House of Refuge Museum

A great piece of Coast Guard and Florida history.

This is located off the beaten path. It is associated with the Elliott museum and is located about 2 miles or a 5 minute car ride from the main museum. You can buy a combination ticket to see the Elli...

A great piece of Coast Guard and Florida history.

This is located off the beaten path. It is associated with the Elliott museum and is located about 2 miles or a 5 minute car ride from the main museum. You can buy a combination ticket to see the Elli...

A place to slow down

Fascinating place, well preserved historical building. In expensive. I didn’t know anything about these places, built to rescue seamen after a shipwreck.it’s a delightful place o sit in a rocker and w...

A place to slow down

Fascinating place, well preserved historical building. In expensive. I didn’t know anything about these places, built to rescue seamen after a shipwreck.it’s a delightful place o sit in a rocker and w...

Really interesting bit of Florida history

It takes about an hour. Really interesting history of the refuge facilities built in the late 19th century to care for the thousands of shipwrecked sailors that found themselves stranded on the Florid...