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 ...

Anderson-Narvaez Mound at Jungle Prada Mound Park

Known as the Anderson-Narvaez Site after the 600-man Narvaez expedtion believed to have landed here in 1528, the public portion of the multi-mound site overlooks Boca Ciega Bay. The private portion, owned by the Anderson family, contains a 10-foot deep ...

Tampa Bay History Center

Step inside the new, 60,000-square-foot History Center in Tampa’s bustling Channelside district and take a journey through 12,000 years of powerful stories. Follow in the footsteps of the first native inhabitants, Spanish conquistadors, pioneers, presidents, sports legends and railroad tycoons. ...

Spanish Military Hospital Museum

St. Augustine's Spanish Military Hospital Museum building is a reconstruction of a military hospital that stood on this site during the Second Spanish Colonial Period (1783-1821). The museum showcases military hospital life in 1791, with authentic recreations of a surgeon's ...

Ponce de Leon's Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park

Within the boundaries of the park, St. Augustine, the oldest continuously occupied European settlement in the continental United States began. In the early 1900s, the property owner began charging admission to drink from spring waters located on the property, and ...

Dow Museum of Historic Houses, Old St. Augustine Village

Florida Spanish Colonial Heritage Trail

Step back in time and enjoy the St. Augustine legacy of avid collector Kenneth Dow. Explore period decorated historic houses and galleries nestled among courtyards and gardens. The nine houses are original to the site and ...

Old Florida Museum

This hands-on museum has exhibits and opportunities that allow guests to participate in daily living activities from pre-European times to the 1900s. The Spanish Fort Mose program includes candle making, rope making, colonial games, corn grinding, woodworking, and other activities ...

Nombre de Dios Mission

The Mission of Nombre de Dios traces its origins to the founding of the City of St. Augustine in 1565. It was here that Pedro Menendez de Aviles knelt to kiss a wooden cross presented to him by the chaplain ...