Treasures of the Sea Exhibit, Delaware Technical Community College — Attraction in Georgetown

I moved to Delaware 5 years ago.. and have been driving past the "Treasure of the Seas" sign for.. 4.5 years now. My regret is waiting so long to visit!

I went with our dear friend, my 7 year old, and myself. I had NO idea what we were in for! I didn't research before going, which is so not like me! We arrived and saw the wooden sign that said "Lost Treasures of the Atocha".

We walked in and were instantly greeted by Angie Barker (which I found out is the curator). You start the tour with a 17 minute video (it kept my 7 year old attention for the most part!).. then you delve into a guided tour.

There was so much information and so many fascinating things to see. Mrs. Barker took the time to explain things in ways that my 7 year old understood and kept his attention. Mrs. Barker also allowed him time to ask his questions.. even if they were silly! They also integrate a Minecraft portion to draw in the kids! The exhibit had quite a few interactive experiences.. you can touch a silver bar, coins you can feel, 4 cannons you can touch, even a cannon ball they recovered. There are quite a few things you can not touch but are very interesting to see. The amount of history and information that has been gathered is amazing. Angie Barker kept my sons attention through 98 percent of the tour (listen thats tough!). He came home talking about the things he saw in the vault, the salt coming through the silver bars, and the items from a local Delaware shipwreck. We are almost a week later and he is still raving about it. I'd give more in depth details but.. this is something I think seeing in person is so much better than hearing from someone second hand!

Thank you Mrs. Barker for the amazing tour and the work you did to...

The town of Georgetown is home to a unique attraction, where visitors can see real treasure recovered from the depths of the sea. When well-known treasure hunter Mel Fisher set out to find this treasure, he knew he was looking for the shipwreck of the Atocha, but he didn’t know he would find millions of dollars worth of artifacts.

Many of these artifacts, including silver coins, bronze cannons, emeralds, and religious items, are on display at the Treasure of the Sea Exhibit. Visitors can also learn more about the history of the ship and the treasure hunt, and there’s a gift...

Absolutely incredible place to check out! I took my 5yr old and 2yr old on 04/21/23 and the lady working there was amazing in her knowledge and answering all our so many questions that we had!! My son is all about finding treasures and to learn about the history of the Atocha and Mel Fisher and the legacy he created for his family was so much fun to learn and we are still talking about it!!!! Keep learning and growing and check out this place when you are in the area! Not a big place but don't underestimate the treasure in...