Museum Name
Image
Community
County
Region
Type
Notes
A. E. Backus Gallery & Museum
Fort Pierce
St. Lucie
Central East
Art
Features landscapes by A. E. Backus and pieces by other Florida artists
A. Quinn Jones Museum and Cultural Center
Gainesville
Alachua
North Central
History
Former home of A. Quinn Jones
ACCORD Civil Rights Museum
St. Augustine
St. Johns
Northeast
Ethnic-African American
Former dental office of Dr.Robert Hayling , which also served as a meetinghouse for the St. Augustine Movement . Currently a private residence.
African-American Research Library and Cultural Center
Fort Lauderdale
Broward
Southeast
Haitian art
Branch of the Broward County Library
African American Museum of the Arts
DeLand
Volusia
Central East
Art
Art and culture of African Americans and Caribbean Americans
Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum
Clewiston
Hendry
Southwest
Ethnic-Native American
Managed by the Seminole Tribe of Florida at the Big Cypress Indian Reservation , artifacts, culture, and life of the Seminole in the swamps of Florida
Air Force Armament Museum
Eglin Air Force Base
Okaloosa
Northwest
Aerospace
Air Force planes, bombs, missiles, rockets, and other military weapons
Air Force Space and Missile Museum
Cape Canaveral
Brevard
Central East
Aerospace
Houses artifacts from early space program and includes extensive outdoor rocket garden with vintage missiles and rockets .
Airport Museum
Melbourne
Brevard
Central East
Aviation
Houses displays on Naval Air Station Melbourne and Melbourne International Airport .
Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Gardens
Winter Park
Orange
Central
Art
Sculptures of Albin Polasek and others, and changing art exhibits
Alexander Brest Museum and Gallery
Jacksonville
Duval
Northeast
Art
Part of Jacksonville University , includes changing exhibits of contemporary art, collections of carved ivory, Pre-Columbian artifacts, Steuben glass, Chinese porcelain, Cloisonné, Tiffany glass, and Boehm porcelain
Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park
Tallahassee
Leon
North Central
Historic house
28 acres (110,000 m2 ) of ornamental gardens, 1920s-1940s period Maclay House
Amelia Island Light
Fernandina Beach
Nassau
Northeast
Maritime
Amelia Island Museum of History
Fernandina Beach
Nassau
Northeast
Local history
Housed in a former jail
American Museum of the Cuban Diaspora
Miami
Miami-Dade
Southwest
Ethnic-Cuban American
American Muscle Car Museum
Melbourne
Brevard
Central East
Automotive
Not open to the public except for charitable events
American Police Hall of Fame & Museum
Titusville
Brevard
Central East
Law enforcement
Police weapons, vehicles, equipment, badges, uniforms, procedures and more
American Victory Ship and Museum
Tampa
Hillsborough
Central West
Maritime
World War II cargo ship
American Water Ski Educational Foundation Hall of Fame and Museum
Polk City
Polk
Central
Sports
Also known as Water Ski Hall of Fame , features water ski and boating memorabilia
Anita S. Wooten Gallery
Orlando
Orange
Central
Art
website , part of the Valencia College , East Campus
Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts
Pensacola
Escambia
Northwest
Art
website , contemporary art exhibits, part of Pensacola State College
Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens
West Palm Beach
Palm Beach
Southeast
Art
Artist's home, studio and outdoor sculpture gardens
Anna Maria Island Museum and Historical Park
Anna Maria Island
Manatee
Southwest
Local history
website
Apalachicola Maritime Museum
Apalachicola
Franklin
Northwest
Maritime
Area maritime heritage, boat building, boat tours, 57-foot ketch
Appleton Museum of Art
Ocala
Marion
Central
Art
Part of College of Central Florida , collections include sculptures, 19th-century paintings, Pre-Columbian, African, European and Asian arts and antiquities
Arcadia Mill
Milton
Santa Rosa
Northwest
History
Remains of an early 19th-century industrial water-powered mill complex
Arch Creek Park
North Miami Beach
Miami-Dade
Southeast
History
8-acre park with museum containing Native American and pioneer artifacts, natural history programs
Archer Historical Society Museum
Archer
Alachua
North Central
Local history
Housed in a railroad depot
Armory Art Center
West Palm Beach
Palm Beach
Southeast
Art
website , community art center with exhibit gallery
Art and Culture Center of Hollywood
Hollywood
Broward
Southeast
Art
Contemporary visual and performing arts
Art Center Sarasota
Sarasota
Sarasota
Southwest
Art
Visual arts center with exhibit galleries and a sculpture garden
ArtCenter Manatee
Bradenton
Manatee
Southwest
Art
website
Arts and Design Society of Fort Walton Beach
Fort Walton Beach
Okaloosa
Northwest
Art
website , visual arts center with exhibit gallery
Art League of Daytona Beach Gallery
Daytona Beach
Volusia
Central East
Art
Exhibits by local artists
ArtCenter/South Florida
Miami Beach
Miami-Dade
Southeast
Art
website , gallery
Atlantic Center for the Arts
New Smyrna Beach
Volusia
Central East
Art
Includes galleries in two locations
Audubon House and Tropical Gardens
Key West
Monroe
Florida Keys
Historic house
1830s period home of artist and ornithologist John James Audubon , includes gallery of his art
Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum
Sanibel
Lee
Southwest
Natural history
Shells and mollusks
Baker Block Museum
Baker
Okaloosa
Northwest
Local history
Complex includes the museum with antiques, tools and period displays, a post office, mill, log cabin, blacksmith shop, corn crib, and outhouse
Barbara Sumwalt Museum
Bokeelia
Lee
Southwest
Local history
Operated by the Useppa Island Historical Society[ 1]
Barnacle Historic State Park
Coconut Grove
Miami-Dade
Southeast
Historic house
Includes 19th century period home and boathouse of yacht designer Ralph Middleton Munroe
Bass Museum of Art
Miami Beach
Miami-Dade
Southeast
Art
Collections include Renaissance and Baroque paintings, Rococo court painting and English portraiture, painting and sculpture of North America, 19th and 20th century landscape and history paintings, painting and sculpture of North America, Latin America and the Caribbean, contemporary photography, Asian art, European decorative art
Beaches Museum and History Park
Jacksonville
Duval
Northeast
Local history
Operated by the Beaches Area Historical Society, history and culture of the Jacksonville Beaches area[ 2]
Bienes Museum of the Modern Book
Fort Lauderdale
Broward
Southeast
Library
Changing exhibits from its collections
Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park
Key Biscayne
Miami-Dade
Southeast
Maritime
Tours of Cape Florida Lighthouse and keeper's quarters
Black Heritage Museum
Middleburg
Clay
Northeast
Ethnic-African American
Open by appointment[ 3]
Black Heritage Museum
New Smyrna Beach
Volusia
Central East
Ethnic-African American
Blanchard House Museum
Charlotte Harbor
Charlotte
Southwest
Ethnic-African American
Area African American history and culture
Bob Rauschenberg Gallery
Fort Myers
Lee
Southwest
Art
Modern and contemporary international art in all media, part of Florida SouthWestern State College , Lee County Campus[ 4]
Boca Raton Children's Museum
Boca Raton
Palm Beach
Southeast
Children's
Hands-on exhibits and exploration areas for young children[ 5]
Boca Express Train Museum
Boca Raton
Palm Beach
Southeast
Railroad
Includes restored rail cars & a steam engine
Boca Raton History Museum
Boca Raton
Palm Beach
Southeast
Local history
Located in former Town Hall, operated by the Boca Raton Historical Society
Boca Raton Museum of Art
Boca Raton
Palm Beach
Southeast
Art
Collections include 19th and 20th century European and American painting, drawings and sculpture; West African and Pre-Columbian art; modern and contemporary art; decorative arts and sculpture
Bok Tower Gardens
Lake Wales
Polk
Central
Historic house
1930s period mansion, carillon and botanical gardens
Bonnet House Museum & Gardens
Fort Lauderdale
Broward
Southeast
Historic house
20th century estate with art exhibits and gardens
Eastern Florida State College Planetarium & Observatory
Cocoa
Brevard
Central East
Science
Exhibits are at Science Quest Exhibit Hall at Eastern Florida State College , also planetarium (temporarily closed), observatory and art exhibits.[ 6]
Brevard Museum of History & Natural Science
Cocoa
Brevard
Central East
Multiple
Natural history, science, local history and culture, operated by Florida Historical Society.[ 7]
Bronson-Mulholland House
Palatka
Putnam
Northeast
Historic house
Mid 19th-century mansion, operated by the Putnam County Historical Society
Brooksville Railroad Depot Museum
Brooksville
Hernando
Central West
Railroad
Includes local history
Browning Railroad Museum
Palatka
Putnam
Northeast
Railroad
Operated by the Palatka Railroad Preservation Society in the Palatka Railroad Depot, includes model train layout
Bulow Plantation Ruins Historic State Park
Flagler Beach
Flagler
Northeast
History
Plantation ruins and exhibits
Burroughs Home
Fort Myers
Lee
Southwest
Historic house
Turn-of-the-20th-century period house, open once a week for living history tours
Butler House Museum
Deerfield Beach
Broward
Southeast
Historic house
Operated by the Deerfield Beach Historical Society
Butterfly World
Coconut Creek
Broward
Southeast
Natural history
Live butterflies, insects and birds, gardens, museum display of mounted butterflies and insects
Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention
Gainesville
Alachua
North Central
Science
Hands-on experiments and activities related to STEAM; exhibits about inventors and their inventions.
