Heritage
Florida Gulf Coast Railroad Museum
At the Florida Gulf Coast Railroad Museum, off US 301 in the middle of Parrish, the museum is the train, run by volunteers, and operates on weekends on a six-mile stretch of track from Parrish north to the town of Willow near the Little Manatee River. This is one of only a few operational railroad tours in Florida, and is within... »
Ochopee Post Office
The tiny Ochopee Post Office started its life as a tool shed but has housed the smallest post office in the United States since 1953 (it replaced the original 1932 post office, which burned down). Sitting all by itself along the roadside, it’s an unmistakable landmark as you drive through the western Everglades on the Tamiami Trail. And yes, the... »
Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse
Get a workout climbing Florida’s tallest lighthouse. Even the fittest athletes were huffing and puffing as they worked their way up all 203 steps in the Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse, a feat accomplished only if you have no tendency towards vertigo. Completed in 1887, the beacon soars 175 feet high, tapering to just 12 feet at the top. Take it... »
Mulberry Phosphate Museum
Florida’s mineral wealth is phosphate, used in products ranging from hair color and dog food to fertilizer. Housed in a historic railroad depot and railcars, the Mulberry Phosphate Museum explores phosphate mining and use, the spectacular fossil record uncovered by phosphate mining, and Florida’s railroad history. Rockhounds and kids alike will delight in digging through the freshly mined pile of... »
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