Indian Rocks Historical Museum — Attraction in Indian Rocks Beach

What a great place to take a stroll down memory lane, and re-live great moments in Indian Rocks Beach's unique history. The Museum Volunteers are extremely helpful, friendly, and knowledgeable. They'll delight you with stories about the Pioneers of Indian Rocks Beach, the drawbridges, fishing camps, the original IRB fishing Pier, Tiki Gardens, the Native American Indians, the early homes of the settlers, and yes, even the hurricanes. They have vast archives of photographs, newspaper articles, and other memorabilia to enhance the experience. If you enjoy learning about history, and "what it was like back then" on IRB - the World's Safest Beach - this...

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...

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...