethbridge.

JC Murphy

Must go once a year. People so nice.

Mike dejager

Greatest place on earth John Healy was awesome

Colleen Randall

Great place

Andrew “Comchinator” Comchi

Enjoyed the tour. Very informative. Liked the horse carriage and Story teller. Very knowledgable. Tour of the nature center was very informative and staff there were friendly. Kids loved the telescope of the Hawk eating its prey on the hill.

Ward Grantham

History of Southern Alberta

Sharalyn Patching

Brad is an excellent tour guide. He spoke loud and clear, at the level of my students, answering all their questions, and sharing interesting facts.

Darren

We had a great time at fort whoop up seeing what it would have been like to live as Pioneer's and traders and we loved the wagon ride

Dave (DavesElectronicals)

This is not the location of the original Fort. Some how, the Galt Museum has monopolized the name and actual location. This Galt version is much more accessible and definitely worth the visit. Nothing left of the original one anyway.

Matthew Olsthoorn

Nice paths to walk around.

Dale Bevington

Another amazing place in Southern Alberta. Fort is great to visit and the railway bridge very dramatic.

Jessica Habiak

Neat place to check out. The wagon ride was fun and informing Neat to see what a historic fort would've looked like

Brooke McLaren

First time being there and it was a great place to see. Our guide was informative and friendly.

Joy Connors

Amazing

shaleen kruzer

We had a wonderful time wandering throughout the fort. Very informative. We loved the wagon ride and seeing the small animals. We will be back to visit again. I recommend a visit . Goof work to all!

RR R

Awesome place

Linda Klima

Wonderful experience!

Jafar Azizi

Beautiful walk beautiful scenery family area

Owen Bailey

A bit pricey for the whole family but worth it. Great interactive displays and bery knowledgable staff. Very fun place to visit. We were there for the Calvalry re-enactment cannon and rifle demonstration.

V Davis

Very nice trails with an awesome view of the train trestle!!!

H A

Over priced

Jaime Mitchell

The guided tour was amazing. They had great interactive stations for the kids and the sample of bannock was delicious. A really great experience.

Trevor Michelsen

Great

S H

Interesting. Did not go in fort but watched demonstration of cannon firing.

Janice Aarhus

This was so much fun and educational. What a beautiful experience to share with my grandchildren while is was visiting them.

PieKie Swart

An interesting site to visit. Some nice history and the horse carriage ride was great.

Mirim Seo

(Translated) You can learn about the history of Canada. There's a lot to see and he's kindly explained. It was really good. (Original) 캐나다의 역사를 배울수 있습니다. 정말 볼것도 많고 설명도 친철히 해주십니다. 정말 좋았습니다.

Jeff Gauthier

A blast from the past

Cassondra J

Absolutely beautiful place! So many walking trails and parks for the kids. Plenty of choices for parking. Easy access to the Old Man River. Lots of wildlife to watch and information on what you see.

Greg Mugford

The beauty, the history and the location, it is an amazing place and area that has an amazing history.

Landon Hardy

The Fort was great the staff were cheerful and helped everyone to have a great time.

Arlene Shadbolt

Fabulous learning experience

Hannah Schmidt

Beautiful setup, well-done, very informative. The wax figures and sound effects make the exhibits come to life. Enjoyable for both children and adults. There's a little souvenir shop too.

Karen Hooper

Good displays

Gina F

Awesome place to visit

Corwin Lee

We had so much fun at this attraction and the wagon ride was so worth it! The wagon dirver took so much extra time with our kids to show them her animals and share the history of the area - it really made our time in Lethbridge special! We will be going back again next time we visit as we didn't get a chance to see everything.

Merle Pyke

Well done. I have been here several times. Always informative.

Iva Sharp

This fort is okay. Entirely self guided.

Rolando Perez

Staff is always friendly