The Man in the Sea Museum is a hidden gem of Panama City, Florida. The museum offers a learning opportunity for visitors to explore the history of both shipwrecks and underwater archaeology. Man in the Sea Museum is an outdoor museum with more than 50 exhibits that tell different stories from across time periods about ships lost at sea and those who dive to recover them. One exhibit includes life-sized figures telling the story of "Titanic" survivors or why there are so many shipwrecks off the coast of Florida's Panhandle region. Information can be found here.
The Man In The Sea (MITS) museum was founded by underwater explorer Tony Rice with his wife Rosemary Pontonio back in 1989 as an outdoor exhibit - with no building in Manatee County Florida. The museum is now a destination for divers, snorkelers, camp counselors, and other organizations that work with children to visit Man In The Sea Museum. See here for information about Gulf World in Panama City, Florida: A Fun Place for All Ages.
The Man In The Sea (MITS) museum was founded by underwater explorer Tony Rice with his wife Rosemary Pontonio back in 1989 as an outdoor exhibit - with no building in Manatee County Florida. The museum is now a destination for divers, snorkelers, camp counselors, and other organizations that work with children to visit Man In The Sea Museum. See here for information about Gulf World in Panama City, Florida: A Fun Place for All Ages.
Man in the Sea Museum offers educational exhibits showcasing seashells, marine life, and artifacts from sunken ships including tusks of sperm whales found on beaches near Tampa Bay Area; shark teeth fossils collected by Ron Rice; giant clam shells from depths at Andros Island Bahamas Islands; and fossilized coral colonies from deep water off Miami Beach.