Calusa Nature Center and Planetarium
Fort Myers
Lee
Southwest
Natural history
Includes live animals, programs and a planetarium
Camp Blanding Museum and Memorial Park
Starke
Clay
Northeast
Military
Camp Gordon Johnston Museum
Carrabelle
Franklin
Northwest
Military
History of Camp Gordon Johnston , a WWII amphibious training base, includes artifacts, vehicles, photos, memorabilia
Cape Coral Historical Museum
Cape Coral
Lee
Southwest
Local history
website , operated by the Cape Coral Historical Society
Cape St. George Light
Apalachicola
Franklin
Northwest
Maritime
Reconstructed lighthouse to climb and keepers house
Casa Feliz Historic Home Museum
Winter Park
Orange
Central
Historic house
1930s Spanish-style estate designed by James Gamble Rogers II
Carrabelle History Museum
Carrabelle
Franklin
Northwest
History
History and culture of Carrabelle, includes Native American artifacts and the original World's Smallest Police Station
CAS Gallery
Coral Gables
Miami-Dade
Southeast
Art
website , part of University of Miami
Cason Cottage
Delray Beach
Palm Beach
Southeast
Historic house
Operated by the Delray Beach Historical Society, reflects Florida's lifestyles from 1915 to 1935[ 8]
Castillo de San Marcos
St. Augustine
St. Johns
Northeast
Military
Spanish fort and museum, living history re-enactments
Cedar Key Historical Museum
Cedar Key
Levy
North Central
Local history
Cedar Key Museum State Park
Cedar Key
Levy
North Central
Historic house
1920s period house with collection of shells and Native American artifacts
Central Florida Railroad Museum
Winter Garden
Orange
Central
Railroad
Centre Gallery
Tampa
Hillsborough
Central West
Art
website , student-run gallery in the Marshall Center at the Wolfson campus, University of South Florida
Charlotte County Historical Center
Charlotte Harbor
Charlotte
Southwest
Local history
website , located at Bayshore Live Oak Park, county history and culture
Child of the Sun Visitor Center
Lakeland
Polk
Central
Architecture
Photographs, furniture, and drawings depicting Frank Lloyd Wright 's relationship with Florida Southern College , also Wright exhibits
Children's Museum of the Highlands
Sebring
Highlands
Central
Children's
website , interactive play experiences
Children's Science Explorium
Boca Raton
Palm Beach
Southeast
Science
website , located in Sugar Sand Park
Clay County Historical Society Museum
Green Cove Springs
Clay
Northeast
Local history
Located in an old depot, also railroad memorabilia
Clewiston Museum
Clewiston
Hendry
Southwest
Local history
Houses exhibits highlighting the local Clewiston area, including the cattle industry, commercial fishing & Seminole Indians .
Cocoa Beach Surf Museum
Cocoa Beach
Brevard
Central
History
Located in Ron Jon Surf Shop.
Coral Castle
Homestead
Miami-Dade
Southeast
Art
Stone sculpture castle structure and garden
Corporal Larry E. Smedley National Vietnam War Museum
Orlando
Orange
Central
Military
Vietnam War artifacts, equipment, photos
Coastal Heritage Museum
Crystal River
Citrus
Central West
Local history
Located in the historic old city hall
Colonial Quarter
St. Augustine
St. Johns
Northeast
Living
Life of Spanish soldiers and their families in 1740 St. Augustine
Conrad Center
DeLand
Volusia
Central East
Local history
Operated by the West Volusia Historical Society, part of a complex that also includes the Henry A. DeLand House Museum and Lue Gim Gong Memorial Garden
Constitution Convention Museum State Park
Port St. Joe
Gulf
Northwest
History
Recreated hall with life-size audio-animated figures telling the story of the first Constitution Convention of Florida, also exhibits of 19th century life
Coral Gables Merrick House
Coral Gables
Miami-Dade
Southeast
Historic house
1925 period home of the founder of Coral Gables
Coral Springs Museum of Art
Coral Springs
Broward
Southeast
Art
Focus is present day, nationally recognized and Florida artists who create traditional, modern and Postmodern art
Cornell Fine Arts Museum
Winter Park
Orange
Central
Art
Part of Rollins College , collection includes art and objects from antiquity to the 21st century
Cornell Museum of Art & American Culture
Delray Beach
Palm Beach
Southeast
Art
Located in the Old School Square Cultural Arts Center, exhibits of fine art, craft and American culture
Cracker Country
Tampa
Hillsborough
Central West
Living
Late 19th century rural village
Cracker Trail Museum
Zolfo Springs
Hardee
Central
History
Located along the original Florida Cracker Trail , Florida pioneer history
Crane Point Museum, Nature Center & Historic Site
Marathon
Monroe
Florida Keys
Natural history
Includes museum of natural history, children's museum, bird rehabilitation center
Crealdé School of Art
Winter Park
Orange
Central
Art
Features three galleries: Alice & William Jenkins Gallery, Showalter Hughes Community Gallery, & Contemporary Sculpture Garden
Crooked River Lighthouse
Carrabelle
Franklin
Northwest
Maritime
Late 19th-century lighthouse to climb, Keeper's House Museum
Crowley Natural and Cultural History Center
Sarasota
Sarasota
Southwest
Multiple
website , includes museum of pioneer history, pioneer cabin, blacksmith shop, working sugar cane mill, restored 1892-period Tatum House, nature trails and boardwalk
Crystal River Archaeological State Park
Crystal River
Citrus
Central West
Archaeology
Site includes 6 pre-Columbian mounds and museum with excavated finds
Cultural Center at Ponte Vedra Beach
Ponte Vedra Beach
St. Johns
Northeast
Art
Exhibitions of local, regional and national artists in a variety of media[ 9]
Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens
Jacksonville
Duval
Northeast
Art
Collection includes European and American paintings, Meissen porcelain
Dade Battlefield Historic State Park
Bushnell
Sumter
Central
Military
Site of the 1835 Second Seminole War battlefield, visitor center museum about the war
Dante Fascell Visitor Center
Homestead
Miami-Dade
Southeast
Natural history
One of several visitor centers for Biscayne National Park , focus is the four ecosystems found in the park, also art gallery
Daytona 500 Experience
Daytona Beach
Volusia
Central East
Automotive
De Soto National Memorial
Bradenton
Manatee
Southwest
History
Commemorates the 1539 landing of Hernando de Soto
DeBary Hall Historic Site
DeBary
Volusia
Central East
Historic house
10-acre (40,000 m2 ) late 19th century estate with outbuildings
Deering Estate at Cutler
Miami
Miami-Dade
Southeast
Multiple
Historic house, art exhibits, nature tours of its 444 acres (1.80 km2 )
DeLand House Museum
DeLand
Volusia
Central East
Historic house
Victoria period house with artifacts, operated by the West Volusia Historical Society, complex includes the Conrad Center
DeLand Memorial Hospital Museum
DeLand
Volusia
Central East
Multiple
Exhibits include 1920s operating room & apothecary, military memorabilia, early days of the area's ice and electric business, elephant-themed collectibles, toys and the West Volusia Black Heritage Gallery
DeLand Naval Air Station Museum
DeLand
Volusia
Central East
Military
Military aircraft & artifacts
Depot Museum
Avon Park
Highlands
Central
Local history
Housed in 1926 railroad depot, operated by the Historical Society of Avon Park
Destin History & Fishing Museum
Destin
Okaloosa
Northwest
Multiple
Maritime and local history
Dixie Cultural Center
Old Town
Dixie
North Central
Local history
Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing
Ocala
Marion
Central
Automotive
History of the sport of drag racing
Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American History Museum
St. Petersburg
Pinellas
Central West
Ethnic-African American
African American history and culture
Dudley Farm Historic State Park
Newberry
Alachua
North Central
Farm
Working farm showing agricultural development in Florida from the 1850s through the mid-1940s
Duncan Gallery of Art
DeLand
Volusia
Central East
Art
Part of Stetson University , features works by Southeast and student artists
Dundee Depot Museum
Dundee
Polk
Central
Local history
Located in an old depot, also railroad memorabilia
Dunedin Fine Art Center
Dunedin
Pinellas
Central West
Art
Art center with galleries and David L. Mason Children's Art Museum
Dunedin History Museum
Dunedin
Pinellas
Central West
Local history
Local and state history and culture
Eden Gardens State Park
Freeport
Walton
Northwest
Historic house
Includes the Wesley House with late 18th century furniture and gardens
Edison and Ford Winter Estates
Fort Myers
Lee
Southwest
Multiple
Winter estates of Thomas Edison and Henry Ford , museum with their scientific inventions, and a botanical garden
