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This article lists museums currently operating across the U.S. state of Florida, together with summaries of their locations and main focuses. There are additional lists of Florida's defunct and proposed museums.

Museums

Museum Name Image Community County Region Type Notes
A. E. Backus Gallery & Museum Ft Pierce FL Backus Gallery-Museum01.jpg 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 FL AQ Jones01.jpg Gainesville Alachua North Central History Former home of A. Quinn Jones
ACCORD Civil Rights Museum Accord Civil Rights Museum; SE Corner Bridge & Oneida.jpg 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 Picture of Broward County's African American Research Library.jpg Fort Lauderdale Broward Southeast Haitian art Branch of the Broward County Library
African American Museum of the Arts Deland AAMA01.jpg 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 MOAB glide bomb.jpg Eglin Air Force Base Okaloosa Northwest Aerospace Air Force planes, bombs, missiles, rockets, and other military weapons
Air Force Space and Missile Museum Sands Space History Center, Cape Canaveral, FL, US.jpg 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 Airport Museum (Melbourne, Florida) Front.jpg Melbourne Brevard Central East Aviation Houses displays on Naval Air Station Melbourne and Melbourne International Airport.
Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Gardens Winter Park Polasek Studio Florida08.jpg 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 Maclay Gardens SP house02.jpg Tallahassee Leon North Central Historic house 28 acres (110,000 m2) of ornamental gardens, 1920s-1940s period Maclay House
Amelia Island Light Amelia Island Lighthouse and building, FL, US.jpg Fernandina Beach Nassau Northeast Maritime
Amelia Island Museum of History Fernandina Beach FL Amelia Island MoH01.jpg 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 Automobile Not open to the public except for charitable events
American Police Hall of Fame & Museum Titusville Police HoF Museum01.jpg Titusville Brevard Central East Law enforcement Police weapons, vehicles, equipment, badges, uniforms, procedures and more
American Victory Ship and Museum SS AMERICAN VICTORY.JPG 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 PB FL El Cid HD Norton House01.jpg West Palm Beach Palm Beach Southeast Art Artist's home, studio and outdoor sculpture gardens
Anna Maria Island Museum and Historical Park FL Anna Maria Island Hist Society museum02.jpg 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 Appleton Museum with pool01.jpg 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 Arcadia Mill entr02.jpg Milton Santa Rosa Northwest History Remains of an early 19th-century industrial water-powered mill complex
Arch Creek Park Arch Creek Museum.jpg 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 FL HS Museum01.jpg Archer Alachua North Central Local history Housed in a railroad depot
Armory Art Center West PB FL Armory Art Center01.jpg West Palm Beach Palm Beach Southeast Art website, community art center with exhibit gallery
Art and Culture Center of Hollywood Art and Culture Center of Hollywood 2005.jpg 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 FL Bradenton Artcenter Manatee01.jpg 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 Art League02.jpg 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 FL ACftA amphi and VC pano01.jpg New Smyrna Beach Volusia Central East Art Includes galleries in two locations
Audubon House and Tropical Gardens Audoban House, Key West, FL, US.jpg 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 Bailey Matthews, Sanibel, Florida.JPG Sanibel Lee Southwest Natural history Shells and mollusks
Baker Block Museum Baker FL msm02.jpg 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
Barnacle Historic State Park Coco Grove FL Barnacle SP Munroe House01.jpg Coconut Grove Miami-Dade Southeast Historic house Includes 19th century period home and boathouse of yacht designer Ralph Middleton Munroe
Bass Museum of Art Bass Museum South Beach (12956989905).jpg 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 FL Jax Beaches Msm01.jpg Jacksonville Duval Northeast Local history Operated by the Beaches Area Historical Society, history and culture of the Jacksonville Beaches area
Bienes Museum of the Modern Book Fort Lauderdale Broward Southeast Library Changing exhibits from its collections
Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park Bill Baggs SP Cape Florida Lighthouse02.jpg Key Biscayne Miami-Dade Southeast Maritime Tours of Cape Florida Lighthouse and keeper's quarters
Black Heritage Museum FL Middleburg Black Heritage Museum01.jpg Middleburg Clay Northeast Ethnic-African American Open by appointment
Black Heritage Museum New Smyrna Saint Rita Mission.jpg 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
Boca Raton Children's Museum Boca Raton Palm Beach Southeast Children's Hands-on exhibits and exploration areas for young children
Boca Express Train Museum FEC Railway Depot Boca SE.JPG Boca Raton Palm Beach Southeast Railroad Includes restored rail cars & a steam engine
Boca Raton History Museum Boca Raton FL Old City Hall museum06.jpg 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 FL MoA01.jpg 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 FL Bok Tower tall pano02.jpg Lake Wales Polk Central Historic house 1930s period mansion, carillon and botanical gardens
Bonnet House Museum & Gardens Bonnet House Museum & Gardens (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) 003.jpg Fort Lauderdale Broward Southeast Historic house 20th century estate with art exhibits and gardens
Eastern Florida State College Planetarium & Observatory BCC-Planetarium-and-Observatory.jpg 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.
Brevard Museum of History & Natural Science Cocoa FL Brevard Msm Hist Nat Sci01.jpg Cocoa Brevard Central East Multi Natural history, science, local history and culture, operated by Florida Historical Society.
