A1A Scenic & Historic Coastal Byway

Ponce de Leon's Fountain of Youth Archaeological ParkFLon the roadHistoric site

A 15-acre waterfront park whose exhibit list includes a planetarium, a blacksmith exhibit, a Spanish lookout, cannon firings and peacocks on the grounds. The operator says a visit can last an hour or all day.

Hours

Open 9am - 6pm Daily (Last entry - 5pm)

Admission

Adults $22.95 Seniors (60+ Years Young) $20.95 Children 6-12 $9.95 Children 5 and Under FREE

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Fountain of Youth Properties (private operator)

Oldest Store Museum ExperienceFLon the roadHistoric site

A general-store museum where staff playing clerks, a butcher and a snake oil salesman, along with the proprietor C.F. Hamblen, demonstrate the 'latest' inventions of about 1900. Among them is a goat-powered washing machine.

Hours

Daily from 9 am – 4:30 pm.

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Historic Tours of America (Old Town Trolley Tours)

St. Augustine History MuseumFLon the roadHistoric site

A museum of displays and private collections covering more than 400 years of Florida history, with a thread on Henry Flagler throughout. Admission is included with an Old Town Trolley ticket.

Hours

8:30 am till 4:30 pm.

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Historic Tours of America (Old Town Trolley Tours)

Old Jail (St. Augustine Old Jail)FLon the roadHistoric site

An 1891 jail building where costumed deputies 'book' visitors and walk them through the cells. Tours leave every 15 minutes, with a tour time assigned on arrival.

Hours

The Old Jail day tour is open daily on a first come-first served basis beginning at 9:00am with early 3:00pm closure on Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve. Closed Christmas Day.

Admission

See where the warden and his family lived just footsteps away From $18.00

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Historic Tours of America (Old Town Trolley Tours)

Tolomato CemeteryFLon the roadHistoric site

A walled cemetery on Cordova Street that began as a Franciscan mission village and served as the Cathedral's burial ground from 1784 to 1884. Volunteer docents open it for free one Saturday a month, with no booking needed.

Hours

Tolomato Cemetery is open on the Third Saturday of every month from 11 am to 2:00 pm.

Admission

Self-guided tours and docent led tours are available and admission and all tours are free of charge.

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Tolomato Cemetery Preservation Association (volunteer 501(c)(3) that preserves and opens it)

Oldest Wooden School House Historic Museum & GardensFLon the roadHistoric site

A wooden house built around 1800-1810 whose ground-floor room served as a classroom until the last class in 1864. Visitors walk through the schoolroom, kitchen and gardens, and every visitor leaves with a diploma.

Hours

Sunday – Thursday 10AM – 6PM Friday – Saturday 10AM – 8PM Closed Christmas Day

Admission

Adults $7.95 Children 6-12 $6.95 Children 5 and under FREE

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Oldest Wooden School House (private operator; owner not named on the site)

The Colonial Quarter (St. Augustine Colonial Experience)FLon the roadHistoric site

A living-history site where guided tours include blacksmithing, a live cannon firing and a house more than 270 years old. Visitors can also climb 35 feet up a Spanish-style watchtower that looks out over the Castillo and the bayfront.

Hours

Daily Tour Times 10:30am · 12pm · 1:30pm · 3pm

Admission

Adults (16 & over ) $14.99 Seniors and Military $12.99 Children (5-15 ) $8.99 4 & under FREE

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The Colonial Quarter, a partnership of Pat Croce & Company and University of Florida Historic St. Augustine

Potter's Wax MuseumFLon the roadHistoric site

A wax museum with more than 160 figures, housed in the historic Old Drug Store building. In its on-site studio, figures are sculpted, painted and dressed where visitors can watch.

Admission

From $17.00 Potter’s Wax Museum Tickets Buy Tix

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Potter's Wax Museum (site footer: corporately sponsored by Historic Tours of America, Inc.)

