South Florida Museum

4.5/5
(882) · Museum in Bradenton, United States
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As the largest natural and cultural history museum on Florida's Gulf Coast, The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature offers engaging exhibits as well …

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4.5/5 · 882 reviews
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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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Do they take credit cards
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Not sure, would say yes as it is not a cheap entrance fee.
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Do you remember the name of the planetarium shows he hosts?
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You can find titles and descriptions on this page: /the-planetarium/planetarium-show-descriptions/ I cannot give a whole link on yelp, but add thiss to the main web address …
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You can find titles and descriptions on this page: /the-planetarium/planetarium-show-descriptions/ I cannot give a whole link on yelp, but add thiss to the main web address of planetarium My favorite show is “The Passport to The Universe” - truly awesome, narrated by Tom Hanks
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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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Yes that's the one.
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