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    Destin History & Fishing Museum

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    #9 of 74 things to do in Destin
    Museums, History Museums
    108 Stahlman Ave, Destin, FL 32541-1533
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    Experience the historic and educational exhibits detailing early Destin life from the 1830s. Witness the birth and evolution of a fishing industry that has become the heritage of the "World's Luckiest Fishing Village". View over 60 mounts of fish...more
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    108 Stahlman Ave, Destin, FL 32541-1533
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    Reviewed 3 days ago
    Worth your time

    This is a nice place to take the kids on a rainy afternoon. Very informative and interactive. Our group of 10 ranged in age from 9 months to 50 and we all had a good time. The scavenger hunt for the kids was fun and...More

    1  Thank 265amberk
    Kathy B, General Manager at Destin History & Fishing Museum, responded to this reviewResponded yesterday

    Thank you so very much for taking time out of your day to visit our museum. We love sharing the history of our beautiful place! We are adding things for all ages so hope you can visit again.

    Reviewed June 7, 2018
    If you like fishing, this is a worthwhile stop.

    The homegrown feel is a bit charming even if some of the exhibits could use an upgrade. If you love fishing, you'll like visiting. The history of Destin is interesting because it is so tied to fishing.More

    Thank Pokercara
    Kathy B, General Manager at Destin History & Fishing Museum, responded to this reviewResponded June 8, 2018

    Thank you so very much for visiting the Destin History and Fishing Museum. We are a 501C3 non-profit with one employee and volunteers.We have upgraded and added alot in the last year with plans to upgrade and add more exhibits in 2018-2019. We have in...More

    Reviewed June 2, 2018
    Something To Do

    Little museum covers the settlement of the area as a fishing village. Interesting for an hour or so diversion. Fish education.

    Thank mytrek
    Kathy B, General Manager at Destin History & Fishing Museum, responded to this reviewResponded June 3, 2018

    Thank you for visiting and hope you learned something new about Destin.

    Reviewed May 28, 2018
    A great place to visit!

    Really interesting and very nice displays of fish all caught in the Destin area. We really enjoyed the audio tour and learning about the Luckiest Fishing Village!

    Thank Eli1590
    Kathy B, General Manager at Destin History & Fishing Museum, responded to this reviewResponded May 29, 2018

    Thank you for taking time out of your day to visit our Museum. We appreciate you and hope you visit Destin again and come back to visit us. We continue to add new exhibits!

    Reviewed May 18, 2018
    Great little place to see the history of Destin and areas around.

    I keep going back as they added more items on a regular time frame. I am still up on the wall from Fishing Rodeo in October and think this adds to the value here. I am down for several months each year and will keep...More

    Thank Ronald M
    Kathy B, General Manager at Destin History & Fishing Museum, responded to this reviewResponded May 19, 2018

    Thank you for taking time out of your day to visit our museum. We have added alot in the last two years and have new additions coming up each year. We look forward to you visiting again!

    Reviewed May 14, 2018
    Good cold day visit

    We were in Destin when it unusually cold and this was a good day visit that got us out of the trailer to see the history of Destin and the fishing rodeo history. I was amazed at how much they had in such a small...More

    Thank JV12013
    Kathy B, General Manager at Destin History & Fishing Museum, responded to this reviewResponded May 15, 2018

    Thank you so much for taking time out of your day to visit the museum. We love sharing our heritage and beautiful place to live!

    Reviewed April 22, 2018
    Cute stop if you need to kill some time

    Some interesting history of the area. Enjoyed the short film about the fishing derby. Nice filler for a short time or on a less than stellar weather day.

    Thank Jennifer J
    Reviewed March 10, 2018 via mobile
    Very educating

    This place is worth visiting. Is always good to learn and see something new . The stuff is very friendly.More

    1  Thank Destin F
    Kathy B, General Manager at Destin History & Fishing Museum, responded to this reviewResponded March 12, 2018

    Thank you for taking time to visit the Museum. We have a lot of history for a small town and lucky that there are so many descendants of the early families that settled here. In this way we have lots of handed down stories, physical...More

    Reviewed March 8, 2018
    A Gem

    Stopped on our Segway Tour and it is a totally a gem. Went back a couple of times - make time for this!

    Thank CarolSO8
    Kathy B, General Manager at Destin History & Fishing Museum, responded to this reviewResponded March 10, 2018

    Thank you so very much for taking time to visit our museum. We love sharing the unique heritage!

    Reviewed March 3, 2018
    Very Fun and Informative!

    Going to this Museum was life changing for me! I am a Destinite, and I learned more in 1 visit here than I have living here for 18 years! If you have ANY interest at all about Destin, this is the place to see! This...More

    Thank Tim M
    Kathy B, General Manager at Destin History & Fishing Museum, responded to this reviewResponded March 5, 2018

    Thank you for taking time out of your busy day to visit the museum. Thank you for your kind words! We love sharing Destin's unique heritage with our locals and visitors that love Destin as much as we do!

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    February 4, 2015|
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    Response from gatortrout1 | Reviewed this property |
    The hours are Tuesday thru Saturday 10AM - 4PM. Fees, if I recall are Adults $5, seniors and military $4 with all students $3. Under 6 years of age are free.
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    Rj S
    February 4, 2015|
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    Response from Kathy B | Property representative |
    The Destin History and Fishing Museum is open from Tuesday to Saturday from 10 am 4 pm. We have around 4,000 sq. ft. of exhibit space featuring the history or our early settlers from 1835, the history of the fishing... More
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