Melbourne Bone Bed, Melbourne

Name: Melbourne Bone Bed
Address: Melbourne, United States

#28 among attractions in Melbourne

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Melbourne Bone Bed is a paleontological site located at Crane Creek in Melbourne, in the U.S. state of Florida. This site contains fossils from the Late Pleistocene period 20,000 to 10,000 years before present. The fossils include extinct animals such as varieties of camels, dire wolves, Florida cave bears, giant armadillos, giant beavers, giant bison, giant ground sloths, mammoths, mastodons, saber-toothed cats and tapirs. ()

Coordinates: 28°6'0"N, 80°35'60"W

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Melbourne United States

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Melbourne Bone Bed – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Melbourne Square, Henegar Center, Ruth Funk Center for Textile Arts, Melbourne Causeway.

3.3 miSW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Melbourne Square, Melbourne
85 min walk • Melbourne Square is an enclosed shopping mall in Melbourne, Florida. Opened in 1982, it is anchored by two Dillard's stores, J. C. Penney, Macy's, and Dick's Sporting Goods.
1.6 miS
Concerts and shows, Theater
Henegar Center, Melbourne
42 min walk • The Henegar Center is a historic U.S. building located at 625 East New Haven Avenue, Melbourne, Florida. Built in 1919, it is one of Brevard County’s oldest public buildings. On March 12, 1963, the building received its name in honor of Ruth Henegar, a long-time teacher and principal at the school that used the building at the time.
2.7 miSW
Museum, Art museum, Fashion museum
Ruth Funk Center for Textile Arts, Melbourne
70 min walk • The Ruth Funk Center for Textile Arts is a museum in Melbourne, Florida, located in Brevard County. It is part of Florida Institute of Technology and exhibits textiles, clothing and accessories.
1.6 miSE
Bridge
Melbourne Causeway, Melbourne
41 min walk • The Melbourne Causeway is located entirely within Brevard County, Florida in the United States. It is composed of three bridges and connects the municipalities of Melbourne and Indialantic across the Indian River Lagoon in Brevard County.
2.8 miNW
Museum, Art gallery, Art museum
Foosaner Art Museum, Melbourne
71 min walk • The Foosaner Art Museum, formerly the Brevard Art Museum, was located along the Indian River in the Eau Gallie Arts District, 1463 Highland Avenue, Melbourne, Florida.
2.2 miNW
Park
Ballard Park, Melbourne
56 min walk • Ballard Park is a public park located at 924 Thomas Barbour Drive, Melbourne, Florida and is situated on the Indian River Lagoon and the Eau Gallie River in what was historically Eau Gallie, FL.
1.4 miSW
Museum, History museum, Military museum
Liberty Bell Memorial Museum, Melbourne
37 min walk • The Liberty Bell Memorial Museum is located at 1601 Oak Street, Melbourne, Florida in Wells Park and is located adjacent to Melbourne Military Memorial Park.
1.7 miW
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Airport Museum, Melbourne
45 min walk • The Airport Museum is located inside the Melbourne International Airport, One Air Terminal Parkway, Melbourne, Florida. It houses displays of the history of the Naval Air Station Melbourne and the Melbourne International Airport.
1.9 miSW
Church
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Melbourne
48 min walk • Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, founded in 1884 and now located at 50 West Strawbridge Avenue in Melbourne, Florida, in the United States, is a historic parish in the Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida.
2.7 miNW
Library
Eau Gallie Public Library, Melbourne
70 min walk • The Eau Gallie Public Library was founded in 1898, making it the second oldest library in the Brevard County Library System, Florida, United States. The founders initially established the library in the Eau Gallie Post Office.
2.5 miNW
Museum, History museum
Historic Rossetter House Museum, Melbourne
65 min walk • The Historic Rossetter House Museum is located at 1320 Highland Avenue, Melbourne, Florida in the historic section of Eau Gallie.