Bronson-Mulholland House BMHousePalatka.JPG Palatka Putnam Northeast Historic house Mid 19th-century mansion, operated by the Putnam County Historical Society
Brooksville Railroad Depot Museum Brooksville FL RR Station03.jpg Brooksville Hernando Central West Railroad Includes local history
Browning Railroad Museum Palatka Depot01.jpg 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 Bulow Plantation Ruins HSP - Ruins.jpg Flagler Beach Flagler Northeast History Plantation ruins and exhibits
Burroughs Home Fort Myers FL Murphy-Burroughs House02.jpg Fort Myers Lee Southwest Historic house Turn-of-the-20th-century period house, open once a week for living history tours
Butler House Museum Butler-house.jpg 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 Museum-header-edited.jpg 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 FL St George lths05.jpg Apalachicola Franklin Northwest Maritime Reconstructed lighthouse to climb and keepers house
Casa Feliz Historic Home Museum Winter Park Casa Feliz06.jpg Winter Park Orange Central Historic house 1930s Spanish-style estate designed by James Gamble Rogers II
Carrabelle History Museum Carrabelle FL Justiss bldg hist msm01.jpg 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 FL Cason Cottage Museum01.jpg Delray Beach Palm Beach Southeast Historic house Operated by the Delray Beach Historical Society, reflects Florida's lifestyles from 1915–1935
Castillo de San Marcos Castillo de San Marcos Fort Wall.JPG St. Augustine St. Johns Northeast Military Spanish fort and museum, living history re-enactments
Cedar Key Historical Museum Cedar Key Hist Museum Lutterloh01.jpg Cedar Key Levy North Central Local history
Cedar Key Museum State Park Cedar Key State Museum01.jpg Cedar Key Levy North Central Historic house 1920s period house with collection of shells and Native American artifacts
Central Florida Railroad Museum Winter Garden Downtown Dist RR museum01.jpg 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 Port Charlotte FL Historical Center01.jpg 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 FL Children's Museum01.jpg 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 GCS FL crths old01.jpg Green Cove Springs Clay Northeast Local history Located in an old depot, also railroad memorabilia
Clewiston Museum Clewiston FL Museum and ChoComm01.jpg 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 FL Coral Castle sitting area01.jpg 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 City Hall01.jpg Crystal River Citrus Central West Local history Located in the historic old city hall
Colonial Quarter Colonial Quarter, St. Augustine, Florida.jpg St. Augustine St. Johns Northeast Living Life of Spanish soldiers and their families in 1740 St. Augustine
Conrad Center Deland FL Conrad Center01.jpg 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 Constconvmuseumportstjoe1.jpg 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 CoralGablesHouse.jpg 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 Rollins College Cornell Museum01.jpg 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 Cornell Museum - front.JPG 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 Pioneer Park museum01.jpg Zolfo Springs Hardee Central History Located along the original Florida Cracker Trail, Florida pioneer history
Crane Point Museum, Nature Center & Historic Site Marathon FL Crane Point Museum01.jpg Marathon Monroe Florida Keys Natural history Includes museum of natural history, children's museum, bird rehabilitation center
Crealdé School of Art Winter Park FL Crealde School of Art05.jpg Winter Park Orange Central Art Features three galleries: Alice & William Jenkins Gallery, Showalter Hughes Community Gallery, & Contemporary Sculpture Garden
Crooked River Lighthouse Carrabelle lths quarters01.JPG 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 Arch Park TM01.jpg 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
Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens Cummer Museum, Jacksonville, FL, US (02).jpg Jacksonville Duval Northeast Art Collection includes European and American paintings, Meissen porcelain
Dade Battlefield Historic State Park Dade-battlefield-bushnell vc01.jpg 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 FL DeSoto Natl Mem01.jpg Bradenton Manatee Southwest History Commemorates the 1539 landing of Hernando de Soto
DeBary Hall Historic Site DeBary Hall1.jpg DeBary Volusia Central East Historic house 10-acre (40,000 m2) late 19th century estate with outbuildings
Deering Estate at Cutler Deering Estates - Richmond Cottage.JPG Miami Miami-Dade Southeast Multi Historic house, art exhibits, nature tours of its 444 acres (1.80 km2)
DeLand House Museum Deland house museum01.jpg 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 Old DeLand Memorial Hospital1.jpg DeLand Volusia Central East Multi 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 Chief MAA House in Deland2.jpg DeLand Volusia Central East Military Military aircraft & artifacts
Depot Museum Avon Park Hist Dist depot museum04.jpg Avon Park Highlands Central Local history Housed in 1926 railroad depot, operated by the Historical Society of Avon Park
Destin History & Fishing Museum Destin Fishing Museum01.jpg Destin Okaloosa Northwest Multiple Maritime and local history
Dixie Cultural Center Old Town Elem School01.jpg Old Town Dixie North Central Local history
Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing Garlits museum mdr pano01.jpg Ocala Marion Central Automotive History of the sport of drag racing
Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American History Museum St. Petersburg FL Woodson Afr Am Hist msm03.jpg St. Petersburg Pinellas Central West Ethnic-African American African American history and culture
Dudley Farm Historic State Park Newberry Dudley Farm visit01.jpg Newberry Alachua North Central Farm Working farm showing agricultural development in Florida from the 1850s through the mid-1940s
Duncan Gallery of Art Stetson Univ - Sampson Hall2.jpg DeLand Volusia Central East Art Part of Stetson University, features works by Southeast and student artists
Dundee Depot Museum Dundee ACL RR Depot01.jpg Dundee Polk Central Local history Located in an old depot, also railroad memorabilia
Dunedin Fine Art Center FL Dunedin Fine Art Center01.jpg Dunedin Pinellas Central West Art Art center with galleries and David L. Mason Children's Art Museum
Dunedin History Museum Dunedin FL depot hist soc msm01.jpg Dunedin Pinellas Central West Local history Local and state history and culture
Eden Gardens State Park SR Beach Eden Gardens SP bldg01.jpg Freeport Walton Northwest Historic house Includes the Wesley House with late 18th century furniture and gardens
Edison and Ford Winter Estates Fordwinterhome2006.jpg 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
Elliott Museum Stuart FL Elliott Museum01.jpg Hutchinson Island Martin Central East Multiple American antiques, decorative arts, baseball memorabilia, vintage automobiles, technology and inventions
Emerald Coast Science Center Emerald Coast Science Center.jpg Fort Walton Beach Okaloosa Northwest Science Themes include human senses, energy efficiency, color and light, animals, bubbles
Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum Hemingwayhouse.jpg Key West Monroe Florida Keys Historic house 1930s residence of author Ernest Hemingway
Eugene L. Matthews Bradford County Historical Museum Starke Bradford Cty crths01.jpg Starke Bradford Northeast Local history
Eustis Historical Museum Cliffordhouseeustis pano01.jpg Eustis Lake Central Local history Each room features a different theme with period antiques, also Citrus Museum
Excelsior Museum and Cultural Center St Aug FL Lincolnville Museum01.jpg 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 Explorations V Children's Museum02.jpg 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.
