Local History Museum named after VP Shpakovsky Yessentuki - one of the city's main cultural centers. Located in the historic center of Yessentuki, in an old two-storey mansion, built in the late nineteenth century. DY Karagachevym priest. The museum was founded in 1963 by veteran educator VP Shpakovskii.

Until 1978, the museum was a national, and later he was awarded the status of a state. Now in the funds history museum houses more than 30,000 artifacts. All expositions are placed in six rooms.

Exhibits presented in the department of nature, talk about the features of the spa town: its climate, fauna and flora. Also, there are collections of archaeological and paleontological, telling about the past, Pyatigorsk. Next exposition reflects the history of the birth of the village of Terek Cossacks. There are genuine household items that have been transferred to the museum of local residents. See "Types of population and its composition" and "Old Essentuki" many unique documents, photographs and objects of everyday life.

Next exhibition tells the story of a spa town since the discovery of FP Haas mineral springs, and to this day, and the people who played a huge role in the development of the resort. Much interest and other museum exhibits devoted to famous countrymen EA Kersnovskaya and AT Gubin. No less interesting is the section with the works of the sculptor G. Cherkasova, who gave high reliefs in plaster their world view.

In a small room located items of antique furniture from the sanatorium number 5 in which they were brought from Moscow in the 20s. 20st. during the period of Soviet resorts. The memorial room VI Razumovsky presented materials about the life and activity of the professor, the founder of the university in Tbilisi, Baku and Saratov.

Before the eyes of museum visitors are captured in the documents, photos and exhibits events of the war, seen through the prism of a small southern town in Russia.

The museum has art gallery with works by famous artists of the region and two exhibition halls, which regularly hosts exhibitions.