Ripley's Believe It or Not! St. AugustineFLon the roadHistoric site

A Ripley's collection of oddities inside a three-story castle-style building from 1887. The walk-through is self-guided, so a visit can be quick or slow, and a current exhibit covers Bigfoot, Mothman and other legendary creatures.

Hours

Today's Hours: 10:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.

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Ripley's Believe It or Not! (Ripley's St. Augustine attractions)

St. Augustine Pirate & Treasure MuseumFLon the roadHistoric site

A museum of more than 800 pirate artifacts covering piracy in both history and fiction. It is entirely indoors and air-conditioned, with hands-on displays.

Hours

Open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. every day Closed on Christmas Day

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St. Augustine Pirate & Treasure Museum (Pat Croce)

St. AugustineFLon the road

In our guide: 18 historic sites · 4 animal attractions · 2 parks

Cathedral Basilica of St. AugustineFLon the roadHistoric site

A working Catholic cathedral that was rebuilt after an 1887 fire. A paid guided tour of about an hour takes visitors behind the scenes to the choir loft, sacristy and baptistery.

Hours

The Cathedral is typically open Monday - Friday from 8am - 5pm.

Admission

Adults $18.00 and Children 6-12 years $12.00

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Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine parish (Diocese of St. Augustine)

Flagler College (former Hotel Ponce de Leon) - Historic Tours of Flagler CollegeFLon the roadHistoric site

Guided tours of about 45 to 60 minutes go through the former Hotel Ponce de Leon, which opened in 1888 and is now Flagler College. Stops include a rotunda with a 68-foot domed ceiling.

Hours

Tours offered Daily- Click for tickets!

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Flagler College (tours sold through Flagler's Legacy, the college-owned store)

Lightner MuseumFLon the roadHistoric site

An art and history museum inside the former Hotel Alcazar, a Henry Flagler resort hotel completed in 1888. Children 11 and under get in free.

Hours

Open Daily 9:00am – 5:00pm Last admission at 4:00pm Upper floors close at 4:30pm Closed Easter Sunday, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day.

Admission

Adult | $20 Senior | $17 Student | $17 Military | $17 St. Johns County Resident | $12 (with valid id) Youth (12-17) | $13 Child (11 and under) | Free

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Lightner Museum

Villa Zorayda MuseumFLon the roadHistoric site

An 1883 winter home built of poured concrete mixed with crushed coquina shell. The handheld audio tour, included with admission, takes about 45 to 60 minutes and means standing and walking most of the way.

Hours

Monday – Saturday: 10:00am – 5:00pm (4:15pm last admission) Sunday: 11:00am – 4:00pm (3:15pm last admission)

Admission

Children ages 5 – 12: $9.00 Children 4 and under are admitted free.

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Villa Zorayda Museum

St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime MuseumFLon the roadHistoric site

Visitors 44 inches and taller can climb the 219-step spiral staircase of the 1874 lighthouse tower; shorter children are not allowed up. The grounds also have a shipyard playground.

Hours

From October 1 st to February 28 th : 9:00 am – 6:00 pm daily. The last ticket sold at 5:30 pm. From March 1 st to September 30 th : 9:00 am – 6:30 pm daily. The last ticket sold at 6:00 pm.

Season

From March 1 st to September 30 th : 9:00 am – 6:30 pm daily.

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St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum

St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological ParkFLon the roadAnimals

Hours

9am-5pm (current)

Season

year-round

Anastasia State ParkFL1 mile off

No guide of our own yet — the name is here so you can find it.

Marineland Dolphin AdventureFLon the roadAnimals

Remains open under new nonprofit-led ownership after a 2026 bankruptcy sale (News4Jax, May 2026); AZA lists city as St. Augustine.

Marineland Dolphin Adventure (Marineland of Florida)FLon the roadFun park

Historic oceanarium (1938); reopened 2026 under nonprofit after 2025 bankruptcy sale; website not re-verified