Hidden gems - History museums in Fort Myers, United States not to miss (Updated March, 2024)

Hidden gems: History museums in Fort Myers

Discover the city's hidden treasures—remarkable spots that are relatively undiscovered but offer exceptional experiences. Our selection criteria? A rating of 4.5 or higher with fewer than 150 reviews. Explore these lesser-known yet outstanding places that promise a delightful visit in Fort Myers. This list contains 22 places from History museum category.

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Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum

History museum

👍👍 This is a great place to stop in while visiting Lake Mary, FL. The Karpeles Manuscript Museum has so much to offer. These documents reveal so much about our history. What an amazing collection which has been so well preserved!

5.00 (8 reviews) (~240.51 km from centre)

Leslie Hale Teaching Center & Tabernacle in the Wilderness

Church

👍👍 This was actually my 1st time ever going here, but our Guide (John) in the Tabernacle, did such an amazing job of knowing just about any & everything imaginable that I'll most definitely be going back!!!

4.90 (143 reviews) (~190.51 km from centre)

Hannibal Square Heritage Center

Art museum

Museum offering photos & oral histories highlighting local & national African-American experiences.

4.90 (66 reviews) (~223.23 km from centre)

Miami-Dade Military Museum

History museum

👍👍 Absolutely a State-of-The-Arts. History of the five branches, U.S. Military service. Many artifacts, military🎖️memoirs, information and true war story narrations. Take a walk through and around this... historical compound. Tour Guides will show you around; "Mike" is one of the guides their who is a...

4.90 (53 reviews) (~186.01 km from centre)

Plant City Photo Archives Inc

Historical society

👍👍 Thank you, Ms. Kim, Ms. Samantha and Ms. Erin for all your help on my research project for the Green family! God Bless!

4.90 (26 reviews) (~154.79 km from centre)

Museum of Geneva History

Museum

👍👍 Great little museum, full of local history. My kids are always full of questions for the curators and they are happy to answer.

4.90 (13 reviews) (~244.52 km from centre)

Historic Black Police Precinct Courthouse and Museum

Museum

👍👍 This was a hidden Gem! I spent almost two hours soaking up this rich history. I have a different prospective of what it means to be black in blue. Hands Down a must visit!

4.80 (106 reviews) (~191.85 km from centre)

Zephyrhills Museum of Military History

Museum

👍👍 Fabulous, great way to spead a Sunday. The volunteers are very informative an knowledgeable. If you find it in your heart to visit, do leave a nice donation, since theres no entry fee. O yea by a tee shirt also.

4.80 (70 reviews) (~179.13 km from centre)

North Brevard Historical Museum

History museum

Local museum with yearbooks, photographs & memorabilia tracing the history of North Brevard County.

4.80 (44 reviews) (~243.06 km from centre)

Hellings Curry Museum/ Home of the Key West Womans Club

History museum

👍👍 An unexpected stop during our visit to Key West. Great historical location, dated back to 1881. The museum is now owned by the Key West Woman's Club, providing free of charge tours, while requesting donations. Very entertaining tour and the women were very friendly and pleasant. Hellings House is o...

4.80 (11 reviews) (~231.73 km from centre)

Sanford Museum

Museum

Long-running facility with exhibits related to the city's past, with a research archive.

4.70 (101 reviews) (~248.79 km from centre)

Citizens Commission on Human Rights of Florida

Non-profit organization

😠 Do not go here!!!! This is a Church of Scientology organization. I tried to give it zero stars but it wouldn't allow me to.

4.70 (72 reviews) (~173.67 km from centre)

The Deerfield Beach Historical Society

Historical society

👍👍 The house is only open on tje weekend, but I wanted to take a picture of the tree. The giant tree next to the house is just beautiful and worth on its own.

4.70 (61 reviews) (~180.2 km from centre)

Luster African American Heritage Museum

Museum

👍👍 This family-owned and operated non-profit museum and learning Center is located in the heart of Bartow, Florida. Curator Robert Luster agreed to give my family and I a tour when we visited from MIA for Christmas. With love and conviction, Mr. Luster shared with us the history of Africans living and...

4.70 (27 reviews) (~139.57 km from centre)

Cornell Art Museum at Old School Square

Art museum

Established in 1990, this museum hosts contemporary art exhibits in a former elementary school.

4.60 (129 reviews) (~180.1 km from centre)

Cape Coral Museum of History

History museum

Cozy museum displaying diverse exhibits dedicated to the history of the Cape Coral area.

4.60 (107 reviews) (~8.64 km from centre)

Lake Worth Historical Museum

History museum

👍👍 I am a local guide in google living in Palm Beach county with my wife, we are a travel lovers, make activities ourside house in bike, bicycle, car etc, we also like to taste different food flavors and enjoy to know new places in our neighbor and far to, for that reason in that occasion we visited...

4.60 (14 reviews) (~180.88 km from centre)

Immokalee Pioneer Museum at Roberts Ranch

History museum

👍 Historic site very well documented... A cow ranch 1920's style, well conserved... Nice staff can inform you about the Robert family and ranch history...The area is poor of trees and others plants ...a good Butterflies and pollinator garden should be created around the 🏠 it can make more attractive...

4.50 (115 reviews) (~50.16 km from centre)

The Winter Garden Heritage Foundation - Healthy West Orange Heritage and Cultural Center

History museum

👍👍 Recently discovered, another great little museum. The exhibits mainly chronicle the rise and fall of the citrus industry in the area. A large collection of the brightly colored citrus company box labels from long ago is worth perusing. There are, however, other exhibits of local interest for residen...

4.50 (107 reviews) (~215.95 km from centre)

Rossetter House Museum Office

Museum

Guided tours of the early-1900s private home & gardens of a prominent local resident.

4.50 (55 reviews) (~206.17 km from centre)

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Hidden gems: History museums in Fort Myers, United States