Florida Agricultural Museum

Visitors to the Florida Agricultural Museum will get a glimpse into rural Florida life in the 1800s in this 460-acre living history exhibit. The property includes a five-building citrus complex, a 5,000-square-foot dairy barn, a farmstead with its outbuildings from the 1880s, and a turn-of-the-century country store. There is also a preserved rural post office, an exhibit that depicts African and African American contributions to Florida's cattle industry, and the archeological remains of a British colonial period sawmill.

Their Florida Cracker homestead includes Florida Cracker cattle and other livestock of that era and region.

All of the buildings were donated to the museum by various farms and familes and painstakingly moved and restored by Florida Agricultural Museum staff and volunteers.

Their gift shop is open on Friday through Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Two guided tours are also offered on Friday through Sunday, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Due to insurance requirements, guests must take one of two guided tour to visit the museum property and animals.

• The Historic Buildings Tour lasts about 90 minutes and is led by an experienced tour guide who will take the guests through buildings, explaining the architecture, heritage, and history of each building, and introducing guests to the chickens, ducks, goats, horses, and Florida Cracker livestock who live there. Cost: $12.00 for adults, and $10.00 for children age 3 through 11.
• The Animal Tour lasts about 40 minutes and gives the guests the opportunity to meet many of the animals at the museum. Cost: $6.00 for everyone aged 3 and over.

The museum also offers hayrides, horseback trailriding, and horseback lessons. The property is available to rent for special events, including weddings.