Safety Harbor Attractions

This site was occupied by Native Americans before 900 A.D. and evolved into an important political center. It is the namesake for the Safety Harbor culture, which prospered here between 1500 and 1700. A platform mound is visible and interpretive signs are posted.

The Safety Harbor Museum documents the history of the Safety Harbor region. Tocobaga Indians lived in this area from the period beginning around 900 AD until the arrival of the Spanish. They were wiped out by Spanish aggression and foreign diseases, then overtaken by the Seminole Indians from Georgia. The Safety Harbor Museum displays evidence of the "Safety Harbor Culture" including numerous relics and artifacts. There are also exhibits on turn of the century settlements in the region.