Fort Laurens Museum & Park
The Ohio Historical Society operates a small museum at the site with exhibits about the frontier soldier, a video about the fort's history and archaeological artifacts from the fort's excavation. The museum is located in a large park that is the used for military reenactments. A crypt in the museum wall contains remains of soldiers who died defending the fort. The site is closed in the winter.
In 1970, the fort site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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