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THE MUSEUM OF FLORIDA HISTORY
museumoffloridahistory.com
InformationLocation – 500 S Bronough St, Tallahassee, FL 32309
Office Hours – Monday-Friday 9:00 am – 4:30 pm Saturday 10:00 am – 4:30 pm
Sunday – Closed
Contact – (850) 245-6400
Check our website at: www.Museumoffloridahistory.com for Monthly Events and Tour specials
About the Site
• The Museum of Florida History was opened in 1977 and preserves many pieces of evidence of the past and present cultures of Florida.
• This lovely Museum puts it’s main focus on artifacts and unique objects and roles played by Floridians in national and global events
and through the use of exhibits, educational programs and collections of work, the museum reflects a very positive feel of the ways that people have shaped and reacted to natural and cultural environments
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Spanish ExplorersWhen on tour at the Museum you will see many artifacts of very early time periods such as the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries of when Spanish explorers known as “Conquistadors” explored the United States.
Inside you will enter a room where there are 13 portraits of Spanish Conquistadors and how each of them have a story of their own to tell and for you to learn all about how they conquered many places and won many battles to attain their goals.
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Be sure to check these out!
• Our Mastodon exhibit which was found in Wakulla springs in 1930 standing 9 feet high and weighed nearly seven tons.
• Check out our civil war site which shows uniforms of southern soldiers and tools that were used during the time
• The citrus packing house exhibit which shows you a taste of how Florida's oranges were packed and shipped all along the United States
• Our 1925 Henry Fords Model T cars and how people transformed these cars into on of the first ever campers and shows the first forms of transportation in Florida!
Come see us!
There are many things to be seen at this wonderful place, So if you have some free time in your day and don’t know what to do with it just come by and learn a little bit of History of the State you live in
That being said we hope to see you all when you arrive for a tour of the Museum of Florida History!
