Posts (14)
The Lightner Museum, St. Augustine Florida
The Lightner Museum is housed in the former Alcazar Hotel built in 1888 - one of the hotels that Henry Flagler built in St. Augustine to encourage tourism. The hotel offered a casino, a grand ballroom a gymnasium, a bowling alley, archery ranges, tennis courts, and the world's largest indoor swimming pool at that time.
Music in St. Augustine
Not only is St. Augustine a town with abundant day time attractions, but the evenings come alive with a huge community of musicians playing in local venues representing all genres. Use this handy guide to search by date, genre, and location. You can even listen to a sample of each artist.
FREE Things To Do In St. Augustine, Florida
Here's a list of things that you can do in St. Augustine that are extra easy on the wallet.
The Black Raven Pirate Ship in St. Augustine FL
Blackbeard’s Treasure Hunt is one of several special voyages offered by the Black Raven Pirate Ship, and it allows guests to watch as the sailors engage in a sea battle with Queen Anne’s Revenge, another ship. There are sword fights and cannon fire, things that the whole family will enjoy. Kid's love this 2-hour voyage on the bay.
The St. Augustine Alligator Farm and Zoological Park
This is one of our family's favorite attractions. It's a short drive from The Sand Bucket at Seaside and one that we visit often. This is a "must see" if you have children.
St. Augustine Distillery
The Distillery is located inside a beautifully renovated and reconstructed hundred-year-old ice factory. The free tour not only gives you the opportunity to taste locally made rum, vodka, whiskey, and gin you also get to tour a historical building.
National Parks in St. Augustine Florida
There are two national parks in St. Augustine - the Castillo de San Marcos and Fort Matanzas. The Castillo is definitely a "must see" as it is conveniently located in the Historic area of St. Augustine. Fort Matanzas is located approximately 15 minutes south of St. Augustine and is a much smaller fort accessible only by boat (free ride) to the site, but definitely of interest to those that love history and a free boat ride!
About Fort Mose
Established in 1738 by Colonial Spanish Florida's Governor Manuel Montiano, Fort Mose gave sanctuary to Africans challenging enslavement in the English Colony of Carolina. Approximately 100 Africans lived at Fort Mose, forming more than 20 households. Together they created a frontier community which drew on a range of African backgrounds blended with Spanish, Native American and English cultural traditions.
Our History
While Catholicism may have seemed dead in Florida from the arrival of the English, since all the Catholic Spaniards departed for Caribbean ports, the arrival of a workforce composed of Minorcans, Italians, and Greeks in 1767 at what is now New Smyrna Beach led to the resurgence of the Catholic faith on the peninsula and, eventually, in the City of St.
