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Explore. Enjoy. Experience.
Our wonderful Friends of the Museum are having a yard sale fundraiser on Saturday, February 18th from 7:00am-12:00pm at the Camp Walton Schoolhouse Museum. Please see the event flyer here for more information.
Our Mission
- The City of Fort Walton Beach Heritage Park & Cultural Center is an educational and cultural institution of long standing traditions. The mission is to preserve, interpret and present the prehistory and history of the Fort Walton Beach community and Northwest Florida from 12,000 B.C. through the 1950's to students, citizens and visitors through exhibits, educational programs, publications and special events.
Staff
- Gail Lynn Meyer, Museum Manager
- Alicia Gardner, Museum Operations Coordinator
- Jennifer Lamott, Museum Programs Coordinator
- Viola "Ernie" Masters, Volunteer Coordinator
Hours
Please Note: Museum is closed on Sundays
Museum closed on the following days for holidays this fall/winter:
- Thanksgiving: November 24th & 25th 2011
- Christmas: December 23rd-26th, 2011
- New Year's: January 2nd, 2012
- MLK Day: January 16th, 2012
- Indian Temple Mound Museum and Gift Shop
- Monday-Friday: 12:00pm-4:30pm
- Saturday: 10:00am-4:30pm
- This is where you pay for admission and sign up for craft classes :)
- Schoolhouse Museum, Post Office Museum, Civil War Exhibits
- Monday-Saturday: 1:00pm-3:00pm
Summer (Memorial Day through Labor Day)
- Indian Temple Mound Museum and Gift Shop
- Monday-Saturday: 10:00am-4:30pm
- Schoolhouse Museum, Post Office Museum, Civil War Exhibits
- Monday-Saturday: 12:00pm-4:30pm
Admission (all four museums included)
- Adults (18+):$5.00 + Tax ($5.30)
- Senior (55+):$4.50 + Tax ($4.77)
- Military (w/ID):$4.50 + Tax ($4.77)
- Children (4-17):$3.00 + Tax ($3.18)
- Children (3 & under) Free
Hometown History Saturdays: First Saturday of each month, the HPCC especially welcomes locals. Visitors who bring in a driver's license with a Fort Walton Beach address will receive reduced admission rates of $3 for adults and $2 for children.
Group Tours/Rates: We love having school aged and adult groups visit our museums. Here are the details you need to know:
- A group is defined as 12 paying visitors. Since teachers and bus drivers are always free, you must have 12 people paying admission in order to qualify for the group rate.
- A group must contact the museum a minimum of 2 weeks in advance of their requested date. We will send you a confirmation email.
- The Indian Temple Mound Museum and Camp Walton Schoolhouse Museum are available for group tours.
- The cost for group tours is $2 per person per facility + tax ($2.12). If you are tax exempt, you must provide a copy of your certificate. We will provide you an invoice. Group members must pay their admission in one transaction..
- Group tours are generally done outside of the Museum's regular operating hours.
- Questions? Please call or email the staff and we will be glad to help you!
Contact
- Phone: (850) 833-9595
- Fax: (850) 833-9675
- Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Location
- 139 Miracle Strip Pkwy SE, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548
For more info on different ways to support the museums, please visit our Friends of the Museums http://www.friendsofthemuseums.org/
Passport Services
Heritage Park and Cultural Center is a designated passport acceptance facility. Heritage Park has certified Acceptance Agents on staff ready to assist you with your questions and needs. Whether you are renewing your passport or obtaining one for the first time, experienced staff at Heritage Park will guide you through the process with ease.
Location
The acceptance facility is inside the Indian Temple Mound Museum. Walk into the main entrance to the building and ask the staff member up front about our passport services.
Hours
Heritage Park and Cultural Center's Acceptance Agents are available by appointment only Monday-Friday from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM. Call (850) 855-9595 to schedule an appointment.
For details and information on your passport needs, please visit www.travel.state.gov or call us at (850) 833-9595.
RESEARCH LIBRARY 
Experience Your Heritage.
About Library Collection
Located within the Indian Temple Mound Museum, the research library contains over 1400 books and magazines, 33 videos, and archives waiting to help you with research and general information. Staff and volunteers are in the process of cataloguing entire collection electronically to better suit researchers' needs.
Hours and Use
The research library is open during normal museum operating hours and is a non-lending library. Library may be off limits during events or when staff is limited. A copy machine is available for use ($0.10 per copy).
197 books on area history
231 books on Native American topics in general
237 books on archaeological sites and archaeology
197 books on skills like basketry, weaving, netting, fire making, tanning, etc.
82 books on plants and animals
20 books on Native American foods and medicine
40 books on anthropology
97 books on museums, management and exhibits
60 books on archaeology in places outside the United States
60 books on first contact and historic subjects
35 books on point identification
180 books on Indian culture, Mound Builders and teacher information
33 books on videos on Native Americans, Civil War, museum events etc.
Last Updated (Tuesday, 28 June 2011 10:31)
