McLarty Treasure Museum
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Come and experience why this area has come to be known as the "Treasure Coast." The McLarty Treasure Museum is located on the barrier island at the north end of Indian River County, and is part of the Sebastian Inlet State Park. Open Thursday through Monday, the admission fee is $1 per person, with children under 6 admitted free.
Waymark Code: WM5YE0
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 03/01/2009
Views: 6
Located out on the boardwalk on the beach side of the museum.
Situated on a survivors’ camp of the ill-fated 1715 Spanish Plate Fleet, the museum features artifacts, displays, and an observation deck that overlooks the Atlantic Ocean. An Arts and Entertainment production—The Queen’s Jewels and the 1715 Fleet— is shown, telling of the fleet’s return to Spain when a hurricane struck off the Florida coast nearly 300 years ago. Still today, salvagers work to recover gold, silver, and the "Queen’s jewels" that were lost to the sea and its sandy shores.
The McLarty Treasure Museum is open Thursday through Monday from 10 AM to 4:30 PM. It is located on State Road A1A, two miles south of the Sebastian Inlet Bridge. The phone number is 772-589-2147.
Cost to Operate: $0.50
Primary Vista: Barrier Island
Number of devices at the site: One
Other Vistas at the location:
Ocean, surf zone, and beaches
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