Mel Fisher's Treasure Museum

Mel Fisher’s Treasure Museum in Sebastian, Florida, is a small museum presenting artifacts and exhibits related to shipwrecks recovered by Mel Fisher and his salvage company. The displays include coins, anchors, ship hardware and other objects recovered from historic wreck sites.

Exhibits interpret the recovery work, the maritime history of the wrecks and the technology used in underwater salvage. The museum highlights the regional history of Spanish treasure fleets and later wrecks off Florida’s coast.

Mel Fisher (1922-1998) was a well-known American treasure hunter whose salvage operations recovered items from historic Spanish wrecks; material associated with his expeditions forms the core of the museum’s collection.

The museum is located in Sebastian on Florida’s Atlantic coast, within the region often called the Treasure Coast, and is accessible by road from nearby towns and Interstate corridors.

• Collection focus: Focuses on artifacts recovered by Mel Fisher and his company from Spanish shipwrecks along Florida's east coast and Gulf waters.
• Location note: Located in Sebastian on Florida's Treasure Coast, often visited by people interested in maritime archaeology, shipwreck history and treasure salvage.

What to See #

• Artifact galleries: Gallery spaces displaying recovered coins, ship fittings, navigational instruments and personal items recovered from wreck sites.
• Maritime and diving displays: Exhibits explaining underwater recovery methods, diving equipment and the history of key salvage projects associated with the Fisher expeditions.