DeSoto Site Historic State Park

Rob Wright

A great little museum with some panoramas and artifacts

Michelle Whitefield

This is a pretty spot, but not what we were expecting. It is a small spot with a great deal of history

Patrick DuChêne

**The photos of huts and de Soto’s Camp Uzita are from the De Soto National Memorial Park in Tampa Bay, NOT here.** This site is the location of Hernando de Soto’s winter encampment from his 1539-40 expedition route, though there is no physical evidence of that fact besides some signs and markers rich with information. The beautiful home of former FL Governor John W. Martin is also here, which is now home to the Florida Bureau of Archeological Research at the B. Calvin Jones Center for Archeology at the Governor Martin House — there is an information centre and small museum inside the house. It’s a nice, quick, picturesque stop.

Dan Hearn

I was expecting a little more than a couple of signboards in a parking lot. Lots of good information, but I think such a significant find deserves better.