St. Petersburg Museum of History - St. Petersburg, Florida

Nelson Roman

Pretty neat little museum with small but valuable data and exhibits from st Pete construction and political history to ww2 and mlb history. It is very cheap and worth the visit. I would def recommend this place. Specially if you live in Florida.

Bea Shoe

The staff is so friendly and knowledgeable. They welcome you with enthusiasm and grand stories of yore. Be sure to check out the 2 headed calf! Views outside are so peaceful and a great place to take a picnic after exploring the museum.

Marnette Severance

We were in town for a few days for our 50th wedding anniversary.

We are museum people. The St. Petersburg Museum of History - "Sharing Stories of the Sunshine City for 102 Years"- is located at the base of the new pier, While not a large museum, it is worth spending about an hour to see a gallery of Old Florida history, a tribute to the American soldier, and Florida women pioneers.

The museum also features Schrader's Little Cooperstown, made up of nearly 5,000 baseballs and certified by Guinness World Records as the largest collection of its kind. Othet significant objects are a replica of the world's first commercial air boat, “The Benoist,” which flew from St. Petersburg to Tampa in 1914 and a 3,000-year-old mummy.

Be sure to look at the sculpture of the newspaper boy outside the entry. It commemorates a newspaper contest, "The Sunshine Offer," that promised to give away newspapers to anyone every day that the sun did not shine in the ‘Burg. In a 76-year period, only 296 papers were given away. Hence the name: "The Sunshine City."

If you go: Hours are Monday - Saturday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sunday 12-5 p.m. Tickets: $15 adult (18+), $12 senior (65+), $9 military and veteran, teachers and students, and children under 6 are free. Look for the $2.00 off coupon found in the Discover Downtown Guide found everywhere. Only one coupon was needed for two of us; we combined a senior discount with the coupon.

While parking is available at the pier (the Dolphin Lot is the closest to the museum), both the FREE Looper Trolley and Central Avenue Trolley stop at the base of the pier. From there, it is a short walk to the museum. If you ride the free trolley, please be sure to trip your driver who is committed to getting you safely to and from your destination.

Jackie Lynn

I went to the 134th Year Birthday of St Pete held at the Museum. It was very i teresting and a fun event sponsored by Bay First National Bank.

Lucas ルーカス

Very cheap tickets and tons to explore. This is an amazing museum. Well worth checking out, as there are tons of exhibits. My favorite was the "Little Cooperstown" exibit, which features tons of important and signed baseballs from hundreds of baseball players and celebrities.

Cheryl Klein

Cute little museum. Good way to spend an hour or so learning more about the area.
It is near the shore side of the pier so not a long walk out to it, or you could ride the shuttle up to it. If driving you would have to find a lot or street spot & then walk out to it.
Variety of exhibits on the pier/parks of the area, history of civil rights in the area, aviation history and a baseball collection.
We found the history of the area and the changes over the years very interesting. We also found out about the augusta bricks we kept seeing around town.
I did think that the $15 admission was a bit steep for all the bigger the museum was.

Mike Zito

Very good museum featuring 5000 signed baseballs by athletes and celebrities. There is also a exhibit on the civil rights movement as well as historic artifacts including an the contents of an old drug store.

Mada Ambers

I love culture, history, and knowledge of the past. The employee that was on site the day of my visit was very welcoming. I have recommended the museum to others in conversation but also on my social media pages.