This collection of original and recreated pioneer structures tells the story of Palmetto past. The circa-1914 brick Carnegie Library, one of the first libraries south of Tampa, serves as the park’s introduction and historical museum.

Kids will like the 1920 one-room schoolhouse and the doll collection in the Cottage House museum. There’s also a military museum, 1880 post office, and re-created church. Tours of the buildings’ interiors are available for free at 2 p.m. on days when open and at 10 a.m. on Fridays.

Hours: 10 a.m. to 12 noon and 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and the first and third Saturdays of the month.