Electrotherapy Museum
West Palm Beach
Palm Beach
Southeast
Technology
Open by appointment, private collection includes static electric machines, galvanic and faradic batteries, Oudin resonators, Tesla coils, violet rays, diathermy machines and more[ 10]
Elliott Museum
Hutchinson Island
Martin
Central East
Multiple
American antiques, decorative arts, baseball memorabilia, vintage automobiles, technology and inventions
Emerald Coast Science Center
Fort Walton Beach
Okaloosa
Northwest
Science
Themes include human senses, energy efficiency, color and light, animals, bubbles
Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum
Key West
Monroe
Florida Keys
Historic house
1930s residence of author Ernest Hemingway
Eugene L. Matthews Bradford County Historical Museum
Starke
Bradford
Northeast
Local history
Eustis Historical Museum
Eustis
Lake
Central
Local history
Each room features a different theme with period antiques, also Citrus Museum
Excelsior Museum and Cultural Center
St. Augustine
St. Johns
Northeast
Ethnic-African American
Located in St. Augustine's first black public high school, area African American history
Explorations V Children's Museum
Lakeland
Polk
Central
Children's
Interactive exhibits on local history, science, agriculture, art
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
Coral Gables
Miami-Dade
Southeast
Multiple
Botanic garden, butterfly conservatory, art exhibits
Family Heritage House Museum
Bradenton
Manatee
Southwest
African American
Part of State College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota , gallery and resource center for the study of African-American achievements.[ 11]
Fantasy of Flight
Polk City
Polk
Central
Aviation
Formerly the Weeks Air Museum, which was located in Miami
Father Miguel O'Reilly House Museum
St. Augustine
St. Johns
Northeast
Religious
Catholic heritage of St. Augustine
Flagler Beach Historical Museum
Flagler Beach
Flagler
Northeast
Local history
Photos, documents, memorabilia, prehistoric bones, shells, Native American artifacts
Flagler Museum
Palm Beach
Palm Beach
Southeast
Historic house
55 room Gilded Age mansion, also known as Whitehall
Flamingo Gardens
Davie
Broward
Southeast
Historic house
Botanical gardens and wildlife park with 1930s period Wray Home
Floral City Heritage Hall Museum
Floral City
Citrus
Central West
Local history
Operated by the Floral City Heritage Council
Florida Agricultural Museum
Palm Coast
Flagler
Northeast
Agriculture
Includes restored 1890s pioneer homestead, a turn of the last century dry goods store, five restored buildings from a 1930s Depression-Era citrus operation, and a 5,000-square-foot (460 m2 ) dairy barn
Florida Air Museum
Lakeland
Polk
Central
Aviation
Includes one-of-a-kind designs, classics, ultra-lights, antique airplanes and warbirds
Florida Atlantic University, University Galleries
Boca Raton
Palm Beach
Southeast
Art
website , Schmidt Center Gallery and Ritter Art Gallery
Florida Carriage Museum & Resort
Weirsdale
Marion
Central
Transportation
Collection of 160 carriages, and equine-related artifacts and artwork
Florida Civilian Conservation Corps Museum
Sebring
Highlands
Central
History
Part of Highlands Hammock State Park , CCC activities in Florida
Florida Governor's Mansion
Tallahassee
Leon
North Central
Historic house
Tours by appointment
Historic Train Depot Museum
Tarpon Springs
Pinellas
Central West
History
Former railroad depot, exhibits on local history and the railroad
Florida Holocaust Museum
St. Petersburg
Pinellas
Central West
Ethnic-Jewish
Florida Keys Eco-Discovery Center
Key West
Monroe
Florida Keys
Natural history
Plants and animals of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
Florida Maritime Museum at Cortez
Cortez
Manatee
Southwest
Maritime
Includes a shell collection, ship models, historic boats and photos
Florida Museum of Natural History
Gainesville
Alachua
North Central
Natural history
Located on the campus of the University of Florida , flora, fauna, fossils and historic peoples of the state of Florida
Florida Museum of Photographic Arts
Tampa
Hillsborough
Central West
Art
Photography, formerly Tampa Gallery of Photographic Arts
Florida Pioneer Museum
Florida City
Miami-Dade
Southeast
Local history
Florida Postal Museum
Orange City
Volusia
Central East
Philatelic
History of postal items, postal history, and postal service
Florida Sports Hall of Fame
Auburndale
Polk
Central
Sports
Memorabilia of famous Florida athletes
Florida Railroad Museum
Parrish
Manatee
Southwest
Railroad
Heritage railroad along 6 miles of track
Florida State Capitol
Tallahassee
Leon
North Central
History
Florida's legislative history
Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts
Tallahassee
Leon
North Central
Art
website , part of Florida State University
Foosaner Art Museum
Melbourne
Brevard
Central East
Art
Collection includes Modern and Contemporary art, American industrial design, Asian art, and women artists; formerly the Brevard Art Museum
Forest Capital State Museum
Perry
Taylor
North Central
Industrial
Forest industry museum and 1864 Cracker Homestead historic house museum
Fort Barrancas
Pensacola
Escambia
Northwest
Military
Restored mid 19th-century fort, also a visitor center for the Gulf Islands National Seashore
Fort Caroline National Memorial
Jacksonville
Duval
Northeast
History
Operated by U.S. National Park Service
Fort Clinch State Park
Fernandina Beach
Nassau
Northeast
Military
Civil War living history demonstrations on the 1st weekend of the month
Fort Christmas Historical Park
Christmas
Orange
Central
Multiple
Includes restored fort and historic houses, exhibits on military, Seminole and pioneer life
Fort De Soto Park
Tierra Verde
Pinellas
Central West
Military
1,136-acre park made up of five interconnected islands, Quartermaster Storehouse Museum with displays about the late 19th-century fort
Fort East Martello Museum & Gardens
Key West
Monroe
Florida Keys
Multiple
Local history, art, military memorabilia
Fort Foster Historic Site
Zephyrhills
Pasco
Central West
Military
Restored early 19th century Seminole War fort
Fort Lauderdale Antique Car Museum
Fort Lauderdale
Broward
Southeast
Automotive
Features 22 Packards and automobile memorabilia[ 12]
Fort Lauderdale History Center
Fort Lauderdale
Broward
Southeast
History
Includes main museum, a historic house museum and a schoolhouse
Fort Matanzas National Monument
St. Augustine
St. Johns
Northeast
Military
1740 Spanish fort
Fort Meade Historical Museum
Fort Meade
Polk
Central
Local history
Located in the Old Fort Meade School House
Fort Mose Historic State Park
St. Augustine
St. Johns
Northeast
History
Park and museum at site of the first legally sanctioned free African settlement in what is now the United States
Fort Walton Beach Heritage Park & Cultural Center
Fort Walton Beach
Okaloosa
Northwest
Multiple
Includes the Indian Temple Mound Museum with exhibits depicting 12,000 years of Native American occupation and the Fort Walton Temple Mound, the Camp Walton Schoolhouse Museum with early education displays, the Garnier Post Office Museum with postal history items from 1918 to 1956, and the Civil War Exhibits building
Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park
Key West
Monroe
Florida Keys
Military
Civil War fort
Foster Tanner Fine Arts Gallery
Tallahassee
Leon
North Central
Art
Gallery at Florida A&M University , focus is art from the African diaspora[ 13] [ 14]
Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park
St. Augustine
St. Johns
Northeast
Local history
Site of Ponce de León's Fountain of Youth , includes native and colonial artifacts and historic structures
Four Arts Gardens
Palm Beach
Palm Beach
Southeast
Art
Also known as Philip Hulitar Sculpture Gardens, outdoor sculpture gardens
FPL Energy Encounter
Hutchinson Island
Martin
Central East
Science
website , operated by Florida Power & Light , exhibits about electricity and energy generation, adjacent to the St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant
Frances Wolfson Gallery
Miami
Miami-Dade
Southeast
Art
At Wolfson Campus,[ 15] Miami Dade College
Fred Dana Marsh Museum
Ormond Beach
Volusia
Central East
Multiple
Located in Tomoka State Park, art, natural and cultural history
Frost Art Museum
Miami
Miami-Dade
Southeast
Art
At Florida International University , includes American modern sculptures, paintings, and photographs, contemporary Caribbean and Latin American artists
Gadsden Arts Center
Quincy
Gadsden
North Central
Art
Renovated hardware store (1912), with rotating regional & national art exhibitions and a permanent collection of vernacular art.
