City of Fort Walton Beach Heritage Park and Cultural Center

City of Fort Walton Beach Heritage Park and Cultural Center The City of Fort Walton Beach Heritage Park and Cultural Center includes the Indian Temple Mound Mus

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06/01/2024

The museums of Heritage Park are closed today, June 1, 2024, are closed because of flooding in downtown Ft. Walton Beach and on the museum grounds.

Come see us next week when the weather improves!

The Indian Temple Mound Museum is back open! The museum was closed for several weeks with a cracked sewer pipe under the...
03/09/2024

The Indian Temple Mound Museum is back open! The museum was closed for several weeks with a cracked sewer pipe under the building. The Historic Buildings remained open but the main museum was closed. Now we are repaired and ready for your visit!

We're open regular hours:
Indian Temple Mound Museum 10am-3pm, Tue-Sat
Camp Walton Schoolhouse Museum and Historic Buildings 10:30am-2:30pm, Tue-Sat

The Indian Temple Mound Museum is still closed while the plumbing issue is repaired. But work on the museum expansion is...
02/07/2024

The Indian Temple Mound Museum is still closed while the plumbing issue is repaired. But work on the museum expansion is moving along nicely! You can see the outline of the addition in the ground now and we're excited to see the building go up!

Though the Indian Temple Mound Museum is closed right now, the Camp Walton Schoolhouse and our Historic Buildings are open for FREE during regular hours (Tues-Sat, 10:30am-2:30pm). The Camp Walton Schoolhouse is at the same address as the Indian Temple Mound Museum.

Oh no! The plumbing at the Indian Temple Mound Museum is busted!The Indian Temple Mound Museum is CLOSED Friday, January...
01/12/2024

Oh no! The plumbing at the Indian Temple Mound Museum is busted!

The Indian Temple Mound Museum is CLOSED Friday, January 12, 2024, and until further notice. There is a major plumbing maintenance issue being resolved. The Camp Walton Schoolhouse Museum and Historic Buildings are open for FREE on January 12, 2024, 10:10am-2:30pm. However, they may need to be closed with little notice as the plumbing issue is diagnosed and resolved.

On January 13, 2024, all the museums and buildings of
Heritage Park will be closed.

From January 16, 2024, and until further notice, the Indian Temple Mound Museum will be closed. The Camp
Walton Schoolhouse Museum and Historic Buildings will be open for FREE Tuesday-Saturday, 10:30am-2:30pm.
However, they may need to be closed with little notice as the plumbing issue is diagnosed and resolved.
The Indian Temple Mound Museum will reopen when the problem is resolved. Please call the museum at
850-833-9595, or check back here to find out about our open status before you plan your visit.

Good morning! We hope everyone had a great 4th of July! We're starting the abbreviated week with some exhibit work. Soon...
07/05/2023

Good morning! We hope everyone had a great 4th of July! We're starting the abbreviated week with some exhibit work. Soon, a new exhibit will the be first thing guests see when the they enter the gallery at the Indian Temple Mound Museum. The current step in the process is installing and finishing the magnolia tree that will help frame and set the scene.

The Indian Temple Mound Museum is open Tue-Sat, 10am-3pm, and the Camp Walton Schoolhouse Museum and Historic Buildings are open Tue-Sat, 10:30am-2:30pm. For those interested, there are some real and gorgeous magnolias on the museum grounds.

Did you know that Fort Walton Beach has a connection to a signer of the Declaration of Independence? Read the connection...
07/01/2023

Did you know that Fort Walton Beach has a connection to a signer of the Declaration of Independence? Read the connection to start your holiday weekend and have THE BEST trivia to share on the boat or at the cookout.

If you're not boating or cooking out until Sunday or Tuesday, come by the museum TODAY! It's too hot to sit in traffic and admission is only $5 for adults and $3 for kids. The Indian Temple Mound Museum is open 10am-3pm, Tue-Sat, and the Camp Walton Schoolhouse and Historic Buildings are open 10:30am-2:30pm, Tue-Sat. Admission covers all four museum buildings.

Us too little squirrel, us too. The weather is so hot, the Temple Mound squirrels are laying around in the shade like th...
06/30/2023

Us too little squirrel, us too. The weather is so hot, the Temple Mound squirrels are laying around in the shade like this!

They can't come inside, but YOU can! The Indian Temple Mound Museum is open 10am-3pm Tue-Sat and the Schoolhouse and historic buildings are open 10:30am-2:30pm Tue-Sat. Admission covers all museum buildings. Every visitor also gets to view as many squirrels as they want outside on the Temple Mound.

Another heat advisory?! The Camp Walton Schoolhouse did not have air conditioning when it opened in 1912 but it most cer...
06/28/2023

Another heat advisory?! The Camp Walton Schoolhouse did not have air conditioning when it opened in 1912 but it most certainly has one today! The schoolhouse has AC and dehumidifiers so that our 100+ year-old building and the artifacts inside can survive Florida's heat and humidity.

So come visit us during this week of HOT. The Indian Temple Mound Museum is open 10am-3pm Tue-Sat and the Schoolhouse and historic buildings are open 10:30am-2:30pm Tue-Sat. One admission covers it all! (and the AC!)

Have you wanted to hang your art in a museum? The coloring table at the Indian Temple Mound Museum allows you to do just...
06/27/2023

Have you wanted to hang your art in a museum? The coloring table at the Indian Temple Mound Museum allows you to do just that! The young and young-at-heart can enjoy a relaxing coloring break and then hang it up for all the museum visitors to enjoy.

The Indian Temple Mound Museum is open 10am-3pm, Tue-Sat, and the Historic Buildings are open 10:30am-2:30pm, Tue-Sat. Museum admission covers it all!

We've had some wild weather these past two weeks in Fort Walton! The winds knocked down two trees on top of the Temple M...
06/23/2023

We've had some wild weather these past two weeks in Fort Walton! The winds knocked down two trees on top of the Temple Mound, including this one which snapped about eight feet above the ground. Nothing was damaged, other than the trees, and the only other storm effects were lots of downed sticks and such.

The Indian Temple Mound Museum is open 10am-3pm Tue-Sat and our Historic Buildings are open 10:30am-2:30pm Tues-Sat, and if you're done cooking in the sun on the beach, stop by and visit!

The annual museum yard sale fundraiser is this Saturday, February 11. The yard sale is at the Indian Temple Mound Museum...
02/08/2023

The annual museum yard sale fundraiser is this Saturday, February 11. The yard sale is at the Indian Temple Mound Museum and will be running 7am-1pm.

The museums will be open regular hours with reduced admission.

Come by and find some treasure!

Address

139 Miracle Strip Pkwy SE
Fort Walton Beach, FL
32548

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 3pm
Wednesday 10am - 3pm
Thursday 10am - 3pm
Friday 10am - 3pm
Saturday 10am - 3pm

Telephone

+18508339595

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