This small museum offers a vibrant overview of life in American Beach, one of the few seaside resort communities built for African Americans in the segregated South. Call ahead for potential tours by appointment.
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Cumberland Island National Seashore
19.67 MILES
Georgia's largest and southernmost barrier island is an unspoiled paradise. A campers' fantasy, place for family day trips and secluded retreat for…
Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens
22.46 MILES
This handsome museum, Jacksonville's premier cultural space, has an excellent collection of American and European paintings, Asian decorative art and…
Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville
21 MILES
The focus of this ultramodern space extends beyond painting: get lost among contemporary sculpture, prints, photography and film.
21.64 MILES
Traveling with kids? This awesomely named museum (MOSH) offers dinosaurs, all things science and exhibits on Jacksonville's cultural and natural history…
6.73 MILES
Deposit your fee in the blue envelope and pull into the lone parking lot at this stark but lovely park. Take your camera on the short trail to Boneyard…
Little Talbot Island State Park
8.08 MILES
This pristine island (which despite the name is almost the same size as Big Talbot Island) has 5 miles of unspoiled beaches, river otters, marsh rabbits,…
Jacksonville Zoological Gardens
16.58 MILES
Northeast Florida's only major zoo opened in 1914 with one deer; today it's home to over 1800 exotic animals and hectares of beautiful gardens. Favored…
21.7 MILES
At first glance, it looks like a small forest is growing in the middle of the concrete on Jacksonville's south side. But upon closer inspection you'll see…
Nearby attractions
1. Amelia Island Museum of History
6.47 MILES
Housed in the former county jail (1879–1975), this oral-history museum is tiny but has informative exhibits exploring Native American history, the Spanish…
2. Maritime Museum of Amelia Island
6.62 MILES
This small museum on the harborfront has an entertaining collection of maritime bric-a-brac presented with a kid-friendly lashing of pirate-y flair.
3. Big Talbot Island State Park
6.73 MILES
Deposit your fee in the blue envelope and pull into the lone parking lot at this stark but lovely park. Take your camera on the short trail to Boneyard…
4. Little Talbot Island State Park
8.08 MILES
This pristine island (which despite the name is almost the same size as Big Talbot Island) has 5 miles of unspoiled beaches, river otters, marsh rabbits,…
8.6 MILES
Although construction commenced in 1847, rapid technological advancements rendered Fort Clinch's masonry walls obsolete by as early as 1861, when the fort…
9.31 MILES
Tour portions of the oldest standing plantation house in Florida as well as the remains of 23 tabby-construction slave cabins at this former cotton and…
7. Fort George Island Cultural State Park
10.14 MILES
Although the exact location of the fort erected by the British in 1736 remains uncertain, the island still bears its name. In pre-WWII glory days,…
11.68 MILES
Learn about St Marys 'Silent Service' through a collection of 20,000 artifacts, including vintage submarine equipment, war relics and deep-sea diving…