Fantasy of Flight Grounds FOF 05March2011 (14588635724).jpg Polk City Polk Central Aviation Formerly the Weeks Air Museum, which was located in Miami
Father Miguel O'Reilly House Museum St Aug O'Reilly House01.jpg St. Augustine St. Johns Northeast Religious Catholic heritage of St. Augustine
Flagler Beach Historical Museum Flagler Beach FL museum01.jpg Flagler Beach Flagler Northeast Local history Photos, documents, memorabilia, prehistoric bones, shells, Native American artifacts
Flagler Museum Henry M. Flagler Mansion, Whitehall Way, Palm Beach (Palm Beach County, Florida).jpg 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 FL Heritage Msm02.jpg Floral City Citrus Central West Local history Operated by the Floral City Heritage Council
Florida Agricultural Museum Florida Ag Museum Caldwell Dairy Barn01.jpg 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 Florida Carriage Museum and Resort01.jpg Weirsdale Marion Central Transportation Collection of 160 carriages, and equine-related artifacts and artwork
Florida Civilian Conservation Corps Museum Highland Hammocks SP CCC museum01.JPG Sebring Highlands Central History Part of Highlands Hammock State Park, CCC activities in Florida
Florida Governor's Mansion Tallahassee FL Governors Mansion02.jpg Tallahassee Leon North Central Historic house Tours by appointment
Historic Train Depot Museum Tarpon Springs Depot 2016.jpg Tarpon Springs Pinellas Central West History Former railroad depot, exhibits on local history and the railroad
Florida Holocaust Museum St. Pete Holocaust Museum01.jpg St. Petersburg Pinellas Central West Ethnic-Jewish
Florida Keys Eco-Discovery Center Eco Discovery Centre, Key West (36263912002).jpg Key West Monroe Florida Keys Natural history Plants and animals of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
Florida Maritime Museum at Cortez Cortez FL HD Rural School01.jpg Cortez Manatee Southwest Maritime Includes a shell collection, ship models, historic boats and photos
Florida Museum of Natural History Flmnh maguirecenter.JPG 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 FMoPA at night Front Page website.jpg Tampa Hillsborough Central West Art Photography, formerly Tampa Gallery of Photographic Arts
Florida Pioneer Museum Florida City FL Pioneer Museum01.jpg 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 FL Florida Railroad Museum01.jpg Parrish Manatee Southwest Railroad Heritage railroad along 6 miles of track
Florida State Capitol Old and New Florida State Capitol, Tallahassee, East view 20160711 1.jpg 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 Foosaner Art Museum 001.jpg 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 Forest Capital Museum SP museum01.jpg Perry Taylor North Central Industrial Forest industry museum and 1864 Cracker Homestead historic house museum
Fort Barrancas Nps Fort Barrancas.jpg Pensacola Escambia Northwest Military Restored mid 19th-century fort, also a visitor center for the Gulf Islands National Seashore
Fort Caroline National Memorial Jacksonville FL Fort Caroline Natl Mem recon inner pano01.jpg Jacksonville Duval Northeast History Operated by U.S. National Park Service
Fort Clinch State Park FortClinchAir.jpg Fernandina Beach Nassau Northeast Military Civil War living history demonstrations on the 1st weekend of the month
Fort Christmas Historical Park FL Fort Christmas Hist Park visitor center03.jpg Christmas Orange Central Multiple Includes restored fort and historic houses, exhibits on military, Seminole and pioneer life
Fort De Soto Park St. Petersburg FL Fort Desoto01.jpg 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 FL East Martello Tower Museum01.jpg Key West Monroe Florida Keys Multiple Local history, art, military memorabilia
Fort Foster Historic Site Fort Foster 5.jpg 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
Fort Lauderdale History Center Fort Lauderdale, FL - New River Inn 02.jpg Fort Lauderdale Broward Southeast History Includes main museum, a historic house museum and a schoolhouse
Fort Matanzas National Monument Fort Matanzas01.jpg St. Augustine St. Johns Northeast Military 1740 Spanish fort
Fort Meade Historical Museum FL Fort Meade Hist Msm01.jpg Fort Meade Polk Central Local history Located in the Old Fort Meade School House
Fort Mose Historic State Park St Aug Fort Mose VC01.jpg 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 FortWaltonBeachIndianTempleMoundEntrance.jpg 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 Aerial view of Fort Zachary Taylor State Park.jpg Key West Monroe Florida Keys Military Civil War fort
Foster Tanner Fine Arts Gallery Tallahassee FL Foster-Tanner Fine Arts Gallery02.jpg Tallahassee Leon North Central Art Gallery at Florida A&M University, focus is art from the African diaspora
Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park St Aug FoY entr01.jpg 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, 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 FL Gadsden Arts Center01.JPG 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 Gamble Plantation SP mansion01.jpg Ellenton Manatee Southwest Historic house Antebellum plantation mansion
Genova Museum Boynton Beach Palm Beach Southeast Multiple Star Wars, Elvis and Titanic memorabilia
Gillespie Museum Stetson Univ - Gillespie Museum1.jpg DeLand Volusia Central East Geology Earth sciences museum at Stetson University
Glazer Children's Museum FL Tampa Glazer Childrens Museum01.jpg Tampa Hillsborough Central West Children's
Gold Coast Railroad Museum Miami FL Gold Coast RR Museum pano01.jpg 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 Florida - Goodwood Plantation - 20191002115348.jpg Tallahassee Leon North Central Historic house World War I period house and gardens
Government House Museum St Aug Govt House Museum01.jpg St. Augustine St. Johns Northeast History City history back to its founding
