Halifax Historical Museum

Halifax Historical Museum is located at South Beach Street in Daytona Beach, Florida and is approximately one hour and 20 minutes drive from Orlando International Airport. The museum has been housed in the former Merchant's Bank building since 1986. Built in 1910 the building houses thousands of artifacts dating back hundreds of years and is open to the public Tuesday to Saturday from 10am to 4pm.

Amongst the permanent exhibits on display here visitors will be able to learn about the two World Wars, Victorian households, pioneer life and Native Americans amongst other things. There are more specific exhibits about the lives and careers of famous people from the area such as the civil rights leader Mary McLeod Bethune and the baseball player Jackie Robinson. Other exhibits are displayed here but are changed throughout the year.

There is a research facility at the museum with old city directories, documents and maps as well a large collection of postcards and photographs. The walls of the museum have hand painted murals on them, which depict scenes from the area. Visitors can also view a video telling a 130 year story of the area, which is shown in the 70-seat theater.