Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Museum

See gold, silver and other treasure raised from the 1622 Spanish fleet, and the story of the slave ship Henrietta Marie, in Old Town Key West.

200 Greene Street, Key West, FL 33040 · Key West, FL

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Price: Under $25
When it runs: Open daily from 10 a.m., last admission at 4 p.m.; closed Thanksgiving Day. No lab tours on holidays.
Good for: History lovers
Rainy afternoons
Public transit nearby: Whitehead & Greene St.Bus DL · 90 ft away
Caroline & DuvalBus Lower Keys Shuttle · 450 ft away
Whitehead & EatonBus DL, Lower Keys Shuttle · 0.2 mi away
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Flying in: Key West International Airport (EYW) is about 3 miles away.
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About Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Museum

This museum shows artifacts from 17th-century shipwrecks found off the Florida Keys, including the Spanish galleons Nuestra Senora de Atocha and Santa Margarita of the 1622 fleet. Other galleries cover the slave ship Henrietta Marie, pirates and the history of Key West. A working conservation lab treats finds from the sea, and lab tours run at 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. on weekdays and 2 p.m. on weekends. Adult admission is $17.50 and children pay $8.50; a combined museum and lab tour ticket is $49.50.

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