Days/Hours of operation: Regular hours are Monday, Tuesday, and Friday 10 am to 4 pm, and Saturdays 9 am to 1 pm. Group tours can be booked for groups of 10 or more people any day of the week with at least one week notice. Closed from the weekend prior to Christmas to the Monday after New Year's Day and all major holidays.
Tours: Guided tours available. Self-directed tours available. For guided tours and groups we ask for at least one week notice. Groups under 10 in number, visit anytime during posted hours.
Focus: Maritime History, World Language, Geography, Science, Visual Arts. Maintains a permanent exhibit of actual artifacts from the Spanish galleon the Nuestra senior de Atocha. The exhibit tells the story of the travels and danger involved with sea travel for the Spanish in 17th century. It explains the way items were made, lost, and recovered in both the 17th and current century.
Ages/Grade levels: Tours are varied depending on the age and grade level of the students attending. Grades focused on are more elementary and high school/early college. We have recently developed a curriculum in social studies common core for 4th grade.
Materials: For groups we have a teacher and student handbook for the common core curriculum. Social studies curriculum packet for 4th grade classes based on the common core standards as well as handouts with information, glossaries, people and places, mazes question, and more for inpiduals and groups. Will mail materials in advance with at least a week’s notice.
Cost: Adults $3.00, Seniors $2.50, Students $1.00 and children 4 and younger are free.
Recent Reviews
Jessica O'Connor : 5 on 7/13/2025 10:49 pm I went with our dear friend, my 7 year old, and myself. I had NO idea what we were in for! I didn't research before going, which is so not like me! We arrived and saw the wooden sign that said "Lost Treasures of the Atocha".
We walked in and were instantly greeted by Angie Barker (which I found out is the curator). You start the tour with a 17 minute video (it kept my 7 year old attention for the most part!).. then you delve into a guided tour.
There was so much information and so many fascinating things to see. Mrs. Barker took the time to explain things in ways that my 7 year old understood and kept his attention. Mrs. Barker also allowed him time to ask his questions.. even if they were silly! They also integrate a Minecraft portion to draw in the kids! The exhibit had quite a few interactive experiences.. you can touch a silver bar, coins you can feel, 4 cannons you can touch, even a cannon ball they recovered. There are quite a few things you can not touch but are very interesting to see. The amount of history and information that has been gathered is amazing. Angie Barker kept my sons attention through 98 percent of the tour (listen thats tough!). He came home talking about the things he saw in the vault, the salt coming through the silver bars, and the items from a local Delaware shipwreck. We are almost a week later and he is still raving about it. I'd give more in depth details but.. this is something I think seeing in person is so much better than hearing from someone second hand!
Thank you Mrs. Barker for the amazing tour and the work you did to curate the museum!
Regina Erb : 5 on 4/24/2023 11:40 am My son is all about finding treasures and to learn about the history of the Atocha and Mel Fisher and the legacy he created for his family was so much fun to learn and we are still talking about it!!!!
Keep learning and growing and check out this place when you are in the area!
Not a big place but don't underestimate the treasure in this place:)
Peggy Niece : 5 on 2/5/2025 4:18 pm
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