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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. 34 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.