Learn the stories behind the colorful characters of the past, including Pre-Columbian inhabitants, Seminole Indians, early pioneers. See a giant mosquito, banyan tree, snake, alligator – and a model of the man who had to brave those elements in pioneer days, the “Barefoot Mailman," who carried the mail from Palm Beach County to Miami. See an actual “Palm Beach coach,” a wicker wheelchair/bike powered by a pedaling tour guide, a re-creation of a ‘palmetto shack,” the frond-topped dwellings the first pioneers built for themselves, and lots more.