Gamble Plantation Historic State Park
Ellenton
Manatee
Southwest
Historic house
Antebellum plantation mansion
Genova Museum
Boynton Beach
Palm Beach
Southeast
Multiple
Star Wars, Elvis and Titanic memorabilia [ 16]
Gillespie Museum
DeLand
Volusia
Central East
Geology
Earth sciences museum at Stetson University
Glazer Children's Museum
Tampa
Hillsborough
Central West
Children's
Gold Coast Railroad Museum
Miami
Miami-Dade
Southeast
Railroad
Historic railroad cars, equipment and model train building
Golisano Children's Museum of Naples
Naples
Collier
Southwest
Children's
Goodwood Museum and Gardens
Tallahassee
Leon
North Central
Historic house
World War I period house and gardens
Government House Museum
St. Augustine
St. Johns
Northeast
History
City history back to its founding
Grant Historical House
Grant
Brevard
Central East
Historic House
Local history
Great Explorations Children's Museum
St. Petersburg
Pinellas
Central West
Children's
Groveland Historical Museum
Groveland
Lake
Central
Local history
Operated by the Groveland Historical Society[ 17]
Gulf Beaches Historical Museum
St. Pete Beach
Pinellas
Central West
Local history
History of Pinellas County's barrier islands, located in the Pass-a-Grille Historic District [ 18]
Gumbo Limbo Environmental Complex
Boca Raton
Palm Beach
Southeast
Nature center
Haitian Heritage Museum
Miami
Miami-Dade
Southeast
Ethnic-Haitian
Art, culture and heritage of Haiti
Halifax Historical Museum
Daytona Beach
Volusia
Central East
Local history
Hannibal Square Heritage Center
Winter Park
Orange
Central
Ethnic-African American
Operated by the Crealdé School of Art, history, heritage and art of West Winter Park's African American community
Harbor Branch Ocean Discovery Center
Fort Pierce
St. Lucie
Central East
Natural history
Includes exhibits, marine creatures and displays exploring the marine environment and depicting the research efforts of the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution
Hamilton County Historical Museum
Jasper
Hamilton
North Central
Prison
Former county jail
Hardee Center for the Arts
Madison
Madison
North Central
Art
website , part of North Florida Community College
Harry P. Leu Gardens
Orlando
Orange
Central
Historic house
Botanical gardens, includes the Leu House Museum, a turn-of-the-20th-century period house
Hawthorne Historical Museum & Cultural Center
Hawthorne
Alachua
Central
Local history
Henry B. Plant Museum
Tampa
Hillsborough
Central West
Historic house
Turn-of-the-20th-century Victorian hotel with period rooms
Heritage Museum of Northwest Florida
Valparaiso
Okaloosa
Northwest
Local history
History and culture of Okaloosa and Walton Counties
Heritage Village
Largo
Pinellas
Central West
Living
website , 21-acre (85,000 m2 ) site includes a school, church, sponge warehouse, railroad depot and store and a variety of historic houses, and displays about agriculture, coastal living, community life and tourism; adjacent to The Florida Botanical Gardens
Hernando Heritage Museum
Brooksville
Hernando
Central West
Local history
Highlands Museum of the Arts
Sebring
Highlands
Central
Art
Emerging art
Hillsborough River State Park
Thonotosassa
Hillsborough
Central West
Military
Includes replica of Fort Foster , an 1837 fort from the Second Seminole War
Historic Haile Homestead at Kanapaha Plantation
Gainesville
Alachua
North Central
Historic house
Mid 19th-century antebellum cotton plantation homestead
Historic Homestead Townhall Museum
Homestead
Miami-Dade
Southeast
Local history
Historic Pensacola Village
Pensacola
Escambia
Northwest
Multiple
Includes Pensacola Museum of History , Museum of Commerce , Museum of Industry , Lavalle House , Dorr House , Old Christ Church and Lear-Rocheblave House
Historic Rossetter House Museum
Melbourne
Brevard
Central East
Historic house
Victorian period house
Historic Smallwood Store
Chokoloskee
Collier
Southwest
History
Historic general store with original goods and fixtures
Historic Spanish Point
Osprey
Sarasota
Southwest
Multiple
30-acre (120,000 m2 ) site with prehistoric middens , a pioneer historic house museum , citrus packing house, trails and gardens
HistoryMiami
Miami
Miami-Dade
Southeast
History
History of southeastern Florida, including Greater Miami, the Florida Keys and the Everglades
History of Diving Museum
Islamorada
Monroe
Florida Keys
Maritime
website , historical diving apparatus including helmets, air pumps, armored suits, accessory gear and sunken treasure
Holocaust Memorial on Miami Beach
Miami Beach
Miami-Dade
Southeast
Art
Outdoor sculpture garden in memory of the Holocaust
Holocaust Memorial Resource and Education Center of Florida
Maitland
Orange
Central
Ethnic-Jewish
website
Holocaust Museum of Southwest Florida
Naples
Collier
Southwest
Ethnic-Jewish
website
Homeland Heritage Park
Bartow
Polk
Central
Open air
Includes a school, church, log cabin and 1880s residence
House of Refuge Museum at Gilbert's Bar
Hutchinson Island
Martin
Central East
Maritime
Former shipwreck life-saving station with turn-of-the-20th-century furnishings
Hugh Taylor Birch State Park
Fort Lauderdale
Broward
Southeast
Multiple
Terramar Visitor Center features exhibits on the natural and local history of the park and area
IGFA Fishing Hall of Fame & Museum
Dania Beach
Broward
Southeast
Sports
Operated by the International Game Fish Association, history of recreational fishing, art, historic artifacts, scientific breakthroughs
IMAG History & Science Center
Fort Myers
Lee
Southwest
History & Science
Hands-on science and history, aquarium exhibits, live small animals
Immokalee Pioneer Museum
Immokalee
Collier
Southwest
Open air
Part of the Collier County Museum System, pioneering and ranching days of Collier County
Indian River Citrus Museum
Vero Beach
Indian River
Central East
Local history
Citrus industry in Indian River County
Indian Rocks Beach Historical Museum
Indian Rocks Beach
Pinellas
Central West
Local history
Operated by the Indian Rocks Historical Society[ 19]
InterAmerican Art Gallery
Miami
Miami-Dade
Southeast
Art
information , at InterAmerican Campus, Miami Dade College
International Swimming Hall of Fame
Fort Lauderdale
Broward
Southeast
Sports
Jacksonville Fire Museum
Jacksonville
Duval
Northeast
Firefighting
Also known as the Museum of City Fire of 1901 and the Catherine Street Fire Museum
Jacksonville University Life Sciences Museum
Jacksonville
Duval
Northeast
Natural history
Part of Jacksonville University , includes shells, fossils, bird mounts, bones, animal skins
Jewish Museum of Florida
Miami Beach
Miami-Dade
Southeast
Ethnic-Jewish
John G. Riley House & Museum
Tallahassee
Leon
North Central
Ethnic-African American
Educational and social contributions of African Americans to Florida's history
John Gorrie State Museum
Apalachicola
Franklin
Northwest
Local history
Also history of inventor John Gorrie
Jonathan Dickinson State Park
Hobe Sound
Martin
Central East
Multiple
Features the Elsa Kimbell Environmental Education and Research Center with exhibits about the area's natural and cultural history
Richard and Pat Johnson Palm Beach County History Museum
West Palm Beach
Palm Beach
Southeast
Local history
Operated by the Historical Society of Palm Beach County
Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse & Museum
Jupiter
Palm Beach
Southeast
Maritime
Lighthouse and museum
Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum
Jacksonville
Duval
Northeast
History
One of nine facilities in the U.S. devoted to storage & presentation of original manuscripts
Kendall Art Gallery
Miami
Miami-Dade
Southeast
Art
website , at Kendall Campus, Miami Dade College
Kester Cottages
Pompano Beach
Broward
Southeast
Historic house
Operated by the Pompano Beach Historical Society, one a local history museum, the other typical of the late 1930s, open by appointment
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
Merritt Island
Brevard
Central East
Aerospace
Includes tours, U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame , Apollo-Saturn V Center , IMAX films, Astronaut Memorial
Kent Gallery at FCCJ
Jacksonville
Duval
Northeast
Art
web Kent campus
Key West Heritage House Museum and Robert Frost Cottage
Key West
Monroe
Florida Keys
Historic house
Key West Light House and Keeper's Quarters Museum
Key West
Monroe
Florida Keys
Maritime
Lighthouse and museum
Key West Museum of Art & History
Key West
Monroe
Florida Keys
Multiple
Art and local history
Key West Shipwreck Historeum Museum
Key West
Monroe
Florida Keys
Maritime
Combines actors, films and actual artifacts from the 1985 rediscovery of the wrecked vessel Isaac Allerton
Kingsley Plantation
Jacksonville
Duval
Northeast
Open air
Operated by U.S. National Park Service, remains of an early 19th-century plantation with slave houses
Kissimmee Air Museum
Kissimmee
Osceola
Central
Aviation
Formerly known as the Flying Tigers Warbird Restoration Museum
Knott House Museum
Tallahassee
Leon
North Central
Historic house
Operated by the Museum of Florida History , mid 19th-century house with Victorian furnishings
Koreshan State Historic Site
Estero
Lee
Southwest
Open air
Remaining buildings of 20th century religious settlement
LaBelle Heritage Museum
LaBelle
Hendry
Southwest
Local history
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Lady Lake Historical Society Museum
Lady Lake
Lake
Central
Local history
Exhibits include area citrus industry, a miniature HO gauge railroad, antique furniture, tools, photographs and memorabilia
Lake City-Columbia County Historical Museum
Lake City
Columbia
North Central
Local history
website
Lake County Historical Museum
Tavares
Lake
Central
Local history
Lake County Museum of Art
Eustis
Lake
Central
Art
Lake Kissimmee State Park - Cow Camp
Lake Wales
Polk
Central
Living
1876 period cow camp on weekends from Oct. through May 1
Lake Mary Historical Museum
Lake Mary
Seminole
Central
Local history
Lake Wales Museum and Cultural Center
Lake Wales
Polk
Central
Local history
Located in a depot, includes a model railroad layout
Lake Worth Historical Museum
Lake Worth
Palm Beach
Southeast
Local history
Includes historic photos, maps, clothing, household items, area ethnic culture
Larimer Arts Center
Palatka
Putnam
Northeast
Art
Art center with gallery
LaVilla Museum
Jacksonville
Duval
Northeast
Ethnic-African American
Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art
Tarpon Springs
Pinellas
Central West
Art
Part of St. Petersburg College , includes many works by Abraham Rattner and other 20th century artists
Leesburg Heritage Museum
Leesburg
Lake
Central
Local history
LeMoyne Center for the Visual Arts
Tallahassee
Leon
North Central
Art
website , includes sculpture garden and exhibit galleries
Lewis and Lucretia Taylor House Museum of African-American History and Culture
Tallahassee
Leon
North Central
Ethnic-African American
Also known as the Taylor House Museum, history of the black community in Tallahassee and civil rights
Liberty Bell Memorial Museum
Melbourne
Brevard
Central East
History
Houses military war exhibits, facsimiles of important documents in U.S. history & a full size replica of the Liberty Bell .
