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The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature    

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The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature, formerly the South Florida Museum, is the largest natural history museum on Florida's Gulf Coast. The Museum includes the all-digital Planetarium …
The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature, formerly the South Florida Museum, is the largest natural history museum on Florida's Gulf Coast. The Museum includes the all-digital Planetarium with family-friendly presentations and live talks, and the Parker Manatee Rehabilitation Habitat, which serves as a temporary home to wild manatees recovering from illness or injury.

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Feb 12, 2025
This museum specializes in Florida culture and has a detailed history of Florida from prehistoric times until today. Two special exhibits were a series of photos of American Farmers and a display of…Full review by Bob S
Jan 16, 2025
This is a nice museum. Parking is easy and free on the road; went out to move the car after 2 hours and get our lunch. Manatees were the highlight, but nice exhibits throughout and cool stuff to see…Full review by mikeflood7
Jan 2, 2025
We visited between Christmas and new years and had no issues with crowds or parking. It's a lovely little natural history museum and has a wonderful planetarium. We watched the night sky with a liv…Full review by Wsb01
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A Great Collection of Relics
The South Florida Museum in Bradenton is located along 10th Street West. The museum has a great collection of relics and fossils of m…
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Established:1946
Located:201 10th Street West
Director:Andrew Sandall
Curator:Tiffany La Britt
Type:Anthropology, aquarium, astronomy, planetarium, archeology, children's, natural history

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Do they take credit cards
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you should go to their website for that info,
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Do you remember the name of the planetarium shows he hosts?
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You can call ahead and see what the current showings and times are, they vary greatly as to subject, the gentleman is quite knowledgeable.
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is there no parking lot?
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yep there is parking but it's limited. We ended up parking in the area in a regular metered parking spot
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Sorry this is for the Florida railroad museum
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The one in Parrish on US 301? It's open and in the middle of an expansion program.
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