Mel Fisher's Treasure Museum

Mel Fisher’s Treasure Museum
Location within Florida
Established	December 1992[1]
Location	1322 U.S. Highway 1 Sebastian, Florida
Coordinates	27°46′26″N 80°30′07″W / 27.77379°N 80.501989°W / 27.77379; -80.501989
Type	Maritime Archaeology
Website	http://www.melfisher.com/

Mel Fisher's Treasure Museum is located at 1322 U.S. Highway 1, Sebastian, Florida. It houses exhibits on archaeology and the 1715 Spanish treasure fleet.^[2] Taffi Fisher, Mel Fisher’s daughter, opened the museum in December 1992 in an old abandoned fire station after renovating the building.^[1] The museum included a working conservation laboratory used to preserve artifacts recovered from underwater with an observation window for viewing conservation work from inside the museum.^[1]

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1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Treasure Coast Almanac, Inc. "Discover Historic Treasures From The Sea", InsideTrack ALMANAC, volume 12, issue 4, October - December 2007, p. 24.
2. ↑ Mel Fisher’s Treasure Museum. "Welcome to Mel Fisher’s Treasure Museum" brochure, circa 2003.