Lighthouse ArtCenter
Jupiter
Palm Beach
Southeast
Art
website , museum, gallery and school of art
Lightner Museum
St. Augustine
St. Johns
Northeast
Multiple
Victorian decorative arts, natural history artifacts, antique steam engines, musical instruments, paintings, sculpture, and furniture
Loggerhead Marinelife Center
Juno Beach
Palm Beach
Southeast
Natural history
Rescue and education center for sea turtles
Lowe Art Museum
Coral Gables
Miami-Dade
Southeast
Art
Part of University of Miami , collection includes Greco-Roman antiquities, Renaissance, Baroque, 17th- and 19th-century European art, 19th-century American art, modern art, international works, glass
Lyons Maritime Museum
St. Augustine
St. Johns
Northeast
Maritime
Diving equipment and history
Madame Tussauds Orlando
Orlando
Wax
Maitland Art Center
Maitland
Orange
Central
Art
Includes exhibit gallery
Maitland Historical Museum
Maitland
Orange
Central
Local history
Operated by the Maitland Historical Society, area pioneers
Maitland Telephone Museum
Maitland
Orange
Central
Technology
Operated by the Maitland Historical Society, development of the Winter Park Telephone Company and the technological growth of Maitland
Man in the Sea Museum
Panama City
Bay
Northwest
Maritime
History of underwater diving
Manatee County Agricultural Museum
Palmetto
Manatee
Southwest
Agriculture
Part of Palmetto Historical Park
Manatee Village Historical Park
Bradenton
Manatee
Southwest
Open air
Includes 1903 Wiggins General Store, boatworks, 1912 Florida pioneer farmhouse, smokehouse and sugar cane mill, barn, church, school, courthouse, Cow Hunter's bunkhouse, steam engine
Mandarin Museum
Jacksonville
Duval
Northeast
Historic house
Located in Walter Jones Historical Park, turn-of-the-20th-century period farmhouse
Marco Island Historical Museum
Marco Island, Florida
Collier
Southwest
Local history
Part of the Collier County Museum System, history of the Calusa Indians and the development of Marco Island
Marine Science Center
Ponce Inlet
Volusia
Central East
Natural history
Aquariums, touch tanks, rehabilitated seabirds and sea turtles
Marion County Museum of History
Ocala
Marion
Central
Local history
Maritime & Yachting Museum
Stuart
Martin
Central East
Maritime
Includes antique and classic boats, engines, model ships, navigation equipment, paintings and photographs
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Historic State Park
Cross Creek
Alachua
North Central
Farm
Working farm of author Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
Mary Brogan Museum of Art and Science
Tallahassee
Leon
North Central
Multiple
Science and art, with collections in American Folk art, photography, sculpture, paintings and drawings, prints, and Pre-Columbian art
Mary McLeod Bethune Home
Daytona Beach
Volusia
Central East
Historic house
Home of Mary McLeod Bethune , an educator and civil rights leader
Matheson Museum
Gainesville
Alachua
North Central
Multiple
Includes the local history museum, the historic Matheson House , and the Tison Tool Museum, operated by the Alachua County Historic Trust
Mattie Kelly Arts Center
Niceville
Okaloosa
Northwest
Art
Performing art center with exhibit gallery, part of Northwest Florida State College
McLarty Treasure Museum
Vero Beach
Indian River
Central East
Maritime
Exhibits on the 1715 Spanish treasure fleet
MDC Museum of Art and Design
Miami
Miami-Dade
Southeast
Art
website , operated by Miami Dade College , located in the Freedom Tower
Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Museum
Key West
Monroe
Florida Keys
Maritime
Mel Fisher's Treasure Museum
Sebastian
Indian River
Central East
Maritime
Shipwreck finds
Mennello Museum of American Art
Orlando
Orange
Central
Art
American art including traditional and contemporary art, features collection of primitive art by Earl Cunningham
Merrill House Museum
Jacksonville
Duval
Northeast
Historic house
Victorian-era house, operated by the Jacksonville Historical Society
Miami Children's Museum
Miami
Miami-Dade
Southeast
Children's
Miami-Dade Military Museum
Miami
Miami-Dade
Southeast
Military
Micanopy Historical Society Museum
Micanopy
Alachua
North Central
Local history
Middleburg Historical Museum
Middleburg
Clay
Northeast
Local history
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Military Heritage & Aviation Museum
Punta Gorda
Charlotte
Southwest
Military
Military Museum of North Florida
Green Cove Springs
Clay
Northeast
Military
Includes ship models, military vehicles, uniforms, weapons, equipment, flags
Military Sea Services Museum
Sebring
Highlands
Central
Military
Mission San Luis
Tallahassee
Leon
North Central
Living
Recreated Colonial Spanish mission village, with Apalachee village, the council house, and the home of the Spanish Deputy Governor
Monticello Old Jail Museum
Monticello
Jefferson
Northwest
Prison
Facebook site , former jail with prison cells, displays of local history
Morean Arts Center
St. Petersburg
Pinellas
Central West
Art
Displays works by local, national and international artists
Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens
Delray Beach
Palm Beach
Southeast
Ethnic-Japanese
Japanese art and culture
Morningside Nature Center
Gainesville
Alachua
North Central
Farm
Weekend living history programs, working farm and nature programs
Morse Museum
Winter Park
Orange
Central
Art
Also known as the Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art , American decorative arts including works by Tiffany, American art pottery, late-19th and early-20th-century American paintings, graphics, decorative arts and the Tiffany Chapel
Mote-Morris House
Leesburg
Lake
Central
Historic house
Victorian house, open twice a month
Mound House
Fort Myers Beach
Lee
Southwest
Local history
website , tours of an ancient Calusa Indian Mound , exhibits of archaeology, history and natural history, 1920s house under restoration
Mount Dora Center for the Arts
Mount Dora
Lake
Central
Art
Mount Dora History Museum
Mount Dora
Lake
Central
Local history
Formerly the Royellou Museum, contains vintage artifacts housed in the Old City Jail
Mount Dora Museum of Speed
Mount Dora
Lake
Central
Automotive
Includes muscle cars , automobile memorabilia, vintage road signs, Americana collection[ 23] [ 24] [ 25] [ 26] [ 27] [ 28]
Mulberry Phosphate Museum
Mulberry
Polk
Central
Multiple
Includes fossils , area memorabilia and exhibits about the phosphate industry
Museum at Ragtops Motorcars
Palm Beach
Palm Beach
Southeast
Automotive
website , vintage automobiles and memorabilia
Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale
Broward
Southeast
Art
Contemporary, southeastern Florida and Caribbean art
Museum of Arts and Sciences
Daytona Beach
Volusia
Central East
Multiple
Also called MOAS, includes art, science, Americana, historic house museums, a children's museum, Cuban Museum gallery
Museum of Contemporary Art
North Miami
Miami-Dade
Southeast
Art
Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville
Jacksonville
Duval
Northeast
Art
Also known as MOCA Jacksonville
Museum of Dinosaurs and Ancient Cultures
Cocoa Beach
Brevard
Central
Natural history
Dinosaur dioramas, fossils, artifacts and dioramas of ancient Egypt, China and Mesoamerica
Museum of Discovery and Science
Fort Lauderdale
Broward
Southeast
Science
Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion History
Palm Beach
Southeast
Fashion
Currently seeking permanent location, exhibits of fashion, Barbie dolls, design
Museum of Fine Arts
St. Petersburg
Pinellas
Central West
Art
Collections include European and American art, photography, Greek and Roman antiquities, pre-Columbian and Asian art
Museum of Florida Art
DeLand
Volusia
Central East
Art
Formerly the DeLand Museum of Art, focus is Florida art
Museum of Florida Art and Culture
Avon Park
Highlands
Central
Art
Part of South Florida Community College , includes art, archaeology, and Florida history exhibits
Museum of Florida History
Tallahassee
Leon
North Central
History
The official history Museum of the State of Florida. Website .
