Museums
Amelia Island Museum of History
Family Friendly
Guided Tours
Historic Building
About
The Amelia Island Museum of History fills the former Nassau County jail a few blocks south of Centre Street. It is known for its spoken-history approach, with docents walking visitors through the island’s past, from the Timucua people and Spanish missions through the pirates, shrimpers and railroad builders who followed.
Amelia Island is the only place in the United States to have been under eight different flags, and that story runs through the galleries. The museum also runs walking tours of the historic district, which are a good way to get your bearings on a first visit to Fernandina Beach.