mashantucket pequot museum & research center

it bring you back to the time how the Indian live.it reminds us how the Indian live off the land and taken care of the land. how every part of an animal was use.

this is a must see! Large museum and very cheap for what you get. there is food available and also the tower you can go up in and see the whole area for free

This is one of my favorite museums.It's set up nicely to encourage one to walk as a journey through time (but go through it however you like). The exhibits and artifacts are very interesting an accompanied by educational information that captures the attention. The recreated village is a marvel! I walked through it many times and kept finding additional details on each tour.The museum has a nice mix of visually appealing objects, interactive display (like the cabin), movie/sound, and presentations, with indoor and outdoor areas. The spaces feel large and to me have a nice flow as one passes through.I only spoke with a couple of the employees/volunteers but those I did interact with were engaging and informative.I even thought the cafeteria's food was above average, with fair prices.I've been a couple times and did not find it crowded. This made the viewings comfortable but also was a sad experience because a museum as powerful and effective as this one ought to be widely known and enjoyed. It has a lot of important information to share.

This is a very well done museum. I'm surprised more people don't take advantage of it. Very interesting and well laid out with a nice mix of short movies and exhibits.

Have been to multiple reservations on the east coast and this museum is one of the most accurate and informative.

This is perhaps the best Native American museum in America. I have visited similar museums in Washington D.C. and Oklahoma. The Mashantucket Pequot Native American Museum is a must see attraction in the Mystic area. Excellent historical displays presented with interest for children and adults. Don't miss the 185 foot observation tower. Fabulous view of the surrounding area.

Very nice displays and quite educational, for all ages.Alot of Casino goers, pass up the chance to visit the Museum. They are missing out on a well run Museum and the amazing history of this Nation.

Very special museum which takes a visitor through the history of the Pequot Tribe and their lands from prehistoric to current times. The exhibits are informative but make sure you do not miss the movies and video presentations that are scattered through the museum. The Pequot War is only offered a few times a day. Also be sure to spend time in the recreated Pequot village, very educational and a great way to make learning and history interesting for visitors of all ages. A must see attraction if you are in the area. The lookout tower also gives one an idea of the extent and topography of the tribal lands and the casino visible in the distance which changed life for this tribe forever.

Visited just with my husband, but great experience for all ages. Very informative and well setup. Went Ina Friday - not crowded - mostly school children - we enjoyed it!

I have been to Foxwood's numerous times and never bothered to drive past the casino and visit the Pequot museum while in Mashantucket but recently went to the museum as part of a group and realized that I'd been missing out! It's really very good with a lot of interesting exhibits, short films and displays. There is so much to see and do here, including: An area with life-size mannequins in displays showing various aspects of daily life for the Mashantucket Pequots which is really well done. There are a lot of great details and it's well maintained. Short films that you can sit and watch which will tell you about their history, including one about the Pequot War which split the original tribe and another about how the Mashantucket Pequot managed to survive as a nation.There are artifacts and displays to check out and interactive exhibits to explore. I had no idea what a gem this museum is and plan to go back when I have more time to explore it fully!

This is so much better than I had expected. It is very big and you can spend hours here! They had some live exhibits with people and native americans making items as they did in the past. The regular exhibits are a wealth of history and information. Its great for kids.

The realistic, lifelike exhibits were incredible! The audio tour very well done! We spent most of the day there, and enjoyed learning much about the local native culture. I would give the museum exhibits an excellent rating and would recommend it to others.However. be prepared for a surprisingly unwelcoming experience at the admissions desk. It is unfortunate that they have staff stationed there (an older female and a younger male,) who are supposed to make a good "first impression" but they don't greet, smile or seem at all interested in answering your questions. They seemed bothered by visitors or maybe were just "having a bad day." But anyway, they simply took our money and sent us out to wonder. Fortunately, we ran into a young lady (that apparently served on the janitorial staff,) that was very pleasant and helpful, answered our questions, and even provided a map to lead us through exhibits. I would suggest they move her to the check in desk!All that being said, we would still definitely recommend the museum to anyone visiting the area.

We stayed here over two hours but it would take two days to really see and read everything. The exhibits were so lifelike and the "village" was just fantastic. If you enjoy early american history, this would be worth a special trip. Small children would not enjoy this.

The disney of Native American museums. So much to see and do and jam packed with information. You can easily spend 3-4 hours there and not see it all.

I'd been to the museum a few years ago for a relatively brief, work-related visit and always wanted to go back and see the whole thing properly. I brought my sons, ages 5 and 8, on a day off from school, expecting that we'd stay for about 2 hours. Four hours later, we had finally seen enough to satisfy them - but still didn't see everything! The layout of the museum is not at all confusing as some other reviewers have suggested; the only thing to know is that it is designed to tell a linear story, so it's hard to double back - it literally leads you, with paths and signage, through the entirety of the narrative from the Ice Age to the present day. Just go where the design takes you and you'll be fine. The life-sized mannequins are amazingly realistic; my 2nd-grader kept saying "I feel like that one's going to move/talk to me/come over here!" The village is absolutely a highlight and feels just like you're stepping back in time. Everything here is immersive and highly detailed. My kindergartener particularly loved the model of the Earth showing patterns of glacial migration over time (way more interesting than it sounds) and the opportunity to look at a scale model of a Native American fort, then use an interactive touch screen to explore the real thing with a combination of CGI and archaeological footage. 2nd grader was really moved by the exhibits about the Pequot War and the description of the lead-up to the events that's delivered as a narrative at one of the displays. We had to skip the film on the subject as it's clearly marked as inappropriate for kids under age 12, but the displays captured his imagination nonetheless. Yes, it's a little pricey, but it's worth it. The cafe and gift shop are both fairly mediocre but not worth complaining about; if the food and the swag are that important to you, you're there for the wrong reasons.