Museum of Geneva History
Geneva
Seminole
Central East
Local history
Operated by the Geneva Historical & Genealogical Society[ 29]
Museum of Local History
Milton
Santa Rosa
Northwest
Local history
Museum of Polo & Hall of Fame
Lake Worth
Palm Beach
Southeast
Sports
History of polo
Museum of Science & History
Jacksonville
Duval
Northeast
Multiple
Science, natural history, history of Northeast Florida, planetarium
Museum of Science and Industry
Tampa
Hillsborough
Central West
Science
Exhibits on science, weather, health
Museum of Seminole County History
Sanford
Seminole
Central
Local history
Museum of Southern History
Jacksonville
Duval
Northeast
History
Also called G. Howard Bryan Museum of Southern History , lifestyle and culture of the antebellum American South
Museum of the Americas
Doral
Miami-Dade
Southeast
Art
website , contemporary art
Museum of the Apopkans
Apopka
Orange
Central
Local history
Museum of the City of Lake Worth
Lake Worth
Palm Beach
Southeast
Local history
Museum of the Everglades
Everglades City
Collier
Southwest
Local history
Part of the Collier County Museum System, dedicated to the building of the Tamiami Trail and the founding of Everglades City
Museum of the Glades
Belle Glade
Palm Beach
Southeast
Local history
Includes artifacts of the Belle Glade culture , pioneer and area history
Museum of the Islands
Pine Island Center
Lee
Southwest
Local history
Exhibits include shells, dolls, household items, fishing artifacts
My Jewish Discovery Place Children's Museum
Plantation
Broward
Southeast
Ethnic-Jewish
website , hands-on, interactive museum of Jewish culture, history and values
Naples Depot Museum
Naples
Collier
Southwest
Transportation
Part of the Collier County Museum System, exhibits describe how technology and transportation were used to found the City of Naples
The Baker Museum
Naples
Collier
Southwest
Art
Includes American modernism, 20th-century Mexican art, sculpture and 3-dimensional art
Nathan H. Wilson Center for the Arts
Jacksonville
Duval
Northeast
Art
website , part of Florida State College at Jacksonville , South campus, includes an art gallery
National Armed Services & Law Enforcement Memorial Museum
Dunedin
Pinellas
Central West
Law enforcement
website
National Museum of Naval Aviation
Pensacola
Escambia
Northwest
Aviation
History of naval aviation
National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum
Fort Pierce
St. Lucie
Central East
Military
History of the Navy Underwater Demolition Teams (UDT) and Sea, Air, Land (SEAL) Teams
New Smyrna Museum of History
New Smyrna Beach
Volusia
Central East
Local history
Norman Studios Silent Film Museum
Jacksonville
Duval
Northeast
Cinema
Historic film studio that made films starring African-American actors in non-stereotypic roles
North Brevard Historical Museum
Titusville
Brevard
Central East
Local history
North Gallery
Miami
Miami-Dade
Southeast
Art
At North Campus,[ 30] Miami Dade College
North Pinellas Historical Museum
Palm Harbor
Pinellas
Central West
Local history
History of the Palm Harbor, Crystal Beach, and the Ozona and Curlew communities
Norton Museum of Art
West Palm Beach
Palm Beach
Southeast
Art
Collections include European, American, and Chinese art, contemporary art and photography
Old Courthouse Heritage Museum
Inverness
Citrus
Central West
Local history
Old Davie School Museum
Davie
Broward
Southeast
Local history
Old Deerfield School
Deerfield Beach
Broward
Southeast
Local history
Old Dillard Museum
Fort Lauderdale
Broward
Southeast
Ethnic-African American
Old Florida Museum
St. Augustine
St. Johns
Northeast
History
Hands-on programs with daily living activities from pre-European times to 20th century
Old Jail Museum
St. Augustine
St. Johns
Northeast
Local history
Also known as Florida Heritage Museum
Old Town Hall History Center
Melbourne Beach
Brevard
Central East
Local history
Oldest House Museum
Key West
Monroe
Florida Keys
Historic house
website , operated by the Old Island Restoration Foundation, 1829 house with original furnishings, ship models, maritime artifacts, items recovered from Keys waters
Oldest House Museum Complex
St. Augustine
St. Johns
Northeast
Local history
Operated by the St. Augustine Historical Society, includes the Gonzalez-Alvarez House , the Manucy Museum of local history, and the Edwards Gallery with changing exhibits
Oldest Store Museum
St. Augustine
St. Johns
Northeast
History
Historic general store with early 20th-century items and re-enactors
Oldest Wooden Schoolhouse
St. Augustine
St. Johns
Northeast
Education
1807 period schoolhouse
Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park
Olustee
Baker
Northeast
Local history
American Civil War battlefield and visitor center museum
Orange County Regional History Center
Orlando
Orange
Central
Local history
Orlando Fire Museum
Orlando
Orange
Central
Firefighting
website , located in a historic firehouse
Orlando Museum of Art
Orlando
Orange
Central
Art
Orlando Science Center
Orlando
Orange
Central
Science
Orman House
Apalachicola
Franklin
Northwest
Historic house
1838 antebellum home
Ormond Memorial Art Museum and Gardens
Ormond Beach
Volusia
Central East
Art
Includes a botanical garden, features works by Malcolm Fraser
Osceola Center for the Arts
Kissimmee
Osceola
Central
Art
website
Osceola County Welcome Center and History Museum
Kissimmee
Osceola
Central
Open air
Includes the Osceola County Historical Society Museum with local history exhibits, and the Pioneer Village with the 1889 Ross Lanier House (1889), one-room schoolhouse, citrus packing house (1882), cow camp
Palm Beach Maritime Museum
Riviera Beach
Palm Beach
Southeast
Maritime
website , includes tours of the historic Coast Guard facility and a bomb shelter on Peanut Island
Palm Beach Photographic Centre
West Palm Beach
Palm Beach
Southeast
Photography
Photography exhibits, education
Palm Cottage
Naples
Collier
Southwest
Historic house
Early 20th century period house and gardens
Palmetto Historical Park
Palmetto
Manatee
Southwest
Open air
Includes local history museum, agriculture museum, cottage museum with antiques and dolls, church, school, post office
Panama City Center for the Arts
Panama City
Bay
Northwest
Art
Hosts shows of fine art, sculpture, jewelry and ceramics
Panhandle Pioneer Settlement
Blountstown
Calhoun
Northwest
Living
website , recreates an early agricultural community with a pioneer settlement and a farmstead
Pasco Arts Center
Holiday
Pasco
Central West
Art
Art exhibits, classes and workshops
Paynes Creek Historic State Park
Bowling Green
Hardee
Central
History
Frontier trading post site, exhibits about Seminoles, the trading post, frontier fort and pioneers
Pena-Peck House
St. Augustine
St. Johns
Northeast
Historic house
website , operated by the St. Augustine Woman's Exchange, 18th-century Spanish Colonial house
Pensacola Lighthouse & Museum
Pensacola
Escambia
Northwest
Maritime
Pensacola Museum of Art
Pensacola
Escambia
Northwest
Art
Includes 20th century and contemporary art, glass and African tribal art
Pérez Art Museum Miami
Miami
Miami-Dade
Southeast
Art
Contemporary art, formerly the Miami Art Museum
Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science
Miami
Miami-Dade
Southeast
Science
Science and natural history, formerly the Miami Science Museum
Pioneer Florida Museum and Village
Dade City
Pasco
Central West
Open air
Includes Overstreet House, a one-room schoolhouse, church, depot, a train engine, and museum with tools, household items and antiques
Pioneer Heritage Museums
Plant City
Hillsborough
Central West
Local history
website , East Hillsborough Historical Society Facebook site
Pioneer Settlement for the Creative Arts
Barberville
Volusia
Central East
Open air
Late 19th and early 20th century buildings and trades
Plantation Historical Museum
Plantation
Broward
Southeast
Local history
website , adjacent to the town's botanical park and arboretum
Plumb House Museum
Clearwater
Pinellas
Central West
Local history
Polk State College Fine Arts Gallery
Winter Haven
Polk
Central
Art
Part of Polk State College
Polk County Historical Museum
Bartow
Polk
Central
Local history
Located in the Old Polk County Courthouse
Polk County Nature Discovery Center
Lakeland
Polk
Central
Natural history
Polk County's water, wilderness and wildlife, hands-on exhibits, live aquatic plans and animals in aquariums
Polk Museum of Art
Lakeland
Polk
Central
Art
Includes, African, Asian, Pre-Columbian and contemporary art, European and American decorative arts
Ponce de Leon Inlet Light
Ponce Inlet
Volusia
Central East
Maritime
Lighthouse and museum
Port Boca Grande Lighthouse & Museum
Boca Grande
Lee
Southwest
Local & Natural History
Active lighthouse & museum, managed & operated by Barrier Island Parks Society (BIPS)
Potter's Wax Museum
St. Augustine
St. Johns
Northeast
Miscellaneous
Over 160 wax sculptures covering a wide range of real & fictitious figures.
