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Discover the Trail of the 
Lost Tribes... 

The Trail of the Lost Tribes is a partnership between public and private organizations and individuals to provide consistent interpretation of the archeology, anthropology, and natural history of the ancient cultural sites on Florida’s Gulf coast.

FREE! Brochure with map available 
at every site on the trail!  
Visit a site and pick one up today!

  Trail Sites (from North to South)

  1. Crystal River Archaeological State Park 
            3400 N. Museum Point Road, Crystal River 
               www.FloridaStateParks.org/CrystalRiver   
        (352) 795-38172.     

  2. Florida Museum of Natural History
            Near corner of Hull Rd. & SW 34th St., Gainesville
        www.flmnh.ufl.edu   (352) 846-2000

  3. May-Stringer Heritage Museum
             601 Museum Ct., Brooksville
         www.hernandoheritagemuseum.com  
            (352) 799-0129

  4. Safety Harbor Mound, Philippe Park       
                2525 Philippe Pkwy, Safety Harbor www.co.pinellas.fl.us/bcc/park11_Philippe.htm 
           (727) 669-1947  

  5. Safety Harbor Museum of Regional History 
              329 S. Bayshore Blvd., Safety Harbor
           www.safety-harbor-museum.org      
          (727) 726-1668   
            

  6. Tampa Bay History Center
             222 S. Franklin St. (in convention center annex)
           www.tampabayhistorycenter.org   
          (813) 228-0097

  7. Weedon Island Preserve Cultural & Natural History Center
             1800 Weedon Drive NE, St. Petersburg www.pinellascounty.org/Environment/pageshtml/se10.html 
         (727) 453-6500

  8. Science Center of Pinellas County
    7701 22nd Avenue N., St. Petersburg 
    www.sciencecenterofpinellas.com      
    (727) 384-0027  

  9. Anderson-Narvaez Mound at Jungle Prada Mound Park
    Corner Park St. N. and Elbow Lane www.sacredlandspreservationandeducation.org  
    (727) 347-0354

  10. Madira Bickel Mound State Archaeological Site
    Bayshore Drive off US Hwy 19, Terra Ceia  www.FloridaStateParks.org/MadieraBickelMound 
    (941) 723-4536

  11. Portavant Temple Mound at Emerson Point Park
    End of 17th Street W., Snead Island, Palmetto
    (941) 776-2295

  12. DeSoto National Memorial
    North end of 75th Street W., Bradenton www.nps.gov/deso           (941) 792-0458

13. Tallant Collection, South Florida Museum, Bradenton 
(941) 746-4131  

14. Sarasota County History Center
701 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota   www.co.sarasota.fl.us/historical_resource/   
(941) 861-1180

14. Historic Spanish Point, Osprey (941) 966-5214 www.historicspanishpoint.org

15. Indian Mound Park, Englewood (941) 316-1172  www.co.sarasota.fl.us/parks 

16. Randell Research Center, Pineland, Pine Island  www.calusa.us 
(239) 283-2062

18. Museum of the Islands, Pine Island  (239) 283-1525  www.museumoftheislands.com 

19. Mound Key Archaeological State Park, Estero Bay (239) 992-0311  www.FloridaStateParks.org/MoundKey 

20. Mound House
 289 Connecticut Street, Ft. Myers Beach
www.ecotrail.com     (239) 765-0865

21.  Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum
  CR 833 & W. Boundary Rd., Seminole Reservation Big Cypress  www.seminoletribe.com/museum   
(863) 902-1113

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