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101 W. Flagler St. Miami, FL 33130

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Hours: Sun, Sat 12pm-5pm, Tue-Fri 10am-5pm

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Formerly the Historical Museum of Southern Florida.

Tropical Dreams: A People's History of South Florida

Daily from January 1 until December 31
Key Biscayne: Island of Shifting Sands

Daily from March 22 until June 10
“Key Biscayne: Island of Shifting Sands”

Daily from March 27 until June 10

Way before local citrus farmer Julia Tuttle lured railroad tycoon Henry Flagler to Miami with a bag of oranges, there were signs of life in our mos...
Aviation in Miami: The First Hundred Years

10:00 a.m. every Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat., Sun. from June 30 until July 22

When ABC aired Pan Am, its now-defunct series about the glory days of air travel in the '60s, we wondered if it would include Miami. After all, the...
HistoryMiami's Free Saturdays

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Enjoy free Saturdays at the HistoryMiami. Explore 10,000 years of fascinating South Florida and Caribbean history.

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2009 | Best Know-It-All

Here's a fun game: Call Dr. Paul George, knowledge shah at the Historical Museum of Southern Florida, and mention any prominent local name, current or ancient, to him. Norman Braman. Julia Tuttle. Chief Neamathla. Al Capone. After George has finished explaining the intricacies of their personal stories and their relevance to the region, throw some historical developments at him. The Dade Massacre. The Cuban Missile Crisis. Interama. January 2, 1984, at the Orange Bowl. Commence jaw-dropping... More »
2008 | Best Museum

It isn't easy being a history museum in a city that thrives on reinvention. Yes, we love our Art Deco district. The tourists do too. But there's a new historic site in town, and the Historical Museum of Southern Florida is working hard to give it the attention it deserves. This year, the HMSF secured the management of the Miami Circle, an archaeological site at the mouth of the Miami River. Two thousand years ago, it might have been a Tequesta chief's home, but now it will take millions of... More »
2001 | Best Museum

People often say Miami has no history. Not true. And the Historical Museum of Southern Florida can prove it. This year's "Tropical Dreams" exhibition traces human activity in the region from the arrival of prehistoric peoples 10,000 years ago through the visit by Ponce de Leon in 1523, the building of Henry Flagler's FEC railroad in 1896, right up through the many waves of migration from the Caribbean and Latin America over the past century. Since its inception fifteen years ago, the... More »

Rich Black History

By Jacob Katel | Thu, November 03, 2011

Henry Flagler was a Rockefeller boy with so much Standard Oil money to burn that he paid out of his own pocket to construct a railroad to Key West. Many of his workers were Bahamian fellas who had immigrated to Miami, where they started families a... More »
Miami Is Vice

By Sebastian del Marmol | Thu, September 22, 2011

Our city does crime like nobody’s business. Pick a part of town, any part, and chances are it’s steeped in some dirty, violent, or otherwise nefarious activities. Take Bicentennial Park, home of Miami’s annual New Year’s celebration. In 1933, it w... More »
Yo, Ho

By Amanda McCorquodale | Thu, September 15, 2011

Pirates. Until a few years ago, we had only good associations with the salty thieves thanks to joy-filled rides on Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean. But consider the real-life pirate attacks off the coast of Somalia. There’s nothing like the sigh... More »
Coral Reefer Madness

By Sebastian del Marmol | Thu, September 08, 2011

Remember when you were a kid snorkeling at John Pennekamp in the Keys and your father panicked when he spotted a nurse shark? He plopped you atop a coral reef to take you out of danger's way. Bad daddy! Didn't he know he was damaging the reef? So ... More »
Thirst for Flight

By Sebastian del Marmol | Thu, August 11, 2011

Maybe it's our picturesque sunsets or the sight of the Atlantic Ocean from high above our beaches, but something has drawn aviators to Miami since the Wright brothers built that toothpick with wings. Miamians might know that Pan Am Airlines had it... More »
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miaminewtimesbestof | Miami, FL | 232 Reviews

| Wed, May 6, 2009

It isn't easy being a history museum in a city that thrives on reinvention. Yes, we love our Art Deco district. The tourists do too. But there's a new historic site in town, and the Historical Museum of Southern Florida is working hard to give it the attention it deserves. This year, the HMSF secured the management of the Miami Circle, an archaeological site at the mouth of the Miami River. Two thousand years ago, it might have been a Tequesta chief's home, but now it will take millions of dollars to make the site the showpiece it deserves to be. In a town where high humidity, regular hurricanes, and new waves of developers continue to wipe away the city's past, the historians at HMSF know the story of Miami can't be told in one building. That is why they take to the streets and waterways with tours and cruises, reminding us that even if we just arrived here, we are now part of the tale of Miami.