Mount Dora History Museum — Attraction in Mount Dora

An amazing piece of downtown history. The place was once a jail for Downtown and an old fire station Has an amazing story of how 3 Prisoners actually Escaped and you can see how 2 did it one of them bent the iron bars with his bare hands. They have lots of history from around the town to and some old fire Equipment from the fire station Including a wagon tha the horse would pull with a hose the staff if really friendly here as well and it's very cheep to get in if you are a student from kindergarten to collage it's only $1 other wise adults are $2 it's definitely a really cool place if your in to history and in the area I would highly recommend...

We visited Mount Dora, Florida last year for their Seafood Festival. While the festival was a disappointment for our family for the distance we drove and the money spent... but we enjoyed visiting the shops in this charming little town. Most especially, we really loved this tiny little museum tucked away off of the main road that most of the shops are on. I really appreciate history (especially Florida history, as I'm a Native Floridian) and this museum, albeit small, packed SO much history and info into a small little building. But I appreciated how all of the artifacts were displayed and the friendly staff. I'd highly recommend checking...

I was the only one in the Museum and enjoyed my tour immensely. I love learning about local history, and listening to people who enjoy teaching about it. Tour fee was only $2, $1 for students, and I got to see the old jail cells as well. The dresses are probably my favorite part, they’re very pretty. A great stop while...