The Drum Barracks Civil War Museum

The Drum Barracks Civil War Museum is the last original Civil War building in Los Angeles. It was designated by the California government as a Historic Monument and Museum, after which, in 1971, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Landmarks.

Despite the status of a historical monument, in 1963, the building wanted to be demolished, but the public violently expressed their discontent, so in 1986 the building was designated the Museum of the American Civil War.

The building is an ordinary building in the form of a barracks, with sixteen rooms inside. The facade of the building is restored and covered with decorative tiles, which in principle does not distinguish it from the usual, typical for California. The front part of the facade is well distinguished by the balcony located here, which is kept on 3 wooden beams at the entrance to the room.

As tourists visited the museum, rumors began to spread that the building was haunted by the ghosts of soldiers killed in the war. Eyewitnesses claim to have heard human cries, the noise of chains, hoof trampling and saw smoke rising from the floor.