Downtown Historic St. Augustine

The Spanish-Military Hospital Museum will take you on a trip back through history and demonstrate "cutting edge" colonial surgery techniques.

The St. Augustine History Museum is an interesting mix of historical displays and private collections of over 400 years of Florida history.

The Pena-Peck House offers tours of the circa-1750 house which has been called home by Spanish, British, and American familes.

The Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine was built in 1797 and is the nation's oldest Catholic diocese.

Grace Methodist Church, built by Henry Flagler from 1886-1887, was added to the U.S. Register of Historic Places in 1979.

The municipal Huguenot Cemetery was established in 1821 for the burial of yellow fever victims and non-Catholics.

Memorial Presbyterian Church was built in 1889 by Henry Flagler as a memorial to his daughter and it is also his burial place. The copper dome, marble floors, and stained-glass windows make the church one of Florida's most spectacular. Don't miss this one.

The Shrine of Our Lady of LaLeche/Mission of Nombre de Dios is the site of the founding of Florida by Spanish colonists. It is also the setting of the first Catholic mass performed in what is now the United States.

The Great Cross is erected at the site of the first mass is the second-tallest in the Western Hemisphere.

The St. Augustine National Cemetery is Florida's oldest national military cemetery. Burials here date to 1763.

The St. Photios Greek Orthodox National Shrine is dedicated to the first Greek settlers who came as indentured servants in the 1700's.

Trinity Episcopal Church was founded in 1821. It is the oldest Protestant church in Florida with some of the oldest and most beautiful stained-glass windows.

Tolomato Cemetery is one of the oldest cemetaraies in St. Augustine and was originally a burial place for Christian Indians in the 1700's.

Slightly north of St. Augustine is Fort Mose Historic State Park. Although nothing remains of the fort, this was the first free African settlement in North America. It is a memorial to the slaves who fled the American colonies to find freedom in Spanish Florida.

Across the Bridge of Lions, is the St. Augustine Lighthouse and Maritime Museum. It is one of 30 lighthouses in Florida and one of just six open to the public. Climb the 219 steps to the to top for beautiful views of the area.

South of St. Augustine is Fort Mantanzas National Monument. Built in 1740 by the Spanish as a fortified watchtower to guard the southern entrance to St. Augustine. There is a free ferry ride to the fort.