Destin History & Fishing Museum

Destin History & Fishing Museum is located at Stahlman Avenue directly off Highway 98 in Destin, Florida and is approximately 20 minutes from Fort Walton Beach. The museum gives visitors an insight into the history of the fishing town of Destin with various exhibits. It opens from 10am to 4pm on Monday to Saturday in the summer and Tuesday to Saturday in spring and the fall.

The exhibits at the museum include various items of fishing memorabilia including award winning examples of fish caught in Destin. There is also 100 foot of wall space depicting the Gulf of Mexico floor. Antique fishing rods and reels can also be viewed here including a unique one that belonged to Ernest Hemmingway that is made from split bamboo.

Visitors to the museum will also see The Primrose, which was built in 1925 and is the oldest seine fishing boat still in existence. Other aspects of the city's history is recreated here too with exhibits on life here before electricity arrived in the 1930s, while the original Destin Post Office is located adjacent to the museum and is open to visitors. There are lots of photographs of beach scenes and early Destin settlers as well as boat captains and their boats.