Indian Rocks Historical Museum

Indian Rocks Historical Museum Building

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The museum is located in a historic beach cottage in beautiful Chic-a-Si Park, across from the post office. Among the features of the house are original cypress paneling and wood floors, and a unique circular brick fireplace. The museum is home to exhibits and displays that take guests on a journey from prehistoric Indian times to the days of pioneer settlement up to the modern motel and condo eras. Museum features include a pictorial timeline, Indian artifacts, a Tiki Gardens exhibit and a historic cottages exhibit as well as great photos, artifacts and interactive audio devices tied to exhibits bring history alive.Amenities:

-Handicapped accessible

Hours

Wednesday 10 AM–2 PM

Thursday 10 AM–2 PM

Friday 10 AM–2 PM

Saturday 10 AM–2 PM

What Visitors Love

Lee McKnight

3 years ago

A great little museum with all the local history. Wonderful exhibits spanning from the original native American residents to the more recent past. There is no entrance fee, they request donations. There was free parking around the building.

Michael Miller

10 months ago

Simple free museum housed in a modest beach bungalow. Nice displays. You'll spend 15-20 minutes here. I love little hometown museums...especially free ones! Just check the website for times before you go.

Eric J

8 years ago

This seems to be one of the better museums in the area. The history of Indian Rock is thorough and the curator is very knowledgeable.

Van Camps

2 years ago

We love learning the local history of areas we visit, and the Indian Rocks Beach Historical Museum was a great place to start on this trip. We enjoyed our time browsing the exhibits that covered many aspects of the island’s history and development, and we also enjoyed speaking with the volunteers. We followed our time there by taking the walking tour that is available through the Florida Stories app which the museum has information about.

Thomas Mertz

2 years ago

This is an interesting little museum that tells you how Indian Rocks Beach developed and changed over the years. Certainly not a tourist destination but worth a stop when in the area. It's free and takes about 30 minutes to go through. In the museum, pick up a map of the walking tour of the Indian Rocks Beach community. The tour itself is available through a mobile app named "Florida Stories Walking Tours." I don't recommend the entire walking tour but my wife and I found that walking among the cottages on 8th Avenue and Beach Trail gave us the feeling of "old Florida" on the gulf coast.

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General Information

  • Family-friendly

Accessible Features

  • Wheelchair-friendly inside walkways
  • Wheelchair Accessible Entrance
  • Wheelchair Accessible Parking
  • Wheelchair Accessible Restroom

Rates & Times

  • Time to Experience Activity: 1 - 2 hours