Presidents Hall of Fame
Clermont
Lake
Central
Wax
website , next to the Florida Citrus Tower , wax figures of U.S. presidents, authentic miniature replicas of rooms in the White House, and other representations of Americana
Punta Gorda Historical Museum
Punta Gorda
Charlotte
Southwest
Local history
Operated by the Punta Gorda Historical Society in the A. C. Freeman House
Putnam Historic Museum
Palatka
Putnam
Northeast
Local history
website , information , operated by the Putnam County Historical Society
Railroad Museum of South Florida
Fort Myers
Lee
Southwest
Railroad
website , located in Lakes Regional Park
Randall Knife Museum
Orlando
Orange
Central
Knives
Displays of custom made knives.
Raney House Museum
Apalachicola
Franklin
Northwest
Historic house
19th century period house
Ransom Arts Center
St. Petersburg
Pinellas
Central West
Art
website , Cobb and Elliott Galleries, part of Eckerd College
Ringling College of Art and Design Galleries
Sarasota
Sarasota
Southwest
Art
website , part of Ringling College of Art and Design , includes the Selby, Crossley, Goldstein and Hammond Commons galleries
Ringling Museum of Art
Sarasota
Sarasota
Southwest
Multiple
Formally called The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art , includes European paintings, Cypriot antiquities and Asian, American, and contemporary art, decorative arts, Ringling's mansion, and a circus museum
Ripley's Believe It or Not! Museum
St. Augustine
St. Johns
Northeast
Miscellaneous
Home of Ripley's personal collections located in Castle Warden, a Moorish Revival style mansion built in 1887.
Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
Naples
Collier
Southwest
Natural history
Natural and cultural history of the reserve
Rosemary Duffy Larson Gallery, Broward College
Davie
Broward
Southeast
Art
website , part of Broward College (A. Hugh Adams Campus)
Rubell Museum
Miami
Miami-Dade
Southeast
Art
website , contemporary art
Ruth Funk Center for Textile Arts
Melbourne
Brevard
Central East
Art
Part of Florida Institute of Technology ; textiles, clothing and accessories
Safety Harbor Museum and Cultural Center
Safety Harbor
Pinellas
Central West
Local history
website , city and regional history
Safford House Museum
Tarpon Springs
Pinellas
Central West
Historic house
Late 19th century Victorian house
Salvador Dalí Museum
St. Petersburg
Pinellas
Central West
Art
Art by Salvador Dalí , including oil paintings, watercolors and drawings, graphics, photographs, sculptures and objets d'art
Samuel Baker House
Holiday
Pasco
Central West
Historic house
Late 19th-century house, operated by the West Pasco Historical Society
Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art
Gainesville
Alachua
North Central
Art
Part of the University of Florida , includes Asian, African, modern and contemporary art, photography
San Carlos Institute
Key West
Monroe
Florida Keys
Ethnic-Cuban
Cuba's history and the history of the Cuban-American community in Florida
San Marcos de Apalache Historic State Park
St. Marks
Wakulla
North Central
Military
History of the 17th-century fort and excavated items
Sandoway Discovery Center
Delray Beach
Palm Beach
Southeast
Natural history
Exhibits include a large shell collection, local natural and cultural history, tortoises and turtles, live animals and marine creatures
Sanford Museum
Sanford
Seminole
Central
Local history
website
Sarasota Classic Car Museum
Sarasota
Sarasota
Southwest
Automotive
Scarfone/Hartley Gallery
Tampa
Hillsborough
Central West
Art
website at University of Tampa
Schoolhouse Children's Museum
Boynton Beach
Palm Beach
Southeast
Children's
Science Center of Pinellas County
St. Petersburg
Pinellas
Central West
Science
Science, natural history, African-American scientists and inventors, live animals, replica 16th Century Native American village, observatory, planetarium
Science and Discovery Center of Northwest Florida
Panama City
Bay
Northwest
Children's
Formerly the Junior Museum of Bay County, hands-on science and natural history exhibits, children's discovery areas, trail
Sebastian Fishing Museum
Melbourne Beach
Brevard
Central East
Maritime
Part of Sebastian Inlet State Park , area fishing industry
Seminole County Public Schools Student Museum
Sanford
Seminole
Central
Local history
Silver River Museum and Environmental Center
Ocala
Marion
Central
Multiple
Area natural and cultural history, late 19th century pioneer village
Skeletons: Museum of Osteology
Orlando
Orange
Central
Natural history
website , over 450 animal skeletons creatively posed and in dioramas
Society of the Four Arts Galleries
Palm Beach
Palm Beach
Southeast
Art
Includes the Esther B. O'Keeffe Art Gallery and the Mary Alice Fortin Children's Art Gallery
South Florida Museum
Bradenton
Manatee
Southwest
Natural history
Natural and cultural history of Florida's gulf coast, includes the Bishop Planetarium and Parker Manatee Aquarium
South Florida Railway Museum
Deerfield Beach
Broward
Southeast
Railroad
Includes model train layouts, railroad artifacts
South Florida Science Center and Aquarium
West Palm Beach
Palm Beach
Southeast
Science
Includes a planetarium and aquarium
South Gallery at Broward Community College
Pembroke Pines
Broward
Southeast
Art
website , at Broward Community College South Campus
Southeast Museum of Photography
Daytona Beach
Volusia
Central East
Art
Photography
Southeastern Regional Black Archives Research Center and Museum
Tallahassee
Leon
North Central
Ethnic-African American
African American history in Florida, also a branch located in the Union Bank
Southwest Florida Museum of History
Fort Myers
Lee
Southwest
Local history
Exhibits include Paleo Indians, the Calusa , the Seminoles , Spanish explorers and early settlers, cattlemen, military and agriculture, boating and fishing industries; period antiques and decorative arts; a pioneer "cracker" house, 1926 La France fire pumper, and 1929 private Pullman rail car
Spady Cultural Heritage Museum
Delray Beach
Palm Beach
Southeast
Ethnic-African American
African American history, culture and heritage in Florida
Spanish Military Hospital Museum
St. Augustine
St. Johns
Northeast
Medical
Military hospital life in 1791
Spongeorama
Tarpon Springs
Pinellas
Central West
Maritime
Sponge diving & harvesting in Gulf of Mexico[ 31]
St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum
St. Augustine
St. Johns
Northeast
Maritime
On an historic light station, the non-profit museum includes an 1876 lighthouse tower, keepers' house, WWII era restorations, and a maritime museum with shipwreck artifacts discovered via an in-house scientific diving program. Shares the stories of the maritime history of the oldest continually occupied port city in the fifty states. The aid-to-navigation is privately owned and operated by the Museum which is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums.
