# Amelia Island Museum of History > Place to go for families in the Jacksonville area (FL). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Monday–Saturday 10 a.m.–4 p.m.; Sunday 1–4 p.m.; Free Friday hours 4–6 p.m. Docent-led… - Where: Amelia Island Museum of History, 233 S. 3rd Street, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034 - Ages: All ages - Price: Paid admission (ticket prices not printed on the pages read); free Friday 4–6 p.m. - Schedule: Monday–Saturday 10 a.m.–4 p.m.; Sunday 1–4 p.m.; Free Friday hours 4–6 p.m. Docent-led tours Mon–Sat 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., Sunday 2 p.m. - Organizer: Amelia Island Museum of History - Official page: https://ameliamuseum.org/purchase-tickets/ - Last checked: Sat, Oct 24 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Oct 24, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-10-24), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/amelia-island-museum-of-history--listing-988aac55771988183b25cf8a ## About A local history museum in Fernandina Beach, housed in the 1938 former Nassau County Jail, that tells 4,000 years of life on Amelia Island: the Timucua people, Spanish and French explorers, pirates, the Civil War (when Fort Clinch was a Union base and the town a haven for free Black families), timber, shrimping and the Victorian 'Golden Age'. Children can explore The Margery, an interactive ship where they learn about pirates, flags, knots, cargo, clothing and sailing traditions, and peek into a recreated jail cell. 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