Grant Historical House Bensen House (Grant, Florida) 001 crop.jpg Grant Brevard Central East Historic House Local history
Great Explorations Children's Museum FL St Petersburg Great Explorations Children's Museum01.jpg St. Petersburg Pinellas Central West Children's
Groveland Historical Museum Groveland Lake Central Local history Operated by the Groveland Historical Society
Gulf Beaches Historical Museum St Pete Beach FL Pass-a-Grille HD church msm02.jpg St. Pete Beach Pinellas Central West Local history History of Pinellas County's barrier islands, located in the Pass-a-Grille Historic District
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 South Beach St HD museum03.jpg 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 Ft Pierce FL Harbor Branch Center01.jpg 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 Hamilton County Jail Jasper01.jpg 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 Mizell-Leu House Hist Dist01.jpg 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 FL Hist Museum and Cult Center02.jpg Hawthorne Alachua Central Local history
Henry B. Plant Museum Old Tampa Bay Hotel3.jpg Tampa Hillsborough Central West Historic house Turn-of-the-20th-century Victorian hotel with period rooms
Heritage Museum of Northwest Florida Valparaiso FL Heritage msm02.jpg 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 May-Stringer House01.jpg Brooksville Hernando Central West Local history
Highlands Museum of the Arts Sebring FL Highlands MOA01.jpg Sebring Highlands Central Art Emerging art
Hillsborough River State Park Hillsborough River SP entr01.jpg Thonotosassa Hillsborough Central West Military Includes replica of Fort Foster, an 1837 fort from the Second Seminole War
Historic Haile Homestead at Kanapaha Plantation Historic Haile Homestead at Kanapaha Plantation.jpg Gainesville Alachua North Central Historic house Mid 19th-century antebellum cotton plantation homestead
Historic Homestead Townhall Museum Homestead FL Downtown HD town hall03.jpg Homestead Miami-Dade Southeast Local history
Historic Pensacola Village Pensacola HD Julee01.jpg 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 James Wadsworth Rossetter House Front 1.jpg Melbourne Brevard Central East Historic house Victorian period house
Historic Smallwood Store TedSmallwoodStore-26Aug2008.jpg 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 FL Diving Museum02.jpg 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 - South Beach Monuments - Holocaust Memorial 20.jpg 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 Homeland FL School01.jpg Bartow Polk Central Open air Includes a school, church, log cabin and 1880s residence
House of Refuge Museum at Gilbert's Bar Gilbert's Bar House of Refuge (1).jpg Hutchinson Island Martin Central East Maritime Former shipwreck life-saving station with turn-of-the-20th-century furnishings
Hugh Taylor Birch State Park Ft Laud FL Hugh Taylor Birch SP04.jpg 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 FL Imaginarium01.jpg Fort Myers Lee Southwest History & Science Hands-on science and history, aquarium exhibits, live small animals
Immokalee Pioneer Museum Immokalee FL Roberts Ranch bldg01.jpg 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 FL Citrus Museum01.jpg Vero Beach Indian River Central East Local history Citrus industry in Indian River County
Indian Rocks Beach Historical Museum FL Indian Rocks Beach Historical Museum01.jpg Indian Rocks Beach Pinellas Central West Local history Operated by the Indian Rocks Historical Society
InterAmerican Art Gallery Miami Miami-Dade Southeast Art information, at InterAmerican Campus, Miami Dade College
International Swimming Hall of Fame USA.FL.FtLauderdale.ISHOF.01.jpg Fort Lauderdale Broward Southeast Sports
Jacksonville Fire Museum Jax FL Catherine Street Fire Station04.jpg 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 JewishMuseumMiamiBeach.png Miami Beach Miami-Dade Southeast Ethnic-Jewish
John G. Riley House & Museum Tallahassee FL Riley House04.jpg Tallahassee Leon North Central Ethnic-African American Educational and social contributions of African Americans to Florida's history
John Gorrie State Museum Gorriemuseumapalachicola1.jpg Apalachicola Franklin Northwest Local history Also history of inventor John Gorrie
Jonathan Dickinson State Park Hobe Sound FL Jonathan Dickinson SP obs tower view07.jpg 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 Richard and Pat Johnson Palm Beach County History Museum in the Historic 1916 Court House.jpg West Palm Beach Palm Beach Southeast Local history Operated by the Historical Society of Palm Beach County
Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse & Museum Jupiter Inlet FL Lighthouse01.jpg Jupiter Palm Beach Southeast Maritime Lighthouse and museum
Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum Jax FL Karpeles Library Museum02.jpg 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 FL Founders Park cottages02.jpg 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 KennedySpaceCentreVisitor'sCentreFrontGate.JPG 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 FL HD Heritage House Museum01.jpg Key West Monroe Florida Keys Historic house
Key West Light House and Keeper's Quarters Museum Key West FL HD Lighthouse Museum keeper01.jpg Key West Monroe Florida Keys Maritime Lighthouse and museum
Key West Museum of Art & History Key West FL HD old po and customshouse03.jpg Key West Monroe Florida Keys Multiple Art and local history
Key West Shipwreck Historeum Museum Key West FL HD Mallory Square Shipwreck Museum01.jpg Key West Monroe Florida Keys Maritime Combines actors, films and actual artifacts from the 1985 rediscovery of the wrecked vessel Isaac Allerton
