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ATTRACTIONS 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. 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. Fort Matanzas National Monument 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. Fort Mose Historic State Park 15 Fort Mose Trail off of U.S. 1 N. St. Augustine, FL 32084 904.823.2232 www.floridastateparks.org/park/fort-mose 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 http://staugustine.ufl.edu/visit.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 courthouse during the territorial decades; and a post office and customs house for over a hundred years after statehood. Open to the public daily. FloridasHistoricCoast.com 37