Admission rates subject to change. Group rates available with advanced
booking. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Cameras welcome.
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On July 24th, 1715, a fleet of eleven Spanish Galleons
and one French ship, set sail from Havana, Cuba
to Spain. All of the Spanish vessels perished in a
storm off the east coast of Florida, near present day
Sebastian. Seven hundred lives and over 14,000,000 pesos worth
of treasure went down.
Another ship, the Atocha, met a similar fate in 1622. On July
20th, 1985, following a 16-year search, a salvage team led by
Mel Fisher recovered the mother lode of the Atocha, from its
nearly 370-year exile on the ocean floor. Establishing the greatest
discovery in treasure salvaging history, both in archaeological
and commercial terms.
When you enter Mel Fisher’s Treasure Museum you have the
opportunity to watch as the treasure, still being uncovered from
the 1715 Fleet, the Atocha and the Santa Margarita, grows in
quantity and spectacle in our recent recoveries display. Feel the
weight of a solid gold bar recovered from the ocean depths. Mel
Fisher’s Treasure Museum extends the distinct opportunity to
“own a piece of history,” unique gold escudos or silver reales in
fine jewelry settings, museum quality recreations as well as other
nautical gifts from our Gift Shop.
Meet Melvin Abt, grandson of the
world-famous treasure hunters,
Mel and Dolores Fisher. As a thirdgeneration
treasure hunter, Melvin
has been diving on shipwrecks since
the age of 11. He has experienced the
various aspects of the family business
and is the manager of the Mel Fisher’s
Treasure Museum, located at 1322 U.S.
Highway 1, Sebastian FL 32958.
Discover, Explore & Own
A Piece of History
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