Kingsley Plantation Kingsley Plantation Slave Houses.jpg 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 Aérospatiale Fouga CM.170-1 Magister HeadOn Above KAM 11Aug2010 (14797277800).jpg 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 Koreshan SHS planetary court02.jpg Estero Lee Southwest Open air Remaining buildings of 20th century religious settlement
LaBelle Heritage Museum Labelle FL Heritage Museum01.jpg LaBelle Hendry Southwest Local history
Lady Lake Historical Society Museum Lady Lake Chamber of Comm depot01.jpg 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 Isa Hist Dist Hist Museum02.jpg Lake City Columbia North Central Local history website
Lake County Historical Museum Lakectych-Tavares01.jpg 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 Chamber of Commerce1.jpg Lake Mary Seminole Central Local history
Lake Wales Museum and Cultural Center Lake Wales ACL depot01.jpg Lake Wales Polk Central Local history Located in a depot, includes a model railroad layout
Lake Worth Historical Museum Lake Worth FL Old City Hall02.jpg Lake Worth Palm Beach Southeast Local history Includes historic photos, maps, clothing, household items, area ethnic culture
Larimer Arts Center Palatka Larimer01.jpg Palatka Putnam Northeast Art Art center with gallery
LaVilla Museum Jax FL Ritz Theatre01.jpg Jacksonville Duval Northeast Ethnic-African American
Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art FL Tarpon Springs Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art02.jpg 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 FL HSandHM pano01.jpg Leesburg Lake Central Local history
LeMoyne Center for the Visual Arts Tallahassee FL LeMoyne Art Center01.jpg 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 FL Taylor House01.jpg 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 Juno Beach FL Lighthouse Arts Center01.jpg Jupiter Palm Beach Southeast Art website, museum, gallery and school of art
Lightner Museum St Aug Alcazar Lightner03.jpg 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 FL Loggerhead Marinelife Center01.jpg 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 Art Center north01.jpg Maitland Orange Central Art Includes exhibit gallery
Maitland Historical Museum Maitland FL hist msm01.jpg 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 PC Beach MOMITS thing02.jpg Panama City Bay Northwest Maritime History of underwater diving
Manatee County Agricultural Museum Palmetto FL Manatee County Agricultural Museum01.jpg Palmetto Manatee Southwest Agriculture Part of Palmetto Historical Park
Manatee Village Historical Park Bradenton FL MVHP train01.jpg 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 Mandarin FL po and store02.jpg 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 FL Marine Science Center02.jpg Ponce Inlet Volusia Central East Natural history Aquariums, touch tanks, rehabilitated seabirds and sea turtles
Marion County Museum of History Easthallocala01a.jpg Ocala Marion Central Local history
Maritime & Yachting Museum Jensen Beach FL Riverside Park Maritime Museum02.jpg Stuart Martin Central East Maritime Includes antique and classic boats, engines, model ships, navigation equipment, paintings and photographs
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Historic State Park Mkrawlingshouse.jpg Cross Creek Alachua North Central Farm Working farm of author Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
Mary Brogan Museum of Art and Science Tallahassee FL Brogan MOAS01.jpg 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 Bethune house06.jpg Daytona Beach Volusia Central East Historic house Home of Mary McLeod Bethune, an educator and civil rights leader
Matheson Museum Matheson History Museum building.jpeg 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 McLarty Treasure Museum (Front View).jpg 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 Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Museum.jpg Key West Monroe Florida Keys Maritime
Mel Fisher's Treasure Museum Mel Fisher's Treasure Museum Front.jpg Sebastian Indian River Central East Maritime Shipwreck finds
Mennello Museum of American Art Orlando FL Mennello Museum01.jpg Orlando Orange Central Art American art including traditional and contemporary art, features collection of primitive art by Earl Cunningham
Merrill House Museum Jacksonville FL Merrill House msm03.jpg Jacksonville Duval Northeast Historic house Victorian-era house, operated by the Jacksonville Historical Society
Miami Children's Museum Miami Miami-Dade Southeast Children's
Micanopy Historical Society Museum Micanopy Hist Dist Museum07.jpg Micanopy Alachua North Central Local history
Middleburg Historical Museum Middleburg FL Hist Museum01.jpg Middleburg Clay Northeast Local history
Military Heritage & Aviation Museum Punta Gorda FL Military Aviation msm01.jpg Punta Gorda Charlotte Southwest Military
Military Museum of North Florida FL GCS Military Museum of North Florida01.jpg Green Cove Springs Clay Northeast Military Includes ship models, military vehicles, uniforms, weapons, equipment, flags
Military Sea Services Museum Sebring FL Military Sea Services Museum01.jpg Sebring Highlands Central Military
Mission San Luis Tallahassee FL San Luis01.jpg 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 Jefferson County Old Jail.JPG Monticello Jefferson Northwest Prison Facebook site, former jail with prison cells, displays of local history
Morean Arts Center St. Pete Arts Center01.jpg St. Petersburg Pinellas Central West Art Displays works by local, national and international artists
Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens MorikamiLakeHouse.jpg Delray Beach Palm Beach Southeast Ethnic-Japanese Japanese art and culture
Morningside Nature Center Morningside Nature Center LHF cabin02.jpg Gainesville Alachua North Central Farm Weekend living history programs, working farm and nature programs
Morse Museum Winter Park FL CH Morse Museum01.jpg 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 Motemorris01.jpg Leesburg Lake Central Historic house Victorian house, open twice a month
