Educational

Stetson Mansion
1031 Camphor Lane
DeLand, FL 32720

Florida's First Luxury Estate, built in 1886 for famed hat maker John B. Stetson is the largest, grandest, and most historic home ever built in Florida before the 20th century. This Gilded Age estate is still a private estate. It is not a museum or a home frozen in time, although it predates all other grand mansion museums in Florida. The home of Florida’s first snow bird and famous hat baron was hidden and lost for 100 years. It has recently been rescued, restored and updated in a timeless fashion. Historic tours are offered between February and September.

DeLand’s Memorial Hospital and Veteran’s Museum
230 North Stone Street
DeLand, FL 32720
386-490-6204

The Memorial Hospital and Veterans Museum was DeLand's first 'modern' hospital built to serve the growing needs of a population expanding during the land boom era of the 1920s. The museum houses eight different galleries and exhibits.

The Create Space DeLand
110 South Woodland Boulevard
DeLand, FL 32720
386-845-4805

Join the Arts & Crafts Revolution! Drop in during our open studio hours and do some independent crafting (or get a little guidance from us--it's your journey)!

Gillespie Museum • Stetson University
234 East Michigan Avenue
DeLand, FL 32724
386-822-7330

The Gillespie Museum features one of the premier historic mineral collections in the southeast, and seasonally changing exhibits on an array of earth science and natural history topics.

The Muse Book Shop
112 S. Woodland Blvd.
DeLand, FL 32720
386-734-0278

The Muse Book Shop was founded in 1980, in Historic Downtown DeLand. In 1985, Downtown DeLand became the first MainStreet City in Florida. The Muse today is a new and antiquarian book shop, featuring bestsellers, new releases, new paperbacks, along with antiquarian books dating back to the 1700s. We also offer area topographical maps. The Muse showcases local, regional and national authors. Check out our events calendar for the next author’s book signing or downtown event.