Group Tour Information

City of Fort Walton BeachHeritagePark and Cultural Center

  1. Location: 139 Miracle Strip Parkway SE, Fort Walton Beach, FL32548
  2. Basic Information
  3. Group Rate: $2 per person per facility + tax
  4. If your group is tax exempt, you must provide a copy of the certificate. You can fax it ahead of time, or bring it with you the day of the trip. Our fax number is 850-833-9675
  5. Bus Drivers and teachers are free!
  6. The Indian Temple Mound Museum (ITMM) and Camp Walton Schoolhouse Museum (CWSM) are available for group tours.
  7. Both facilities, cost per student/chaperone is: $4.00 + $.24 sales tax (6%)= $4.24
  8. One facility, cost per student/chaperone is: $2 + $.12 sales tax= $2.12
  9. We can send you an invoice ahead of time or provide one the day of.
  10. Payment can be made by check, cash, or credit card. If a credit card is used the person whose name is on the card must be present.
  11. In order to qualify for the group rate, a group must
  12. Have at least 12 paying visitors.
  13. Pay in one transaction
  14. Make a reservation at least 2 weeks in advance
  15. Group Tour information
  16. Group tours are given before the museum is open to the public. For information about our operating hours, please see
  17. At the ITMM, your group would receive an educational presentation by a trained museum educator, tour the museum gallery to look at the displays, artifacts, and hands-on items, visit the gift shop, and learn about the Fort Walton Temple Mound. Generally, this part lasts 45-60 minutes.
  18. Groups can be taken on top of the mound or have a modified tour around the mound if there are wheelchair-bound visitors. The same information panels are on top of the mound as are around the base of the mound.
  19. At theCWSM, your group will receive an educational presentation from a trained museum educator that lasts 45-60 minutes. The presentation varies based on the ages of the group present. Group tours can be tailored to your groups’ needs and wants.
  20. Other related information
  21. Your group will be met by a museum staff member in the parking lot to assist in parking your bus or vehicles. We have room for two buses in our back parking lot, and parking for POVs also. I have attached the parking map for your reference.
  22. Generally, group tours are not done over the summer (June-August) unless special permission has been obtained from Museum Manager Gail Lynn Meyer at 850-833-9595 or .
  23. October, November, and December are our busiest months for group tours with some booking a year in advance.
  24. How to make a reservation
  25. We will need to know the following information from you before we can make a reservation:
  26. Group Name
  27. Date you wish to visit
  28. Arrival Time
  29. Mode of transportation (POV, Bus, vans)
  30. # of people coming (it is ok to estimate this, we can firm up the details later)
  31. Coordinator/Group Leader Name
  32. Mailing Address
  33. Contact number and email
  34. The purpose of your trip (any specific topics you’d like us to discuss, for example)
  35. Will your group members be shopping?
  36. Any special needs group members (blind, wheelchairs, deaf)
  37. Anything else we need to know about your schedule that day (If you have to leave be a certain time, have a lunch reservation, etc)
  38. Reservations are best made over the phone, once you know most of the information above. It usually takes about 5minutes for us to run through all the parts of our reservation form and answer any questions you may have.
  39. Once the reservation has been made, we will send you a confirmation email that details all the logistics of your trip (meaning, you do not have to write everything down while we are talking to you  )
  40. If the reservation is made more than a month ahead of time or there are a few unknowns (number of kids, mode of transportation) we will follow up with you a minimum of 2-3 weeks before your scheduled visit.