Mound House Fort Myers Beach FL Mound House02.jpg 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 FL Center For The Arts01.jpg Mount Dora Lake Central Art
Mount Dora History Museum Exterior of museum.jpg 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
Mulberry Phosphate Museum Mulberry FL Phosphate Museum01.jpg 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 Laud FL MoA01.jpg Fort Lauderdale Broward Southeast Art Contemporary, southeastern Florida and Caribbean art
Museum of Arts and Sciences MOAS Lobby .jpg 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 FL Museum of Cont Art01.jpg North Miami Miami-Dade Southeast Art
Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville 10-moca-jacksonville.jpg 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 Laud FL MoDaS01.jpg 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. Pete MOFA front04.jpg 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 Museum of Art - DeLand 600 N Woodland Blvd.jpg DeLand Volusia Central East Art Formerly the DeLand Museum of Art, focus is Florida art
Museum of Florida Art and Culture FL Avon Park SFCC Museum of Florida Art and Culture05.jpg Avon Park Highlands Central Art Part of South Florida Community College, includes art, archaeology, and Florida history exhibits
Museum of Florida History Museum of Florida History (sign).JPG Tallahassee Leon North Central History The official history Museum of the State of Florida. Website.
Museum of Geneva History FL Geneva Museum of History01.jpg Geneva Seminole Central East Local history Operated by the Geneva Historical & Genealogical Society
Museum of Local History Milton Hist Dist Imogene02.jpg 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 Jax FL Museum of SH01.jpg Jacksonville Duval Northeast Multiple Science, natural history, history of Northeast Florida, planetarium
Museum of Science and Industry IMAX Exterior.jpg Tampa Hillsborough Central West Science Exhibits on science, weather, health
Museum of Seminole County History Seminole County Old Folks Home15.jpg Sanford Seminole Central Local history
Museum of Southern History Jax FL Museum of Southern History02.jpg 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 FL msm04.jpg Apopka Orange Central Local history
Museum of the City of Lake Worth Lake Worth FL Old City Hall02.jpg Lake Worth Palm Beach Southeast Local history
Museum of the Everglades Everglades City FL Laundry01.jpg 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 FL SCL depot01.jpg 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 Grumman YF-14A Tomcat 157984 Museum (NMNA).JPG Pensacola Escambia Northwest Aviation History of naval aviation
National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum Ft Pierce FL Navy UDT-SEAL Museum02.jpg 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 NSB FL Museum of History01.jpg New Smyrna Beach Volusia Central East Local history
Norman Studios Silent Film Museum Jax FL Norman Studios main01.jpg 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, Miami Dade College
North Pinellas Historical Museum FL Palm Harbor Museum01.jpg Palm Harbor Pinellas Central West Local history History of the Palm Harbor, Crystal Beach, and the Ozona and Curlew communities
Norton Museum of Art Norton Museum of Art Front Facade.jpg West Palm Beach Palm Beach Southeast Art Collections include European, American, and Chinese art, contemporary art and photography
Old Courthouse Heritage Museum Citrus Cty Crths Inverness01.jpg Inverness Citrus Central West Local history
Old Davie School Museum Davie FL Davie School museum01.jpg Davie Broward Southeast Local history
Old Deerfield School Old-deerfield-school.jpg Deerfield Beach Broward Southeast Local history
Old Dillard Museum Ft Laud FL Old Dillard High School01.jpg Fort Lauderdale Broward Southeast Ethnic-African American
Old Florida Museum St Aug Old Florida Museum01.jpg St. Augustine St. Johns Northeast History Hands-on programs with daily living activities from pre-European times to 20th century
Old Jail Museum St Aug old county jail01.jpg St. Augustine St. Johns Northeast Local history Also known as Florida Heritage Museum
Old Town Hall History Center Old Melbourne Beach Town Hall (Melbourne Beach, Florida) 001.jpg Melbourne Beach Brevard Central East Local history
Oldest House Museum Key West FL HD Oldest House01.jpg 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 Aug NHL Gonzalez-Alvarez01.jpg 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 Aug Oldest Store Museum01.jpg St. Augustine St. Johns Northeast History Historic general store with early 20th-century items and re-enactors
Oldest Wooden Schoolhouse Oldestschool.jpg St. Augustine St. Johns Northeast Education 1807 period schoolhouse
Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park Olustee Battlefield entrance.jpg Olustee Baker Northeast Local history American Civil War battlefield and visitor center museum
Orange County Regional History Center Orange Cty crths history center01.jpg Orlando Orange Central Local history
Orlando Fire Museum Orlando FL Fire Museum01.jpg Orlando Orange Central Firefighting website, located in a historic firehouse
Orlando Museum of Art Orlando FL Museum of Art01.jpg Orlando Orange Central Art
Orlando Science Center Orlando Science Center.jpg Orlando Orange Central Science
Orman House Apalachicola Orman House07.jpg Apalachicola Franklin Northwest Historic house 1838 antebellum home
Ormond Memorial Art Museum and Gardens Ormond Beach Gardens01.jpg Ormond Beach Volusia Central East Art Includes a botanical garden, features works by Malcolm Fraser
Osceola Center for the Arts Kissimmee FL Osceola Center for the Arts04.jpg Kissimmee Osceola Central Art website
