Florida
Miami Beach
Jewish Museum of Florida
301 Washington Avenue
Miami Beach FL 33139
Phone 305 672-5044
Web Site http://www.jewishmuseum.com/
Description Florida Jewish experience since 1763, mosaic photo exhibit, traveling
Type of Resource Specialty Museum
Collection N-Z Photography
Group Identity Jewish
New or Updated: 06/16/2003
Florida
Naples
Teddy Bear Museum of Naples
2511 Pine Ridge Road
Naples FL 34109
Phone 239 598-2711
Web Site http://www.teddymuseum.com/
Toll Free 886 365 BEAR
E-mail mailto:http://www.teddymuseum.com/contact.htm
Description 5000 teddy bears on display
Type of Resource Specialty Museum
Collection A-F Dolls
Collection N-Z Toys
New or Updated: 06/20/2003
Florida
Ocala
Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing & Museum of Classic
Cars
13700 SW 16th Avenue
Ocala FL 34473
Phone 352 245-8661
Web Site http://www.garlits.com/
E-mail mailto:info@garlits.com
Description
One of the
best known drag racers now owns museum and hall of fame
Type of Resource
Specialty Museum
Primary Focus Automotive
Nature of Group or Site Hall of Fame
FL
Ormond Beach
Birthplace
of Speed Museum
160 East Franada Boulevard
Ormond Beach
FL 32074
Phone
904 672-5657
Web Site
*****
Alt Web
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/travel/getaways/daytona/sfl-
ormondbeach,0,2393209.story?coll=sfla-travel-daytona
Description
CLOSED
Type of
Resource
Specialty Museum
Primary
Focus
Automotive
New or
Updated:
9/18/2004
Florida
Palm Beach
Palm Beach Maritime Museum
Pt Palm Beach Maritime Bldg #404
Palm Beach FL
Phone 407 659-0800
Web Site www.software-factory.com/fam/fam_pbmm.html
Description
Type of Resource
Specialty Museum
Primary Focus Maritime
Florida
Panama City Beach
Museum of Man in the Sea
17314 Beach Parkway
Panama City Beach FL 32413
Phone 850 235-4101
Web Site http://www.diveweb.com/iod/mmits.html
Description diving and undersea exploration -- scuba and other historic underwater equipment
Type of Resource Specialty Museum
Primary Focus Maritime
Collection N-Z Scuba
Owner/Operator: Institute of Diving
New or Updated: 06/28/2003
Florida
Perry
Forest Capital State Cultural Museum
204 Forest Park Drive
Perry FL 32348
Phone 850 584-3227
Web Site http://www.dep.state.fl.us/parks/district2/forestcapital/index.asp
Description Geodesic dome features map of Florida tree types, Cracker Homestead Interpretive Site, exhibits on wood products
Type of Resource
Specialty Museum
Primary Focus Industrial
Industry /Profession Forestry
Florida
Polk City
Water Ski Hall of Fame
1251 Holy Cow Road
Polk City
FL
33868
Phone
863 324-2472
Web Site
http://www.waterskihalloffame.com/pages/HoF/HoFmuseum.html
E-mail
mailto:info@waterskihalloffame.com
Description
from the first known water skis in 1922 to the
present
Type of Resource
Specialty Museum
Primary Focus
Sports
Nature of Group or Site
Hall
of Fame
Research /Reading
Library
Owner/Operator:
American Water Ski Educational Foundation
New or Updated:
07/11/2003
Florida
Sarasota
Bellm's Cars and Music of Yesterday
5500 N Tamiami Trail
Sarasota FL
Phone 813 355-6228
Web Site
*****
Description 125 cars and 2000 mechanical music boxes
Type of Resource
Specialty Museum
Primary Focus Automotive
Industry /Profession Music
Collection G-M Mechanical Music
Florida
Sebring
Highlands Hammock State Park/ CCC Museum
5931 Hammock Road
Sebring FL 33872
Phone 863 386-6094
Web Site http://www.dep.state.fl.us/parks/district4/highlandshammock/index.asp
Description
Civilian Conservation Corps Museum to reopen 11/2003, campground & Tram tours of
canal area available
Type of Resource Specialty Museum
Primary Focus Park
Kind of Activity Trails
New or Updated: 06/30/2003
FL
Silver Springs
Silver Springs
Antique Car Collection
5656 E Silver Springs Blvd
PO Box 370
Silver Springs
FL
32688
Phone
904 236-2121
Web Site
*****
Description
several car museum sites list this, but the # is
Silver Springs Theme Park, and
their site does not
mention a car collection
Type of Resource
Specialty Museum
Primary Focus
Automotive
New or Updated:
10/20/2004
Florida
St Augustine
World Golf Hall of Fame
Address
St Augustine FL
Phone 904 940-4000
Alt Phone 904 940-8000
Web Site http://www.wgv.com/
Toll Free 800 228-9290
Description located in a resort, sponsored by most of the major golfing organizations
Type of Resource
Specialty Museum
Primary Focus Sports
Kind of Activity IMAX
Nature of Group or Site Hall of Fame
Collection G-M Golf
Florida
Stuart
Gilbert's Bar House of Refuge
301 SE MacArthur Boulevard
Stuart FL 34996
Phone
Web Site *****
Description Shipwreck
Rescue station on Hutchinson Island - active until 1940
Type of Resource
Specialty Museum
Primary Focus Maritime
Building Type Civic
Era 1876
Florida
Tampa
SS American Victory
705 Channelside Dr
Tampa FL 33602
Phone 813 228-8766
Web Site http://www.americanvictory.org/main.asp
E-mail mailto:info@americanvictory.org
Description one of 534 Victory merchant ships built at end of WWII to replace the Liberty ships
Type of Resource
Specialty Museum
Primary Focus Maritime
Building Type Ship
Florida
Titusville
Astronaut Hall of Fame
6225 Vectorspace Blvd
Titusville FL 32780
Phone 321 269-6100
Web Site www.americasspaceadventure.com
Description
Type of Resource
Specialty Museum
Nature of Group or Site Hall of Fame
Field of Study/Science Facility Space
Florida
West Palm Beach
Big Band Hall of Fame Museum
9067 Southern Blvd
West Palm Beach
FL
33401
Phone
561 655-1113
Web Site
http://www.southfloridafair.com/html/yyv_sallybennet.html
Alt Web
http://www.bayarea.com/mld/cctimes/news/obituaries/6122228.htm
Description
located in Yesteryear Village
Type of Resource
Specialty Museum
Nature of Group or Site
Hall
of Fame
Industry /Profession
Music
New or Updated:
07/09/2003
FL
Winter Park
Albin
Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens
633 Osceola
Ave
Winter Park
FL
32789
Phone
407 647-6294
Web Site
www.polasek.org
E-mail
mailto:info@polasek.org
Description
"calssic art in a classical setting" Polasek
sculptures in his home,
galleries
and gardens
Type of
Resource
Specialty
Museum
Primary
Focus
Arts
Collection
N-Z Sculpture
New or
Updated:
7/19/2007
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