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Dive into history
with the Mel Fisher Family
Visit the Mel Fisher Treasure Museum and dive into history. The experience is both educational and exciting, with a short introduction video, numerous interactive displays and authentic treasure you can purchase to own a piece of history! Join the millions who have witnessed this spectacular collection of cultural and historical artifacts and treasure recovered from the ocean depths on sunken shipwrecks. The Fisher Family operation is onto the third generation carrying on the search for the remaining cargo of the Atocha, and her sister ship the Santa Margarita. Over $400 million dollars in registered treasure, and an estimated $500 million in smuggled emeralds remains to be found. Today’s the Day!
Museum Hours
- Mon - Sat 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- Sunday 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
- Theatre closes at 4:15pm daily
2026 Closures:
- • New Year's (1/1/26)
- • Easter (4/5/26)
- • 4th of July (7/4/26)
- • Thanksgiving (11/26/26)
- • Christmas (12/25/26)
2027 Closures:
- • New Year's (1/1/27)
- • Easter (3/28/27)
- • 4th of July (7/4/27)
- • Thanksgiving (11/25/27)
- • Christmas (12/25/27)
Admission
Shipwrecks on Display
The 1715 Fleet On July 24th, 1715, a fleet of eleven Spanish galleons and one French ship, the Griffon, set sail from Havana, Cuba, heavily loaded with gold and silver from the New World bound for Spain. A massive storm off the east coast of Florida—near present-day Sebastian—claimed all of the Spanish vessels, taking 700 lives and over 14 million pesos worth of treasure to the ocean floor.
Centuries later in 1963, Mel Fisher moved from California to Vero Beach with his wife, Dolores, and their four children (son's Dirk, Kim, Kane, and daugther Taffi) to begin a full-time treasure hunting career. Over the next six years, Fisher and his team successfully salvaged the 1715 Fleet, later earning the region its nickname "Florida's Treasure Coast."
The 1622 Fleet Following his success in Vero Beach, around 1969 Fisher relocated to the Florida Keys to hunt for an even more valuable prize: a fleet of Spanish Galleons from 1622 that had met a similarly tragic fate. This fleet included the Nuestra Señora de Atocha and its sister ship, the Santa Margarita, which went down carrying more than 40 tons of gold, silver, and copper bullion.
During his exhaustive 16-year search, Fisher and his crew successfully discovered the Santa Margarita, as well as an English merchant slave ship, the Henrietta Marie. On July 20th, 1985, Fisher's team located the massive "motherlode", or primary cultural deposit of materials from the Atocha. Recovered after nearly 370 years on the ocean floor, it remains the greatest underwater treasure recovery in history in both archaeological and commercial terms.
Nautical Gift Shop
Own a piece of history!
Merchandise & Books
Official museum t-shirts, treasure maps, historical literature, and souvenirs.
Artifacts & Jewelry
Explore certified historical shipwreck recoveries and museum quality recreation jewelry.
Treasure Hunting Gear
Professional-grade coastal metal detector rentals and exploration equipment.
