Learn about St Marys 'Silent Service' through a collection of 20,000 artifacts, including vintage submarine equipment, war relics and deep-sea diving suits.
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Cumberland Island National Seashore
11.62 MILES
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Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville
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Little Talbot Island State Park
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1. Cumberland Island National Seashore Museum
0.07 MILES
If you have time to spare after checking in for the ferry, this little museum offers some background info on the area's military history, plus early…
5.04 MILES
This derelict, but spectacular, mansion was built by Thomas Carnegie and his wife, Lucy, in 1884. It became the base of a vibrant social scene, a…
5.07 MILES
Used by the Carnegies to store ice, which was cut from frozen ponds and lakes in the winter months. The structure is now a small museum with information…
5.9 MILES
Although construction commenced in 1847, rapid technological advancements rendered Fort Clinch's masonry walls obsolete by as early as 1861, when the fort…
5. Maritime Museum of Amelia Island
6.14 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.
6. Amelia Island Museum of History
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Housed in the former county jail (1879–1975), this oral-history museum is tiny but has informative exhibits exploring Native American history, the Spanish…
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8. Cumberland Island National Seashore
11.62 MILES
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