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February 2024 by IM SORRY GOOGLE
Ben (I believe that was his name, sorry if I got it wrong; the older gentleman who was working the front desk) was amazing and very passionate about all of the exhibits, spent a solid hour walking us through and explaining everything to us. I had a better experience here than I did at most other museums, and it's FREE! Can't recommend this enough. If you're a Brevard resident or just visiting the area you HAVE to visit. There's something here for all ages. Will be coming back when I have more time.
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February 2024 by Ward Dougherty
It is a very nice museum dedicated to Brevard’s historyThe Brevard Museum of History and Natural Science requires you to drive through the edge of a subdivision to get to this site. It has a large parking lot and a fence to separate the lot, building, and trails from the surrounding neighborhood. They have a website and a Facebook page but neither of these do them justice. According to their website, they are, “Home of the Johnnie Johnson nature trails which provide a network of both improved and unimproved hiking trails connected to both Travis Park and the Brevard Museum.” The museum is inside a building that has meeting space, and several exhibit rooms with displays related to Florida and Brevard County's natural history. The building is located on 3.23 acres and has the trails listed above. They have a children's playroom, 2 large full dinosaur models to the left as you enter the building, an Indian display to the immediate right, and an entire wing devoted to the Space program and the Windover Excavation to the far right. The museum may be a little dated but it has wonderful volunteers who are friendly and very knowledgeable. It is free, clean, and has a lot of great information and artifacts about our area. We did not get a chance to try any of the trails but plan to visit another time to see more. They have a scavenger hunt that we read about and saw several people trying to complete while we were there. Overall, it was a very pleasant visit and an experience that I recommend for any visitors.
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January 2024 by Hysol Man
Good free mueseum, the nature trail behind the building is a nice bonus.
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January 2024 by Dennis Lum
Super cool little museum. It's also free!
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September 2023 by Amanda Velazquez
Neat, free museum about Florida history in Brevard County. We especially enjoyed the immersive experiences for children with my girls being able to drive the trains, science play area, and scavenger hunt.Really enjoyed the nature walk that branches off of the butterfly exhibit with another entrance/exit by the parking lot. We saw a bunch of butterflies during our walk. No tortoises this time, but they are around.Staff were nice and informative about the exhibits as they were available throughout. For the most part it was self-exploration.
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August 2023 by Claudia C.
Wow! Why did I wait so long to visit? After a early morning walk on the trails behind the museum we came in with minimal expectations and were thrilled with the experience. Open only Thursday through Saturday this history and science museum is free of charge. We chose to participate in a scavenger hunt which really kept us busy and checking out every detail of the displays. There is a prehistoric room, hands on discovery room for kids, information about the area, sea life, prominent business from frontier days. A nice area with examples of clothing and tools from the different area native people, a room dedicated to space exploration and my personal favorite an area detailing the Windows Archeological Dig from 1984, this is especially interesting since I live not far from this site. There was also a nice butterfly garden. I look forward to coming back especially with visitors and young people. The volunteer staff were all very friendly and knowledgeable.
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August 2023 by Joe H.
The Brevard Museum of History in Cocoa FL is an amazing find. It is tucked away within a quiet neighborhood, and it offers an surprising array of intriguing artifacts that span the Prehistoric Era to the Space Age. It is the home of the Windover Archeological site, which is a Middle Archaic archaeological site and a National Historic Landmark. The Brevard Museum also manages the Johnnie Johnson Walking Trail at Clearwater, a paved trail that exposes 3 ecosystems and warns of potential alligators, coyotes, and snakes. The amount of information and the array of artifacts could take hours, if not a full day, to go through. Great for adults and kids; highly recommended.
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July 2023 by Snick
Had a wonderful time at this museum! They’re only open a few days a week from 10 to 4 with the last admission being at 3pm (Th, F, Sat) so plan accordingly. The person at the front desk was very welcoming. She provided a lot of information and gave us a pamphlet, as well as a really fun scavenger hunt for our son.We came a little later in the day so didn’t get the opportunity to visit the nature trail but the museum itself is fantastic. You can easily spend an hour or two there. Admission is free but I do believe they accept donations. There is ample parking. Our favorite part was the Windover Archeological Site Exhibit. Really fascinating stuff.
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June 2023 by Scott Grenerth
A unique museum covering local history. While the exhibits are older in style they are still very good. The significance of the history they cover is notable. One exhibit covers an extremely unique archeological site and you do not want to miss it!They also have some rotating exhibits and the one on the Hubbell telescope was very cool.The nature trails that are part of the park are really enjoyable as well!I'd definitely go back.
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April 2023 by Anna P
I haven’t seen so many different shells in one place! Space exhibit is very nice with time capsule ?
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April 2023 by Jonseyonsey
Well-worth stopping by if you have an hour or two to spend. The exhibits are neat and showcase a lot of the local history, including archaeology and of course the space station. There are even some trails behind it that you can walk through after you visit.
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August 2022 by Michael E
This place is simply incredible! Make sure you wear comfortable shoes because it is much larger than you are expecting! The displays are well organized and the entire museum is impeccably clean. All the staff were very warm and welcoming. They offered a ton of insight on everything around you and they love answering questions.The butterfly garden in the back is a quick walk but everything was blooming and it was beautiful. The nature walk outside (to the left of the entrance) was absolutely STUNNING. You can stay on the concrete path or venture off the many smaller "natural" paths. I did a bit of both and thoroughly enjoyed myself.I will most definitely return here.
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August 2022 by FL BOAR
This museum is a gem and the volunteers are amazing. Geologist Bob donated 3 hours of his time to share his vast knowledge of the Ice Age, FL mega fauna, FL paleo Indians, and the Windover burial site. My 6 year old had a blast doing the scavenger hunt that got him a gem and a photo of an astronaut. He also enjoyed the interactive exhibits that allowed him to touch human bones and fossils. Then we walked the nature trails around the museum and found a lot of gopher tortoises and native wildflowers, we crossed a boardwalk over a beautiful swamp. What an amazing day!
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August 2022 by Florida Boar
This museum is a gem and the volunteers are amazing. Geologist Bob donated 3 hours of his time to share his vast knowledge of the Ice Age, Florida mega fauna, FL paleo Indians, and the Windover burial site. These are my absolute favorite topics so I valued this conversation tremendously.
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August 2022 by Matthew
We had a great time at the museum. There were a ton of really cool exhibits that kept our kids (and us) entertained. Staff was very nice and friendly and answered any questions we had. We’ll definitely be back!
