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Museums in Florida

Museums in parks and natural settings, showcasing Florida history, cultural heritage, and the arts

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Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki

Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki

Big Cypress Seminole Reservation      ( 26.325975,-80.999618 )      

Set in a 60-acre cypress dome on the Big Cypress Seminole Reservation, the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki museum of Seminole culture provides an introduction to the tropical outdoors of natural South Florida’s swamps in which the Seminole Tribe has lived for more than a century.

Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park

Blooming season at Maclay Gardens

Tallahassee      ( 30.513433,-84.247481 )      

In late winter, azaleas create ribbons of bright color beneath the live oak canopy across the grounds of Maclay Gardens, a series of formal gardens along the hillsides sweeping down to Lake Hall.

Ann Norton Sculpture Garden

Ann Norton Sculpture Garden

West Palm Beach      ( 26.695206,-80.050553 )      

One of the largest palm collections in the United States is the backdrop for the oversized works of sculptor Ann Norton on this 1.7 acre estate adjoining her former home and studio in West Palm Beach.

Arcadia Mill

Arcadia Mill complex

Milton      ( 30.610252, -87.069775 )      1.7 miles

Near Milton, Arcadia Mill showcases ongoing work to uncover Florida’s first “modern” industrial complex.

Bok Tower Gardens

Atop Iron Mountain at Bok Tower Gardens

Lake Wales      ( 27.917345,-81.565998 )      

Atop one of the highest hills in the Florida Peninsula, Bok Tower Gardens is one of Florida’s most spectacular landscaped gardens, “something to appeal to both man and animal, a meditative place,” as envisioned by Edward William Bok in the 1920s.

Bonnet House

Bonnet House

Fort Lauderdale      ( 26.136518,-80.105573 )      

Named for the water lilies that once flourished in the freshwater marsh in front of this grand home, the 35 acres of tropical forest on which the Bonnet House was built was a gift from industrialist Hugh Taylor Birch to his daughter Helen and son-in-law Fredric Clay Bartlett, a noted artist.

Camp Bayou Nature Preserve

Little Manatee River at Camp Bayou

Ruskin      ( 27.667312, -82.402325 )      2.8 miles

Located on the banks of the Little Manatee River, Camp Bayou Nature Preserve provides an easygoing set of trails through a variety of natural Florida habitats.

Camp Chowenwaw Park

Treehouse at Camp Chowenwaw

Green Cove Springs      ( 30.036493, -81.712794 )      2 miles

In a deeply forested area on Black Creek north of Green Cove Springs, Camp Chowenwaw Park provides campers and hikers a unique destination, a former Girl Scout Camp with a rich history.

Castillo de San Marcos

Castillo de San Marcos

St. Augustine      ( 29.896631, -81.311644 )      

The only remaining 17th century fortress in North America, the Castillo de San Marcos defended the Spanish colony of St. Augustine from two British sieges in the 1700s.

Cedar Key Museum Historic State Park

Salt boiler and cannon

Cedar Key      ( 29.1507,-83.048557 )      

A museum started by seashell collector St. Clair Whitman also honors the legacy of John Muir’s travels through Florida on foot at Cedar Key Museum Historic State Park.

Constitution Convention Museum State Park

Constitution Convention Museum State Park

Port St. Joe      ( 29.793400, -85.299400 )      

At the Constitution Convention Museum State Park, interpretive exhibits and artifacts put a face on Florida’s frontier days, with a special focus on the historic city of St. Joseph (now Port St. Joe).

Crane Point Hammock

Adderly House at Crane Point Hammock

Marathon      ( 24.716525,-81.075822 )      

Part native, part cultivated, Crane Point Hammock is 63 acres of tropical hardwood hammock in the heart of Marathon. Preserved from development in 1989 by the Florida Keys Land Trust, it is the largest tropical hammock in the Middle Keys.

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