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The History of Diving Museum is a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to telling the story of the "Quest to Explore Under the Sea." The Museum itself contains more than 3,000 sq. ft. of interactive exhibits covering over 4,000 years of diving history. The Museum is open from 10 am - 5 pm daily and charges an admission fee of $15 for adults and $7 for ages 5-11. Museum memberships start at $50 per year for individuals. Pet Friendly, Camera Friendly.

The Florida Keys History of Diving Museum, Inc. is an independent, not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization. The Museum tells the largely untold story of Man's Quest to Explore Under the Sea through its exhibits of authentic diving apparatus relative to the International History of Diving.

The Museum was founded in 2000 by Drs. Joe & Sally Bauer, who spent more than four decades amassing the world’s largest collection of diving artifacts and researching diving history. The Museum opened part time in Sept. 2005. New exhibits were continually being installed and in Sept. 2006, the Museum began opening seven days a week, offering a monthly evening lecture series, off-site lectures and mini-exhibits, in adition to 3,000 square feet of exhibits in the Musuem itself.