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Museum and Gift Shop
The waiting room of the Depot
The museum and gift shop is the railroad depot restored by the Tarpon Springs Area Historical Society. The beauty of this old depot will be showed to you best in photos. Any photo you see may be enlarged by clicking on it.

We hope you enjoy your view of our Depot/Museum.
Depot waiting room
The first three pictures are of the waiting room of the depot.
depot waiting roomWELCOME CENTER

The Depot Museum has now been officially designated as a Welcome Center, working in partnership with the Tarpon Springs Chamber of Commerce.   The Chamber recently purchased an additional brochure rack for the Depot that doubles the number of brochures that can be displayed.   

The Depot Welcome Center concentrates on sharing information about Tarpon Springs businesses and attractions.  Its brochure racks include materials on local museums, restaurants, and recreational opportunities such as cruises.

The attractive new WELCOME CENTER sign on the front of the building encourages visitors as well as local residents to enter and browse through the brochures or ask for information.

 
Hours for the Museum and Gift shop are Wednesday -Saturday from 12 pm - 3 pm.
 
Next we will view the office and the office equipment originally used in the train depot.
 
close-up view of office equipment
 
view of some office equipment
view of the office
view of the office
A closer look at some of the office equipment.
   
Let's take a look at a few of the items for sale in the gift shop.
 
             
Museum gift shop
 
Items for sale in gift shop
Jewlery in gift shop
jewelry for sale
Musical cards
Christmas Ornaments
Photos for sale
Books for sale
 
Cards for sale
pastcards
Books for sale
display case of things for sale
           
Old photo with old cash registar
Trains & Lanterns
Top of display case
       
After leaving the office/gift shop we will tour the depot's warehouse. Here all the freight shipments were stored. Now it is used to display the artifacts collected by the Tarpon Springs Area Historical Society. The next few pictures will give you an idea of what you will see as you tour the warehouse.
Hallway to Museum
 
Hallway leading to museum
Vintage pictures of area
Display of photos antique trunks and photos
medical office eauipment
Display case of law enforcement artifacts
Antique railroad equipment collection of photos and period clothing nautical artifacts
Sponge
case with clothes Clothing in dislpay case antique household furniture
         
Wooden table and chairs in center of museum artifacts in museum
Replica of Anclote Key Lighthouse
 
 
 
See the All Aboard page to read the history of the train depot.  
 


Links to other sites of interest
City of Tarpon Springs
Sponge Docks
Visit Florida


 

Contact us at
160 East Tarpon Avenue
Tarpon Springs, FL 34689
Phone: 727.943.4624
tarpon.historical@verizon.net