I visited the park on a Sunday. The weather was perfect. I toured the cavalry site, including the General Custer home. Our tour guide "Miss Ashley, the laundress" was very friendly and knowledgable. The buildings are a replica of the cavalry post from 1875, and nicely done. The Slant-on-Hill village was also very interesting. Great vistas of the Missouri River... more

Fort Lincoln is 7 miles south of Mandan and Interstate I-94 on scenic North Dakota Highway 1806. Driving the grounds gives beautiful views of the Missouri River. There is a guided tour of General Custer's home and self tours of barracks and stockade battlements. Barracks contain bunk beds, foot lockers, and period uniforms and weapons. There are separate locations for... more

The fort commemorates one of the most famous military losses in U.S. history. In 1876, Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer led the 7th Cavalry from Fort Abraham Lincoln into the disastrous Battle of the Little Bighorn. Neither he nor his troops survived. Adjacent to the fort, re-created earth lodges at On-A-Slant Indian Village mark the site of a once-bustling Mandan... more

I LOVE this place!! So o my kids (20 yrs and 12 yrs old). The people are SO nice and dress in the "character" they play. The commissary folks are SO nice too. I love the house, and the history is great too. Always a place I go when I am in the area more

Excellent example of re-enactor presentation of history. the "soldiers" help transport you back in time to understand operations of a cavalry post during the Indian Wars and imagine yourself as a visitor to Gen. Custer's home. His house is furnished as if he had just stepped out and there is a soldiers' barracks and mess to explore. the few buildings... more