Indian Mound Park (Paulsen Point)

This site, now a Sarasota County park, was a site of regional authority occupied from approximately 3,000 to 650 years ago. Ancient people were attracted to this particular area of land because of the abundance of seafood, the mainstay of ...

Billie Swamp Safari, Big Cypress Reservation

Billie Swamp Safari offers firsthand experience of the wildlife and environment of the everglades.

Overnight guests sleep in a native-style chickee hut. There are also day and evening swamp tours, and campfire stories about the history and legends of the ...

Barbara Sumwalt Museum

Exhibits focus on Useppa Island's history, including displays on the pre-European inhabitants of the island from 12,000 to 7,000 years ago and the Calusa, who lived in the area at the time of Spanish exploration of Florida.

The Useppa Woman, ...

Fort Foster, Hillsborough River State Park

Fort Foster State Historic Site is part of Hillsborough River State Park, though located on the East Side of US 301 from the park. Fort Foster is a reconstructed fort from the Second Seminole War. The original fort was built ...

Upper Tampa Bay Park Archaeological District

This is a 2,144-acre park and preserve located on Double Branch Peninsula in Tampa Bay. The archaeological district within the park includes 18 sites that date from 4,000 to 500 years ago and are associated with the Manasota Culture.

The ...

Weedon Island Preserve Cultural and Natural History Center

This 3,700-acre nature preserve, situated on Old Tampa Bay, was home to Native Americans for thousands of years. The site gave the name to the Weeden Island Culture, whose distinctive ornate pottery was first recorded on Weedon Island in 1924. ...

Science Center of Pinellas County

The Science Center of Pinellas County offers a variety of displays and exhibits on science and history, including a 16th-century Indian village, which features recreated aboriginal style dwellings, mounds and an archaeological excavation brought to life through living history demonstrations.

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Pinellas Point Temple Mound Historic Marker

This mound, now surrounded by modern houses, was built beginning around 1,000 years ago. The site is accessible at a small park surrounding the mound in the Pinellas Point neighborhood.

A historic marker explains the history and legends of this mound, ...

Safety Harbor Museum of Regional History

With artifacts from the nearby Safety Harbor archaeological site, dioramas and displays tell the story of Florida's first people and the arrival of Spanish explorers in the 16th century.

Information provided by Florida Department of State.

Safety Harbor Mound, Philippe Park

Within the boundaries of Philippe Park and jutting out over Old Tampa Bay is the National Historic Landmark Safety Harbor site, which includes a large temple mound.

The site was a ceremonial center for nearly 500 years, beginning about 1,000 ...