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Location
Visitor tip
Call ahead before visiting since the museum is staffed entirely by volunteers and hours may vary - this is critical to avoid wasted trips
Visitor tip
Don't miss the observation deck overlooking the Atlantic Ocean - it provides scenic context for understanding where the Spanish shipwrecks occurred and treasure continues to be found
Visitor tip
The knowledgeable volunteer staff are a key highlight - arrive when they're present to get deeper insights into the artifacts and the fascinating 1715 fleet disaster that made this area the 'Treasure Coast'
About McLarty Treasure Museum
Artifacts salvaged from 1715 shipwreck. Goods salvaged from 1715 shipwreck of a Spanish fleet, plus video on the art of treasure hunting.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Natural History Museum
- Focus
- 1715 Spanish treasure fleet shipwrecks
- Highlights
- Treasure artifacts, ocean observation deck, historical camp site
- Admission
- $2 adults, free under age 6
- Hours
- 10am-4pm Wed-Sun (call to verify)
What visitors say
Lovely small museum run by Florida State Park explaining how the area became named the Treasure Coast (hint massive Spanish treasure fleet ship wreck). There are artifacts and a movie about the diving to find and retrieve the treasure…
A unique collection of artifacts from the 1715 Spanish Treasure Fleet. The disaster occurred when a Spanish fleet sank during a hurricane. The storm sinking several ships, treasures were lost, but some have been recovered over the…
I've lived in Melbourne for 40+ years and didn't know this museum was here. It is really well done. Only cost $2 to enter. A great video about the 1715 Spanish Plate Fleet and then a bunch of displays with artifacts from the Spanish…
From 765 Google reviews
Did You Know?
- The museum exhibits artifacts salvaged from the 1715 Spanish treasure fleet, a fleet that sank during a hurricane and created the origin story for Florida's 'Treasure Coast' naming
- Located at the designated Survivors' and Salvagers' Camp site from the 1715 shipwreck, marking a historically significant location
- Operates as a volunteer-staffed museum with an exceptionally low admission price of $2 general admission and free entry for children under 6
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