The Barnes County Historical Society seeks to preserve and share the history of Barnes County, ND, and the surrounding area. To this end, the society operates a museum of local history which contains relevant temporary exhibits.

Built in 1972 as the headquarters of the Cass County Historical Society, the building houses a growing collection of artifacts from Cass County and the surrounding area. The museum features permanent, temporary, and traveling exhibits that include one of the region's largest collections of Native American artifacts. The museum store, a reception hall and offices are also located in the main museum.

Exhibits include memorabillia from pioneer families and artifacts.

Located at 101East Main Ave., Bismarck, this site preserves part of a military installation established as Camp Greeley in 1872 to provide protection for work gangs then building the Northern Pacific Railroad. The camp's name was changed to Camp Hancock in 1873. A log headquarters building still stands on the site; it has been enlarged and remodeled several times, and the logs have been concealed by clapboard siding.

cated southwest of Medora, this site memorializes the life and activities in North Dakota of Antoine de Vallombrosa, the Marquis de Mores, who arrived in 1883. Among his enterprises were a beef packing plant, a stagecoach line, a freighting company, refrigerated railway cars, cattle and sheep raising, land ownership, and a new town which he called Medora, in honor of his wife

THE HAWK MUSEUM IS 800 ACRES OF BEAUTIFUL FARM LAND. WITH ACRES OF GREEN LAWNS AND THE FLAVOR OF AN OLD TOWN. WHAT WITH THE BEAUTIFUL CHURCH, THE GENERAL STORE/POST OFFICE, SCHOOL AND OTHER HOMETOWN ORIGINAL BUILDINGS FROM THIS AREA.

Dunn County Museum celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2006.