ATTRACTIONS
Ripley’s Sightseeing Trains
170 San Marco Ave., St. Augustine, FL 32084
904.829.6545
www.redtrains.com
A narrated tour that features stops at all major
attractions, historical sites, restaurants and
shopping. We offer one day, three day and five
day ticket options which all include a conducted,
seven-mile train tour of the Old City to more than
20 scheduled stops.
Spyglass Tours & Travel
21 Spanish St., St. Augustine, FL 32084
386.227.1064
www.spyglasstravel.org
Spyglass offers a variety of NEW walking tours
throughout the city of St. Augustine, daytime
and nighttime offerings. Not the same old tired
stories. We offer: ‘Historic Tours,’ Colonial through
the Flagler Era, The Original ‘Pirate Treasure Hunt’,
built around tales of buccaneers of the city, ‘Cursed
Souls of the High Seas’ ghost stories of a pirate
theme and ‘Spooks, Spirits and Specters’ ghost
legends of the oldest city.
St. Augustine Gold Tours
6 Cordova St., St. Augustine, FL 32084
904.325.0547
www.staugustinegoldtours.com
St. Augustine Gold Tours is the original and best
St. Augustine tour company using a small eco-
friendly quiet electric tour bus. Tours are limited to
6 passengers and the size of the vehicle allows you
to travel the narrowest and quaintest streets of the
Nation’s oldest city.
The Tasting Tours
24 Cathedral Pl., Ste. 401,
St. Augustine, FL 32084
904.325.3911
www.thetastingtours.com
Join us for exclusive TASTING adventures where
you will experience the best that St. Augustine has
to offer! Our 2-3 hour Tasting Tours will immerse
you in the culture of our charming city while you
sample delicious specialties from locally owned
restaurants, hidden pubs and romantic inns.
HISTORICAL SITES
& MUSEUMS
Castillo de San Marcos
1 S. Castillo Dr., St. Augustine, FL 32084
904.829.6506
www.nps.gov/casa
The oldest masonry fort in the continental U.S.,
it was built (1672-1695) to protect the town and
the treasure fleets on their way home to Spain. It
features daily demonstrations of Spanish military
life, including musket and cannon firings.
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The Colonial Quarter
29 St. George St., St. Augustine, FL 32084
904.342.2857
www.colonialquarter.com
Take a captivating journey through centuries of
St. Augustine, brought to breathtaking life at the
Colonial Quarter. Experience 16th-, 17th- and
18th-century life in the Nation’s Oldest City with
interactive activities, living-history demonstrations,
immersive dioramas and graphical stories that
highlight St. Augustine’s layered and unbroken
history.
Historic Tours of Flagler College
74 King St., St. Augustine, FL 32084
904.823.3378
legacy.flagler.edu/pages/tours
Historic Tours of Flagler College highlight the
architectural heritage of the former Hotel
Ponce de Leon, listed as a National Historic
Landmark. Built by railroad magnate, Henry M.
Flagler in 1888, the Ponce is considered one
of the finest examples of Spanish Renaissance
architecture and was one of the most exclusive
resorts of its day. Guided tours are available twice
daily and hourly during summer and winter.
Lincolnville Museum
& Cultural Center
102 Martin Luther King Ave.,
St. Augustine, FL 32084
904.824.1191
www.lincolnvillemuseum.org
The Lincolnville Museum & Cultural Center is in
the heart of Lincolnville, in the southeast corner
of downtown St. Augustine, in a community built
by ex-slaves and freedmen in the post-Civil War
era. Originally opened as a “colored school” in
1902, the building is on the National Register of
Historic Places and serves as a repository for African
American history and culture in northeast Florida.
Lightner Museum
75 King St., St. Augustine, FL 32084
904.824.2874
www.lightnermuseum.org
Experience Florida’s Smithsonian. The former
Alcazar Hotel, built in 1888 by Henry Flagler,
contains an extensive collection of Tiffany glass,
natural history and science exhibits, a Victorian
village and antique mechanical music instruments.
Fort Matanzas
National Monument The Oldest Wooden School
House Historic Museum
& Gardens
8635 A1A Hwy. S., St. Augustine, FL 32080
904.471.0116
www.nps.gov/foma
On this site in 1565, the Spanish killed 245 French
Huguenots in a struggle over control of Florida. In
1740, the Spanish built Fort Matanzas here, a small-
fortified watchtower that guarded the southern
entrance to St. Augustine. The site offers nature
trails and a free ferry to the fort. 14 St. George St., St. Augustine, FL 32084
904.824.0192 or 800.653.7245
www.oldestwoodenschoolhouse.com
Let your first lesson in history start here. Sit with
the schoolmaster and pupils to see what school life
was like in the 1700s. Compare your school
days to those of the old days. The school house is
more than 200 years old and made of red cedar
and cypress.
Fort Mose Historic State Park Peña-Peck House
15 Fort Mose Trail off of U.S. 1 N.
St. Augustine, FL 32084
904.823.2232
www.FloridaStateParks.org/fortmose
The first free African settlement in North America.
Although nothing remains of the fort, the site and
visitor center memorialize the slaves who fled the
American colonies to find freedom in
Spanish Florida.
Governor’s House-Cultural
Center & Museum
48 King St., St. Augustine, FL 32084
904.823.2240
www.staugustine.ufl.edu/govHouse.html
Governor’s House-Cultural Center & Museum
has hosted many visitors as the residence site for
governors of both Spain and England during the
colonial centuries; the Florida capital and a court-
house during the territorial decades; and
a post office and customs house for over a hun-
dred years after statehood. Open to the
public daily.
143 St. George St., St. Augustine, FL 32084
904.829.5064
www.penapeckhouse.com
The circa-1750 Peña-Peck house has been called
home by Spanish, British and American families.
Since 1932, The Woman’s Exchange, founded in
St. Augustine in 1892, manages the Peña-Peck
House and also offers guided tours and operates
a gift shop, where you can purchase American
handcrafted and specialty gift items.
Ponce de Leon’s
Fountain of Youth
11 Magnolia Ave., St. Augustine, FL 32084
904.829.3168 or 800.356.8222
www.fountainofyouthflorida.com
1565 Birthplace of St. Augustine and Colonial
European America. This is where it all began. Drink
from the Legendary Fountain. See Stars in the
Planetarium. Visit the Native Timucuan Indian Vil-
lage. Hear the Spanish Cannon roar!
Pet-friendly and fun.