Image: Courtesy of Department of Anthropology, Smithsonian Institution (A240915)
Come discover 6,000 years of human habitation on Marco Island. The island has long been known as the location of the Pepper-Hearst Archaeological dig, which uncovered rare wooden artifacts like the famous Key Marco Cat (currently at home in the Smithsonian Institution).
Marco Island Historical Museum explores Southwest Florida’s Calusa Indians, the Muspa, and other indigenous history and brings these vanished civilizations to life with informative displays and an exciting, recreated village scene.
Permanent and traveling exhibits trace the settlement of this subtropical island paradise from its early pioneer roots as a fishing village, pineapple plantation, and clam cannery, through its explosive growth and development in the 1960s by the Miami-based Deltona Corporation. Learn more about our partnership with the Marco Island Historical Society.