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Museum of East Coast Surfing<br />
120 Sams Avenue<br />
New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168<br />
386.444.0387<br />
museumofeastcoastsurfing.com<br />
Thursday – Saturday: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.<br />
Sunday – Wednesday: Closed<br />
The New Smyrna Beach Museum of East Coast Surfing, Inc. was founded<br />
by a group of local surfers with more than 200 years of combined surfing<br />
experience. The group revived the sport of surfing in the ‘60s and became<br />
part of an evolution of the local surfing culture. This unique museum<br />
houses fascinating and extensive displays of surfing memorabilia including<br />
surfboards, surf art, movies, magazines, and historic photos. Anchored in<br />
New Smyrna Beach, the museum is not far from the famous Ponce de Leon<br />
Inlet, an area that draws surfers and pro surfers from around the world. It is<br />
appropriate that New Smyrna Beach was named as one of the “Top 10 Surf<br />
Towns” in 2009, and one of the best beach towns by National Geographic<br />
in 2009, Travel and Leisure Magazine in 2013 and Business Inside also in<br />
2013.<br />
The Museum is a non-profit 501(c)(3) tax exempt entity. The museum displays historical surfboards,<br />
artifacts, art, water related films and photographs from the ‘50s through today, and includes presentations<br />
featuring innovators, ch<strong>amp</strong>ions, surf contests and the surfboard industry. As the surfing phenomenon<br />
continues to grow, the museum will preserve the rich heritage of East Coast surfing, including memorabilia,<br />
permanent displays, surf films, recordings and oral histories. The museum is a unique destination for<br />
visitors and attracts tourists from around the world.<br />
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