sugar mill ruins

These ruins are easy to get to and worth a visit. The ruins are just off of Mission Road, although the entrance is a bit obscure. The ruins represent one of the state's and area's early industries. Exhibit boards explain the mill's operations and identify each area of production. It takes only 30 minutes to visit this historical site and it is worth the time and more.

One place out of time; interesting place around it is nothing and all of our time. So take your picture for FUTURE because nobody knows.

This is not the only sugar mill left in ruins because of fire. The remaining stone framework gives you a fine impression of what the building looked like before its demise. There are informational plaques to read as well as trails to walk. No fee and not too much time to see it all. Can be difficult to find so ask at the information bureau as it is just outside of town. Young people will have little patience for a long visit here.

It is a place just outside little town of New Smyrna Beach in Florida. It is a park/woods (historic site) with the remains of the Sugar Mill, destroyed by the Indians in the 1835. Legend says that if you come really early in the morning, you can see „shadow people“ (ghosts) residing at this place. It is beautiful, with lots of trees. Oak moss hanging down, sun light penetrating through the tree branches. Atmosphere is magical and at times little spooky. Peaceful.

There's not a lot to say about the Ruins. Self-guided tour should take 15 or 20 minutes if you stop to read all the plaques. Nothing to buy, no souvenirs or anything else. At least it's free.

Quiet, but hard to find. There is no sign from the road, so trust your Garmin to get you there. It's a small road, buried in palmetto's. You drive back, just a little ways, and then it opens to the ruins. Fascinating history, beautiful ruins.

With a little bit of imagination one can with the aid of the complete graphics and of course the ruins have a glimpse of the sugar production in the areas past.Well worth the time to find this quiet retreat.

Short stop, close to town and free. No one there just walk around the ruins and read the signs. Not much there, just what you see in the photo and 3 big pots. The nature walk about 5 min walk through the woods. Something to do in bad weather.

The ruins, right off of Pioneer Trail are startling. Remnants of a former sugar rendering mill, it looks more like a church. Oral history, believed absolutely by some, is that its history dips into the 1600's as place of worship. Up to this date, that can not be proved archeologically. The new signage gives excellent coverage of what can be proven and what happened when trouble broke out in the 1830's. Don't miss visiting the site, but do a Google search and read about the Seminole Wars so you'll have some background regarding this Mill and the many others in the area.

This place is OK if you want a history lesson about Sugar Mills, but it's nothing to shake a stick at. The ruins, however, are preserved wonderfully so you can see how they functioned. There is also informative signs about each attraction (except one, which looks like a camera, but I don't think it is). There's also a loop trail on the grounds you can walk before you leave. This place is ok for a quick pit stop after a long drive but nothing too interesting..TIP: There's no tour guides or admission fees. This is a free, self-toured area.

Is a short and sweet visit but well worth seeing this piece of history. I loved the old copper pots & the brick structures. A neat place to photograph of an old sugar mill ruin.

Glad we stopped to walk the grounds and read the signs. This will take about 20 minutes. You can spend more time walking the trails through the woods. Nice bathrooms, looked like outhouse but had actual flush toilet & sink. Great photo opportunity.

This was an interesting stop during one of our road trips to explore back roads and some of the large hammock areas along the coast. The history behind the site and the ruins exhibits are really nice pictures into Florida's now forgotten past.

Very easy to find, located just outside of town. You just drive right up to the ruins, no fees or anything. Very interested learning about how risky it was to make sugar.

As other people have noted is a bit difficult to see the sign. It is on the western side of the road, directly across from the junction of Mission Road. The ruins are interesting inasmuch as they do provide a great historical background at informational display areas. Takes only about an hour to view the entire site. There is a small nature trail although not much to see. They do offer a good bathroom facility. Overall it is definitely worth a trip, especially if you enjoy local history.