Each of our five parks has a distinct museum and archive collection based on the purpose and history of each park, and the resources in each park. A general profile of each park’s collection is found below, as of September 30, 2019.
![Big Cypress National Preserve Big Cypress National Preserve](/orgs/1565/images/BigCypress_3.jpg?maxwidth=650&autorotate=false)
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• 1,532,340 archeology objects
• 6 ethnology objects
• 2,923 history objects
• 981,035 archives objects
• 68 art objects
• 28.975 biology objects
• 0 paleology objects
• 6 geology objects
• 6 ethnology objects
• 2,923 history objects
• 981,035 archives objects
• 68 art objects
• 28.975 biology objects
• 0 paleology objects
• 6 geology objects
• 2,545,353 total objects
![Boca Chita Key in foreground, Miami skyline in the distance, from Biscayne National Park Boca Chita Key in foreground, Miami skyline in the distance, from Biscayne National Park](/orgs/1565/images/Biscyane_5.jpg?maxwidth=650&autorotate=false)
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• 74,793 archeology objects
• 1 ethnology object
• 746 history objects
• 978,483 archives objects
• 0 art objects
• 6,049 biology objects
• 0 paleology objects
• 1,155 geology objects
• 1,061,227 total objects
![Costumed interpreter demonstrating sixteenth-century European weaponry to De Soto National Memorial visitors at the park's reconstructed Camp Uzita Costumed interpreter demonstrating sixteenth-century European weaponry to De Soto National Memorial visitors at the park's reconstructed Camp Uzita](/orgs/1565/images/IMG_0542_1.jpg?maxwidth=650&autorotate=false)
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• 73,961 archeology objects
• 0 ethnology objects
• 64 history objects
• 93,769 archives objects
• 1 art objects
• 99 biology objects
• 0 paleology objects
• 0 geology objects
• 167,894 total objects
• 0 ethnology objects
• 64 history objects
• 93,769 archives objects
• 1 art objects
• 99 biology objects
• 0 paleology objects
• 0 geology objects
• 167,894 total objects
![Aerial view looking east at Fort Jefferson, Garden Key, and Bush Key at Dry Tortugas National Park Aerial view looking east at Fort Jefferson, Garden Key, and Bush Key at Dry Tortugas National Park](/orgs/1565/images/DRTO_3.png)
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• 21,154 archeology objects
• 0 ethnology objects
• 771 history objects
• 366,997 archives objects
• 4 art objects
• 10,728 biology objects
• 0 paleology objects
• 195 geology objects
• 399,849 total objects
• 0 ethnology objects
• 771 history objects
• 366,997 archives objects
• 4 art objects
• 10,728 biology objects
• 0 paleology objects
• 195 geology objects
• 399,849 total objects
![American crocodile at Everglades National Park. South Florida is the only place in the continental U.S. where alligators and crocodiles live together. American crocodile at Everglades National Park. South Florida is the only place in the continental U.S. where alligators and crocodiles live together.](/orgs/1565/images/Everglades_3.jpg?maxwidth=650&autorotate=false)
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• 678,405 archeology objects
• 55 ethnology objects
• 834 history objects
• 2,988,938 archives objects
• 112 art objects
• 137,372 biology objects
• 0 paleology objects
• 3,470 geology objects
• 3,809,186 total objects
• 55 ethnology objects
• 834 history objects
• 2,988,938 archives objects
• 112 art objects
• 137,372 biology objects
• 0 paleology objects
• 3,470 geology objects
• 3,809,186 total objects
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Last updated: March 28, 2024