Jacksonville, Florida

History, Natural History, Park

Fort Caroline memorializes the short-lived French presence in sixteenth century Florida. Here you will find stories of exploration, survival, religious disputes, territorial battles, and first contact between American Indians and Europeans. The museum also describes other significant cultural and natural features located within the boundaries of the Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve.

Jacksonville, Florida

History

The Jacksonville Maritime Museum Society, Inc. is a non-profit educational association that collects, preserves and interprets the maritime history by the collection of books, documents, artifacts and preserving them; and interprets them to the public by means of museum educational programs, lectures and publications.

Jacksonville, Florida

Art, Culture, History, Historic House, Historical Society, Park

In the 1800s, Mandarin was a small farming village that shipped oranges, grapefruit, lemons and other fruits and vegetables to Jacksonville and points north on the steamships that traveled the St. Johns River. In 1864, the Union steamship, the Maple Leaf, hit a Confederate mine and sank just off Mandarin Point. Author Harriet Beecher Stowe wintered in the village from 1867 to 1884. Mandarin now is a small section of the City of Jacksonville, Florida, but its natural beauty, parks and historic buildings draw visitors from around the world. The Mandarin Museum at the Walter Jones Historical Park is open. Special tours may be requested.

Jacksonville, Florida

History

To provide an educational convenience whose contents are of public appeal to persons interested in the history of the southern United States. It is dedicated to preserve the entire lifestyle of the antebellum south...a unique civilization, and honorable chapter of american history that is...gone with the wind. To this end, the museum displays and features artifacts and memorabilia from the antebellum period. In addition, the museum maintains a non-lending research library which contains approximately 3000 volumes on southern literature,history,art architecture, economy and government.

Jacksonville, Florida

Art, History

Jacksonville, Florida

Art, Culture, History, Military, Specialized

The Jacksonville Automotive Museum, a 501(c)3 Educational Not For Profit organization is the first of its' kind on the First Coast, bringing a World Class automotive experience to Jacksonville!

Jacksonville, Florida

Archaeology, History, Historic House, Natural History, Park

You can explore the grounds at Kingsley Plantation, which include the slave quarters, barn, waterfront, plantation house, kitchen house, and interpretive garden. The visitor contact station and bookstore are located in a 1920s building adjacent to the plantation buildings. The plantation house is open for tours on a limited basis. Please call for information and reservations. A free audio tour is available, please inquire at the visitor contact station.

Jacksonville, Florida

Culture, History, Natural History, Nature Centers, Planetarium, Science

Investigate whales, dolphins, and manatees in Atlantic Tails. Travel through space in the Bryan-Gooding Planetarium. Relive Northeast Florida History in Currents of Time. Come face-to-face with animals of the region in the Florida Naturalist's Center, and get moving with Health in Motion.

Jacksonville, Florida

History

Jacksonville, Florida

History, Historic House, Natural History, Park