Osceola County Welcome Center and History Museum Kissimmee Pioneer Village and Museum03.jpg 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 PB FL Photographic Centre02.jpg West Palm Beach Palm Beach Southeast Photography Photography exhibits, education
Palm Cottage Naples FL Palm Cottage01.jpg Naples Collier Southwest Historic house Early 20th century period house and gardens
Palmetto Historical Park Palmetto FL HD Hist Park Carnegie Lib04.jpg 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 FL Visual Arts Center02.jpg Panama City Bay Northwest Art Hosts shows of fine art, sculpture, jewelry and ceramics
Panhandle Pioneer Settlement Blountstown FL Pan Pio Settle01.JPG Blountstown Calhoun Northwest Living website, recreates an early agricultural community with a pioneer settlement and a farmstead
Pasco Arts Center Elfers Anderson House01.jpg Holiday Pasco Central West Art Art exhibits, classes and workshops
Paynes Creek Historic State Park Paynes Creek SP pano01.jpg Bowling Green Hardee Central History Frontier trading post site, exhibits about Seminoles, the trading post, frontier fort and pioneers
Pena-Peck House St Aug FL Pena-Peck House01.jpg 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 FL lighthouse01.jpg Pensacola Escambia Northwest Maritime
Pensacola Museum of Art Pensacola HD MOA01.jpg 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 Pioneer Museum entr bldg01.jpg 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 FL Central High School pano01.jpg 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 Plumb House in Clearwater 11.JPG 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 crths old01.jpg 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 MoA06.jpg Lakeland Polk Central Art Includes, African, Asian, Pre-Columbian and contemporary art, European and American decorative arts
Ponce de Leon Inlet Light Ponce Inlet Lighthouse 02.jpg Ponce Inlet Volusia Central East Maritime Lighthouse and museum
Port Boca Grande Lighthouse & Museum Gasparilla Island SP lighthouse both02.jpg Boca Grande Lee Southwest Local & Natural History Active lighthouse & museum, managed & operated by Barrier Island Parks Society (BIPS)
Potter's Wax Museum Potter’s Wax Museum Front 02 crop.jpg St. Augustine St. Johns Northeast Miscellaneous Over 160 wax sculptures covering a wide range of real & fictitious figures.
Presidents Hall of Fame Clermont PHOF03.jpg 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 FL Freeman House07.jpg Punta Gorda Charlotte Southwest Local history Operated by the Punta Gorda Historical Society in the A. C. Freeman House
Putnam Historic Museum Palatka Putnam Historic Museum01.jpg 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 Randall Made Knives building 001 crop.jpg Orlando Orange Central Knives Displays of custom made knives.
Raney House Museum David G Raney House Street Front 2.jpg 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 Ringling Museum main entrance Sarasota Florida.jpg 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 Aug Warden Ripleys02.jpg 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 FL hist museum01.jpg Safety Harbor Pinellas Central West Local history website, city and regional history
Safford House Museum Tarpon Springs Safford House01.jpg Tarpon Springs Pinellas Central West Historic house Late 19th century Victorian house
Salvador Dalí Museum St. Pete Dali Museum03.jpg 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 Elfers Baker House01.jpg Holiday Pasco Central West Historic house Late 19th-century house, operated by the West Pasco Historical Society
Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art Gville FL Harn Museum03.jpg Gainesville Alachua North Central Art Part of the University of Florida, includes Asian, African, modern and contemporary art, photography
San Carlos Institute San Carlos Institute Exterior 1.jpg 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 San Marcos de Apalache SP VC02.jpg St. Marks Wakulla North Central Military History of the 17th-century fort and excavated items
Sandoway Discovery Center Delray Beach FL JB Evans House01.jpg 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 FL msm01.jpg Sanford Seminole Central Local history website
Sarasota Classic Car Museum Sarasota Sarasota Southwest Automotive
Scarfone/Hartley Gallery FL Tampa Scarfone-Hartley Gallery04.jpg Tampa Hillsborough Central West Art website at University of Tampa
Schoolhouse Children's Museum Boynton Beach FL School01.jpg Boynton Beach Palm Beach Southeast Children's
Science Center of Pinellas County St Petersburg FL Science Center02.jpg 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 Orchid FL Sebastian Inlet SP south end ranger and msm01.jpg Melbourne Beach Brevard Central East Maritime Part of Sebastian Inlet State Park, area fishing industry
Seminole County Public Schools Student Museum Sanford Grammar School8.jpg Sanford Seminole Central Local history
Silver River Museum and Environmental Center Ocala Silver River Park Museum01.jpg Ocala Marion Central Multiple Area natural and cultural history, late 19th century pioneer village
SKELETONS: A 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 South Florida Museum Main Entrance 2014.JPG 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 State College MoP01.jpg Daytona Beach Volusia Central East Art Photography
Southeastern Regional Black Archives Research Center and Museum CarnegieLibraryTLH.JPG 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 FL history museum04.jpg 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 FL Spady Museum01.jpg Delray Beach Palm Beach Southeast Ethnic-African American African American history, culture and heritage in Florida
Spanish Military Hospital Museum Spanish Military Hospital Museum (Oblique View) 01.jpg 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
