Osceola County Welcome Center and History Museum in Buenaventura Lakes

An enjoyable museum full of natural and cultural history of the county, mostly dating back to the pioneers that came to the area in search of new opportunities. You can also get information about other natural and cultural attractions in the area.

Osceola County Welcome Center and History Museum is well maintained.

My husband and I enjoyed the history very much! We also did the scavenger hunt, a fun thing to do even for a couple celebrating 17 years together and 14 years of marriage! :)

Its so fun to learn so much in one place. Even our nine year old loved it. The use of iPads to swipe to the next description of flora and fauna is a great addition.

Very cool history museum

My wife and I had two events at this location last week. One of them was put on by the historical society the other was put off by the Saint Cloud chamber. Both events were well-run well organized and a pleasure to be at. We recommend if youre in the area go see Osceola County Historical Society welcome center and Village.

One of my MOST favorite places to visit!!

I love this place!! We parked here to run beautiful 6 miles at the Kissimmee Shingle trail!! Peaceful and several options to add more miles if you want to bike or doing a long run!

Very nice mini museum, with many historical displays, there are even live aligators in one exhibit. Bonnie, the attendant, is very helpful and knowledgeable. If youre in the area it is definitely worth your while to stop in and take in some of Floridas history while cooling off in the refreshing air-conditioned building...

Impressively interesting . Interactive exhibits.

Great little stop to learn about the olden days and the state of Florida.

Awesome experience!!!

We were greet by a very nice lady at the front desk. She gave us some directions and we walk around the museum. Is free very important, thank you Osceola county for that. You can see some of the history of Osceola. They have a lot of item used in the past 1900s. Also next door is the Shingle Creek trail.You can do kayak, bicycle, run and more. Such a great place to spend a fun day. Well come back.

Great local museum and launching point for 5 miles of walking.

Cute little museum, and its free. A lot about Florida history in agriculture and cattle farming, also the wildlife.

So welcoming and lots of history on display. Kept very clean and very well lit. Quite souvenir area and very pleasant personnel. Plenty of parking. Very nice to visit and get to know the area.

When visiting Kissimmee and Osceola County, stop by its welcome center. Its like a step back in time to how the county began. They even have live gators!

Very nice local history museum.

Very good small museum sketching central FLorida history. The 4 dollar postcards in the Museum shop was pretty over the top though.

Neat little spot. A ton of good information if youre looking. Great for tourist. Fun for 20 minutes as a native. Test to see how much you already know! xD

Educational, entertaining and FUN!

Great place to learn about Osceola County!!

A very educational facility. The history of the local area and central Florida is well covered. Lots of nice displays.

Cool place the kids loved it. Also there is a GeoCache hidden here so double fun!!!

Really neat, kids loved it!

The exhibits were great.

Great place to learn about the area. Good for families and on a rainy day.

It was a informative center.Good to know about your surroundings.🐢🐴🐸🐮🐣🐍

Wonderful place to visit and work for.

This is my second time there. I love this place. Looking back at Osceola Countys history is amazing. I am originally from Osceola County and it is crazy how much it has changed over the years. This place is like stepping back in time. It is a wonderful place to bring your family!

Hellhello everyone most people forget about welcome centers or the brochures that are involved with the wonderful thing about the welcome centers is that you learn a little bit more history about that area and where you can go in the hot spots and whats happening around town if youre into the beach scene or just restaurants or museums or just antique shops or things like that I suggest that the welcome centers shouldnt be your first stop tell the Osceola welcome center was very enlightening and reference to the old houses and the the family to move there and started Kissimmee Orlando Osceola all the surrounding suburbs of the city and it was really enlightening because I wasnt one of those people but now with my one friend she is enlighten me to a forgotten place of interest in history and things to go see and more things that oh yeah I like shell collecting we can go to this beach and we can collect so many different shells even though were on the Atlantic ocean but its a great experience and you learn some other things that you didnt know exist there and its a great idea so dont forget about your welcome centers anywhere in every city theyre all there and especially if you need your emergency locations and door you know maybe you want to go to the thrift store may you want to go to an antique store theyre awesome so check it out thank you Andrea

Its a fairly small museum although Ive visited smaller ones. My family enjoyed it! Very well kept. The presentation was interesting.

Every time you go to that County youre either spending money I never knew that place was there it was free great and my kids learned a lot about that County

We were pleasantly surprised when we arrived to visit Shingle Creek Park and parked behind the visitors center - on 192 going west and went inside. The visitors center is much more than what you think, its a small museum, that is high quality and provides great insight about the history of the area - Kissimmee . The museum director greets everyone who walks in the museum, is very friendly who provided us with much information. Dont miss seeing the exhibits - its all free including access to beautiful Shingle Park. Kids will love everything about the center and the park. Dont forget to bring the kids bicycles!

Small but pleasant historic walkthrough. Shingle creek trail was worth while. North section was better.

Enjoyed this place should be advertised more then more people would go friendly staff and you can also buy reduced price tickets for other places ie Kennedy space centre.

Lots of memorabilia. Check it out when you are in Kissimmee area. Make sure you leave a donation on your way out. 😀

Great place to take the kids to learn about our history. Plus, how can you beat free!

Nice little place to get a comprehensive history of the area. Kind of a quiet break from the big city.

Great place, Fay was really helpful

Interesting small museum. Helpful staff and walking/ biking trails.

Loved this place ! Needs a few improvements like local postcards and products

This place has lots of interesting displays and fun activities for kids of all ages. The building is not very big but it is packed with information! My teens and I walked through the exhibits three times and found new things (plus things that we missedeach time. Learn the history and nature of the area, or get souvenirs, or just get information for local attractions. Whatever your reason is for being in the area: I suggest that you add this welcome center to your list.

Very nice place! Met Scott the museum tour guide who was very helpful in getting us information around the area, the park and trail. Definitely a good spot to cool off and meet their friendly staff.

This place is nice they actually teach the true history of Kissimmee Central Florida area. There is a lot of history in Florida I wish people would start to learn the history

Nice, air Conditioned, view of Florida history.

Very fun place to get info or park and walk on the trail

Very nice museum. Small but very informative about the county and history of Florida. Nice and quiet. Even though it is on 192 and in the middle of the tourist area it is still away from all the hustle and bustle. The girl working there was very nice and informative.

Lovely look at history.

Interesting facts about the area. Beautiful walking path beside Shingle Creek