De Soto National Memorial

This National Park site commemorates the 1539-1542 expedition of Hernando de Soto, the Spanish conquistador who explored the southern part of North America in a journey that covered 4,000 miles from Florida to Texas. De Soto National Memorial provides a ...

Calusa Heritage Trail, Randell Research Center at Pineland

The Calusa Heritage Trail is an interpreted path that leads visitors through the mounds, canals, and other features of the archaeological site at Pineland. Signs provide information about the Calusa, their environment, and the people who have lived at Pineland ...

Tomoka State Park, Nocoroco

Within the park is the Nocoroco Site, a Timucuan village reported by Spanish explorers in the early 1600s. The site is represented by a black earth and oyster shell midden. Artifacts recovered from the once-extensive midden indicate that the site ...

DeLeon Springs State Park

Native Americans visited and used these springs as long ago as 6,000 years. Legend and folklore claim Juan Ponce de Leon sought and discovered the mythical Fountain of Youth at DeLeon Springs, though no historical record or archaeological evidence supports ...

Halifax Historical Museum

The history of the greater Daytona Beach area is presented in numerous display cases containing thousands of artifacts and memorabilia organized by theme.

The Native American exhibits contain artifacts and replicas dating back from 3,000 B.C. through Spanish contact.

The Spanish ...

St. Lucie County Historical Museum

The museum houses exhibits on the Ais, who lived in the the Fort Pierce area at the time of Spanish exploration, include artifacts from the period and reproductions of sketches made at the time of European contact. The museum also ...

Urca de Lima Underwater Archaeological Preserve

The Urca de Lima Underwater Archaeological Preserve, at the site of one of the fabled Spanish plate flota (fleet) wrecks that sank during a hurricane in 1715 off present-day Fort Pierce, was opened to the public in September 1987. It ...

Juan Ponce de Leon Landing Park

Public beach park that commemorates Juan Ponce de Leon's first landing in Florida.

Information provided by Florida Department of State.

Sebastian Inlet State Park and McLarty Treasure Museum

Florida Spanish Colonial Heritage Trail

The McLarty Treasure Museum features the history of the 1715 Spanish treasure fleet. Also within the state park is the Sebastian Fishing Museum, which tells the history of the area's fishing industry.

The premier saltwater fishing spot ...

Orange County Regional History Center

Located in the historic Orange County Courthouse in downtown Orlando. Exhibits portray the arrival of the Spanish and their interaction with the native population. There are also exhibits on the period of the Seminole War.

The outdoor Heritage Square courtyard ...