Crane Point Museum and Nature Center is a nonprofit natural history museum and nature center located in the City of Marathon on Key Vaca, in the heart of the Florida Keys in Monroe County, Florida, United States. The museum sits on a 63-acre parcel of woodland, known as the Tropical Crane Point Hammock. The stand of hardwoods is a hammock which forms an ecological island. The facility was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2021. The organization's CEO is Charlotte Quinn.

Features

Crane Point features several facilities:

History

Francis and Mary Crane purchased the land in 1949 and built Crane House in 1954. In 1976, local citizens formed the Florida Keys Land Trust to preserve the hardwood hammock. The trust incorporated as a nonprofit in 1978, purchased the land, and saved the area from being developed into private homes and shopping malls. The trust changed its name to Florida Keys Land and Sea Trust. Crane Point was formerly known as Tropical Crane Point Hammock. The Crane Point Museum and Nature Center and Adderley House are both part of the National Register of Historic Places.

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