McLarty Treasure Museum

At the entrance to the museum

The McLarty Treasure Museum in the Sebastian Inlet State Park on the east coast of Florida was dedicated on March 27, 1971. It was named in honor of the family that donated the property to the state. The Museum recounts the history of the ill-fated Spanish Plate Fleet of 1715 which was sunk in a hurricane along the sandy shores behind the museum. It includes artifacts and treasures raised from the successful efforts to recover the lost riches along Florida's Treasure Coast.

So far, millions of dollars worth of gold and silver ingots, coins, jewelry, precious stones, cannon and priceless historical treasures have been salvaged from the wrecks lying just a few hundred feet from the shore. No one knows how much still lies buried in the sand under the water's surface. Even today, for a lucky few, there is still found an occasional gold doubloon washed up on the beach.

Historical marker in front of the museum

Gold & silver coins, gold plate, jewelry, and other
recovered treasure from the sunken Spanish ship

Beautiful gold chain that was recovered

Model of the sunken Spanish treasure ship

Recovered cannon

Viewing where the treasure ships went down just a
few hundred yards off the beach