Old Florida Museum

The Old Florida Museum offers visitors a glimpse into what it was like living in Florida during the pre-European times through the 1900s. The museum is hands-on and visitors are able to participate in the activities and experience what life was like in the past in the Sunshine State. The tour available to the general public includes a map of the new Spanish settlement of San Augustin. This settlement is right next to the Village of Seloy, a native TImucua Indian village where the natives teach the new settlers how to survive. Visitors are guided through the area and into Fort Menendez where they meet a variety of characters from the past. You will get to see tools, weapons and musical instruments that were used during the time of early settlement.. The museum welcomes field trips and school groups and invites them to participate in the hands-on experience with their classmates.. Groups can choose to participate in one to four programs, each lasting about 15 minutes. Multiple classes can be given at once if different groups would like to learn different things. Programs include making Indian jewelry, using a quill pen on parchment paper, making hand-dipped candles or cataloguing a variety of archeological findings. There are also Black History tours offered during January and February. The museum is open seven days a week from 9 am until 5 pm