St. Augustine Pirate & Treasure Museum
St. Augustine
St. Johns
Northeast
Maritime
Pirate artifacts, formerly the Pirate Soul Museum in Key West
St. Cloud Heritage Museum
St. Cloud
Osceola
Central
Local history
Photographs, documents and artifacts of local history and culture, operated by the Woman's Club of St. Cloud
St. Lucie County Regional History Center
Fort Pierce
St. Lucie
Central East
Local history
St. Petersburg Museum of History
St. Petersburg
Pinellas
Central West
Local history
St. Photios Greek Orthodox National Shrine
St. Augustine
St. Johns
Northeast
Religious
Site of first Greek settlement in America
Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park
White Springs
Hamilton
North Central
Biographical
Museum about composer Stephen Foster and carillon tower that plays his songs
Stranahan House
Fort Lauderdale
Broward
Southeast
Historic house
1913 period house
Stuart Heritage Museum
Stuart
Martin
Central East
Local history
Housed in a former feed supply store
Sulphur Springs Museum and Heritage Center
Tampa
Hillsborough
Central West
Local history
Suwannee County Historical Museum
Live Oak
Suwanee
North Central
Local history
Housed in a former railroad depot
Pensacola Museum of History
Pensacola
Escambia
Northwest
Multiple
Part of Historic Pensacola Village , includes historic artifacts, Americana, West Florida history, period store displays, antique transportation, antiques
Tallahassee Automobile Museum
Tallahassee
Leon
North Central
Automotive
Historic cars, toy cars, pedal cars, antique boating items, golf memorabilia, motors, cash registers, clocks, bicycles, sports memorabilia, motorcycles, can openers, spark plugs, artifacts
Tallahassee Museum
Tallahassee
Leon
North Central
Multiple
Includes an open air section with an 1890s school, a 1937 church, and three buildings of the mid-19th century Bellevue Plantation , a living history farm, live wildlife, a children's discovery center, a display gallery for art and cultural exhibits, and trails
Tampa Baseball Museum
Tampa
Hillsborough
Central West
Baseball
Former home of Al López , honors the lives of 89 professional players
Tampa Bay Automobile Museum
Pinellas Park
Pinellas
Central West
Automotive
Historic automobiles from the 20th century
Tampa Bay History Center
Tampa
Hillsborough
Central West
Local history
Covers 12,000 years of Florida history with a special focus on Tampa Bay and the Gulf Coast
Tampa Firefighters Museum
Tampa
Hillsborough
Central West
Firefighting
website
Tampa Museum of Art
Tampa
Hillsborough
Central West
Art
Collections include 20th-century fine art, Greek, Roman, and Etruscan antiquities
Tarpon Springs Cultural Center
Tarpon Springs
Pinellas
Central West
Art
Changing art and sculpture exhibits
Tarpon Springs Heritage Museum
Tarpon Springs
Pinellas
Central West
Local history
website , area's sponge diving, Native Americans, Greek immigrants and local area history
Ted Williams Museum and Hitters Hall of Fame
St. Petersburg
Pinellas
Central West
Sports
Located in Tropicana Field , baseball and Ted Williams history and memorabilia
Thomas Center
Gainesville
Alachua
North Central
Multiple
Changing art exhibits, local history and 1920s period hotel rooms
Titanic The Experience
Orlando
Orange
Central
Maritime
website , includes re-creations of actual rooms from the ship RMS Titanic , artifacts, and movie memorabilia
Torreya State Park - Gregory House
Bristol
Liberty
Northwest
Historic house
1840s plantation house
Treasures of Madison County
Madison
Madison
North Central
Local history
Area history and culture
Tree Hill Nature Center
Jacksonville
Duval
Northeast
Natural history
Features live animals, wildlife sanctuary
Truman Little White House
Key West
Monroe
Florida Keys
Historic house
Winter White House for President Harry S. Truman
Umatilla Historical Museum
Umatilla
Lake
Central
Local history
Located in the Paul W. Bryan Historic Schoolhouse[ 32]
UNF Gallery of Art
Jacksonville
Duval
Northeast
Art
website , part of University of North Florida
University Galleries, University of Florida
Gainesville
Alachua
North Central
Art
website , part of the University of Florida
University of Central Florida Art Gallery
Orlando
Orange
Central
Art
website , part of the University of Central Florida
University of South Florida Contemporary Art Museum
Tampa
Hillsborough
Central West
Art
Part of the University of South Florida , contemporary art including graphics and sculpture
University of West Florida Art Gallery
Pensacola
Escambia
Northwest
Art
website , part of University of West Florida
USCGC INGHAM Maritime Museum
Key West
Monroe
Florida Keys
Maritime
United States Coast Guard Cutter and memorial to guardians killed in action in World War II and Vietnam
USS Mohawk CGC Memorial Museum
Key West
Monroe
Florida Keys
Maritime
World War II US Coast Guard cutter museum ship
Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum
Titusville
Brevard
Central East
Aviation
Fixed and rotary wing military aircraft from World War I to the present
Venice Art Center
Venice
Sarasota
Southwest
Art
web
Vernon Historical Society Museum
Vernon
Washington
Northwest
Local history
Photographs, people, tools[ 33]
Vero Beach Museum of Art
Vero Beach
Indian River
Central East
Art
Art from the early 20th century to the present in a broad range of media
Villa Zorayda
St. Augustine
St. Johns
Northeast
Historic house
Scaled-down version of the 12th-century Moorish Alhambra Palace in Granada, Spain
Vizcaya Museum and Gardens
Miami
Miami-Dade
Southeast
Historic house
70 room estate with 15th through early 19th century furnishings and European decorative art, also botanical gardens
Von Liebig Art Center
Naples
Collier
Southwest
Art
website , operated by the Naples Art Association, contemporary art
Walton County Heritage Museum
DeFuniak Springs
Walton
Northwest
Local history
Washington County Historical Museum
Chipley
Washington
Northwest
Local history
Operated by the Washington County Historical Society in a former train depot[ 34]
Waterhouse Residence and Carpentry Shop Museums
Maitland
Orange
Central
Historic house
Victoria era family home and adjacent carpentry shop, operated by the Maitland Historic Society
Weedon Island Preserve Cultural and Natural History Center
St. Petersburg
Pinellas
Central West
Multiple
Native Americans, natural history, art and local history
Wells'Built Museum
Orlando
Orange
Central
Ethnic-African American
West Florida Railroad Museum
Milton
Santa Rosa
Northwest
Railroad
Railroad cars and memorabilia from the L & N, Frisco and other railroads
West Pasco Historical Society Museum and Library
New Port Richey
Pasco
Central West
Local history
Exhibits include Native American arrowhead and artifacts, clothing, household items, antiques and decorative items, tools, and historic photographs
Wings of Dreams Aviation Museum
Starke
Clay
Northeast
Aviation
Located at Keystone Heights Airport
Wings Over Miami Museum
Miami
Miami-Dade
Southeast
Aviation
Located at Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport , historic flying aircraft
Winter Garden Heritage Museum
Winter Garden
Orange
Central
Local history
Exhibits include local citrus labels, Native American artifacts, railroad memorabilia
Winter Park History Museum
Winter Park
Orange
Central
Local history
Operated by the Winter Park Historical Association
Wizard of Oz Museum
Cape Canaveral
Brevard
Central East
Culture
Features a large collection of over 3,000 Wizard of Oz artifacts and memorabilia, including the first known published copy of the original book.
Wolfsonian-FIU
Miami
Miami-Dade
Southeast
Art
Part of Florida International University , late-19th and early-20th century design
WonderWorks
Orlando
Orange
Central
Science
Interactive hands-on science exhibits
WonderWorks
Panama City
Bay
Northwest
Science
Interactive hands-on science exhibits
World Erotic Art Museum
Miami
Miami-Dade
Southeast
Art
Includes art, sculpture, tapestries and artifacts of erotic art
World Golf Hall of Fame
St. Augustine
St. Johns
Northeast
Sports
Ximenez-Fatio House
St. Augustine
St. Johns
Northeast
Historic house
19th century territorial and early statehood period life
Ybor City Museum State Park
Tampa
Hillsborough
Central West
Local history
History of the local cigar industry and the immigrant communities there from the 1880s through the 1930s
Yesteryear Village
West Palm Beach
Palm Beach
Southeast
Open air
Heritage park at the South Florida Fair, includes a school, farm, blacksmith shop, general store, several historic houses, and the Sally Bennett Big Band Hall of Fame Museum
Young at Art Museum
Davie
Broward
Southeast
Children's
Early childhood development through exhibits and activities in art, culture, the environment
Zephyrhills Depot Museum
Zephyrhills
Pasco
Central West
Local history
Includes local history, railroad history and memorabilia[ 35]
Zephyrhills Museum of Military History
Zephyrhills
Pasco
Central West
Military
website , World War II memorabilia, located in a World War II barracks building for the former Zephyrhills Army Airfield
Zora Neale Hurston National Museum of Fine Arts
Eatonville
Orange
Central
Art
Also known as The Hurston, work of artists of African descent, including Zora Neale Hurston