St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum St. Aug Lighthouse Keeper front01.jpg 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 Pirates Museum (8768569611).jpg St. Augustine St. Johns Northeast Maritime Pirate artifacts, formerly the Pirate Soul Museum in Key West
St. Cloud Heritage Museum St Cloud Heritage Museum01.jpg 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 FL St Lucie County Regional History Center01.jpg Fort Pierce St. Lucie Central East Local history
St. Petersburg Museum of History St. Pete MOH03.jpg St. Petersburg Pinellas Central West Local history
St. Photios Greek Orthodox National Shrine St Aug Avero House02.jpg 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 Stranahan-house.jpg Fort Lauderdale Broward Southeast Historic house 1913 period house
Stuart Heritage Museum Stuart Heritage 002.JPG Stuart Martin Central East Local history Housed in a former feed supply store
Sulphur Springs Museum and Heritage Center FL Tampa Sulphur Springs Museum01.jpg Tampa Hillsborough Central West Local history
Suwannee County Historical Museum Live Oak Union Depot01.jpg Live Oak Suwanee North Central Local history Housed in a former railroad depot
Pensacola Museum of History Pensacola HD Wentworth01.jpg 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 Automobile Museum.JPG 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

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Tampa Hillsborough Central West Baseball Former home of Al López, honors the lives of 89 professional players
Tampa Bay Automobile Museum TampaAutomobileMuseum.jpg Pinellas Park Pinellas Central West Automotive Historic automobiles from the 20th century
Tampa Bay History Center Tampa Bay History Center.jpg 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 FireMuseumTampa03.jpg Tampa Hillsborough Central West Firefighting website
Tampa Museum of Art Tampa Museum of Art.jpg Tampa Hillsborough Central West Art Collections include 20th-century fine art, Greek, Roman, and Etruscan antiquities
Tarpon Springs Cultural Center Tarpon Springs old city hall01.jpg Tarpon Springs Pinellas Central West Art Changing art and sculpture exhibits
Tarpon Springs Heritage Museum Tarpon Springs FL Heritage Msm04.jpg 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 Thomas-center-gville04.jpg 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 Torreya Park Gregory House front03.jpg Bristol Liberty Northwest Historic house 1840s plantation house
Treasures of Madison County Madison FL W T Davis bldg02.jpg Madison Madison North Central Local history Area history and culture
Tree Hill Nature Center FL Jacksonville Tree Hill Nature Center01.jpg Jacksonville Duval Northeast Natural history Features live animals, wildlife sanctuary
Truman Little White House Key West FL HD Little White House03.jpg 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
UNF Gallery of Art Jacksonville Duval Northeast Art website, part of University of North Florida
University Galleries, University of Florida Gville UF University Gallery04.jpg 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 USCGC Ingham (WHEC 35) 469.jpg 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 Valiant Warbird Museum03.jpg 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
Vero Beach Museum of Art Vero Beach FL Museum of Art04.jpg 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 Aug Zorayda06.jpg St. Augustine St. Johns Northeast Historic house Scaled-down version of the 12th-century Moorish Alhambra Palace in Granada, Spain
Vizcaya Museum and Gardens Villa Vizcaya.jpg 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 Hist Dist depot01.jpg DeFuniak Springs Walton Northwest Local history
Washington County Historical Museum Chipley FL Washington County msm01.jpg Chipley Washington Northwest Local history Operated by the Washington County Historical Society in a former train depot
Waterhouse Residence and Carpentry Shop Museums Maitland Waterhouse house01.jpg 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 Weedon Island Preserve Cultural and Natural History Center (Entrance).jpg St. Petersburg Pinellas Central West Multiple Native Americans, natural history, art and local history
Wells'Built Museum Orlando Wellsbuilt Hotel01.jpg Orlando Orange Central Ethnic-African American
West Florida Railroad Museum Milton L and N Depot pano01.jpg Milton Santa Rosa Northwest Railroad Railroad cars and memorabilia from the L & N, Frisco and other railroads
West Pasco Historical Society Museum and Library N-P-R WPHS museum-library01.jpg 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 Downtown Dist Bldg04a.jpg Winter Garden Orange Central Local history Exhibits include local citrus labels, Native American artifacts, railroad memorabilia
Winter Park History Museum Winter Park Hist Museum01.jpg Winter Park Orange Central Local history Operated by the Winter Park Historical Association
Wizard of Oz Museum
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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 Golf Hall of Fame FL St Augustine World Golf Hall of Fame04.jpg St. Augustine St. Johns Northeast Sports
Ximenez-Fatio House St Aug Zimenez-Fatio House03.jpg St. Augustine St. Johns Northeast Historic house 19th century territorial and early statehood period life
Ybor City Museum State Park Tampa Ybor City Museum01.jpg 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 Depot Museum01.jpg Zephyrhills Pasco Central West Local history Includes local history, railroad history and memorabilia
Zephyrhills Museum of Military History FL Zephyrhills Museum of Military History01.jpg 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 FL ZNH Natl Museum01.jpg Eatonville Orange Central Art Also known as The Hurston, work of artists of African descent, including Zora Neale Hurston

Defunct museums

Planned museums

See also

  • Nature Centers in Florida
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